Radford University – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

Generations of Women Leaders at Virginia Tech

Creator	Clara B. Cox, writer and editor
Description	Description of the arrival, experiences, influence, growth, and achievements of women students and faculty at Virginia Tech between 1921-1996. Includes black women. Also includes description of Tech’s relationship to Radford University during the period that Radford was the women’s division of VPI. Publication was a product of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University 75th Anniversary Steering Committee.
Call number	LD 5655.A4 1996
Date from	1996
Date to	1996
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	1 book
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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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 Public schools o Race relations o School integration o Segregation in higher education o Women college students o Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University o Radford University
Types	Narrative

Charles Knox Martin Jr. Official Papers

Creator	Charles Martin
Description	Dr. Martin was President of Radford during much of the period of desegregation. His official papers, however, contain only one folder related to desegregation. Titled “Integration” the folder contains requests from African-American women for admission to Radford; statistical information on the number of segregated or desegregated institutions of higher learning in Virginia in 1963; an advance copy of remarks on desegregation prepared by Ted Dalton for delivery at the March 1957 Republican State Central Committee Meeting; an issuance from the president of Lynchburg College regarding the participation of Lynchburg students in a sit-in; an inquiry from the principal of a Warren County high school about the eligibility of seniors unable to complete high school because of school closing for consideration for admission to Radford: and other matters related to integration between 1950 and 1964.
Call number	RU 2.3
Date from	1952
Date to	1972
Geographic school	Radford, VA
Size	3 linear feet
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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URL	http://lib.radford.edu/archives/findingaids/MartinPapers.html
Repository	Radford University, University Archives and Special Collections
Repository address	P.O. Box 6881, Radford, VA 24142
Repository contact name	Gene Hyde
Repository contact title	Archivist
Repository contact email	wehyde@radford.edu
Repository contact phone	(540) 831-5692
DoveRegion	region1
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 Dalton, Ted o Martin, Charles K. (Charles Knox), 1909- o Radford University o women students o Public schools–Virginia–Warren County o Lynchburg College
Types	o Correspondence o Legal documents