"Panel of Americans" from the "1959 Franciscan" yearbook (page 72) (Updated over a year ago)

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Photograph of San Francisco State College's Panel of Americans (established in fall of 1952 with sponsorship of English professor John Clark) representing religious, racial and ethnic groups, and consisting of an African-American student, a Catholic student, a Protestant student, a Jewish student, and a first or second generation student. The panel's purpose was to ease inter-group tensions by presenting visual and verbal proof that individuals from different backgrounds and live peacefully together. Pictured front row, left to right: Marty McFarland, Mel Bell (president), Paul Kamney, and Jean Ternoir; and back row: Dr. John Clark (faculty advisor), Mrs. Dorothy S. Bauman (executive director), Manuel Perry, and Paul Jess.

Tags: african-american students , catholic students , dorothy s. bauman , first generation students , jean ternoir , jewish students , john clark , manuel perry , marty mcfarland , mel bell , multiculturalism , panel of americans , paul jess , paul kamney , protestant students , san francisco state college , second generation students , student organizations

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  • Creator: Associated Students of San Francisco State College
  • Date: 1958-1959
  • Title: "Panel of Americans" from the "1959 Franciscan" yearbook (page 72)
  • Description: Photograph of San Francisco State College's Panel of Americans (established in fall of 1952 with sponsorship of English professor John Clark) representing religious, racial and ethnic groups, and consisting of an African-American student, a Catholic student, a Protestant student, a Jewish student, and a first or second generation student. The panel's purpose was to ease inter-group tensions by presenting visual and verbal proof that individuals from different backgrounds and live peacefully together. Pictured front row, left to right: Marty McFarland, Mel Bell (president), Paul Kamney, and Jean Ternoir; and back row: Dr. John Clark (faculty advisor), Mrs. Dorothy S. Bauman (executive director), Manuel Perry, and Paul Jess.
  • Type: Photograph
  • Format: TIFF
  • Source: University Archives
  • Temporal Coverage: 1958-1959
  • Rights: Public
  • Publisher: San Francisco: San Francisco State Teachers College Associated Students
  • Contributor: Meredith Eliassen

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Update by DIVA Digitization Team over a year ago
Import from CMS.
Update by DIVA Digitization Team over a year ago