"The Accomplishments of the 1944 Survey of Public Education in Boston"
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
A pamphlet, produced by the Finance Commission of Boston, listing 107 (of over 1000) recommendations suggested by "The Strayer Report.” Accomplishments occurred in the ten years after the survey’s publication.
Boston (Mass.). Finance Commission
Finance Commission records, circa 1910-1973. (97001) Box 1, folder 3.
Boston City Archives.
1955
Kearney, Laurie L.
Copyright City of Boston. This work is made available by Boston City Archives. It is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 3.0 United States License.
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97001.001-3D214
Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Louise Day Hicks from Ruth M. Batson
Batson, Ruth
Hicks, Louise Day, 1916-2003
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Boston Branch
A letter from Ruth Batson, chairman of the Public Education Committee of the NAACP Boston Branch, to Louise Day Hicks, chairman of the Boston School Committee, outlining the discussion points the NAACP would like to make at the August 15th, 1963 school committee meeting.
Ruth M. Batson
School Committee Secretary. Desegregation Files 1963-1984 (bulk 1974-1976)
Boston City Archives
1963-08-08
Kearney, Laurie L.
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0405004.001.012
Boston (Mass.)
"Community Crisis Intervention and Boston's Desegregation Effort."
Batson, Ruth
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Civil rights--Massachusetts--Boston
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
Cover from a booklet Ruth M Batson and Lyda Peter wrote, "Community Crisis Intervention and Boston's Desegregation Effort."
Ruth M. Batson and Lyda Peters
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
1975
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC 590; Box 3; Folder 6
Boston (Mass.)
Ruth M. Batson's resume
Batson, Ruth
Resume of Ruth M. Batson, ca. 1995.
Ruth M. Batson
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
1995
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC 590; Box 1; Folder 3
Boston (Mass.)
Flyer: "Mother - Educator - Civil Worker: Elect Mrs. Ruth Batson"
<p>Batson, Ruth</p>
Political handout/flyer for Ruth M. Batson's 1951 campaign for the Boston School Committee
Ruth M. Batson
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
1951
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC590; Box 2; Folder 8
Boston (Mass.)
Autograph book of Ruth M. Batson (nee Watson)
Batson, Ruth
Last page of Ruth M. Batson's (nee Watson) autograph book from her years at the Everett School, Boston, with photographs of her friends.
Ruth M. Batson
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
1935
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC 590; Box 1; Folder 7
Boston (Mass.)
Page from yearbook: Girl's Latin School, 1940
<div><span><span>Batson, Ruth</span></span></div>
<div>Boston Public Schools</div>
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Senior picture of Ruth M. Batson (nee Watson) from The Girl's Latin School, Boston.
The Girl's Latin School, Boston, MA
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1940
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC 590; Box 3; Folder 14
Boston (Mass.)
Citywide Coordinating Council Evaluation Committee Report
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Civil rights--Massachusetts--Boston
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
A report from the Citywide Coordinating Council (CCC) outlining the reasons the establish a committee to review and critique the Council sub-Committees and their recommendations.
Ruth M. Batson
The Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive), 1951-2003 (bulk), MC 590, Box 3, folder 5
Schlesinger Library
1976-05-06
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC 590; Box 3; folder 5
Boston (Mass.)
Letter from Student to Judge W. Arthur Garrity (4)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Race awareness—Massachusetts--Boston
Race relations--History--20th Century
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston
Segregation in education--United States
Students from advanced fourth and fifth grade classes at the M.J. Tobin School in Roxbury shared their concerns about busing. They were afraid that Phase II of forced busing would end advanced classes and this would academically hold back from reaching their potential.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Busing: Assorted Material, Box 20, Folder 72
Boston City Archives
1975-04-08
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
<div><span>Part of the Mayor Kevin H. White records.</span><span> <span>View the </span><a title="Mayor Kevin H White records" href="http://www.cityofboston.gov/images_documents/Guide%20to%20the%20Mayor%20Kevin%20H.%20White%20records_tcm3-50275.pdf" target="_blank">finding aid</a><span> to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information. For other related materials, see the </span></span><span>Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Archives and Special Collections, </span><span>University of Massachusetts Boston</span><span>. View the </span><a title="Garrity papers" href="http://openarchives.umb.edu/cdm/singleitem/collection/p15774coll8/id/213/rec/6" target="_blank">finding aid</a><span> for more information about the collection.</span></div>
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0245-001-B20-F72
Roxbury (Boston, Mass.)
Letter from Student to Judge W. Arthur Garrity (3)
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Boston Public Schools
Boston (Mass.)
Students from advanced fourth and fifth grade classes at the M.J. Tobin School in Roxbury shared their concerns about busing. They were afraid that Phase II of forced busing would end advanced classes and this would academically hold back from reaching their potential.
Name Redacted
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Busing: Assorted Material, Box 20, Folder 72
Boston City Archives
April 8, 1975
Beaubrun, Krystle
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
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Boston, MA