After receiving notice from Reginald Stewart of Paul A. Brent’s application to Peabody, Institute President William Marbury sent this letter to all of the Board of Trustees members who made up the Conservatory Committee.
In May of 1951, Institute President William L. Marbury sent this letter to Conservatory Director Reginald Stewart addressing the issue of distrust of the administration in the student body.
After William L. Marbury heard from most of the Board of Trustees members affirming their approval of accepting Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory, he sent this letter to Conservatory Director Reginald Stewart. Marbury’s expectation of “removing the…
After hearing from the Conservatory Committee, William L. Marbury sent this letter updating Reginald Stewart on the discussion of Paul A. Brent’s application to the Conservatory.
These minutes from the New England Conservatory, in the penultimate paragraph, describe a letter from President Kennedy that was also received by Peabody. While the original letter could not be found at Peabody, the resulting correspondence is…
After a five and a half year long conversation and nine months after Brown v. Board of education, the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees made the decision to drop all discriminatory policies in all branches of the Institute.
This statement on student dissent was recorded in the Board of Trustees Minutes on June 13, 1968. The statement came after a time of unrest in Baltimore following the assassination of Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr.
After Reginald Stewart presented his report, the Board of Trustees discussed his statement on the acceptance of African-American students. They agreed with most of his proposals, but appointed a committee to decide whether to accept African-American…