A.E.S. Stephens – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia

Creator	Old Dominion University Libraries
Description	This digital collection relates to Massive Resistance and school desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia. Included are selected documents from the following collections: Women’s Council for Interracial Cooperation, ODU Oral History Collection, Margaret White Papers, Forrest P. White Papers, A.E.S. Stephens Papers, Paul T. Schweitzer Papers, Henry E. Howell, Jr. Papers and Archie L. Boswell Papers. These collections document the activities of the Norfolk School Board, the Norfolk Committee on Public Schools, an attorney representing the plaintiffs in the lawsuits initiated to reopen the schools, and a teacher. A Timeline of events and an extensive list of Resources included. While the majority of the collections concern the events of the school closings in Norfolk, many also contain information on Virginia’s reaction to the Supreme Court’s decision as a whole. It is important to note that these collections primarily represent the reactions of the white community in Norfolk.
Call number	MG 98
Date from	1954
Date to	1954
Geographic school	Virginia; Norfolk, VA
Size	approximately 3000 documents
Access restrictions yes/no	no
Access restrictions	Open to researchers without restrictions. Questions on copyrights should be directed to the University Counsel.
Part Of larger collection yes/no	no
Larger collection title
URL	http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/schooldesegregation/index.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 School closings o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Public schools–Virginia–Norfolk
Types	o Correspondence o Legal documents

Stephens, A.E.S.

Creator	Stephens, A.E.S.
Description	Served in both the House of Delegates (1929-1941) and the State Senate (1941-1952), and as Lieutenant Governor (1952-1961). Ran unsuccessfully for the Democratic nomination for Governor in 1961 against Albertis Harrison. Centers around this unsuccessful campaign and contains papers focusing on the issue of Massive Resistance to integration, dating to the early 1950s.
Call number	MG 19
Date from	1900
Date to	1973
Geographic school	Virginia
Size	6 Hollinger Document Cases
Access restrictions yes/no	no
Access restrictions	Open to researchers without restrictions. 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/stephens.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 Harrison, Albertis S. (Albertis Sydney), 1907-1995 o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Virginia. General Assembly o Stephens, A. E. S. (Allie Edward Stakes), 1900-1973
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents