newspaper clippings – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

March 12, 2019

Norma Becker papers

Norma Becker papers

Creator	Becker, Norma
Description	Papers, mainly 1963-1968, relating to the social and political concerns of a New York City school teacher. Included are correspondence, form letters, clippings, flyers, newsletters, and other printed matter relating to the United Federation of Teachers’ “Adopt-a-School” program in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1963; its volunteer teaching during the Mississippi Freedom Summer project in 1964; and its support of full integration of New York City schools.
Call number	Micro 817
Date from	1961
Date to	1975
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA
Size	1 reel of microfilm (35mm)
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Repository	Wisconsin Historical Society; Film
Repository address	816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Repository contact name	Eli Brunett
Repository contact title	Microfilm Technician
Repository contact email
Repository contact phone	(608) 264-6460
DoveRegion	(outside of Virginia)
Subjects	o African American students o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Becker, Norma o Public schools–Virginia — Prince Edward County o Mississippi Freedom Project o Public schools–New York (State)–New York
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents

November 6, 2018

William E. Lavery papers

William E. Lavery papers

Creator	William E. Lavery
Description	Covering a range of issues and activities occurring during his presidency of Virginia Tech, the collection includes multiple references to Tech’s efforts to meet the U.S. Office of Civil Rights’ requirements for an acceptable Affirmative Action Compliance Plan (e.g. Box 1, Folders 8-10; Box 15, Folder 44), concerns about lack of progress in meeting plan objectives (e.g. Box 4, Folder 16; Box 12, Folder 20; Box 18, Folder 23), statistical data and reports regarding Tech’s progress in increasing minority and female students and faculty (e.g. Box 8, Folders 24-25; Box 9, Folders 23 and 25; Box 12, Folder 20; Box 15, Folder 26; Box 20, Folders 19-20), and other related matters. Folders titled “Civil Rights” and “Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action” are primary sources of desegregation material but other sources of occasional information in this area are in folders titled “Board of Visitors, Report to 1978” containing a speech by Old Dominion University’s president that mentions issues of “duplication” with Norfolk State; “Vice President for Administration 1977” that contains articles quoting Tech professors and students about insufficient progress toward integration; and “State Council of Higher Education 1979” regarding Tech’s hosting of the 1979 Summer Program for Undergraduate Minority Students. Box 15, Folder 43 (titled EO/AA Advisory Committee 1985) includes James Dean’s narrative describing early resistance to and Tech’s efforts toward desegregation at Virginia Tech and in the town Blacksburg.
Call number	RG 2/12
Date from	1975
Date to	1987
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	22 cu. ft.
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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Repository	Virginia Tech Special Collections
Repository address	University Libraries, P.O. Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Repository contact name	Tamara Kennelly
Repository contact title	University Archivist
Repository contact email	specref@vt.edu
Repository contact phone	(540) 231-6308
DoveRegion	region1
Subjects	o African American students o Segregation in higher education
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents

November 6, 2018

Racial and Ethnic Minorities newsclippings (Virginia Tech)

Racial and Ethnic Minorities newsclippings (Virginia Tech)

Creator	University Archives
Description	Collection of newspaper clippings regarding racial incidents, black student activities and concerns, and the progress or lack thereof by Virginia Tech in the hiring of black faculty and recruitment of black students. First clipping is dated 1953 but the bulk of the clippings postdate 1970.
Call number	RG 8/2/8c
Date from	1953
Date to	2008
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	3 folders
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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 Public schools o Race relations o Segregation in higher education o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Types	Clippings

November 6, 2018

Affirmative Action/EEO Division (Virginia Tech) Information

Affirmative Action/EEO Division (Virginia Tech) Information

Creator	Virginia Tech Special Collections
Description	Collection of news clippings, flyers, brochures and reports related to Virginia Tech’s affirmative action and equal opportunity efforts, events, and activities between the early 1980’s and 2010. Collection contains mention of Tech staff responsible for affirmative action, EEO guidelines for recruiting faculty in 1984, and a 1987 statistical report on Ethnic Minority Enrollment.
Call number	RG 6/4/5
Date from	1981
Date to	2010
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	2 folders
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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 Race relations o Affirmative action programs — Virginia — Blacksburg o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Types	o Clippings o Organizational Records o Pamphlets o Reports

November 6, 2018

National Society of Black Engineers (Virginia Tech)

National Society of Black Engineers (Virginia Tech)

Creator	Virginia Tech Special Collections
Description	Consists of a news clipping, a flyer, and a copy of “Innovations”, a newsletter produced by the Virginia Tech Chapter of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), Spring 1991. The newsletter contains an article about the Society’s founding members (chartered in 1982), describing where they are and what they are doing in 1991.
Call number	RG 31/2/41
Date from	1991
Date to	1995
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	1 folder
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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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University o National Society of Black Engineers (U.S.). Virginia Tech Chapter
Types	Clippings

