Oral histories conducted as part of DOVE are available in the Old Dominion University Libraries Digital Collections.
The collection is organized into three series: Series I: Subject Files; Series II: Material Relating to 50th Anniversary of Massive Resistance; and Series III: "School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve and Empower" Tour.
Collection is open to researchers without restrictions.
Before publishing quotations or excerpts from any materials, permission must be obtained from Special Collections and University Archives, and the holder of the copyright, if not Old Dominion University Libraries.
Emily McMullen Harris
Gift. Accession #A2009-21
Items were donated to the DOVE project from various donors and collected by DOVE project. Content, such as oral histories, photographs and text documents were also collected from participants during DOVE "Learn, Preserve and Empower" tour.
Prior to September 2020, the collection was known as DOVE: Desegregation of Virginia Education Papers.
[Identification of item], Box [insert number], Folder [insert number and title], DOVE: Desegregation of Virginia Education Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
The finding aid was created by Heather Hammond in June 2012.
The Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Project was created in 2008 by Old Dominion University Libraries and includes (other librarians/archivists/historians from around Virginia). DOVE's main aim was to identify, locate and preserve records that document Virginia's school desegregation process. This process allowed DOVE to create a catalog to serve as a central access point for materials held by various institutions across Virginia. DOVE joined with AARP Virginia, Virginia Conference NAACP and Urban League of Hampton Roads to create the "School Desegregation: Learn, Preserve and Empower" project.
Note written by Heather Hammond
This series includes material relating to the desegregation of Virginia's schools. Included are the papers of Judge Walter E. Hoffman, legal papers, newspaper clippings from Norfolk, Charlottesville, Farmville photographs of the R.R. Moton High School/Museum and Barbara Johns' memoirs. Esther Bell Coleman biography entitled "A Conspiracy Theory" which details her experiences as a student in South Boston, Virginia in the mid-1970s.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 1, Legal Cases, 1971, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 2, Farmville, 2001-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 3, Norfolk, 1958-1966, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 4, Charlottesville, 2005-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 5, Miscellaneous, 1971, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 6, "Experience of Integration of Black Teachers" Survey, 1988, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series includes materials relating to the events hosted by various groups in Norfolk, Virginia to commemorate the end of Massive Resistance and the beginning of desegregation of Virginia's schools. The City of Norfolk, Old Dominion University, Norfolk State University and various other groups organized and participated in these events during 2008 and 2009.
This sub-series includes meeting minutes, correspondence, reports and resolutions from the End of Massive Resistance Commission.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 7, Meeting Minutes and Resolutions, 2008-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 8, Correspondence, 2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This sub-series includes event schedules, newspaper clippings from media coverage of events, brochures, programs, fliers, and other material related to the events for the 50th Anniversary of End of Massive Resistance.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 9, Schedules, 2009-2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 10, Media Coverage, 2008-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 11, Programs, Brochures, Fliers, 2008-2009, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
This series documetns a traveling exhibit that visited different locations in Virginia to display photographs and present documentaries on the history of Virginia's school desegregation. This exhibit also allowed participants the opportunity to share their stories through various means such as oral history recordings, letters, photographs, fliers, and posters. The series is organized by site location.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 12, Melfa, 2012 April 14, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 13, Hampton, 2012 April 28, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 14, Farmville, 2012 May 5, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 15, Richmond, 2012 May 12, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 16, Alexandria, 2012 May 19, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 17, Lynchburg, 2012 June 2, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 18, Danville, Virginia, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.
[Identification of item and date], Box 1, Folder 19, Other, 2012, Desegregation of Virginia Education (DOVE) Collection, Special Collections and University Archives, Old Dominion University Libraries.