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AFGHANISTAN STUDENTS
FILE, OFFICE OF THE REGISTRAR, 1938-1941, UNIVERSITY OF WICHITA |
Size: 0.25 linear feet
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Content note:
In December 1938, two Afghanistan students, Abdul Ghafur and Faqir Mohammed
came to the United States to study police science, at the expense of the Afghani
government. They enrolled at the University of Wichita, where they remained
for over two years.
On 25 February 1941, during a bout of depression, Faqir shot Abdul, and then turned the gun on himself. Faqir died that night, Abdul on the night of the 27th.
This collection is the file on the Afghan students found in the papers of Worth A. Fletcher, who was University of Wichita Registrar at the time the boys were enrolled. Fletcher also acted as advisor for the boys, in everything except academics, in which they were advised by Lambertus Hekhius, Dean of Fairmount College of Liberal Arts and Sciences. Fletcher paid their bills, found them places to live, and tried to ease their cultural and social adjustment to American life. Most of the material here consists of receipts. All of the material relates to business connected with the Afghan students transacted by the Registrar's Office. There is also a file on the Afghan students in the papers of University President William A. Jardine, which contains much useful information.
Acquistion: Obtained from the Office of Planning, Wichita State University
Processed by: KJB, 2-4-1986; JEF, 5-26-1998