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018

Black Student Alliance (Virginia Tech)

Black Student Alliance

Creator	Virginia Tech Special Collections
Description	Folder contains clippings and flyers noting speakers invited by the Alliance; an example of Black Student Alliance stationery; and a typewritten account by Peter Wallenstein (Va. Tech. history professor) of “The First Black Students at Virginia Tech, 1953-1963.”
Call number	RG 8/2/6f
Date from	1978
Date to	2005
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	1 folder
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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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 Race relations o School integration o Segregation in higher education o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University o Virginia Tech Black Student Alliance
Types	o Clippings o Narrative

November 6, 2018

Black Faculty Staff Caucus (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) newsclippings

Black Faculty Staff Caucus (Virginia Polytechnic Institute) newsclippings

Creator	Virginia Tech Special Collections
Description	Set of news clippings related to the Va. Tech Black Faculty and Staff Caucus, the problems of attracting and retaining black faculty and staff, black student concerns, and a partial list of names and addresses divided by year. The list was issued in 1982 and may be the names of black faculty and/or staff between the years 1975 (partial) and 1981.
Call number	RG 30/6
Date from	1981
Date to	1992
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	1 folder
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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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 Public schools o Race relations o African American educators o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University
Types	Clippings

November 2, 2018

Martha Singo collection

Martha Singo collection

Creator	Martha Singo
Description	Mounted newspaper clipping from the Montgomery News Messenger, dated February 16, 1956. Article notes that there are four black students at VPI with the first student arriving in 1953. This early and quiet integration is contrasted with UVA’s later acceptance of its first black student and the violence accompanying integration in other southern states. Article also contrasts VPI’s failure to allow Negro students to live or eat on campus with UVA’s more open policies, and Virginia’s refusal at that time to allow Negroes to take courses in predominately white universities that were available in predominantly African-American universities.
Call number	M829 #6
Date from	20501
Date to	1956
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	1 newsclipping
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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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 Public schools o Race relations o School integration o Segregation in higher education o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University o University of Virginia
Types	Clippings

November 2, 2018

Papers of John M. Gandy

Papers of John M. Gandy

Creator	John M. Gandy
Description	In 1914 John Gandy became the third president of what is now Virginia State University. As president he oversaw the schools development which included becoming the “Land Grant College” for blacks in Virginia in 1920, the return of the college department in 1923 and the name changed from V. N. & I. I. to Virginia State college for Negroes in 1930 and the establishment of the graduate school in 1937. While president of the University, he also served as : President of the Association of Negro Land Grant College, President of the Virginia State Teachers Association, and President of the National Association of Teachers in Colored Schools. He was also a member of several boards and a member of the Board of Trustees of Virginia Union University in Richmond, Virginia. He served as President of Virginia State University until he retired in 1943 and as President Emeritus until his death in 1947.
Call number	1947-2
Date from	1914
Date to	1917
Geographic school	Petersburg, VA
Size	Unknown
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URL	http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vsu/vipets00002.xml
Repository	Virginia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Repository address	Johnston Memorial Library, 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806
Repository contact name	Lucious Edwards
Repository contact title	University Archivist
Repository contact email	ledwards@vsu.edu
Repository contact phone	(804) 524-5749
DoveRegion	region5
Subjects	o African American students o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Public schools o Race relations o Segregation in higher education o Virginia State University
Types	o Annual reports o Clippings o Correspondence o Memorabilia o Narrative o Obituaries o Organizational Records o Photographs o Proceedings o Reports

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018

Papers of Amanda E. DeHart

Papers of Amanda E. DeHart

Creator	Amanda E. DeHart
Description	Amanda DeHart, a graduate of St. Paul’s College in Lawrenceville, taught cosmetology at Christiansburg Institute from 1952 until 1966. In 1976, Mrs. DeHart and a number of other individuals formed the Christiansburg Institute Alumni Association. Mrs. DeHart was a native of Pulaski County, attended both the Calfee Industrial School and Christiansburg. In 1988, Mrs. DeHart gave to Virginia State University her papers, many of which document the History of African American Education in Southwest Virginia. Mrs. DeHart and James W. Smith, professor of History at Virginia State University co-authored The Christiansburg Institute: A Proud Heritage in 1991.
Call number	1988-61
Date from	1920
Date to	1989
Geographic school	Christiansburg, VA
Size	Unknown
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URL	http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=vsu/vipets00025.xml
Repository	Virginia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Repository address	Johnston Memorial Library, 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806
Repository contact name	Lucious Edwards
Repository contact title	University Archivist
Repository contact email	ledwards@vsu.edu
Repository contact phone	(804) 524-5749
DoveRegion	region5
Subjects	o African American students o African Americans–Segregation o High school students o Middle school students o Public schools o Segregation in education o Christiansburg Industrial Institute
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Memorabilia o Photographs