Letter from George G. Iggers to Ryland O. Reamy and Replies

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Title

Letter from George G. Iggers to Ryland O. Reamy and Replies

Description

This document contains correspondence from Richmond College alumni in response to an Alumni Fund call for donations in 1963. One alum, George G. Iggers, who had graduated from the university twenty years prior, wrote to an alum working on the fundraising team, “I have felt for many years that I could not contribute to an institution which at this late stage does not admit qualified students regardless of race.” This message was forwarded to University President George Modlin with the hope that he would address the issue, because many alumni were responding similarly to Iggers, and wanted to find “the Christian solution” to segregation policies.


Source

Iggers, George G. George G. Iggers to Ryland O. Reamy, April 1, 1963. Letter. From Virginia Baptist Historical Society. The George M. Modlin Papers RG 6.2.4.3 Box 29, Folder 13

Date

April 1, 1963-April 8, 1963

Contributor

Madeleine Jordan-Lord

Identifier

UA6.2.4.3.29.13-19630401.pdf

Coverage

Virginia Baptist Historical Society, George M. Modlin Papers

Files

UA6.2.4.3.29.13-19630401.pdf

Collection

Citation

Iggers, George G. , “Letter from George G. Iggers to Ryland O. Reamy and Replies,” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed November 11, 2024, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/437.