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[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
Archie L. Broswell
Gift.
Archie L. Boswell, an attorney from Norfolk, represented the plaintiffs in the two cases, James v. Duckworth and James v. Almond , initiated to reopen the Norfolk public schools closed to avoid integration as part of Virginia's Massive Resistance legislation.
Note written by Special Collections Staff
Norfolk attorney Archie L. Boswell acted as attorney for the defendants in the cases of James vs. Duckworth and James vs. Almond, the two cases to reopen the Norfolk schools closed to avoid integration as part of Virginia's Massive Resistance. This collection consists of his papers relating to those two cases, and includes various legal materials, correspondence, notes, background research, and other items.
The collection is organized into two series: Series I: James vs. Duckworth and Series II: James vs. Almond.
Portions of the Archie L. Boswell Papers have been digitized and are available in the School Desegregation in Norfolk, Virginia collection of the Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Correspondence, 1959 January-June, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Correspondence, 1959 July-October, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Correspondence, 1959 November-1961 August, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Court Papers, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Brief for Appellants, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, Reply and Appendix to Brief, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Appeal, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Petition for a Writ of Certiorari, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Financial, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Newspaper Clippings, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Notes, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Norfolk City Council, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Miscellaneous, circa 1958-1961, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 1, Correspondence, 1958 October-December, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 2, Correspondence, 1959 January-1960 June, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 3, Court Papers, I, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 4, Court Papers, II, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 5, Trial Proceedings, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 6, Plaintiff's Trial Memorandum, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 7, Brief on Behalf of Defendants, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 8, Brief on Behalf of Petitioner, Harrison vs. Day, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 9, Background Information, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 10, Norfolk City Ordinances, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 11, Notes, Lists, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 12, Printed Materials, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 2, Folder 13, Duplicate Material, circa 1958-1960, Archie L. Boswell Papers, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.