Wiggins, Edith Mayfield, 1991 May 8

File — Box: 9, Folder: 20

Identifier: 01-UA112-OH003- Series 2- File Folder 20

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Scope and Contents

Wiggins recalls her decision to apply to Woman's College, the reaction to being accepted and her living conditions in Shaw Residence Hall. She recalls the support system created by the black students on campus, her close relationship to the dormitory housekeepers and the lack of campus support for adjusting to integration. She discusses her feelings regarding black alumni associations, multicultural relations in education and the differences between her college experience and that of blacks today. Subjects: One of five black students admitted in fall of 1958, early years of campus integration (living arrangements, general treatment on campus), Woolworth's sit-ins.

Dates

1991 May 8

Creator

From the Collection: History, Department of (Organization)

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Biographical Note

Edith Mayfield Wiggins (1942- ) was one of five black students admitted to Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, which later became The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) in 1958, the third year blacks attended the school. She graduated in 1962 with a degree in psychology and retired as interim vice chancellor for student affairs at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.