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MS1396.0127-11178.Folder6.JPG
Digital reproduction of a letter dated 02 October 1950 from Ellen Coolidge Burke at Alexandria Library in Alexandria, Virginia to Lucille Dickerson at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia.

In her letter, Burke requests information about…

Amherst Co., VA Poll Tax Listing 1904 - MS 1314.pdf
Finding aid to the Amherst County, Virginia Poll Tax Listing for 28 May 1904 held at Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia. The volume is a list of persons in the county who paid a required poll tax for 1903 to be eligible to vote in the…

MS1396.0127-11195.Folder6.JPG
Digital reproduction of correspondence between the City of Lynchburg, Virginia and Lucille Dickerson for the period 25 March 1947 to 28 September 1948.

In the correspondence, Dickerson notes that Jones Memorial Library is donating books to the…

MS1396.0127-11211.Folder6.JPG
Digital image of a postcard and envelope sent to Jones memorial Library from the Lynchburg Improvement Association dated 15 February 1961. The postcard includes the message "Dear Citizen: How Long Will You Allow Your Tax Dollars to Support…

Copy of CURRENT Integration of Libraries and Schools in VA (18 x 36 in).pdf
Visual timeline with key dates for integration of public libraries and schools in Virginia in the 1900s.

CORRECTION 3/1/2024: Per Brenda Mitchell-Powell's book, "Public in Name Only", full integration of the Alexandria (VA) Library occurred in…

MS1396.0127-11180.Folder6JMLStuart.JPG
Digital reproduction of a letter from Lyle Stuart to Jones Memorial Library trustees dated 10 October 1947.

In the letter, Stuart advocates for integration of the library's services and facilities.

MS1396.0127-11214.Folder6.JPG
Scanned image of a postcard sent to Jones Memorial Library regarding racial segregation of library facilities. The card was sent from Connecticut and the text read "We have heard on radio over & over again that students of Colored Theological…
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