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
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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

Charles Knox Martin Jr. Official Papers 

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
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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

Wit, Will, and Walls: The Betty Kilby Fisher Story interviews 

Wit, Will, and Walls: The Betty Kilby Fisher Story interviews 

Creator Paulette Films
Description A short documentary on the story of Betty Kilby Fisher, a 13-year-old who was the plaintiff in the 1958 case to desegregate Warren County, VA Schools. Uncut videotaped interviews used for this film are included in this collection.
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Date from 1958
Date to
Geographic school Warren County, VA
Size 1 documentary
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Repository Paulette Films
Repository address 1305 Hillcrest Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22802
Repository contact name
Repository contact title Paulette Films
Repository contact email paulette@paulettefilms.com
Repository contact phone (703) 597-7766
DoveRegion region7
Subjects o    African American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    Civil rights movements–Virginia

o    School integration

o    Race relations

Types o    Interviews

o    Manuscripts

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts

Warren County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Petitions and Letters For and Against Public School Integration 

Warren County (Va.) Board of Supervisors Petitions and Letters For and Against Public School Integration 

Creator Warren County (Va.). Board of Supervisors
Description This collection consists of letters and petitions received by the Warren County Board of Supervisors from residents for and against public school integration. The letters, 24-27 February and March 1959, primarily request the Board of Supervisors to adopt a normal school budget for the 1959-60 school year and not close the public schools. A letter from J. R. Orgain, Jr., however, asks the Board of Supervisors to cut off funds for integrated schools. The petitions are signed by residents who want to maintain segregated schools and do not want any money appropriated to operate integrated schools. These petitions are either printed forms or cut out from the newspaper in which they appeared as paid advertisements. Also includes a newsletter, 24 February 1959, of the Warren County Committee for Public Schools clarifying why white students did not return to Warren County High School when the federal courts ordered the school re-opened and explaining that the remainder of the term would be substandard; and news clippings from the Warren Sentinel, 5 and 12 March 1959, regarding the petitions and an appeal from local clergy to keep the public schools open.
Call number Accession 39750
Date from 1959
Date to 1959
Geographic school Warren County, VA
Size 1 box
Access restrictions yes/no yes
Access restrictions Do not serve original newspaper clippings.
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URL http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=lva/vi00169.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 American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    African Americans–Segregation

o    High school students

o    Private schools

o    Public schools

o    School children

o    School closings

o    School integration

o    Segregation in education

Types o    Clippings

o    Correspondence

o    Legal documents

Warren County (Va.) Public School Records 

Warren County (Va.) Public School Records 

Creator Warren County (Va.) Public Schools
Description Includes school records and case histories for high school student plaintiffs, including the 1958 suit of Kilby v. Warren County School Board; School board minutes, 1946-1977; teacher term reports, 1924-1976; payrolls for teachers and pupil transportation, 1931-1943; files related to World War II Production Training and National Defense Training Program; school census, 1920, 1925; Superintendent’s record of teacher certificates, 1915-1941; files concerning applicants for admission to Front Royal High School by African American students; applicants for change in school assignment and test results, 1958-1961; school board correspondence and files; teacher reports (grades and attendance), 1946-1967; choice of school forms and applications for scholarships; and Pupil Placement Board material.
Call number Accession 44579 and 44610
Date from 1915
Date to 1976
Geographic school Warren County, VA
Size 4.5 cu. ft. (10 boxes and 5 vol.)
Access restrictions yes/no yes
Access restrictions Student information in these unprocessed materials may be RESTRICTED under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. Please contact Archives Research Services prior to visiting the Library of Virginia.
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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 American students

o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    High school students

o    Public schools

o    School integration

o    School integration–Massive resistance movement

o    Kilby, James Wilson, 1917-2003

Types o    Annual reports

o    Correspondence

o    Government papers

o    Legal documents

o    Minutes

o    Proceedings

o    Reports

The Shenandoah Valley Oral History Project 

The Shenandoah Valley Oral History Project 

Creator Special Collections JMU History
Description Betty Kilby Fisher moved to the Warren County area as a young girl. She attended a segregated elementary school in Warren County. Upon her graduation from the seventh grade her father filed a case with the NAACP to integrate the Warren County High School.
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Date from 2006
Date to
Geographic school Warren County, VA
Size 3 interviews
Access restrictions yes/no
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URL http://www.lib.jmu.edu/special/OralHistory/ListofOralHistoryCollections.aspx
Repository James Madison University Libraries, Special Collections
Repository address Carrier Library Second Floor, Room 207, MSC 1704, James Madison University, 880 Madison Drive, Harrisonburg, VA 22807
Repository contact name
Repository contact title James Madison University Libraries. Special Collections
Repository contact email library-special@jmu.edu
Repository contact phone (540) 568-3612
DoveRegion region7
Subjects o    African Americans–Civil rights

o    School integration

o    Shenandoah River Valley (Va. And W. Va.)

Types o    Interviews

o    Manuscripts

o    Sound recordings

o    Transcripts