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Will W. Alexander gave the University’s Weil Lectures in 1929 and, after retiring, lived in the country near Chapel Hill. In December 1949 he was to address the Chapel Hill branch of the American Association of University Women on his years directing the Julius Rosenwald Fund; he was then vice-president of the American Council on Race Relations.
Source: DigitalNC: The Chapel Hill Weekly, December 2, 1949, p. 11 (Alexander to Address AAUW)
Also found in catalogs as Will Winton Alexander.
1884–1956 · Dates from the Library of Congress · On the Friends’ Local Authors roster as Will Winton Alexander → · Library of Congress authority record ↗
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Wilma Dykeman and James Stokely's biography of Will Winton Alexander (1884-1956), director of the Commission on Interracial Cooperation, published by Norton in 1962. Topics include African Americans, race relations and social conditions in the Southern states. 343 pages with a bibliography; a 1976 reprint is also recorded.
Included because: Catalog heading in the Durham record: Alexander, Will Winton, 1884-1956.
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Picture: Will W. Alexander, photograph, 1936. Public domain. Farm Security Administration photograph; Library of Congress
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