Virginia Polytechnic Institute – Page 3 – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

Records of William James McKeefery, Vice President, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Creator	William James McKeefery
Description	In 1968 the post of Executive Vice President was established. William James McKeefery was the second Executive Vice President, succeeding Warren Brandt. This collection contains the correspondence and other official files of McKeefery during his tenure as Executive Vice-President. The bulk of the collection relates to other university concerns but files related to desegregation include a 1972 report titled “A Study of the Black Student Enrollment at the University (box 20, folder 798); a 1970 list of affirmative action recommendations that the university should implement or consider (box 19, folder 787), and the university’s response to an Office of Civil Rights compliance review in 1973 (box 23, folder 966).
Call number	RG 4/2
Date from	1969
Date to	1973
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	26 cu. ft.
Access restrictions yes/no	no
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Part Of larger collection yes/no	no
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URL	http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaead/published/vt/viblbv00637.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–Segregation o Segregation in higher education
Types	o Correspondence o Organizational Records

Martha Singo collection

Creator	Martha Singo
Description	Mounted newspaper clipping from the Montgomery News Messenger, dated February 16, 1956. Article notes that there are four black students at VPI with the first student arriving in 1953. This early and quiet integration is contrasted with UVA’s later acceptance of its first black student and the violence accompanying integration in other southern states. Article also contrasts VPI’s failure to allow Negro students to live or eat on campus with UVA’s more open policies, and Virginia’s refusal at that time to allow Negroes to take courses in predominately white universities that were available in predominantly African-American universities.
Call number	M829 #6
Date from	20501
Date to	1956
Geographic school	Blacksburg, VA
Size	1 newsclipping
Access restrictions yes/no	no
Access restrictions
Part Of larger collection 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 Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University o University of Virginia
Types	Clippings