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Oliver Hill Papers

Oliver Hill Papers

Creator Oliver Hill, Sr.
Description Oliver Hill became part of the national conscience in 1948, when he won a seat on the Richmond City Council. In 1950 he was appointed a public member of the President’s Committee on Contract Compliance. Along with other prominent lawyers, he became co-counsel for many civil-rights lawsuits including Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County(1951)which became one of five cases collected under Brown v. Board of Education (1954)resulting in the decision that “separate but equal” facilities were unconstitutional. During the 1960s, Hill worked with the Federal Housing Commission and became partner in the firm of Hill, Tucker, and Marsh. Over the years, Hill also served on many boards and received numerous awards for his invaluable contributions to society. Oliver Hill passed away on August 5, 2007 in Richmond, Virginia. Unprocessed collection includes: newspaper articles, letters of correspondence, reports for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), lecture notes, and speeches.
Call number 2005. _ (incomplete/unassigned) Box 30
Date from 1954
Date to 1998
Geographic school Virginia
Size unknown
Access restrictions yes/no yes
Access restrictions Still in process, not yet available for research.
Part Of larger collection yes/no yes
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Repository Virginia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives
Repository address Johnston Memorial Library, 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806
Repository contact name Lucious Edwards
Repository contact title University Archivist
Repository contact email ledwards@vsu.edu
Repository contact phone (804) 524-5749
DoveRegion region5
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 integration

o    Segregation in education

o    Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education–Trials, litigation, etc.

o    Prince Edward County (Va.). County School Board–Trials, litigation, etc.

o    Public schools–Virginia–Prince Edward County

o    Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007

o    National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
Types o    Clippings

o    Correspondence

o    Legal documents
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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
Access restrictions yes/no no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no
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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
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Elizabeth City County (Va.) Schools correspondence 

Elizabeth City County (Va.) Schools correspondence 

Creator Elizabeth City County (Va.) Public Schools
Description Elizabeth City County (Va.) Schools Correspondence, 1918-1952, contains the general correspondence of Division Superintendents Robert M. Newton, Herbert M. Spain, and C. Aton Lindsay. It documents the administration of the Elizabeth City County, Hampton (City), and Phoebus (Town) school systems. The records also contain minutes of the Elizabeth City County Board of School Trustees, 1918-1921. The correspondence files include a petition from the Elizabeth City County Teachers?ó?.¼?.ó Association for equalization of teacher pay, 1940 Dec. 6; a letter, 1941 May 14, from attorney Oliver Hill regarding the petition, and a copy, with a few notes, of the decision of the U.S. Court of Appeals (4th Circuit), banning discriminatory pay scales for teachers. Elizabeth City County (Va.) Schools Division Superintendent Correspondence, 1924-1952, contains general correspondence with teachers, principals, parents, students, teacher organizations, parent-teacher organizations, school board members, state education officials, attorneys, and vendors. The letters pertain to renovation and construction of schools and strategies for increasing taxes to pay for school construction; recruitment of teachers and student-teachers, parents and teachers lobbying to increase pay for teachers and coaches, inquiries about charging tuition for the children of military personnel at Fort Eustis and Fort Langley, and legal requirements for educating the children of immigrants. The correspondence files also contain annual reports, budgets, teacher contracts, lists of teachers and their salaries, and scattered ephemera, such as programs from high school commencements, plays, and concerts. Elizabeth City County (Va.) Board of School Trustees minutes, 1918-1921, document efforts to expand school construction in the district to accommodate a rapidly growing population. The minutes include correspondence with architects, proposed budgets, annual reports, memos and reports on the estimated costs of construction of four new schools, and information on teacher salaries in Newport News and Elizabeth City County.
Call number Barcode numbers 1048911-1048913, 1048915-1048916
Date from 1918
Date to 1952
Geographic school Elizabeth City County, VA; Hampton, VA; Phoebus, VA; Newport News, VA
Size 5 boxes
Access restrictions yes/no no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection yes/no no
Larger collection title
URL http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi04308.xml
Repository Library of Virginia
Repository address 800 East Broad Street, Richmond, VA 23219-8000
Repository contact name
Repository contact title Archives Reference Services
Repository contact email archdesk@lva.virginia.gov
Repository contact phone (804) 692-3888
DoveRegion region5
Subjects o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Public schools

o    Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007
Types o    Annual reports

o    Correspondence

o    Financial records

o    Government papers

o    Minutes

o    Organizational Records

o    Petitions

o    Reports