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Document is a photocopy of clippings taped together of Gov. Thomas B. Stanley's address to the General Assembly on November 30 regarding holding a referendum for a constitutional convention per the recommendations of the Gray Commission

Information Sheet compiled and published by the Virginia Society for Preservation of Public Schools against amending the constitution and tuition grants. 9 pages

Unsigned letter to Mr. Robinson informing him of details for a Community Council for Social Progress meeting he will be attending

Handwritten notes containing people's names. 2 pages

Statement of Arlington Delegate Harrison Mann explaining his decision to vote for the referendum regarding holding a constitutional conventional. 2 pages

Copy of ""Final Report of Citizens Committee Against Segregation in Recreation," May 20, 1948. Includes cover letter to "supporting organizations." Gives brief history and makeup of the committee, Chronicles the fight to desegregate parks and…

Program for "Fairfax County Federation of PTAs Workshop on Supreme Court Decision on Public Schools," April 30, 1955. Lists speakers and times.

Flyer entitled "Tenth District Residents! Act Now Before It's Too Late!" Encourages readers in Virginia's Tenth Congressional District to reach out to the members of the Gray Commission and say they are against a "local option" in complying with…

Pages from the Congressional Record Appendix published May 31, 1955, covering "extended remarks" of various Congressmen. Covers page A3777 to A3780. Focuses on "PTAs Are a Vehicle that the Radical Integrationists Are Using to Destroy State…

Selected pages of Providence Journal from May 13, 1955. Includes pages 1, 2, 11, 12, 13, 14. Covers Fairfax County, Virginia. Includes coverage of the Fairfax County Federation of PTAs Workshop on integration, along with other local news, some on…

Copy of Providence Journal from May 13, 1955. Covers Fairfax County, Virginia. Includes coverage of the Fairfax County Federation of PTAs Workshop on integration, along with other local news, some on school desegregation, and has a short article…

Copy of Common Sense with headline "Fluoridation - Is It a Benefit Or Menace To Public Health", dated June 1, 1956. Newspaper has several articles and opinions on the hazards and dangers of fluoridation of water supplies. Four pages.

Flyer reprinting "Funeral of the Constitution," an opinion piece by Russell Maguire for the American Mercury, February, 1956. Cover shows political cartoon. Maguire laments the death of the Constitution through wounds delivered by the United Nations…

Booklet entitled "The National Council of Churches: An Appraisal," by Carl McIntire, published by the Christian Beacon Press, 1957. Author accuses the National Council of Churches as actively working for Communism and Soviet Russia and discusses his…

Letter to James Browne from Irene Compton, dated September 23, 1958. Letter introduces unknown material and warns Browne that Communist Russia is threatening America and he should think about his actions and speech to work against Russia and for the…

Three stamps with American flag and Statue of Liberty, with "Fight Communism" written across the top.

Clipping from Washington Post for May 1, 1955. Reports on breakup of Fairfax County Federation of PTAs workshop on school integration. Also describes the workshop as it was intended to occur. Article spread over two clippings; verso of both has other…

Clipping from unnamed newspaper for May 6, 1955. Letter to the editor from M. Alonso Rodriquez, shaming segregationists who broke up the Fairfax County Federation of PTA workshop on school desegregation. Verso has other side of newspaper page. Two…

Clipping from unnamed newspaper for May, 1955. Opinion piece opposing segregationists who broke up the Fairfax County Federation of PTA workshop of school desegregation. Verso has other side of newspaper page. Two pages.

Clipping from unnamed newspaper for May 20, 1955. Letter to the editor from Sarah M. Lahr, shaming segregationists who broke up the Fairfax County Federation of PTA workshop on school desegregation. Verso has other side of newspaper page. Two pages.