Finding Aid for the W. Ray Cleere Collection (MUM00750)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1987-1995

Identifier

MUM00750

LCSH

College integration -- Mississippi; Minorities -- Education (Higher) -- Mississippi; Segregation in higher education -- Mississippi; Universities and colleges -- Law and legislation -- Mississippi

General Physical Description Note

13.5 Linear feet (10 record storage cartons)

Description

W. Ray Cleere served as Mississippi’s first commissioner of higher education (1987-1995). His collection contains his personal files related to the Ayers case that alleged discriminatory funding practices on the part of the state between historically white and black colleges and universities.

Recommended Citation

W. Ray Cleere Collection, Archives & Special Collections, University of Mississippi