Dr. T. C. Carter, Dean of Administration at NWOSU, shakes hand with a newly arrived Chun Wang Lin, South Korean international student. (unpublished photo, September 15, 1952)

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Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "If you are baffled by the intricacies of this year's election between our two major parties, consider the plight of Northwestern State College student Chun Wang Lin and his people in Korea. A few years ago they had only 100 parties and still have 10 or more today."

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Creator: Unknown. September 13, 1952.

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  • Main Title: Dr. T. C. Carter, Dean of Administration at NWOSU, shakes hand with a newly arrived Chun Wang Lin, South Korean international student. (unpublished photo, September 15, 1952)
  • Added Title: Friendship Puts Korean Student In Alva College

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Photograph taken for a story in the Oklahoma Times newspaper. Caption: "If you are baffled by the intricacies of this year's election between our two major parties, consider the plight of Northwestern State College student Chun Wang Lin and his people in Korea. A few years ago they had only 100 parties and still have 10 or more today."

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PublishDate: T-09-15-52

Credit: Oklahoma Times

Additional context: Newly arrived South Korean international student, Chun Wang Lin, shakes hands with Dr. T. C. Carter, Dean of Administration for Northwestern Oklahoma State University in Alva, Oklahoma. Dr. Carter was a faculty member from 1908-1952, additionally the campus building “Carter Hall,” which currently houses the nursing program is named after him.

This student is in the U.S. during the Korea War (June 1952-July 1953) and is being welcomed on campus for his first semester. There were only three permanent Korean immigrants living in Oklahoma up to 1950, and only 180 by 1960. (https://www.okhistory.org/publications/enc/entry?entry=AS006)

Dr. Thomas C. Carter is of significance to students studying the history of higher education in Oklahoma. Chun Wan Lin is of significance for the same research, and for those studying immigration into the Oklahoma Dust Bowl after the dust storms had subsided, as well as foreign immigration to the state.

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  • "Friendship Puts Korean Student In Alva College", Oklahoma Times, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 09-15-52

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  • September 13, 1952

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Dr. T. C. Carter, Dean of Administration at NWOSU, shakes hand with a newly arrived Chun Wang Lin, South Korean international student. (unpublished photo, September 15, 1952), photograph, September 13, 1952; (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc226260/: accessed October 6, 2026), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.

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