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Brown v. Topeka Board of Education oral history collection 

Brown v. Topeka Board of Education oral history collection 

Creator Kansas State Historical Society
Description This collection provides a look at the background surrounding the landmark Supreme Court case Brown v. Board of Education of Topeka from those who, in one way or another, were involved with the cases before they reached the Supreme Court.
Call number Manuscript Collection No. 251; Audiotapes: 35-10-05-05 to 35-10-05-06.
Date from 1991
Date to 1996
Geographic school Virginia
Size 2 cu. ft. (3-5″ document cases and 1 cu. ft. box); 115 audiotapes.
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL http://www.kshs.org/p/brown-v-topeka-board-of-education-oral-history-collection-at-the-kansas-state-historical-society-fin/13997
Repository Kansas Historical Society State Archives
Repository address 6425 SW 6th Avenue, Topeka, KS 66615-1099
Repository contact name Bob Knecht
Repository contact title
Repository contact email reference@kshs.org
Repository contact phone (785) 272-8681
DoveRegion (outside of Virginia)
Subjects o    African American students

o    Civil rights–Cases

o    Discrimination in education

o    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People

o    Public schools–Virginia–Prince Edward County

o    Segregation in education

o    Prince Edward County (Va.). County School Board–Trials, litigation, etc.

o    Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education–Trials, litigation, etc.
Types o    Interviews

o    Sound recordings

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Judge Andree Layton Roaf Oral History Center collection 

Judge Andree Layton Roaf Oral History Center collection 

Creator Josephine School Community Museum: The Clarke County African American Museum and Cultural Center
Description This collection consists of twenty oral histories of African Americans in the Berryhill, Virginia, area. Elders in the community discuss their memories growing up and life in the Berryhill area.
Call number
Date from 1990s
Date to 2002
Geographic school Berryhill, VA
Size
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL http://www.jschoolmuseum.org/
Repository Josephine School Community Museum and Clarke County African American Museum and Cultural Center
Repository address 303 Josephine Street, Berryville, VA 22611
Repository contact name
Repository contact title
Repository contact email jschool515@verizon.net
Repository contact phone (540) 955-5512
DoveRegion region6
Subjects o    African American educators

o    African Americans–Education

o    School integration

o    Segregation in education

o    Race relations
Types o    Interviews

o    Photographs

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts
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J. Lindsay Almond: Oral History

J. Lindsay Almond: Oral History 

Creator Larry J. Hackman
Description Oral History 1968
Call number
Date from 1968
Date to 1969
Geographic school Virginia
Size 25 pages
Access restrictions yes/no no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL http://www.jfklibrary.org/Asset-Viewer/Archives/JFKOH-JLA-01.aspx
Repository John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Repository address Columbia Point, Boston, MA 02125
Repository contact name Karen Adler Abramson
Repository contact title Chief Archivist
Repository contact email JFK.AVarchives@nara.gov
Repository contact phone (866) JFK-1960
DoveRegion (outside of Virginia)
Subjects o    Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986
Types Oral History
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School integration in Waynesboro, [Va], from an African American Perspective Oral History Project 

School integration in Waynesboro, [Va], from an African American Perspective Oral History Project 

Creator James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Description This collection of five oral histories explores the integration of schools in Virginia. The archive also includes the ‘African Americans in Harrisonburg’ oral history tapes.
Call number
Date from
Date to
Geographic school Waynesboro, VA
Size 7 audio cassettes; 5 transcripts
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL http://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/OralHistory/ListofOralHistoryCollections.aspx
Repository James Madison University Libraries, Special Collections
Repository address Carrier Library Second Floor, Room 207, MSC 1704, James Madison University, 880 Madison Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Repository contact name
Repository contact title James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Repository contact email library-special@jmu.edu
Repository contact phone (540) 568-3612
DoveRegion region7
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    African Americans–Education

o    Civil rights movements

o    School integration

o    Segregation in education
Types o    Interviews

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts
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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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Edwin B. Henderson: Oral History Interview

Edwin B. Henderson: Oral History Interview

Creator Northern Virginia Oral History Project
Description Henderson discusses race relations, education, and social life in Northern Virginia and Washington, D.C.
Call number C0030
Date from 1965
Date to 1965
Geographic school Northern Virginia, Washington D.C.
Size 1 sound cassette (60 min) mono.; 21 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

o    Virginia, Northern

o    Public Schools of the District of Columbia
Types Oral History
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Caroline Sherman: Oral History Interview 

Caroline Sherman 

Creator Northern Virginia Oral History Project
Description Ms. Sherman reminiscences about her life as a student at the Freedom Hill School, Great Falls, VA. (ca. 1925-1940) with emphasis on one-room schools, transportation, and school board membership.
Call number C0030
Date from 1970
Date to 1970
Geographic school Great Falls, VA
Size 1 sound cassette (30 min) mono.; 1 sound tape reel (master).; 1 abstract (2p.).
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 Collections Research Center,  Fenwick Library MS 2FL, George Mason University, Fairfax, VA 22030
Repository contact name Brittney Falter
Repository contact title Research Services Coordinator, Special Collections Research Center
Repository contact email speccoll@gmu.edu
Repository contact phone (703) 993-2220
DoveRegion Region 6
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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Danville (VA) civil rights movement collection

Danville (VA) civil rights movement collection 

Creator Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
Description This collection includes oral Histories corresponding with the Danville Civil Rights Movement.
Call number
Date from 1960
Date to 1964
Geographic school Danville, VA
Size
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL http://www.danvillemuseum.org/exhibitions/2012-exhibits.html
Repository Danville Museum of Fine Arts & History
Repository address 975 Main Street, Danville, VA 24541
Repository contact name
Repository contact title Danville Museum of Fine Arts and History
Repository contact email cara@danvillemuseum.org
Repository contact phone (434) 793-5644
DoveRegion region2
Subjects o    African American political activists

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Civil rights demonstrations

o    Civil rights movements

o    Race relations
Types o    Interviews

o    Manuscripts

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts
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Williamsburg documentary project

  Williamsburg documentary project 

Creator Special Collections Research Center
Description The Williamsburg Documentary Project collects materials on a wide variety of topics, but a few particularly rich clusters of materials have accrued around the following topics: African American life, with particular attention to desegregation.
Call number
Date from
Date to
Geographic school Williamsburg, VA
Size approximately 400 oral histories
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL https://digitalarchive.wm.edu/handle/10288/453
Repository College of William and Mary, Special Collections Research Center
Repository address Earl Gregg Swem Library, College of William & Mary, PO Box 8794, Williamsburg, VA 23187-8794
Repository contact name
Repository contact title College of William and Mary. Special Collections Research Center
Repository contact email spcoll@wm.edu
Repository contact phone (757) 221-3090
DoveRegion region4
Subjects o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Civil rights movements–Virginia

o    College of William and Mary

o    School integration

o    Williamsburg (Va.)
Types o    Interviews

o    Photographs

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts