PUBLIC "-//Library of Virginia//TEXT (US::Vi::vi04320::A Guide to the Wythe County (Va.) Public School Desegregation Records, 1952-1967)//EN" "vi04320.xml" A Guide to the Wythe County (Va.) Public School Desegregation Records, 1952-1967 Wythe County (Va.) Public School Desegregation Records, 1952-1967 0007482189 Greg Crawford Library of Virginia © 2014 By The Library of Virginia. All Rights Reserved.

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Machine-readable finding aid derived from MARC record, created by Greg Crawford, 30 January 2014 Description is in English 2014-01-30 Converted to schema conforming EAD by dtd2schema.vh.xsl. A Guide to the Wythe County (Va.) Public School Desegregation Records, 1952-1967 A Collection in the Library of Virginia 0007482189 Greg Crawford

Library of Virginia 2014 unprocessed Library of Virginia Descriptive Summary The Library of Virginia Wythe County (Va.) Public School Desegregation Records, 1952-1967 0007482189 State Records Center - Archives Annex, Library of Virginia .45 cu. ft. (1 box) English Wythe County (Va.) Public Schools Administrative Information Access Restrictions

Collection is unprocessed but open for research. Student information in these unprocessed materials may be RESTRICTED under the federal Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act. The Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) is a Federal law that protects the privacy of student education records. The Archives staff may redact privacy protected information. Documents can be viewed in their entirety (without redaction) 75 years after the date of creation. Types of documents requiring RESTRICTION may include: personally identifiable student information in scholarship applications, change of school forms, term reports, and other records; test results; health information, including vaccination records; materials related to the Pupil Placement Board and containing student information. Virginia Freedom of Information Act (Code of Virginia, 2.2-3705.5); Virginia Health Records Privacy Act (Code of Virginia, 32.1-127.1:03); Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) (20 U.S.C. 1232g; 34 CFR Part 99). It is strongly suggested that patrons wishing to view this collection contact Archives Research Services prior to visiting the Library. The collection may not be available on the same day requested due to the need to review the unprocessed materials for privacy restricted information.

Use Restrictions

Confidential information less than 75 years of age that may be encountered during research must not be recorded, published, publicized, or re-disclosed to any other party for any purpose.

Preferred Citation

Wythe County (Va.) Public School Desegregation Records, 1952-1967. Local government records collection, Wythe County Records. The Library of Virginia, Richmond, Virginia 23219.

Acquisition Information

This collection came to the Library of Virginia in a transfer of papers under the accession number 51171.

Historical Information

Wythe County was named for George Wythe, a signer of the Declaration of Independence and chancellor of Virginia when Wythe County was formed from Montgomery County by a statute of 1 December 1789. The county court first met on 25 May 1790. Part of Grayson County was added in 1825. The county seat is Wytheville.

Scope and Content

Wythe County (Va.) Public School Desegregation Records, 1952-1967, include student records, legal issues, plans for desegregation, and applications for teaching positions.

Index Terms Corporate Names: Wythe County (Va.) Public Schools. Subjects: African Americans -- Education -- Virginia -- Wythe County. African Americans -- Segregation -- Virginia -- Wythe County. Civil rights movements -- Virginia -- Wythe County. School integration -- Massive resistance movement -- Virginia. Schools -- Records and correspondence -- Virginia -- Wythe County. Segregation -- Virginia -- Wythe County. Geographical Names: Wythe County (Va.) -- History -- 20th century. Genre and Form Terms: Application forms -- Virginia -- Wythe County. Letters (correspondence) -- Virginia -- Wythe County. Local government records -- Virginia -- Wythe County. Minutes -- Virginia -- Wythe County. School records -- Virginia -- Wythe County.