Title	1966: Gov. Wallace installs Dr. Philpott as AU President
Description	This image is a photograph used in the book Auburn, a Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village by Mickey Logue and Jack Simms, 2nd edition, 1996, depicting the history of the city and the University. From page 244: Governor George C. Wallace installed a beaming Harry Melvin Philpott as Auburn's eleventh president in 1966. Wallace was governor and ex officio president of Auburn's Board of Trustees during most of Philpott's time as University president. Wallace attended only one trustee meeting, Philpott recalled during interviews with Archivist Dwayne Cox in the early 1990s. Philpott said Wallace "did not interfere" at Auburn during Philpott's years as president. For instance, Wallace "did not raise a question about the employment of black faculty about the admission of black students." Auburn had admitted its first black student before Philpott became president, and Wallace had not stood in the schoolhouse door then, as he had done at Tuscaloosa in his "segregation forever" mode. Photo source: Auburn University Photographic Services.
Date	1966
Place	Auburn – Lee County – Alabama
LC Subject Headings	Auburn (Ala.) Auburn University Auburn University -- Presidents College presidents -- Alabama Education, Higher -- Alabama Auburn University -- History Universities and colleges -- Alabama Governors -- Alabama
EOA Categories	Education -- Higher Education History -- 1946-1987: Post-World War II and the Era of Civil Rights Government & Politics -- Executive Branch
Original Medium	black and white photograph, 1952 x 1348 pixels
Type	Image
Format	JPEG
File Name	ed2p220057,tif
Citation	Logue, Mickey and Simms, Jack. Auburn, A Pictorial History of the Loveliest Village. 2nd edition. 1996.
Repository	Auburn University Libraries. Special Collections and Archives.
Digital Publisher	Auburn University Libraries
Language	eng
Rights	This image is the property of the Auburn University Libraries and is intended for non-commercial use. Users of the image are asked to acknowledge the Auburn University Libraries. For information about obtaining high-resolution copies of this and other images in this collection, please contact the Auburn University Libraries Special Collections & Archives Department at achives@auburn.edu or (334) 844-1732.
Submitted by	Coates, Midge