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Massive Resistance A Guide to the Massive Resistance Collection MG 98

A Guide to the Massive Resistance Collection MG 98


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ODU Community Collections

3000 Perry Library
4427 Hampton Blvd.
Norfolk, VA 23529
Business Number: 757-683-5350
libspecialcollections@odu.edu
URL: https://www.odu.edu/library/special-collections

Sonia Yaco, Special Collections Librarian

Repository
ODU Community Collections
Identification
MG 98
Title
Massive Resistance Collection circa 1954-1960
URL:
Archon Finding Aid location
Quantity
0.80 Linear Feet
Quantity
2 Hollinger document cases boxes
Creator
Yaco, Sonia (1957-)
Language
English .

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

The collection is open to researchers without restrictions.

Preferred Citation

[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Source of Acquisition

Various gifts.

Processing Information

The finding aid was created by Sonia Yaco, Special Collections Librarian, in 2013.

Scope and Contents

The collection consists of copies of regional and national newspaper clippings covering the "Massive Resistance" movement and public reaction to the desegregation and subsequent closing of some of Norfolk's public schools. Also discussed are state and local politicians such as Governor Lindsay Almond, Jr., who ordered the closing the Norfolk schools that enrolled African American students, and Mayor William Fred Duckworth, who opposed the desegregation of the public schools. Some of the clippings discuss the fate of those students whose graduation was put in jeopardy by the school closing, known as "The Lost Class of '59."

Related Material

Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections: School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia

Subjects and Indexing Terms

  • African Americans--Education--Virginia--Norfolk
  • Norfolk (Va.)--History--20th century
  • Norfolk (Va.)--Politics and government--20th century
  • School closings--Virginia--Norfolk
  • School integration--Massive resistance movement
  • School integration--Virginia--Norfolk--History--20th century
  • Segregation in education--Virginia--Norfolk
  • Virginia--Politics and government

Significant Persons Associated With the Collection

  • Yaco, Sonia (1957-)
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Significant Places Associated With the Collection

  • Norfolk (Va.)--History--20th century
  • Norfolk (Va.)--Politics and government--20th century
  • Virginia--Politics and government
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Container List

Mixed Materials box: 1 Box 1
Box 1
  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 1 Folder 1
    Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 2 Folder 2
    Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 3 Folder 3
    Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 4 Folder 4
    Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 5 Folder 5
    Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 6 Folder 6
    Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 7 Folder 7
    Folder 7: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 8 Folder 8
    Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 1 folder: 9 Folder 9
    Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

Mixed Materials box: 2 Box 2
Box 2
  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 1 Folder 1
    Folder 1: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 2 Folder 2
    Folder 2: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 3 Folder 3
    Folder 3: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 4 Folder 4
    Folder 4: Newspaper Clippings
    circa 1954-1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1954-1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 5 Folder 5
    Folder 5: Newspaper Clippings
    1958
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Newspaper Clippings, 1958, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 6 Folder 6
    Folder 6: Newspaper Clippings
    1958
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Newspaper Clippings, 1958, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 7 Folder 7
    Folder 7: Newspaper Clippings
    1958
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Newspaper Clippings, 1958, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 8 Folder 8
    Folder 8: Newspaper Clippings
    1959
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Newspaper Clippings, 1959, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 9 Folder 9
    Folder 9: Newspaper Clippings
    1959
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Newspaper Clippings, 1959, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 10 Folder 10
    Folder 10: Newspaper Clippings
    1959
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, Newspaper Clippings, 1959, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 11 Folder 11
    Folder 11: Newspaper Clippings
    1959
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, Newspaper Clippings, 1959, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 12 Folder 12
    Folder 12: Newspaper Clippings
    1959
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 12, Newspaper Clippings, 1959, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.

  • Mixed Materials box: 2 folder: 13 Folder 13
    Folder 13: Newspaper Clippings
    1960
    Preferred Citation

    [Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 13, Newspaper Clippings, 1960, Massive Resistance Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.