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Academic Employment, 1968-1988

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Scope and Contents

Includes professional materials related to Colin Turnbull and Joseph Towles' employment at Virginia Commonwealth University, Vassar, Pace, and SUNY Buffalo. Includes academic material such as course outlines; anthropology lectures on various subjects, including nkumbi, notes on class, students; course papers; exams given by Towles (including ones taken by Turnbull); and a roll book. Also includes academic correspondence between Towles, Turnbull, and others regarding employment, lectures, grant proposals and reports. Includes clippings of articles regading Turnbull and Towles, paper on race in Uganda (1967), 1968 article by Towles and Turnbull in Natural History, The White Problem in America; and Towles' curriculum vitae (1988). Also includes materials related to Towles' firing from VCU and Turnbull's protest resignation including correspondence with Towles, Turnbull, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and VCU; legal papers; and an article (1976-1982).

Dates

  • Creation: 1963-1988

Creator

Language of Materials

From the Collection:

Material is in English

Access Restrictions

This collection has restrictions to access. For more information, please read the collection inventory or contact the Avery Research Center: (843) 953-7609.

Extent

From the Series: 11.5 linear feet

Repository Details

Part of the Avery Research Center for African American History and Culture Repository

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