Harrisonburg – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

Integration: The African American experience in Harrisonburg, Virginia

Integration: The African American experience in Harrisonburg, Virginia

Creator	James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Description	Includes two interviews and a monograph about integration in Harrisonburg, Virginia. Explores social, political, economic, and educational perspectives, with a review of various individuals and organizations supporting equality issues and black rights.
Call number	SdArch 15
Date from	1865
Date to	1965
Geographic school	Harrisonburg, VA
Size	2 audio cassettes; 2 transcripts; 1 monograph
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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 Americans–Civil rights o Civil rights movements–Virginia o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education–Virginia
Types	o Manuscripts o Sound recordings o Transcripts

Lucy Simms: Oral History Interview

Creator	James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Description	Background paper includes a brief biography of Lucy Simms, African American educator, from Harrisonburg, Virginia. Sets of oral history transcripts include the recollections of Mrs. Carlotta Harris, Mr. Edgar Johnson and wife, Mrs. Wilhelmina Johnson, Louise Winston, and Mr. Elon Rhodes, former students of Lucy Simms, and Ellen Walker, current owner of the Lucy Simms house.
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Date from	2000
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Geographic school	Harrisonburg, VA
Size	1 photograph; 4 audio cassettes; 4 transcripts
Access restrictions yes/no
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Part Of larger collection yes/no
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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 educators o African American politicians o School integration o Segregation in education o Race relations
Types	o Interviews o Manuscripts o Sound recordings o Transcripts

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.
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Geographic school	Waynesboro, VA
Size	7 audio cassettes; 5 transcripts
Access restrictions yes/no
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Part Of larger collection yes/no
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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