President Walter S. Newman records
| Creator | Office of the Vice President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University |
| Description | A letter sent by Walter S. Newman of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute to Dr. Louis A. Pardue and Mr. Duncan L. Kinnear. Attached is a copy of a letter from Virginia Attorney General J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. to T. Justin Moore and attorney from Richmond, VA. The letter gives Almond’s opinions on a court case, Davis vs. Large, et als. in Prince Edward County, VA and its relation to a case in South Carolina regarding segregation. Also attached is a typescript of an unattributed opinion on the fallacy of anti-segregationist arguments. |
| Call number | RG 3/3 |
| Date from | 1950 |
| Date to | 1951 |
| Geographic school | Prince Edward County, VA |
| Size | 1 document |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
| Access restrictions | |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | yes |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00180.xml.frame |
| Repository | Virginia Tech Special Collections |
| Repository address | University Libraries, P.O. Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001 |
| Repository contact name | Aaron D. Purcell |
| Repository contact title | Director, Special Collections |
| Repository contact email | specref@vt.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (540) 231-6308 |
| DoveRegion | region1 |
| Subjects | o African American students
o African Americans–Civil rights o Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986 o High school students o Public schools o School children o Segregation in education o Virginia. Department of Education o Virginia. Supreme Court of Appeals o Public schools–Virginia–Prince Edward County o Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978 |
| Types | o Correspondence
o Reports |