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Preferred Citation
Marilyn Kaemmerle Collection, Special Collections Research Center, William & Mary Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Acc. 1982.075 transferred from the President's Office Records in December 1982.
Biographical / Historical
Marilyn Kaemmerle, class of 1945, was a student at William & Mary from Jackson, Michigan. Kaemmerle was editor of The Flat Hat in 1945 when her editorial on race relations, "Lincoln's Job Half-Done," 7 February 1945 sparked a controversy that garnered attention beyond campus. The Flat Hat was temporarily suspended and Kaemmerle was removed as editor. In the 1980's, the Board of Visitors issued a formal apology to Marilyn Kaemmerle. She passed away in 2001.
More information on Marilyn Kaemmerle can be found in the Special Collections Research Center Knowledgebase. https://scrc-kb.libraries.wm.edu/marilyn-kaemmerle
Scope and Contents
A scrapbook of newspaper articles and other loose clippings in response to a February 7, 1945 Flat Hat editorial, "Lincoln's Job Half-Done," by Marilyn Kaemmerle, then the Flat Hat's editor-in-chief. Kaemmerle advocated for racial equality and integration, particularly at William & Mary. Her editorial piece received a wide response both on campus and across the United States, leading to her removal from the Flat Hat staff and a temporary suspension ordered by the Board of Visitors.
Loose clippings are arranged according to the state in which they were published.
Related Material
Access Kaemmerle's editorial in The Flat Hat, 1945 February 7, Page 8, available in William & Mary Libraries Digital Archive: https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/309
Subjects and Indexing Terms
- Censorship--United States--History--20th century
- College student newspapers and periodicals--United States
- Flat Hat Incident of 1945
- Kaemmerle, Marilyn
- Race relations
- Scrapbooks
Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements
The fragile nature of the scrapbook may limit handling.
Container List
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 1 id232886
Alabama1945 February 12-28
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 2 id232887
Arkansas1945 February 12-April 26
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 3 id232888
California1945 February 11-March 12
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 4 id232889
Colorado1945 February 12-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 5 id232890
Connecticut1945- February 12-March 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 6 id232891
Delaware1945 February 12-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 7 id232892
Florida1945 February 12-April 20
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 8 id232893
Georgia1945 February 12-23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 9 id232894
Idaho1945 February 13-23
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 10 id232895
Illinois1945 February 12-March 24
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 11 id232912
Indiana1945 February 12-March 15
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 12 id232913
Iowa1945 February 12-March 10
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 13 id232914
Kansas1945 February 12-March 2
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 14 id232915
Kentucky1945 February 12-March 17
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 15 id232916
LouisiannaFebruary 11, 1945- April 8, 1945
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 16 id232917
Maine1945 February 12-17
- Mixed Materials Box: 1 Folder: 17 id232918
Maryland1945 February 11-March 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 1 id232930
Massachusetts1945 February 11-March 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 2 id233072
Michigan1945 February 12-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 3 id233073
Minnesota1945 February 12-27
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 4 id233074
Mississippi1945 February 14-19
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 5 id233075
Missouri1945 February 12-March 9
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 6 id233076
Montana1945 February 13-18
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 7 id233077
Nebraska1945 February 12-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 8 id233078
Nevada1945 March 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 9 id233079
New Hampshire1945 February 12-17
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 10 id233080
New Jersey1945 February 12-March 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 11 id233081
New Mexico1945 February 20-21
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 12 id233082
New York1945 February 12-13
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 13 id233083
New York1945 February 14-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 14 id233084
New York1945 February 16-17
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 15 id233085
New York1945 February 18-23
- Mixed Materials Box: 2 Folder: 16 id233086
New York1945 February 24-April 7
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 1 id233087
North Carolina1945 February 12-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 2 id233088
North Carolina1945 February 16-24
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 3 id233089
North Dakota1945 February 15-March 6
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 4 id233090
Ohio1945 February 12-14
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 5 id233091
Ohio1945 February 15-March 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 6 id233092
Oklahoma1945 February 12-March 4
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 7 id233093
Oregon1945 March 13
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 8 id233094
Pennsylvania1945 February 12-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 9 id233095
Pennsylvania1945 February 16-April 3
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 10 id233096
Rhode Island1945 February 12-23
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 11 id233097
South Carolina1945 February 12-March 1
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 12 id233098
South Dakota1945 February 12-19
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 13 id233099
Tennessee1945 February 12-25
- Mixed Materials Box: 3 Folder: 14 id233100
Texas1945 February 12-March 5
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 1 id233101
Utah1945 February 14-18
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 2 id233122
Vermont1945 February 12-17
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 3 id233102
Alexandria, Virginia1945 February 14-16
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 4 id233103
Bristol, Virginia1945 February 12-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 5 id233104
Charlottesville, Clifton Forge, Covingvton, Virginia1945 February 12-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 6 id233105
Danville, Virginia1945 February 11-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 7 id233106
Farmville, Fincastle, Fredericksburg, Virginia1945 February 12-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 8 id233107
Harrisonburg, Virginia1945 February 12-16
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 9 id233108
Lynchburg, Virginia1945 February 12-16
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 10 id233109
Martinsville , Virginia1945 February 14-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 11 id233110
Newport News, Virginia1945 February 11-23
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 12 id233111
Norfolk1945 February 11-March 17
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 13 id233112
Petersburg, Portsmouth, Pulaski, Virginia1945 February 11-23
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 14 id233113
Radford, Richmond, Virginia1945 February 11-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 15 id233114
Roanoke, Virginia1945 February 12-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 16 id233115
Staunton, Strasburg, Suffolk, Virginia1945 February 13-16
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 17 id233116
Waynesboro, Williamsburg, Winchester, Virginia1945 February 12-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 18 id233117
Washington1945 February 14-15
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 19 id233118
Washington, D.C.1945 February 11-23
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 20 id233119
West Virginia1945 February 11-22
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 21 id233120
Wisconsin1945 February 12-26
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 22 id233121
Wyoming1945 February 13-20
- Mixed Materials Box: 4 Folder: 23 id233124
Miscellaneousundated
Contains one scrapbook of clippings and articles related to Kaemmerle's "Flat Hat" editorial on race relations, "Lincoln's Job Half-Done" (February 7, 1945).