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 |