Kanawha County Public Schools, Textbook Controversy Records

Access and use

Location of collection:
West Virginia and Regional History Center
West Virginia & Regional History Center
West Virginia University
P.O. Box 6069
1549 University Avenue
Morgantown, WV 26506
Contact for questions and access:
POC: Lori Hostuttler
Phone: (304) 293-3536
Restrictions:

No special access restriction applies.

Researchers may access digitized materials by requesting to view the materials in person by appointment or remotely by contacting the West Virginia & Regional History Center reference department at https://westvirginia.libanswers.com/wvrhc.

Terms of access:

Permission to publish or reproduce is required from the copyright holder. For more information, please see the Permissions and Copyright page on the West Virginia and Regional History Center website.

Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Kanawha County Public Schools, Textbook Controversy Records, A&M 3523, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Summary

Extent:
7.3 Linear Feet 7 ft. 4 in. (5 record cartons, 15 in. each); (2 document cases, 5 in. each); (1 flat storage box, 3 in.)
Creator:
Colomb, Doris W.
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Description and date of item], [Box/folder number], Kanawha County Public Schools, Textbook Controversy Records, A&M 3523, West Virginia and Regional History Center, West Virginia University Libraries, Morgantown, West Virginia.

Background

Scope and content:

Records regarding contoversy over textbook selection in Kanawha County schools. Includes correspondence, legal documents, and newsletters. Also includes copies of textbooks in question. The textbooks in this collection cover the subjects of literature, communications and speech, vocabulary and grammar, myths and fables, poetry, nonfiction, writing skills, and biography. There are also books regarding Federal and West Virginia school laws.

Physical location:
West Virginia and Regional History Center / West Virginia University / 1549 University Avenue / P.O. Box 6069 / Morgantown, WV 26506-6069 / Phone: 304-293-3536 / URL: https://wvrhc.lib.wvu.edu/
Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Indexed terms

Subjects:
Kanawha County - schools.