Interviews with A. Rufus Tonelson and Mark Schweitzer 

Interviews with A. Rufus Tonelson and Mark Schweitzer 

Creator ODU Libraries
Description Interviews with A. Rufus Tonelson, principal of Maury High School during the crisis, and Mark Schweitzer, the son of Paul Schweitzer, that describe the events of the school closings in 1958-1959. These interviews were conducted on December 9, 1975 (Tonelson) and November 16, 1977 (Schweitzer). Part of the Oral History Collection in that these interviews were compiled during research for the various university histories.
Call number Tapes: 66-67 (Tonelson) and 95 (Schweitzer)
Date from 1975
Date to 1977
Geographic school Norfolk, VA
Size Two interviews
Access restrictions yes/no no
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Part Of larger collection yes/no yes
Larger collection title
URL http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/oral-history-collection.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    Maury High School (Norfolk, Va.)

o    Tonelson, A. Rufus

o    Schweitzer, Mark H.

Types Oral History

Negro Applicants 

Negro Applicants 

Creator Old Dominion University
Description Correspondence and policies on African American applicants to Norfolk Division William and Mary’s War training school.
Call number RG 33, Series 1, Box 7, Folder 3
Date from 1941
Date to 1941
Geographic school Norfolk, VA
Size 1 folder
Access restrictions yes/no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no yes
Larger collection title
URL http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/manuscripts/norfolk-division.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    Segregation in higher education

o    College of William and Mary. Norfolk Division

o    World War, 1939-1945

Types o    Military records

o    Organizational Records

o    Reports

USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, Civil Action Case #50: Walter B. Alston, et al. vs. School Board of the City of Norfolk, et al. 

USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division, Civil Action Case #50: Walter B. Alston, et al. vs. School Board of the City of Norfolk, et al. 

Creator USDC, Eastern District of Virginia, Norfolk Division
Description In October of 1938, attorney Thurgood Marshall filed a petition for Norfolk teacher Arline Black. Black was seeking salary equalization from the School Board of the City of Norfolk and was consequently fired. After Black moved to New York, Marshall filed the suit on behalf of Melvin Alston, president of the Norfolk Teachers Association. Though they lost the first case, a federal appeals court ordered that African-American teachers should be paid salaries equal to those of white teachers. The plaintiffs in the case stated that their constitutional right of “equal protection” – guaranteed under the 14th Amendment – was being violated due to the school board discriminating on the grounds of race and color. The 1940 case found that white and African-American public school teachers with comparable qualifications needed to be paid equally. This case was one of the first cases to assert equal educational rights for African-Americans.
Call number Civil Action Case #50
Date from 1938
Date to 1940
Geographic school Norfolk, VA
Size unknown
Access restrictions yes/no no
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URL
Repository NARA Mid-Atlantic Region
Repository address 14700 Townsend Road, Philadelphia, PA 19154-1096
Repository contact name David Weber
Repository contact title Director, Records Management Program
Repository contact email philadelphia.reference@nara.gov
Repository contact phone (215) 305-2000
DoveRegion (outside of Virginia)
Subjects o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Public schools

o    Race relations

o    African Americans–Education

o    African American educators

o    Marshall, Thurgood, 1908-1993

o    Teachers–Salaries, etc.–United States

Types Legal documents

Chesapeake School Board Minutes

Chesapeake School Board Minutes 

Creator City of Chesapeake
Description Contains minutes and organizational records in regard to the Norfolk County and later City of Chesapeake public schools.
Call number none
Date from pre-Civil War
Date to
Geographic school Norfolk County, Chesapeake
Size unknown
Access restrictions yes/no yes
Access restrictions Researchers must apply for access
Part Of larger collection yes/no
Larger collection title
URL http://www.cpschools.com/school_board/minutes.php
Repository City of Chesapeake School Board
Repository address School Administration Building, 312 Cedar Road, Chesapeake, VA 23322
Repository contact name
Repository contact title
Repository contact email
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DoveRegion region3
Subjects o    Public schools

o    School children

o    School integration

Types o    Government papers

o    Minutes

o    Organizational Records

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Malcolm H. Stern Papers

Malcolm H. Stern Papers 

Creator Malcolm H. Stern
Description In 1947 Malcolm H. Stern was elected Rabbi of Congregation Ohef Shalom in Norfolk, Virginia, serving there for 17 years. While in Norfolk, Stern spoke out strongly against segregation. His papers regarding this subject is located in Series B. Correspondence, 1950-1993 Norfolk Integration, 1956-1959, of the Malcolm H. Stern papers.
Call number Manuscript Collection No. 626
Date from 1956
Date to 1959
Geographic school Norfolk, VA
Size 1 folder
Access restrictions yes/no
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URL
Repository American Jewish Archives
Repository address 3101 Clifton Avenue, Cincinnati, OH 45220
Repository contact name Kevin Proffitt
Repository contact title
Repository contact email http://americanjewisharchives.org/collections/ask/
Repository contact phone (513) 221-1875
DoveRegion (outside of Virginia)
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    African Americans–Segregation

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    Ohef Sholom Temple (Norfolk, Va.)

o    Rabbis –United States –Correspondence

o    Stern, Malcolm H.

Types Correspondence