John S. Battle – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

October 23, 2018

Benjamin Muse papers (1898-)

Benjamin Muse papers (1898-)

Creator	Muse, Benjamin (1898-)
Description	In part, microfilm of newspaper clippings which were returned to Mr. Muse. Foreign Service officer, politician, and author, of Reston, Va. Chiefly correspondence and speeches on Virginia political issues, including social security and massive resistance to desegregation in schools, and to Muse’s break with the Democratic Party in 1936, his Republican gubernatorial candidacy in 1941, and his research on Virginia for “Presidential Nominating Politics in 1952” (1954) by Paul D. Theodore; chapters of a book on Muse’s attitudes toward blacks; and scrapbooks of newspaper clippings. Much of the correspondence was generated by Muse’s Washington Post column entitled Virginia Affairs, editorials for the Manassas Messenger, and magazine articles. Correspondents include Frank Bane, John S. Battle, Sarah (Patton) Boyle, Harry F. Byrd (1887-1966), Harry F. Byrd (b. 1914), Lenoir Chambers, Virginius Dabney, Theodore Roosevelt Dalton, Colgate W. Darden, Leslie W. Dunbar, and Patrick H. Drewry.
Call number	MS 77-1240
Date from	1934
Date to	1966
Geographic school	Manassas, VA
Size	ca. 975 items
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Repository	University of Virginia Library, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Repository address	P.O. Box 400110, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4110
Repository contact name	Nicole Bouch
Repository contact title	Director, Special Collections
Repository contact email	nlb3d@virginia.edu
Repository contact phone	(434) 243-1776
DoveRegion	region7
Subjects	o African American students o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Battle, John Stewart, 1890-1972 o Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Byrd, Harry F. (Harry Flood), 1887-1966 o Byrd, Harry F., Jr. (Harry Flood), 1914-2013 o Chambers, Lenoir, 1891-1970 o Boyle, Sarah-Patton, 1906- o Darden, Colgate W. (Colgate Whitehead), 1897-1981 o Dunbar, Leslie o Muse, Benjamin
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents

October 23, 2018

Edward L. Breeden papers (1905-)

Edward L. Breeden papers (1905-)

Creator	Breeden, Edward L. (1905-)
Description	State legislator, of Virginia. Correspondence, committee papers, study commission reports, bills and resolutions, and other papers, from regular and special sessions of the Virginia House of Delegates and State Senate; together with election campaign papers, including Breeden’s bid for Lt. Governor in 1971 and Presidential elections of 1956 and 1964. Includes material on public education in Virginia, particularly desegregation and interposition, and on commissions and committees on which Breeden served, namely Jamestown Festival Commission (1955-59), Democratic National Committee, Virginia Governor’s Commission on Education (1959), Virginia Ports Study Commission (1959), Virginia Democratic State Central Committee, Virginia Advisory Legislative Council, and Virginia Court System Study Commission (1965-71). Correspondents include John S. Battle, Harry F. Byrd, Mills Godwin, Porter Hardy, Estes Kefauver, A. Willis Robertson, and George F. Switzer.
Call number	MS 81-339
Date from	1932
Date to	1972
Geographic school	Virginia
Size	32 ft. (ca. 28,000 items)
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Repository	University of Virginia Library, Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Repository address	P.O. Box 400110, University of Virginia, Charlottesville, VA 22904-4110
Repository contact name	Nicole Bouch
Repository contact title	Director, Special Collections
Repository contact email	nlb3d@virginia.edu
Repository contact phone	(434) 243-1776
DoveRegion	region7
Subjects	o African American students o African Americans–Civil rights o Battle, John Stewart, 1890-1972 o Godwin, Mills E. (Mills Edwin), 1914-1999 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 Hardy, Porter, 1903-1995 o Robertson, A. Willis (Absolam Willis), 1887-1971 o Kefauver, Estes, 1903-1963 o Switzer, G. Fred (George Fred), 1903-1974 o Breeden, Edward L., 1905-
Types	o Bills (Legislative records) o Correspondence o Government papers o Organizational Records o Reports

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Papers of Judge John Paul 1930-1964

Papers of Judge John Paul 1930-1964

Creator	Judge John Paul
Description	Judge John Paul who was the district court judge who ruled that the Charlottesville schools had to reopen with a plan of integration. He was also involved in the Warren County school cases. In these files we have Paul’s correspondence with attorneys such as Oliver Hill, Spottswood W. Robinson III, John S. Battle, and Lindsay Almond as well as court motions, orders etc.
Call number	Mss 81-7
Date from	1930
Date to	1964
Geographic school	Charlottesville, Warren County, VA
Size	unknown
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Repository	University of Virginia Law Library
Repository address	Arthur J. Morris Law Library, 580 Massie Road, Charlottesville, VA 22903
Repository contact name	Cecilia Brown
Repository contact title	Special Collections and Archives Assistant
Repository contact email	lawlibref@virginia.edu
Repository contact phone	(434) 924-3023
DoveRegion	region7
Subjects	o African American students o African Americans–Civil rights o African Americans–Segregation o Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986 o Battle, John Stewart, 1890-1972 o Public schools o Race relations o School closings o School integration o Paul, John, 1883-1964 o Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007 o Robinson, Spottswood W, 1916-1998. o Public schools–Virginia–Warren County
Types	o Correspondence o Legal documents