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Desegregation of Virginia Education A Guide to the Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection MG 104

A Guide to the Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection MG 104


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Heather Hammond

Repository
ODU Community Collections
Identification
MG 104
Title
Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection 1958-2012 Date acquired: 06/09/2009
URL:
Archon Finding Aid location
Quantity
0.40 Linear Feet
Quantity
1 Hollinger size box boxes
Creator
Yaco, Sonia (1957-)
Language
English .
Abstract
The collection contains materials dated mainly from the early 1950s through the 1960s and 70s but also houses materials from the 21st Century related to the 50th Anniversary of the End of Massive Resistance. The collection also focuses on events, legal cases, media coverage, and photographs of desegregation in Virginia.  Specific regions represented in the collection are the City of Norfolk, Prince Edward County, Farmville, Charlottesville and the Eastern Shore of Virginia.

Administrative Information

Conditions Governing Use

Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.

Conditions Governing Access

Collection is open to researchers without restrictions.

Custodial History

Prior to September 2020, the collection was known as DOVE: Desegregation of Virginia Education Papers.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], DOVE: Desegregation of Virginia Education Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Emily McMullen Harris

Method of Acquisition

Gift. Accession #A2009-21

Items were donated to the DOVE project from various donors and collected by DOVE project. Content, such as oral histories, photographs and text documents were also collected from participants during DOVE "Learn, Preserve and Empower" tour.

Processing Information

The finding aid was created by Heather Hammond in June 2012.

Biographical or Historical Information

The Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project was created in 2008 by Old Dominion University Libraries and includes (other librarians/archivists/historians from around Virginia). DOVE's main aim was to identify, locate and preserve records that document Virginia's school desegregation process.  This process allowed DOVE to create a catalog to serve as a central access point for materials held by various institutions across Virginia.  DOVE joined with AARP Virginia, Virginia Conference NAACP and Urban League of Hampton Roads to create the "School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve and Empower" project.

Note written by Heather Hammond

Scope and Contents

The DOVE collection contains memoirs, photographs, newspaper clippings and other periodicals, correspondence, meeting minutes, and legal papers. The collection focuses on events, legal cases, media coverage, and photographs of desegregation in Virginia. Specific regions represented in the collection are the City of Norfolk, Prince Edward County, Farmville, Charlottesville and the Eastern Shore of Virginia. Of note are a number of legal opinions, decrees and orders written by Judge Walter Hoffman regarding various legal cases related to desegregation of Virginia's schools.

A catalog of DOVE material across Virginia can be found on the DOVE website .

Arrangement Note

The collection is organized into three series: Series I: Subject Files; Series II: Material Relating to 50th Anniversary of Massive Resistance; and Series III: "School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve and Empower" Tour.

Related Material

Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections: Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection

Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • School integration--Law and legislation--United States--Cases
  • American Association of Retired Persons. Virginia
  • Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE)
  • National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Virginia State Conference
  • Race relations--History--20th century
  • School integration--Massive resistance movement
  • School integration--Virginia--History--20th century
  • Segregation in education--Virginia--History--20th century
  • Urban League of Hampton Roads

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Yaco, Sonia (1957-)
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Container List

Series I
Series I: Subject Files
1958-2012
Scope and Contents

This series includes material relating to the desegregation of Virginia's schools. Included are the papers of Judge Walter E. Hoffman, legal papers, newspaper clippings from Norfolk, Charlottesville, Farmville photographs of the R.R. Moton High School/Museum and Barbara Johns' memoirs. Esther Bell Coleman biography entitled "A Conspiracy Theory" which details her experiences as a student in South Boston, Virginia in the mid-1970s.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
    Box 01
    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 01 Folder 1
      Folder 01: Legal Cases
      1971
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Legal Cases, 1971, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 02 Folder 2
      Folder 02: Farmville
      2001-2009
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Farmville, 2001-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 03 Folder 3
      Folder 03: Norfolk
      1958-1966, 2012
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Norfolk, 1958-1966, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 04 Folder 4
      Folder 04: Charlottesville
      2005-2009
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Charlottesville, 2005-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 05 Folder 5
      Folder 05: Miscellaneous
      1971, 2012
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Miscellaneous, 1971, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 06 Folder 6
      Folder 06: "Experience of Integration of Black Teachers" Survey
      1988
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, "Experience of Integration of Black Teachers" Survey, 1988, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series II
Series II: Material Relating to 50th Anniversary of Massive Resistance
2008-2012
Scope and Contents

This series includes materials relating to the events hosted by various groups in Norfolk, Virginia to commemorate the end of Massive Resistance and the beginning of desegregation of Virginia's schools. The City of Norfolk, Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University and various other groups organized and participated in these events during 2008 and 2009.

  • Sub-Series A
    Sub-Series A: Administrative
    2008-2009
    Scope and Contents

    This sub-series includes meeting minutes, correspondence, reports and resolutions from the End of Massive Resistance Commission.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
      Box 01
      • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 07 Folder 7
        Folder 07: Meeting Minutes and Resolutions
        2008-2009
        Preferred Citation

        [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Meeting Minutes and Resolutions, 2008-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

      • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 08 Folder 8
        Folder 08: Correspondence
        2009
        Preferred Citation

        [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Correspondence, 2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Sub-Series B
    Sub-Series B: Events
    2008-2012
    Scope and Contents

    This sub-series includes event schedules, newspaper clippings from media coverage of events, brochures, programs, fliers, and other material related to the events for the 50th Anniversary of End of Massive Resistance.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
      Box 01
      • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 09 Folder 9
        Folder 09: Schedules
        2009-2012
        Preferred Citation

        [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Schedules, 2009-2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

      • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 10 Folder 10
        Folder 10: Media Coverage
        2008-2009
        Preferred Citation

        [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Media Coverage, 2008-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

      • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 11 Folder 11
        Folder 11: Programs, Brochures, Fliers
        2008-2009
        Preferred Citation

        [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Programs, Brochures, Fliers, 2008-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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Series III
Series III: "School Desegregation:  Learn, Preserve and Empower" Tour
2012
Scope and Contents

This series documetns a traveling exhibit that visited different locations in Virginia to display photographs and present documentaries on the history of Virginia's school desegregation. This exhibit also allowed participants the opportunity to share their stories through various means such as oral history recordings, letters, photographs, fliers, and posters. The series is organized by site location.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
    Box 01
    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 12 Folder 12
      Folder 12: Melfa
      2012 April 14
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Melfa, 2012 April 14, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 13 Folder 13
      Folder 13: Hampton
      2012 April 28
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Hampton, 2012 April 28, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 14 Folder 14
      Folder 14: Farmville
      2012 May 5
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Farmville, 2012 May 5, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 15 Folder 15
      Folder 15: Richmond
      2012 May 12
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, Richmond, 2012 May 12, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 16 Folder 16
      Folder 16: Alexandria
      2012 May 19
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 16, Alexandria, 2012 May 19, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 17 Folder 17
      Folder 17: Lynchburg
      2012 June 2
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 17, Lynchburg, 2012 June 2, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 18 Folder 18
      Folder 18: Danville, Virginia
      2012
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 18, Danville, Virginia, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

    • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 19 Folder 19
      Folder 19: Other
      2012
      Preferred Citation

      [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 19, Other, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

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