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Elizabeth JoAnne Smart Drane Papers

Elizabeth JoAnne Smart Drane was a student of the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina, graduating in 1960 with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Sociology. Upon being admitted in 1956, Drane made history as one of the first two African Americans to be accepted as full-time students at WCUNC. The Elizabeth JoAnne Smart Drane Papers date from 1956 to 1957. The collection contains a variety of correspondence materials pertaining to her admissions and college experience as well as two event programs and a newspaper clipping.

Correpsondence with WCUNC
Correspondence between Drane and the Woman's College of the University of North Carolina regarding admissions.
Correspondence With American Friends Service Committee
Correspondence between Drane the American Friends Service Committee about an event in Raleigh.
Personal correspondence
Correspondence between Drane and her parents in which she writes of her studies and experiences at the college, and also between Drane and a former Woman's College student who commends Drane for her maturity regarding race integration at the college.
Subject file, Universal Day of Prayer for Students 1957 [Elizabeth JoAnne Smart Drane papers]
Two event programs and a newspaper clipping concerning a 1957 Universal Day of Prayer for Students in which Drane had participated.

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