Swimming in Lynchburg - News & Advance clippings

Dublin Core

Title

Subject

Swimming

Civil Rights--Virginia

racial segregation

Swimming pools

Swimming instruction

Integration

Beauty contests--United States

Drowning victims

Clubs

First aid

Description

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 construction and maintenance, swimming contests, drowning victims, rescue services, and the racial desegregation and integration of swimming pools during the Civil Rights era in Lynchburg.

Creator

News & Advance (Lynchburg, Va.)

Source

George M. Jones Memorial Library News & Advance photo archives

Publisher

George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)

News & Advance (Lynchburg, Va.)

Date

1945-1980

Contributor

Woodford, Kim H.

George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)

Rights

George M. Jones Memorial Library (Lynchburg, Va.)

News & Advance (Lynchburg, Va.)

Format

pdf

Language

English

Identifier

NA Photo Archives

Coverage

Lynchburg, Virginia, USA

Date Created

22 May 2023

Date Copyrighted

22 May 2023

Is Referenced By

Contact George M Jones Memorial Library in Lynchburg, Virginia for specific publication dates of any of the photo clippings included in this series.

Collection

1. Digital Manuscript Collection

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

Citation

News & Advance (Lynchburg, Va.), “Swimming in Lynchburg - News & Advance clippings,” Digital Collections, accessed February 10, 2026, https://digitaljones.omeka.net/items/show/236.