Norfolk Public Schools Desegregation
| Creator | Norfolk Public Schools |
| Description | This collection primarily contains material related to the integration of the Norfolk public schools. The papers include correspondence, court cases, school board resolutions, inter-district memorandum, press releases, reports, news clippings and district maps. Subjects covered are the 1958 school closing to prevent integration, integration progress in the 1960s, busing to achieve integration in the 1970s and the end of busing in the mid-1980s. Among the most important historical materials is correspondence between Governor Lindsay Almond and the School Administration, beginning with the letter ordering the closing of six Norfolk schools in as mandated by the “Massive Resistance” law. Other letters during this time period discuss allowing groups to meet in those schools as long as the schools would not be used for educational purposes. The donated material also includes school directories from 1922-1990 and school calendars from 1952-2008. |
| Call number | MG 92 |
| Date from | 1922 |
| Date to | 2008 |
| Geographic school | Norfolk, VA |
| Size | 34 Hollinger Document Cases; 2 oversized Hollinger boxes |
| Access restrictions yes/no | yes |
| Access restrictions | To access this collection, researchers must first sign a non-disclosure statement in order to protect confidential information. Questions on literary property rights should be directed to the Special Collections Librarian. |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/manuscripts/nps.htm |
| Repository | Old Dominion University, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Repository address | Patricia W. & J. Douglas Perry Library, Norfolk, VA 23529-0256 |
| Repository contact name | |
| Repository contact title | Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | libspecialcollections@odu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (757) 683-4483 |
| DoveRegion | region3 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986 o Busing for school integration o Godwin, Mills E. (Mills Edwin), 1914-1999 o Public schools o Race relations o School children o Virginia. Pupil Placement Board |
| Types | o Clippings
o Correspondence o Legal documents |