Columbia Center for Oral History Portal > Oral history interview with William J. Trent, Jr., 1981.Scope and ContentsUNCF executive director. Background; racial discrimination in colleges; creation of United Negro College Fund, NYC, 1943; executive director, UNCF, 1944-1964: fund-raising, esp. Capital Funds campaigns, Brown vs. Bd. of Ed. decision, 1954, organization of regional Alumni conferences; Asst. Personnel Director, TIME, Inc. 1964-1975; Bennett College Development Office, 1975-present; reminiscences of Frederick D. Patterson, UNCF employees, campaign chairmen, volunteers, and member college presidents.
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