{"id":473,"date":"2018-11-02T18:40:12","date_gmt":"2018-11-02T18:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wizwah.gmu.edu\/DOVE\/?p=473"},"modified":"2018-11-02T18:41:00","modified_gmt":"2018-11-02T18:41:00","slug":"oliver-hill-papers","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dove.gmu.edu\/index.php\/2018\/11\/02\/oliver-hill-papers\/","title":{"rendered":"Oliver Hill Papers"},"content":{"rendered":"

Oliver Hill Papers<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
Creator<\/strong><\/td>\nOliver Hill, Sr.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Description<\/strong><\/td>\nOliver Hill became part of the national conscience in 1948, when he won a seat on the Richmond City Council. In 1950 he was appointed a public member of the President’s Committee on Contract Compliance. Along with other prominent lawyers, he became co-counsel for many civil-rights lawsuits including Davis v. County School Board of Prince Edward County(1951)which became one of five cases collected under Brown v. Board of Education (1954)resulting in the decision that “separate but equal” facilities were unconstitutional. During the 1960s, Hill worked with the Federal Housing Commission and became partner in the firm of Hill, Tucker, and Marsh. Over the years, Hill also served on many boards and received numerous awards for his invaluable contributions to society. Oliver Hill passed away on August 5, 2007 in Richmond, Virginia. Unprocessed collection includes: newspaper articles, letters of correspondence, reports for the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People), lecture notes, and speeches.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Call number<\/strong><\/td>\n2005. _ (incomplete\/unassigned) Box 30<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date from<\/strong><\/td>\n1954<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Date to<\/strong><\/td>\n1998<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Geographic school<\/strong><\/td>\nVirginia<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Size<\/strong><\/td>\nunknown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Access restrictions<\/strong><\/td>\nStill in process, not yet available for research.<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Part Of larger collection yes\/no<\/strong><\/td>\nyes<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Larger collection title<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
URL<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository<\/strong><\/td>\nVirginia State University Library, Special Collections and Archives<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository address<\/strong><\/td>\nJohnston Memorial Library, 1 Hayden Drive, Petersburg, VA 23806<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact name<\/strong><\/td>\nLucious Edwards<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact title<\/strong><\/td>\nUniversity Archivist<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact email<\/strong><\/td>\nledwards@vsu.edu<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Repository contact phone<\/strong><\/td>\n(804) 524-5749<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
DoveRegion<\/strong><\/td>\nregion5<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Subjects<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African American students<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African Americans–Civil rights<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 African Americans–Segregation<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public schools<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Race relations<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School children<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 School integration<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Segregation in education<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Topeka (Kan.). Board of Education–Trials, litigation, etc.<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Prince Edward County (Va.). County School Board–Trials, litigation, etc.<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Public schools–Virginia–Prince Edward County<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Hill, Oliver W., 1907-2007<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n

Types<\/strong><\/td>\no\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Clippings<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Correspondence<\/p>\n

o\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Legal documents<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Oliver Hill Papers Creator Oliver Hill, Sr. Description Oliver Hill became part of the national conscience in 1948, when he won a seat on the Richmond City Council. In 1950 he was appointed a public member of the President’s Committee on Contract Compliance. Along with other prominent lawyers, he became co-counsel for many civil-rights lawsuits … <\/p>\n

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