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Letter to members of the Prince William County Branch, NAACP, from President Corine Thomas Lewis and Life Member Alice Williams, dated February 27, 1961. Invites membership to meeting on March 12 to rejuvenate the branch and elect a slate of…

Program for the Prince William County Branch, NAACP, meeting at the First Baptist Church, Manassas, Virginia, on March 12, 1961. Barbara Marx is listed as installing the new officers.

Letter to Barbara Marx from Gloster B. Current, Director of Branches, NAACP, dated June 27, 1961. Congratulates Marx on the Seventh District, Virginia NAACP, honoring her, and thanking her for her service to the NAACP and civil rights. Verso has…

Letter to Barbara Marx from Mildred Bond, Life Membership Secretary, NAACP, dated August 2, 1961. Letter sent upon receipt of initial payment for Life Membership in NAACP. Thanks Marx for her service and describes accoutrements Life Members receive.…

Memorandum to "NAACP Delegates Who Rode Freedom Train to Washington, July 12, 1961" from Clarence Mitchell, Director, Washington Bureau, NAACP, dated August 7, 1961. Briefly describes the NAACP delegates' trip to Washington DC.

"Memo on Local Placement in Northern Virginia," April 15, 1961. Gives brief history of African American student placement and attendance in Arlington public schools. Gives shorter updates on Fairfax County and Falls Church. Two pages.

Memorandum to "NAACP Branches, Youth Councils, College Chapters, and State Conferences" from Roy Wilkins, Executive Secretary, NAACP, dated January 3, 1961. Calls for help for African Americans in Fayette County, Tennessee, who registered and voted…

Envelope addressed to Reverend W. E. Kostner from the Community Council for Social Progress. Address is typewritten.

Form letter from Nellie Henderson, March 1961. Letter asks reader to become a member of the local NAACP and invites reader to next meeting.

Handwritten notes by Barbara Marx dated November 3, no year given. Notes are from a speech Marx attended called "The Negro and his Work" regarding job prospects and training for African Americans in the wider Washington DC area. Ten pages.

Letter to Branch Presidents and Secretaries from W. Lester Banks, Executive Secretary, Virginia NAACP, dated January 16, 1961. Discusses the efforts to desegregate schools in Prince Edward County, Virginia, the cost for the legal fights and educating…

Clipping from unnamed newspaper dated October 31, 1961. Reports on desegregation of education associations in Virginia, as led by the Fairfax Education Association; the Virginia Education Association agreed to study the matter. Verso is other side of…

Clipping from unnamed newspaper dated May 17, 1961. Short announcement of J. Francis Polhouse's appearance at the Arlington Branch, NAACP, meeting to celebrate the anniversary of Brown v. Board of Education. Verso is other side of newspaper page. Two…

Clipping from Northern Virginia Sun dated November 21, 1961. Letter to the Editor from Betty Hawkins of Arlington celebrating the resignation of Robert A. Peck from the Arlington School Board after his comments against Wakefield High School students'…

Flyer from Arlington Branch, NAACP, advertising a panel by the Arlington Council on Human Relations on housing in Arlington on November 28, 1961. One panel member is Mrs. William T. (Evelyn) Syphax. Verso has handwritten note, "Knock, don't ring door…

Handwritten notes from an unnamed NAACP meeting from April 12, 1961. Discusses finances, activities, membership. Two pages.

Handwritten notes, 1961. Recto has crossed out school work paragraph. Verso has notes written by Barbara Marx on an "Executive Committee" meeting for NAACP in May 1961. Two pages.

Recto is printed flyer supporting Kathryn H. Stone for House of Delegates for the 1961 election. Gives biography and legislative record for Stone. Verso is handwritten notes by Barbara Marx for an unnamed NAACP meeting, November 15, 1961. Two pages.

Recto is printed flyer for the Volvo Club of Washington "Drive for Charity" Autocross event, October 15, 1961. Verso has handwritten notes by Barbara Marx for unnamed NAACP meeting on October 11, 1961. Two pages.

Flyer supporting a No vote for the Arlington School Bond Issue on November 7, year not given. Argument centers on enlargement of currently small Drew Elementary School.