Title
"Cornerstone Exercises at Northeastern" and "King Cotton --- From Boll to Belle"
Creator
Boston Sunday Post (Author)
Date created
November 28, 1937
Type of resource
Text
Genre
Texts (document genres)
Abstract/Description
Newspaper page about the cornerstone laying exercises for Northeastern University's first building separate from YMCA facilities; includes several photographs of the event; reverse side of the newspaper presents a narrative about cotton production in the 1930s, which reveals racial dynamics and racist attitudes as present in the United States at the time Northeastern was constructing its first building; places the cornerstone laying within a broader historical context
Provenance
Newspaper articles from The Boston Sunday Post, dated November 28, 1937
Related item
Office of the President (Speare) records (A01)
Location
Office of the President (Speare) records (A01), Box 3 Folder 21
Subjects and keywords
Northeastern University
Architecture
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