Excerpts from archival documents concerning Minority Affairs at the UNC School of Public Health during the early 1970s

Includes memoranda for the UNC Black Student Caucus / Minority Student Caucus, for which Walter Isaacs was the first secretary

• Walter Isaacs came to the School in fall 1970 to work with Professor Rolf Linton, who was working on several minority advancement initiatives at the School during the 1960s and 1970s. Walter joined the faculty and worked on training activities for a project involving Orange-Chatham Comprehensive Health Services (OCCHS) - see 40120_box1-32-0003-SPHminorityRelationsCtte-1970.pdf
   
• Walter Isaacs was included in the distribution lis for numerous memoranda from 1971 - see 40120_box1-32-0004-SPHminoritiesCtte-1971.pdf
   
• During 1972-1973, Walter Isaacs served on the School's Minority Relations Committee (see 40120_minorityadv1973jan-may.pdf)
   
• During 1974-75, Walter Isaacs also served on the School's Committee on Minority Curriculum Affairs, chaired by John J.B. Anderson (see April 23, 1975 Annual report memorandum in 40120_minoritycurric1974-79.pdf
   
• 40120_1-31-013 Minority Advisory Committee, 1971-1972 - PDF of scanned contents from the UNC Wilson Library Archives, Collection 40120, Box 1:31 folder 13
   

  Example items:

  • Memorandum
    To: Black Student Caucus, School of Public Health
    From: Walter Isaacs, Secretary
    Date: 26 June 1971
    Subject: Minutes of Meeting 25 June 1971
     
  • Memorandum
    To: Black Student Caucus
    From: Walter Isaacs, Secretary
    Date: July 8, 1971
    Subject: Minutes of Meeting July 2, 1971
     
  • Memorandum
    To: Black Student Caucus, School of Public Health
    From: Walter Isaacs
    Date: 17 July 1971
    Subject: Minutes of Meeting, July 17, 1971