Forrest P. White – 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

Forrest P. White Papers

Creator	White, Forrest P.
Description	Dr. Forrest P. White was born in Norfolk in 1920. He graduated from Randolph-Macon College and the Medical College of Virginia. He served his internship in the United States Navy (1945-1946) and then served in the Medical Corps of the United States Naval Reserve (1946-1947). He served his residency at the Medical College of Virginia Hospitals from 1948 to 1950 and became a practicing pediatrician in Norfolk, Virginia. Dr. White was active in local politics in Norfolk and played a central role in the formation and running of the Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, an organization which opposed the closing of that city’s public schools during the desegregation crisis of the late 1950’s and early 1960’s. The papers of Dr. White date from 1952 to 1963, the bulk of which primarily concerns the desegregation of Norfolk, Virginia’s public schools. There is some material on the Gray Commission Report (1955-1956), much more on the Norfolk Committee for Public Schools, an organization in which Dr. White was active from 1958 to 1963. The latter material includes correspondence, publicity releases, financial records, and newspaper clippings. There are small amounts of material on the 1952 Byrd-Miller Democratic Senatorial primary and on the 1961 Citizens for Democratic Government campaign in Norfolk’s Democratic primary.
Call number	MG 5
Date from	1952
Date to	1963
Geographic school	Norfolk, VA
Size	Two hollinger documents cases
Access restrictions yes/no	no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no	yes
Larger collection title
URL	http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/manuscripts/whiteforrest.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 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 Norfolk Committee for Public Schools o Virginia. Commission on Public Education o White, Forrest P.
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents