Jackson State College Project at Binghamton University records

Collection

Identifier: BUA-0020

Staff Only

Scope and Contents

The collection contains administrative files related to the Jackson State College Project, including grant applications, reports, assesments of students and of the program, correspondence with faculty, budgets, news clippings, and news releases. While there is some material in the collection about the Jackson State College's curriculum and course offerings, most of the collection is documented from the perspective of Harpur College administrators and faculty. The collection includes files related to Harpur's response to the killing of several protesting Jackson State students.

Dates

1965 - 1973

Creator

Jackson State University (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

Materials in this collection have been thoroughly reviewed for possible restrictions. Some folders in the collection have been designated as restricted, and these designations can be found in the title information for those folders in this finding aid. All restrictions have been placed because of the presence of student grades and evaluations. Restrictions placed on this collection are due to privacy concerns and/or FERPA law. Please contact the University Archives and Special Collections in advance to request access.

Historical Note

The Jackson State College Project was an inter-institutional cooperative project between Jackson State College and Harpur College. It included inter-library exchanges, opportunities for Jackson State graduates and faculty to study at Harpur, joint research and experimental teaching projects between faculty at the two campuses, faculty and student exchanges for special projects. The goal of the project was student success, curricular development, faculty development and institutional studies. The Project recieved a federal grant in 1966.

Jackson State College is an HBCU (Historically Black College or University) based in Jackson, Mississippi. At its core, the project was based on a desire to lift up black students and faculty, and to adress the systemic barriers to academic achievement for these groups. The project became even more linked to civil rights when police killed two and injured 12 protesting students on Jackson State campus in 1970.

The project ended in 1973, likely because of a breakdown in communication between the two schools and a lack of funding.

Extent

1 Linear Feet (2 boxes)

Language of Materials

English

Additional Description

Abstract

The collection contains administrative files related to the Jackson State College Project, an inter-institutional cooperative project between Jackson State College and Harpur College.