William Frederick Duckworth
| Creator | William Frederick Duckworth |
| Description | Mayor of Norfolk 1950-1962. Father of the Douglas MacArthur Memorial in downtown Norfolk. Founder and President of the General Douglas MacArthur Foundation. Collection consists of artifacts, newspaper clippings and scrapbooks documenting his activities in politics and as a businessman, and civic leader. Duckworth was mayor during the school closing crisis of 1958. |
| Call number | MG 45 |
| Date from | 1899 |
| Date to | 1972 |
| Geographic school | Norfolk, VA |
| Size | 2 Hollinger Boxes and 9 Oversize Boxes |
| Access restrictions yes/no | no |
| Access restrictions | |
| Part Of larger collection yes/no | |
| Larger collection title | |
| URL | http://www.lib.odu.edu/specialcollections/manuscripts/duckworth.htm |
| Repository | Old Dominion University, Special Collections and University Archives |
| Repository address | Patricia W. & J. Douglas Perry Library, Norfolk, VA 23529-0256 |
| Repository contact name | |
| Repository contact title | Special Collections Librarian and University Archivist |
| Repository contact email | libspecialcollections@odu.edu |
| Repository contact phone | (757) 683-4483 |
| DoveRegion | region3 |
| 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 Duckworth, William Frederick |
| Types | o Clippings
o Correspondence o Memorabilia o Photographs |