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Letter from the Arlington Committee to Preserve Public Schools with a vote to continue the existence of the committee

Notes taken from the first half of a meeting when people from different sections of the State were reporting their opinions of how the closing of public schools affected their communities. 8 pages

Letter from William M. Lightsey, Membership Chairman of the Arlington Committee to Preserve Public schools to committee members encouraging the registration of new members

Northern Virginia Sun Clipping, June 11 1958 regarding Democratic Congressional candidate Henry J. Rolf's opposition to integration public schools

Northern Virginia Sun Clipping, May 27 1958 regarding U.S. District Court hearing on school desegregation in Prince Edward County, VA

Policy Statement by Governor Stanley and the State Board of Education declaring that the state board of education will continue to administer its functions to the end that the public schools of Virginia open and operate.

Memo from Stanley V. Smith, Director of Research, to T. Edward Rutter. 2 pages

Map. Handwriting reads "Giles Richardson say OK if H-B continues in use" (?)

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Board statement of policy, guidelines to be used in desegregating the schools, table showing the consequences of applying the guidelines. 7 pages

Plan from the Arlington County School Board in anticipation of a federal court ruling on the suit to further integrate Arlington County schools. 2 pages

Description of two plans, different from the plan proposed by the school board, for the desegregation of Drew and Hoffman-Boston schools, prepared by the Committee on Equal Education. 2 pages

July 8, 1971 memo concerning the pupil population, teaching strategies, instructional program, staff allocation, and laboratory aspect of proposed Model Elementary School at Drew. 2 pages

Charts breaking down the African-American students in Arlington Public Schools across District and Grade. 2 pages

Outline of information sent to the members of the Committee to Study Problems of Integration in the Arlington Schools (information not included)

Delineation of segregated schools, teachers, and principles in Arlington County

Letter and report to members regarding Committee for Equal Education's effort to desegregate Drew School. 4 pages

Arlington County School Board statement to continue with the Virginia State decision not to integrate and to study alternative plans to integrate public schools.