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• Letter from Peter Lee to Christopher T. Chenery

  This letter from one Washington and Lee alumnus to trustee Christopher T. Chenery expresses concern in the institution's lack of integration.
• Letter from Mrs. E.M. Owen to the Board of Trustees (November 30, 1961)

  In this handwritten letter, a Mrs. E. M. Owen writes the Board of Trustees expressing her disdain at the possibility of Martin Luther King, Jr. speaking at Washington and Lee. She also urges the Trustees to examine the faculty and weed out the communists.
• Letter from J. Morrison Hutcheson to Francis P. Gaines (March 18, 1954)

  This letter from Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson to President Francis P. Gaines expresses Hutcheson's sentiment on desegregation.
• Letter from Homer A. Holt to Fred C. Cole (July 6, 1964)

  In this letter from Trustee Homer A. Holt to President Fred C. Cole, Holt agrees with Cole's acceptance of a position on Lyndon B. Johnson's Citizens' Committee for Community Relations.
• Letter from Homer A. Holt to Fred C. Cole (August 17, 1964)

  In this letter, trustee Homer A. Holt provides guidance on clarifying the admissions decision to President Fred C. Cole.
• Letter from George Mercke, Jr. and Charles D. Mercke to J. Morrison Hutcheson (July 7, 1964)

  This letter from two Washington and Lee Alumni (George and Charles Mercke) to Trustee Hutcheson expresses the alumni's disbelief at Washington and Lee considering integration.
• Letter from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (October 8, 1964)

  This letter from President Fred C. Cole to Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson asks Morrison to approve a statement on the admissions policy for student Ring-Tum Phi reporters.
• Letter from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (October 21, 1964)

  In this letter, President Fred C. Cole asks Trustee J. Morrison Hutcheson to provide an interview explaining the admissions decision to the Ring-Tum Phi.
• Forwarded Correspondence from Homer A. Holt to Fred C. Cole

  Trustee Homer A. Holt forwarded correspondence from Hutcheson and Morrison on the topic of integration to President Fred C. Cole.
• Forwarded Correspondence from Fred C. Cole to J. Morrison Hutcheson (August 1964)

  This correspondence documents President Fred C. Cole asking members of the Board of Trustees to approve a reply to a letter.