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Photograph of Ruth M. Batson in a crowded room.
Photograph of Ruth M. Batson sitting in a crowded room waiting for a Boston School Committee meeting.
Photograph of Ruth M Batson and Judge W. Arthur Garrity
Ruth M. Batson shaking hands with Judge W. Arthur Garrity.
Affadavit of Ruth Batson
Affadavit of Ruth Batson recounting an incident between a student and a teacher.
Photograph of David Bloom at age 10, circa. 1974-1975
Photograph of student, David Bloom, at the beginning of desegregation in the Boston public schools.
"Community Crisis Intervention and Boston's Desegregation Effort."
Cover from a booklet Ruth M Batson and Lyda Peter wrote, "Community Crisis Intervention and Boston's Desegregation Effort."
Letter to Louise Day Hicks from Ruth M. Batson
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…
Excerpt from "The METCO Story."
An unpublished report by Ruth Batson called "The METCO Story." This page outlines the considerations taken in choosing students to participate in METCO in the summer of 1966.
Excerpt from "The METCO Story"
Two pages from an unpublished report "The METCO Story" written by Ruth Batson. These pages highlight questions asked at parent informational meetings in the summer of 1966.
Ruth M. Batson's resume
Resume of Ruth M. Batson, ca. 1995.
Flyer: "Mother - Educator - Civil Worker: Elect Mrs. Ruth Batson"
Political handout/flyer for Ruth M. Batson's 1951 campaign for the Boston School Committee