Box 2

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Materials documenting tributes to Percy Sutton in 1994.

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Program and related materials from the dedication of Lloyd T. Delany Hall in 1993. The program includes biographical information on Delany, as well as tributes from colleagues.

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This file documents the exhibition "Struggle to Learn, Learn to Struggle": The Impact and History of the SEEK Program at Queens College, 1966-Today at the Benjamin Rosenthal Library from February 1 through May 2, 2024. Items include postcards advertising the exhibition, remarks of Director Norka Blackman-Richards at the reception on February 8, as well as photos of the reception.

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The Events subseries contains fliers, posters, programs, and other documents from SEEK anniversaries, reunions, ceremonies, and cultural activities on and off campus. Of particular note, there are materials from the dedication of Lloyd Delany Hall in 1993 and memorials and tributes to Samuel Clemens Floyd III, Frank Franklin, and Percy Sutton. Events are also documented in the Audio-Visual series and the Photographs series.

Scope and Contents This series documents the administration of the Queens College SEEK program. Materials include correspondence, memoranda, committee minutes, annual reports, conference materials, fliers, and programs; as well as SEEK guidelines, counseling materials, curricula, and historical documentation. It includes records created by Queens College SEEK personnel, as well as records from the CUNY Office of Special Programs that were retained locally. One subset of files documents advocacy and activism by...

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This subseries provides documentation of the SEEK curriculum over the years. It includes student handbooks, course syllabi and assignments, curriculum reports, and files on particular curricular initiatives.

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Brochures, programs, and fliers for community events (possibly involving SEEK staff, students, or alumni, or simply of general interest).

Abstract

This collection document the history of The Percy Ellis Sutton Search for Education, Elevation, and Knowledge (SEEK) program at Queens College from 1966 to the present. It contains administrative records, publications, photographs, ephemera, and audiovisual materials. SEEK is a higher education opportunity program that played a historic role in opening the City University of New York (CUNY) system to more diverse students populations.