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Edwin B. Henderson: Oral History Interview

Edwin B. Henderson 

Creator Northern Virginia Oral History Project
Description Henderson describes, community life in the Falls Church and Tysons areas of Northern Virginia (ca. 1910-1960) with particular focus on black churches, schools, and organizations.
Call number C0030
Date from 1962
Date to 1962
Geographic school Falls Church, VA; Tysons Corner, VA
Size 2 sound cassette (120 min) mono.; 48 page transcript
Access restrictions yes/no no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no yes
Larger collection title
URL http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/novaoralhist.html
Repository George Mason University Libraries
Repository address Special Collection Research Center, Fenwick Library MS 2FL, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Repository contact name Brittney Falter
Repository contact title Research Services Coordinator, Special Collection Research Center
Repository contact email speccoll@gmu.edu
Repository contact phone (703) 993-2220
DoveRegion region6
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    African Americans–Segregation

o    High school students

o    Middle school students

o    Public schools

o    Race relations

o    School children

o    Segregation in education
Types Oral History
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William West: Oral History Interview

William West 

Creator Northern Virginia Oral History Project
Description West discusses both a student’s and teacher’s reminiscences of the black school of Fairfax County, VA (ca. 1875-1955) January 22,1970
Call number C0030
Date from 1970
Date to 1970
Geographic school Fairfax County, VA
Size 2 sound cassette (90 min.) mono.; 2 sound tape reel (master); 14 page transcript.
Access restrictions yes/no no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no yes
Larger collection title
URL http://sca.gmu.edu/finding_aids/novaoralhist.html
Repository George Mason University Libraries
Repository address Special Collection Research Center, Fenwick Library MS 2FL, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Repository contact name Brittney Falter
Repository contact title Research Services Coordinator, Special Collection Research Center
Repository contact email speccoll@gmu.edu
Repository contact phone (703) 993-2220
DoveRegion region6
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    African Americans–Segregation

o    High school students

o    Middle school students

o    Public schools

o    Race relations

o    School children

o    Segregation in education
Types Oral History
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James C. Davis papers, 1919-1966

James C. Davis papers, 1919-1966

Creator Davis, James C. (James Curran), 1895-1981.
Description James Curran Erskine Davis, attorney, judge, and legislator, was born 17 May 1895, in Franklin, Georgia, and died 28 December 1981, in Atlanta, Georgia. He was a state legislator from DeKalb County, Georgia (1924-1928), an attorney for the Georgia Department of Industrial Relations (1928-1831) and for DeKalb County (1931-1934), a Georgia Superior Court judge (1934-1946), and a Georgia representative to the United States Congress (1947-1963). Davis married Mary Lou Martin (1905-1969) in 1932, and was publisher (1964-1965) of the Atlanta Times, a conservative newspaper. The collection consists of correspondence, audio-visual materials, and speeches. Additionally, Series 7: Fact Files, 1937-1966, contains material related to school desegregation, including: Box Folder Content 149 39 Virginia Legislature (Gray Column) 149 40 Virginia Plan (Gray Report) 152 18 Virginia Race Inquiry 156 21 Negro Transfer – Schools (Virginia) 157 16 Virginia – Schools
Call number Manuscript Collection No. 507
Date from 1937
Date to 1966
Geographic school Virginia
Size 5 folders
Access restrictions yes/no yes
Access restrictions Collection stored off-site. Researchers must contact MARBL in advance to access this collection. All requests subject to limitations noted in departmental policies on reproduction.
Part Of larger collection yes/no no
Larger collection title
URL http://pid.emory.edu/ark:/25593/8z6cb
Repository Emory University, Manuscript, Archives, and Rare Book Library (MARBL)
Repository address Robert W. Woodruff Library, 540 Asbury Circle, Emory University, Atlanta, GA 30322-2870
Repository contact name
Repository contact title
Repository contact email marbl@emory.edu
Repository contact phone (404) 727-6887
DoveRegion region1
Subjects o    African American students

o    Race relations

o    Segregation in education

o    Davis, James C. (James Curran), 1895-1981
Types Clippings