Prince Edward County – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

March 12, 2019

Norma Becker papers

Norma Becker papers

Creator	Becker, Norma
Description	Papers, mainly 1963-1968, relating to the social and political concerns of a New York City school teacher. Included are correspondence, form letters, clippings, flyers, newsletters, and other printed matter relating to the United Federation of Teachers’ “Adopt-a-School” program in Prince Edward County, Virginia, in 1963; its volunteer teaching during the Mississippi Freedom Summer project in 1964; and its support of full integration of New York City schools.
Call number	Micro 817
Date from	1961
Date to	1975
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA
Size	1 reel of microfilm (35mm)
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Repository	Wisconsin Historical Society; Film
Repository address	816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Repository contact name	Eli Brunett
Repository contact title	Microfilm Technician
Repository contact email
Repository contact phone	(608) 264-6460
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 Becker, Norma o Public schools–Virginia — Prince Edward County o Mississippi Freedom Project o Public schools–New York (State)–New York
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents

March 12, 2019

Fatoullah, Ellice (Recording)

Fatoullah, Ellice (Recording)

Creator	Wisconsin Historical Society. Library-Archives
Description	Interview with a University of Wisconsin student recorded in January 1967 concerning her civil rights work and teaching in Prince Edward County, Virginia, during the summer of 1965.
Call number	WIHVF50-A
Date from	1967
Date to
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA
Size	1 tape recording
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URL	http://arcat.library.wisc.edu/cgi-bin/Pwebrecon.cgi?BBID=452
Repository	Wisconsin Historical Society
Repository address	816 State Street, Madison, WI 53706
Repository contact name
Repository contact title	Wisconsin Historical Society. Library-Archives
Repository contact email
Repository contact phone	(608) 264-6460
DoveRegion	(outside of Virginia)
Subjects	o African Americans–Civil rights–Virginia o African Americans–Education o Educators o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Women civil rights workers
Types	o Interviews o Sound recordings

November 6, 2018November 6, 2018

Records of the President, Walter S. Newman (Virginia Tech)

Records of the President, Walter S. Newman

Creator	Walter S. Newman
Description	The Records of the Office of the President, Walter S. Newman (1895 to 1978) span the years 1947 to 1962, with the bulk of the material dating from 1947 to 1961. The collection consists primarily of Newman’s General Correspondence. Also included, and interfiled with general correspondence, are budget requests and statements, financial reports, enrollment statistics, architects’ contracts, audits, commencement and inaugural ephemera, statements to the Federal Power Commission, a few photographs, and reports on Virginia’s public school system submitted to the Moses Commission. These records include Correspondence with Virginia Attorney General Lindsay Almond and Director of Admissions Paul Farrier in the early 1950s documents the University’s strategy in response to efforts to challenge segregation in Virginia’s public schools and universities and the decision to admit Irving L. Peddrew III, the first black student enrolled at Virginia Tech. Files labeled “Racial Relations” from 1951 and 1952 document Newman’s attempts, which proved unsuccessful, to help the defense in Dorothy Davis v. County School Board, Prince Edward County by providing historical evidence of equality of resources within segregation. A file of correspondence from 1961 with Mary Fessler, President of the Blacksburg Branch of the American Association of University Women, records Newman’s decision to bar the organization from meeting on campus due after a black woman joined.
Call number	RG 2/10
Date from	1947
Date to	1962
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	23.25 cu. ft. ; 24 boxes, 1 folder
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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URL	http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00086.xml.frame
Repository	Virginia Tech Special Collections
Repository address	University Libraries, P.O. Box 90001, Blacksburg, VA 24062-9001
Repository contact name	Aaron D. Purcell
Repository contact title	Director, Special Collections
Repository contact email	specref@vt.edu
Repository contact phone	(540) 231-6308
DoveRegion	region1
Subjects	o African American students o African Americans–Civil rights o Almond, J. Lindsay (James Lindsay), 1898-1986 o Public schools o Race relations o School integration o Segregation in higher education o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University o American Association of University Women o Newman, Walter S. (Walter Stephenson), 1895-1978
Types	o Correspondence o Legal documents

November 2, 2018

Virginia Teachers Association papers

Virginia Teachers Association papers

Creator	Virginia Teachers Association
Description	Contains documents and items pertaining to the Virginia Teachers Association and African Americans Teachers Association. Box 60 includes, the book “A psychological study of delinquent and non-delinquent negro boys” by Robert Daniel Ph.D. (1932), correspondence in regard to the closing of the schools in Prince Edward County, receipts, other various correspondence, lists of teachers and subjects taught, lists of teachers displaced by school closings in various counties, membership lists, and clippings.
Call number	Acc. #1969-14, box 60
Date from	1932, 1959
Date to	1966
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA, Northumberland County, VA, Nottoway County, VA, Orange County, VA, Page County, VA, Patrick County, VA, Pittsylvania County, VA, Powhatan County, VA
Size	.45 cubic ft.
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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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 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 Tutors and tutoring o Public schools–Virginia–Prince Edward County o Public schools–Virginia–Northumberland County o Public schools–Virginia–Nottoway County o Public schools–Virginia –Orange County
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents

