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Integration Timeline of Public Libraries and Schools in Virginia

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…

Tags: 1900s, Dunbar Branch, Dunbar High School, Dunbar High School Library, Jim Crow era, libraries, Lynchburg, public libraries, Public Schools, racial integration, racial segregation, schools, Virginia

Letter from William R. Gilmore

Scanned image of a typewritten letter from William R. Gilmore to Douglas A. Robertson, Secretary-Treasurer of the Jones Memorial Library. The letter is dated 05 September 1969. In the letter Gilmore expressed appreciation that the library has…

Tags: correspondence, Jones Memorial Library, Letters, library history, MS 1396, MS1396, public libraries, racial integration, William Gilmore

Lynchburg Improvement Association postcard

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…

Tags: businesses, correspondence, envelopes, Jim Crow era, Letters, MS 1396, MS1396, Patterson's Drug Store, postcards, racial integration, racial segregation

Swimming in Lynchburg - News & Advance clippings

News clippings and photographs from Lynchburg's News & Advance daily newspaper with coverage of swimming related topics in the Lynchburg area. Includes clippings from 1940s - 1980s.

Clippings cover swimming pools, swimming instruction, pool…

Tags: 1940s, 1950s, 1960s, 1970s, 1980s, 4-H, aquatics, beauty contests, Camp Bibee, canals, city of Lynchburg, Civil Rights, Civil Rights movement, clippings, construction, discrimination, drowning, integration, James River, Jefferson Park, Jefferson Park pool, Jefferson pool, Kanawha Canal, lakes, Lynchburg, Lynchburg Life Saving and First Aid Crew, Lynchburg News & Advance, Miller Park pool, News & Advance, newspapers, Olympics, photographs, photos, Piranha Swim Club, pool construction, pools, racial integration, racial segregation, Randolph College, Randolph Macon Woman's College, Red Cross, rescue services, rivers, Riverside Park, Riverside Park pool, Riverside pool, segregation, Sweet Briar College, swimmers, swimming, swimming coaches, swimming contests, swimming instruction, swimming instructors, swimming lessons, swimming pools, YMCA, YWCA

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Integration Timeline of Public Libraries and Schools in Virginia

Letter from William R. Gilmore

Lynchburg Improvement Association postcard

Swimming in Lynchburg - News & Advance clippings