Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Description
This invitation to a recognize an organized "Day of Mourning" was sent to Judge Garrity. The invitation interprets Garrity's decision to desegregate schools as a violation of rights. It encourages parents to keep children home from school and instead go to their respective places of worship to pray for reform.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Box 49, Folder 4.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
September 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
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Relation
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for related materials.
[Card Sent to Judge Garrity from St. Anthony Shrine]
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Description
This card was sent to Judge Garrity to notify him of mass services held "for [his] welfare and intentions" at St. Anthony Shrine.
Creator
St. Anthony Shrine, Boston, MA
Source
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Box 49, Folder 3.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
September 9, 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
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Relation
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for related materials.
[Invitation for Judge Garrity to a Prayer Breakfast for Boston Public Schools]
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Description
This letter was sent to Judge W. Arthur Garrity by a Boston church representative to invite him to a prayer breakfast for Boston Public Schools. The breakfast was sponsored by the Ecumenical Committee for Safety and Education and held at the Boston Sheraton on September 7, 1974, to coincide with the beginning of the school year. The breakfast welcomed all Judeo-Christian faiths and sought to pray for peace as integration was carried out.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr.: papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Box 49, Folder 6.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
August 29, 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
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Relation
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for related materials.
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Description
This letter was sent to Judge W. Arthur Garrity from a Cambridge-based theologian to express thanks for his decision to desegregate Boston's schools. The letter discusses Christian faith, schools of theology, and ethnicity in religious contexts.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Box 49, Folder 1.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
Circa 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
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Relation
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for related materials.
[Letter to Judge Garrity from Minister in Canaan, NH]
Subject
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Description
This letter was sent to Judge Garrity to express support for his decision to desegregate Boston's schools. The author acknowledges that many outside of Boston and the nation have been watching the case and its aftermath unfold. The author implies that if any city should be racially integrated, it should be Boston.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Box 49, Folder 3.
Publisher
Courtesy of the University Archives & Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
Circa 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
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Relation
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for related materials.
[Letter to Judge Garrity from Minister in San Francisco, CA]
Subject
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
This letter sent to Judge Garrity from a minister in San Francisco, California expressed "indebtedness" for the Judge's recent decision to desegregate Boston schools.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Box 29, Folder 3.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
October 23, 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
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Relation
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for related materials.
[Letter to Judge Garrity from Religious Leaders in Selma, AL]
Subject
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Description
This letter was sent to Judge W. Arthur Garrity from religious leaders in Selma, Alabama to offer thoughts on the desegregation of Boston Public Schools. The author(s) explain the state of integration in the South, as well as the power of courts in solving this issue.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Box 49, Folder 2.
Publisher
University Archives & Special Collections Department, Joseph P. Healey Library, University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
September 4, 1974
Contributor
Jacob Lusk
Rights
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Relation
Garrity, W. Arthur, Jr. : Papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. View the finding aid for related materials.
Format
JPEG (Image coding standard)
Language
English
Type
Text
Identifier
selma.jpg
Coverage
Selma (Ala.)
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Dublin Core
Title
A Letter to Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr. including a newspaper clipping from The Washington Star, December 4, 1975
Subject
African Americans-- Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
This letter to Garrity from December 1975, commends Garrity on his decision. Bedell, the author, includes a clipping from the Washington Star that describes Garrity in the court room.
Creator
Daniel S. Bedell
Source
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997
Publisher
University Archives and Special Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston
Date
December 4, 1975
Contributor
Illsley, Moriah
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Copyright information can be found online at the University of Massachusetts.
Relation
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. See the finding aid for more related materials.
Format
PDF (Computer file format)
Language
English
Type
Letter
Identifier
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997, Series LXVIII, Correspondence, 1973-1994, Box 51, Folder 33.
A letter to Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., December 10, 1975.
Subject
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999.
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
This letter from "A White Irish American" uses very patriotic language to describe their support of Garrity.
Creator
A White Irish American
Source
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997.
Publisher
University Archuves and Special Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Date
December 10, 1975
Contributor
Illsley, Moriah
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Copyright information can be found online at the University of Massachusetts.
Relation
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. See the finding aid for more related materials.
Format
PDF (Computer file format)
Language
English
Type
Letter
Identifier
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997, Series LXVIII, Correspondence, 1973-1994, Box 51, Folder 33.
A letter to Judge W. Arthur Garrity Jr., December 17, 1974.
Subject
African Americans--Segregation
Boston (Mass.)
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999.
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Description
This letter tells Judge Garrity that many people agree with him and are on his side although they are silent. He also encloses a patriotic letter he wrote to his local paper about desegregation.
Creator
[Name Redacted]
Source
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997.
Publisher
University Archives and Special Collections of the University of Massachusetts Boston.
Date
December 17, 1974
Contributor
Illsley, Moriah
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the University of Massachusetts Boston. Rights status is not evaluated. Copyright information for the University of Massachusetts Boston Archives and be found online.
Relation
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. See the finding aid for more related materials.
Format
PDF (Computer file format)
Language
English
Type
Letter
Identifier
Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997, Series LXVIII, Correspondence, 1973-1994, Box 49, Folder 13.