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House Bill No. 16, A bill to require school boards to assign pupils to particular schools and to provide for appeals in certain instances.

Document issued by the Committee To Study Problems Of Integration In Arlington Public Schools. Covers the meeting held on December 15, 1954. Discusses "State Sources Of Income For Public Education". 2 pages.

Document pertaining to reactions from politicians, school board member to the Supreme Court decision that school segregation is unconstitutional. Dated October 18, 1954. 2 pages.

"Part 1 of a study on the status of the education of negroes", covers the 14th amendment, history of segregated schools, the equal opportunities rule, and cases currently before the Supreme Court. 14 pages

Letter from "Save Our Schools Committee of Arlington" announcing purpose and volunteers on committee. 2 pages.

Letter in response to the Organizing Committee to Preserve Public Schools about legal ramifications of the Supreme Court Decision on public schools.

Letter from O. Glenn Stahl, Organizing Committee to Preserve Public Schools, to Charles R. Fenwick, State Senator, thanking Fenwick for his comments.

Letter announcing an important meeting of the Committee to discuss the legislative position and the statements that might be made at a public hearing before the "Perrow Commission on Education" on March 6. Asking for each local committee to name a…

Letter sent to members of the "Arlington Committee to Preserve Public Schools" asking members to vote to maintain the Committee. By-Laws required a vote to continue the Committee. Reasons given as to the importance of the work the Committee has done.

Letter from 23 Arlington Citizens who have formed an interim Organizing Committee to Preserve Public Schools giving reasons they feel it is important to form the committee and asking other citizens to join them.

Letter to members of the "Arlington Committee to Preserve Schools" asking current members to try to register at least 10 more people because the Committee will be meeting with Virginia Governor Stanley and would like to be able to report a membership…

A letter from Warren Cox, Chairman of the Arlington County School Board to members of The Committee To Study Problems Of Integration In The Arlington Public Schools, requesting their presence at the November 20, 1955 meeting. Issued by the Office Of…

Letter requesting General Assembly not to nullify Sections 129 and 133 of the Virginia Constitution that would result in the closing of public schools in Virginia.

The Life and Times of Arlington County, Critic of Progressive Education Chronicles a Remarkable Tale, anti-desegregation, Edmund Gibson, Defenders of State Sovereignty

The Life and Times of Arlington County, Critic of Progressive Education Chronicles a Remarkable Tale, anti-desegregation, Edmund Gibson, Defenders of State Sovereignty

Letter with attached report addressing, 1. Analysis of Democratic Primary Results, 2. The need for Continuing State Committee Operations, 3. Present Financial Situation, 4. Proposed Budget for August through January, 5. Financial Appeal. 5 pages.

Analysis of constitutional changes proposed in House Joint Resolution 23 offered to the Virginia General Assembly by Delegate Wheatley on April 9, repared by Edmund D. Campbell. 3 pages.

Behavior of individuals at Washington Lee Speech of Overstreets, Defenders of Individual Liberties, Mrs. Helen Lane, Arlington School Board

Behavior of individuals at Washington Lee Speech of Overstreets, Defenders of Individual Liberties, Mrs. Helen Lane, Arlington School Board

Opposition to Virginia Constitutional Convention to amend the Virginia Constitution to allow public funds to support tuition for private schools