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NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY
University Archives
Norfolk State University
2401 Corprew Avenue
Norfolk VA 23504
804-683-2928
Fax: 804-683-2431
159. COLGATE DARDEN PAPERS
Papers of the former governor that focus on race relations and educational issues including reports on segregation in Virginia's public schools and colleges, studies on the reorganization of the public school system, public education and teacher training data, reports on the Prince Edward County Free School, and correspondence.
160. ZACHARY H. FIELDS LETTERS
26 items, ca. 1898
Letters written by this Afro-American soldier during the Spanish-
American War to his wife in Norfolk while he was
in basic training in Tennessee.
161. NORFOLK MISSION COLLEGE PAPERS
ca. 1880-1915
Papers including school catalogues, bulletins, commencement programs,
photographs, news articles, reflections on the school history, and minutes
and correspondence of the alumni association of this Presbyterian mission
established in Norfolk in 1883.
162. NORFOLK STATE UNIVERSITY DESEGREGATION IN HIGHER EDUCATION IN VIRGINIA PAPERS
Papers and documents describing the university's struggle to maintain its status as an autonomous four-year institution. Included are the Virginia Plan, position papers drafted by the university, statements from the alumni and community leaders, studies of course offerings at other state universities, newspaper articles, curriculum proposals, and correspondence.
163. MARVIN SCHLEGEL PAPERS
The manuscript and notes of his work on Andrew Johnson including several reels of microfilmed newspapers.
164. SLAVES AND FREE BLACKS IN NORFOLK
1790-1860
Copies of free papers and manumission data. Also included is
information on fugitive slaves, African colonization, occupations, and black
property holdings.
165. WOMEN'S COUNCIL FOR INTERRACIAL COOPERATION PAPERS
ca. 1945-60
Papers of the first integrated civic organization in Norfolk including correspondence between committee
members and local and state political leaders, minutes, membership lists,
news articles on race relations, and research on housing, educational, and
recreational conditions in Norfolk's Afro-American
community.
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