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Start Over Date range 1960 Subjects Segregation in education--Virginia--Norfolk
Old Dominion University

Archie L. Boswell Papers, 1958/1961

0.8 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes
Norfolk attorney. Represented the plaintiffs in the two cases initiated to reopen the Norfolk public schools closed to avoid integration, James v. Duckworth and James v. Almond. Includes correspondence, legal materials, notes, and background material.
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Archie L. Boswell Papers, 1958/1961 0.8 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes

Boswell, Archie L.
Norfolk attorney. Represented the plaintiffs in the two cases initiated to reopen the Norfolk public schools closed to avoid integration, James v. Duckworth and James v. Almond. Includes correspondence, legal materials, notes, and background material.
Old Dominion University

Carl Abbott Papers, 1958/1977

0.60 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case boxes
Small collection focusing on materials used by Carl Abbott who taught history at Old Dominion University from 1972 to 1978.
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Carl Abbott Papers, 1958/1977 0.60 Linear Feet 1 Hollinger document case boxes

Abbott, Carl (1944-)
Small collection focusing on materials used by Carl Abbott who taught history at Old Dominion University from 1972 to 1978.
Old Dominion University

Forrest P. White Papers, 1952/1963

0.80 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes
Pediatrician in Norfolk. Played central role in formation of Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, which opposed the closing of the city's public schools during the desegregation crisis. Bulk of the material concerns the desegregation of Norfolk's public schools.
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Forrest P. White Papers, 1952/1963 0.80 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes

White, Forrest P. (1920-1995)
Pediatrician in Norfolk. Played central role in formation of Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, which opposed the closing of the city's public schools during the desegregation crisis. Bulk of the material concerns the desegregation of Norfolk's public schools.
Old Dominion University

Massive Resistance Collection, 1954/1960

0.80 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes

The collection consists of copies of regional and national newspaper clippings covering the "Massive Resistance" movement and public reaction to the desegregation and subsequent closing of some of Norfolk's public schools. Also discussed are state and local politicians such as Governor Lindsay Almond, Jr., who ordered the closing the Norfolk schools that enrolled African American students, and Mayor William Fred Duckworth, who opposed the desegregation of the public schools. Some of the clippings discuss the fate of those students whose graduation was put in jeopardy by the school closing, known as "The Lost Class of '59."

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Massive Resistance Collection, 1954/1960 0.80 Linear Feet 2 Hollinger document cases boxes

Yaco, Sonia (1957-)

The collection consists of copies of regional and national newspaper clippings covering the "Massive Resistance" movement and public reaction to the desegregation and subsequent closing of some of Norfolk's public schools. Also discussed are state and local politicians such as Governor Lindsay Almond, Jr., who ordered the closing the Norfolk schools that enrolled African American students, and Mayor William Fred Duckworth, who opposed the desegregation of the public schools. Some of the clippings discuss the fate of those students whose graduation was put in jeopardy by the school closing, known as "The Lost Class of '59."

Old Dominion University

Norfolk Public Schools Desegregation Collection, 1922/2008

18.40 Linear Feet 34 Hollinger document cases; 2 oversize boxes boxes
This collection dating from 1922-2008, contains correspondence, memorandum, depositions, court orders, recollections, statistical testing data, printed material, artifacts, and maps.The bulk of the collection provides a glimpse into the decisions made by the School Board through court documentation and the public sentiment during the integration process in Norfolk. While most of the collection deals with desegregation, it also includes school directories and calendars before and after desegregation.
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Norfolk Public Schools Desegregation Collection, 1922/2008 18.40 Linear Feet 34 Hollinger document cases; 2 oversize boxes boxes

Norfolk Public Schools (Norfolk, Va.)
This collection dating from 1922-2008, contains correspondence, memorandum, depositions, court orders, recollections, statistical testing data, printed material, artifacts, and maps.The bulk of the collection provides a glimpse into the decisions made by the School Board through court documentation and the public sentiment during the integration process in Norfolk. While most of the collection deals with desegregation, it also includes school directories and calendars before and after desegregation.

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