November 2, 2018November 2, 2018

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

November 2, 2018

Prince Edward County Free School 1963-67

Prince Edward County Free School 1963-67

Creator	Prince Edward County Free School
Description	Between the years 1959 and 1963, there were no public schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia. After five long years the County and State allowed Prince Edward’s schools to reopen. Because the black children in the county had no school during this period of time (the white students attended an all white academy) it was thought best to organize a free school which would pave the way for hundreds of young children to return to school after a five year absence. The Prince Edward County, Virginia (free school) papers are the records of that effort. The papers contain correspondence, reports, photographs and other items, which document this sad period in Virginia History.
Call number	Acc. #1969-38
Date from	1963
Date to	1967
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA
Size	CA 50,000 items
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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URL	http://library.vsu.edu/collection/archivcoll.htm
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 closings o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Tutors and tutoring
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents

October 25, 2018

Not Our Children

Not Our Children

Creator	Phoenix Productions, Inc.
Description	Oral histories collected in 1992 by Ken Hoen and Laurie Hoen as research for a documentary film on the closing of the Farmville, Prince Edward County, Va., public schools, 1959-1963, in response to federally-ordered desegregation.
Call number	Mss15 N8437 a
Date from	1959
Date to	1963
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA
Size	15 items (printed booklet and 14 audio cassettes)
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Repository	Virginia Historical Society
Repository address	428 North Boulevard, Richmond, VA 23220
Repository contact name	L. Eileen Parris
Repository contact title	Archivist
Repository contact email	eparris@vahistorical.org
Repository contact phone	(804) 358-4901
DoveRegion	region5
Subjects	o African American students–Virginia o African Americans–Civil rights–Virginia o Civil rights movements–Virginia o Prince Edward County (Va.) o Public schools–Virginia–Prince Edward County o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education
Types	o Interviews o Manuscripts o Sound recordings o Transcripts

October 25, 2018

Voices of Freedom collection

Voices of Freedom collection

Creator	Virginia Commonwealth University. Special Collections and Archives
Description	This collection contains oral histories involving various subjects with the Civil Rights Movement.
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Date from	2002
Date to	2003
Geographic school	Virgina
Size	11 videocassettes; 11 RealMedia files; 11 transcripts; 11 photographs
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URL	http://dig.library.vcu.edu/cdm4/index_voices.php?CISOROOT=/voices
Repository	Virginia Commonwealth University Special Collections and Archives
Repository address	James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives, 901 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 842033, Richmond, VA 23284-2033
Repository contact name	Wesley Chenault
Repository contact title
Repository contact email	libjbcsca@vcu.edu
Repository contact phone	(804) 828-1108
DoveRegion	region5
Subjects	o African American churches o African Americans–Civil rights o Civil rights movements o King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968 o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Prince Edward County (Va.). County School Board–Trials, litigation, etc. o Southern Christian Leadership Conference o Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education–Trials, litigation, etc. o Voter registration
Types	o Interviews o Transcripts o Video recordings

October 25, 2018

Edward H. Peeples, Jr., papers, n.d., 1915, 1920s-2005

Edward H. Peeples, Jr., papers, n.d., 1915, 1920s-2005

Creator	Edward H. Peeples, Jr.
Description	The papers of Dr. Edward H. Peeples, Jr., document his long career in education and public health, and in his activities as a promoter of social justice in a variety of human rights reforms in Virginia and other places across the South.
Call number	Accession Number: M 342
Date from	1915, 1920
Date to	2005
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA
Size	33 linear feet
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URL	http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vcu-cab/vircu00124.xml.frame
Repository	Virginia Commonwealth University Special Collections and Archives
Repository address	James Branch Cabell Library, Special Collections and Archives, 901 Park Avenue, P.O. Box 842033, Richmond, VA 23284-2033
Repository contact name	Wesley Chenault
Repository contact title
Repository contact email	libjbcsca@vcu.edu
Repository contact phone	(804) 828-1108
DoveRegion	region5
Subjects	o Civil rights movements o Civil rights workers o College teachers o Poverty o Race discrimination o Segregation in education–Virginia–Prince Edward County o Race relations o White supremacy movements
Types	o Interviews o Lectures o Manuscripts o Photographs o Sound recordings o Speeches

October 23, 2018

C. Brian Kelly papers

C. Brian Kelly papers

Creator	Kelly, C. Brian.
Description	Journalist, of Charlottesville, Va. b. Charles Brian Kelly, 1935. Chiefly draft and teletype copies of articles and research files containing correspondence, news releases, clippings, photos, and other materials, relating to Kelly’s coverage of Virginia politics, particularly General Assembly activities and election campaigns, including races for governor, lieutenant-governor, and attorney general in 1969 and 1977, and U.S. Senate races in 1970, 1976, and 1978. Includes material relating to desegregation of Prince Edward County schools, kepone scandal,1977 bond issue, and governorship of A. Linwood Holton.
Call number	MS 87-981
Date from	1959
Date to	1978
Geographic school	Prince Edward County, VA
Size	4.5 ft.
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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 Public schools o Race relations o School children o School closings o School integration–Massive resistance movement o Segregation in education o Kelly, C. Brian. o Journalists o Virginia. General Assembly o Public schools–Virginia–Prince Edward County o Holton, A. Linwood (Abner Linwood), 1923-
Types	o Clippings o Correspondence o Legal documents