▁in ▁April ▁ 1 9 6 8 . ▁ ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁a ▁member ▁on ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Reg ents ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Maryland , ▁College ▁Park ▁from ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁to ▁ 1 9 8 4 . ▁His ▁papers ▁and ▁those ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P ▁Washington ▁Bureau ▁ 1 9 4 2 – 1 9 7 8 , ▁are ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁State ▁University ▁of ▁New ▁York ▁( S UN Y ) ▁College ▁at ▁Old ▁West bury , ▁New ▁York . ▁ ▁Leg acy ▁and ▁hon ors ▁In ▁ 1 9 6 9 ▁Mitchell ▁was ▁awarded ▁the ▁Sp ing arn ▁Medal ▁of ▁the ▁NA AC P . ▁President ▁Jimmy ▁Carter ▁presented ▁Mitchell ▁with ▁the ▁President ial ▁Medal ▁of ▁Fre edom ▁on ▁June ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 8 0 . ▁This ▁is ▁the ▁highest ▁civil ian ▁honor ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 5 ▁the ▁Baltimore ▁City ▁Circ uit ▁Cour th ouse ▁and ▁the ▁States ' ▁Att orney ' s ▁Office ▁for ▁Baltimore ▁City ▁( construct ed ▁ 1 8 9 6 – 1 9 0 0 , ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁city ' s ▁monuments ) ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁An ▁exhib it ▁on ▁Mitchell ▁is ▁installed ▁in ▁the ▁west ▁side ▁lo bb y ▁facing ▁the ▁St . ▁Paul ▁Street ▁entrance . ▁The ▁Mitchell ▁Building , ▁located ▁on ▁the ▁College ▁Park ▁campus ▁( the ▁Office ▁of ▁Under grad uate ▁Ad m issions ), ▁was ▁named ▁in ▁his ▁honor . ▁The ▁Clar ence