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Delta Upsilon Meets the Requirements of the 1954 Referendum?

Title

Delta Upsilon Meets the Requirements of the 1954 Referendum?

Description

In this letter, the national president of Delta Upsilon claims the fraternity does not contain any form of discrimination in its membership policies, however, less than a year after this letter was drafted, a discriminatory blackball incident occurs in the Dartmouth chapter.

Note or Transcription

"Delta Upsilon Fraternity has no written or unwritten clause restricting the selection of members because of race, religion, or National origin."

Creator

Date Created

1956-03-12

Citation Information

Davis, C.W. Correspondence from C.W. Davis to Ted G. Clause. 12 March 1956. DA-8, Box 2558, Discrimination. Dartmouth College, Dean of the College records. Rauner Special Collections Library, Hanover, NH.

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