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Listing of Advisory Board members and Officers of the Committee for Public Schools and gives their positions outside of the Committee.

Most common questions asked about the "who, what and why" of the Committees for Public Schools. 9 questions and answers. 2 pages.

8 Subjects listed.

Brochure by the Virginia Citizens Conference entitled "Especially for You and Your House," 1957. Gives instruction on how African-Americans can register to vote, and what poll taxes they need to pay and information they need to memorize. 2 pages.

Letter from Virginia Ball Graves containing personal updates. 3 pages

Acts of the 1956 Extra Session of the Virginia General Assembly, including act "to provide no child shall be required to attend integrated schools" and other race related legislation. 27 pages

Letters to the Editor of an unknown paper supporting the voucher component of the Gray Commission in response to the editorial "Public Funds, Public Schools".

Handwritten notes, School Board meeting re: opinions of members.

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.

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.

2 newspaper articles, both undated, one from the (Washington) Post concerning a committee organized by Mrs. Elizabeth Campbell to study problems of integrating the Arlington County Public School System. Committee members are named in each article.

Letter written on Virginia Committee for Public Schools stationary, appears to be signed Blair (Perhaps Dr. J. L. Blair Buck, President of the Committee). Very difficult handwriting to make out, first paragraph expresses commendation for Claude's…

Elementary school campus design. 2 pages.

Desegregation, Arlington Public School Jobs; School Bond Funding 1963

Copy of photos from newspaper article comparing classrooms in Washington-Lee High School and Hoffman-Boston School.

First page: Resolution of American Council of Churches, Greenvile S.C. 4/29-5/2[??] , Opposition to National Council of Churches call for a non-segregated church in a non-segregated world. Second page: Defenders of State Sovereignty, Paul Harvey…

First page: Resolution of American Council of Churches, Greenvile S.C. 4/29-5/2[??] , Opposition to National Council of Churches call for a non-segregated church in a non-segregated world. Second page: Defenders of State Sovereignty, Paul Harvey…

Handwritten notes, no context, no date.

Handwritten notes, no context, to-do list (?).

Handwritten index card concerning racial mix of District Schools, lacking context. Verso total students, by race, in elementary, junior high, senior high and Teachers College. 2 pages.