The Third College Anniversary workshop files document the story of the first twenty years of Third College. The files include research material, interviews, and essays that were created for inclusion in the volume entitled Third College Twentieth Anniversary, 1970-1990: Diversity, Justice, Imagination.

Founded in 1970, Third College (Thurgood Marshall College) celebrated its twentieth anniversary during the 1990-91 academic year. As part of the celebrations, the Third College 20th Anniversary Committee conceived of a book that would tell the story of the philosophy, mission, and origins of Third College. Professor Bob Dorn of the Department of Literature conducted a twenty-week workshop, sponsored by Third College and the Department of Literature, wherein twenty students researched the first twenty years of Third College. The students studied the history, conducted interviews, and wrote essays. The culmination of this work is the volume entitled

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