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Letter from Paul A. Brent to Robert L. Jackson
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…
Board of Trustees Minutes, 1949 October 18
On October 18, 1949, Peabody’s Board of Trustees discussed the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory after each member had cast their vote by letter over the preceding months. Despite William L. Marbury’s expectation that the Board would be…
Response from R. E. Lee Taylor to William L. Marbury
In this letter, R. E. Lee Taylor, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees and the Conservatory Committee, responds to William Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.
Letter from Reginald Stewart to William L. Marbury about Paul A. Brent
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…
Dear Bill,
The attached correspondence is obviously about a negro music student. What do you want to do…
Response from Thomas B. Butler to William L. Marbury
In this letter, Thomas B. Butler, a member of the Peabody Institute Board of Trustees, responds to William L. Marbury with his opinion on the admission of Paul A. Brent to the Conservatory.
Letter from William L. Marbury to Henry Callard
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.
Letter from William L. Marbury to Douglas H. Gordon
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.
Letter from William L. Marbury to Reginald Stewart with update on Paul A. Brent
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.
Letter from William L. Marbury to Reginald Stewart with expectation of dropping racial barrier
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…
Photograph of the Class of 1953
Paul A. Brent, the first African-American student to enroll at the Peabody Conservatory, graduated with a Teacher’s Certificate in Piano in the class of 1953. In this photo, he is second from the right on the back row.