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Letter From the KKK to Residence Hall

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A letter delivered to residents of a Co-Op Affiliated with the University of Texas. This details racial discrimination as it was written by the Klu Klux Klan

Tags: 1960s, African American storytelling, Almetris Duren, Austin, Black Americans, Black students, Blackness, Civil rights, Co-op, Education, Politics, Racial slurs, Racial violence, South, Students, Texas, UT Austin, Whitis, Women's Education

Photo of Almetris Marsh Duren

Tags: Almetris Duren, Austin, Education, Education administration, Housing, Women

Photos of Duren Residence Hall and the Gebauer Building

Panoramic image of Duren Hall and photo of Gebauer Hall

Tags: Almetris Duren, Duren, Housing, Women, Women's Education, Women's Rights

State of Texas Resolution

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Resolution written to recognize the dedication and commitment of Almetris Marsh Duren

Tags: Almetris Duren, Duren, Housing, Texas, UT Austin

A booklet describing why the University of Texas at Austin should allocate funding towards the building of housing units for women. This is part of a larger work that describes the housing to be built.

Tags: 1950s, Accessibility, Activism, Advocacy, Almetris Duren, Austin, Co-op, Gender, Housing, Texas, UT Austin, Women, Women's Education