The Walter Daniel Resource Center is supported by a foundation set up by the estate of the late Dr. Walter C. Daniel. Dr. Daniel came to MU in 1973 as the University's first Vice Chancellor. He was instrumental in helping reorganize the University's administration. However, his success as an administrator never overshadowed his love of teaching and working with students.

The books, periodicals, reference materials and media resources in this center will supplement and complement resources on the African American experience available to the University community in 328 Gentry Hall. Also, the center will house Dr. Daniel's extensive private library of African American literature. The library has over 3,000 manuscript holdings that encompass a wide range of subjects specifically dealing with African/African American life and culture. There are also numerous periodicals that the Black Studies Program subscribes to from various universities and journal sources. The library also has a small microfilm library as well as a small video collection which can be viewed on site. At the present time the library is a read-only research facility.

The hours for the center are Monday - Thursday 10:00 a.m. - 3:00 p.m. The librarian can assist users with searches by author, title or subject area.

The African Americanist
325 Gentry Hall
Columbia, MO 65211

Phone: 573.884.3050
Fax: 573.884.6470
E-mail: HowardJ@missouri.edu

The Afro-Romance Institute's primary focus is the literature and language of selected areas of Africa, the Caribbean, Latin America and the United States, and the interrelations between these three poles of the African dispersion.

Black Student Organizations at the University of Missouri from the Gaines - Oldham Black Culture Center. All organizations fall under the umbrella of either the Legion of Black Collegians or the National Pan-Hellenic Council of MU.

The Gaines-Oldham Black Culture Center’s primary goal is to advocate and support the educational, social, and cultural endeavors of MU’s African-American collegians, faculty, staff and community members.

The Minority Affairs Committee assesses programs, policies, and services for minority students, faculty, and staff and makes recommendations to the Vice Provost for Minority Affairs and Faculty Development regarding these issues.

The Office of Multicultural Affairs advocates for and supports domestic ethnic-, religious-, sexual orientation-minority students and organizations.
It provides diverse educational programming to increase awareness and understanding of the cultural and historic contributions of domestic minority populations.

Chancellor's Diversity Initiative Diversity is a reality in the world and in our American society. MU values this diversity because it is inherent in our institutional values of respect, responsibility, discovery and excellence.