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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…

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 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.

Peabody Institute President William L. Marbury sent this letter to the Board of Trustees asking for their opinion on accepting Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.

In this letter, Conservatory Dean Virginia Carty asks Institute President William Marbury what to do if African-American students apply to the Peabody Summer School.

Soldier Malcolm W. Vaughan writes to Elisabeth Gilman from the front, asking her to notify his mother if he should die. He also asks that Gilman forward his "love diary" to a friend in the United States once she is confident that it won't be…

In this letter, Rowland Posey, Director of the Peabody Summer School, suggests to Institute President William Marbury that African-American students be admitted to the Summer School.

After receiving Paul A. Brent’s request for assistance with his application to the Peabody Conservatory, Dr. Jackson wrote this letter to the Honorable Howard W. Jackson, Esq., the former mayor of Baltimore, asking for support.

This hand written note is from Reginald Stewart, Director of the Conservatory, to William L. Marbury, President of the Peabody Institute.

Dear Bill,
The attached correspondence is obviously about a negro music student. What do you want to do…

Paul A. Brent sent this letter to his high school mentor, Robert L. Jackson, asking for assistance in his application to the Peabody Conservatory, which at the time did not admit African-American students. His application started a long discussion…