Warren County – Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)

October 23, 2018October 23, 2018

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
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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

September 7, 2018

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
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

September 7, 2018

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

July 27, 2018

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.
Part Of larger collection yes/no	no
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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

July 27, 2018

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

July 24, 2018July 24, 2018

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
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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