[Letter to Ruth Batson from a parent with a child in the METCO program]
Batson, Ruth
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
A letter written to Ruth Batson from a greatful METCO parent informing Ruth of her child's college acceptance and thanking her for her help.
Name redacted
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
1969-04-22
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC590; Box 3; Folder 8
Boston (Mass.)
Flyer: "Do you want to eliminate second class education in Boston?"
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
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
Flyer to promote a meeting of the Public Education Committee of the NAACP, Boston Branch, with the Boston School Committee.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive), 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1963-06
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC590; Box 2; folder 1
Boston (Mass.)
Excerpt from "The METCO Story."
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
An unpublished report by Ruth Batson called "The METCO Story."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.
Ruth M. Batson
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
1985-10-11
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC590; Box 4; folder 5
Boston (Mass.)
Excerpt from "The METCO Story"
Batson, Ruth
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
Two pages from an unpublished report "The METCO Story" written by Ruth Batson.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
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
1985-10-11
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC590; Box 4; folder 5
Boston (Mass.)
Photograph of Ruth M. Batson in a crowded room.
Batson, Ruth
Photograph of Ruth M. Batson sitting in a crowded room waiting for a Boston School Committee meeting.
Unidentified
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library
circa 1964
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC590-PD.6-9
Boston (Mass.)
Photograph of Ruth M Batson and Judge W. Arthur Garrity
Batson, Ruth
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Ruth M. Batson shaking hands with Judge W. Arthur Garrity.
unidentified
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
circa 1986
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC 590-PD.6-9
Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Ruth Batson from METCO parent
Batson, Ruth
Busing for school integration
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
Letter from a METCO parent to Ruth Batson, thanking Ruth for allowing her daughter to be part of METCO.
Name redacted
Ruth M. Batson papers, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
1970-06-23
Kearney, Laurie L.
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MC 590; Box 4; Folder 7
Boston (Mass.)
Affadavit of Ruth Batson
Batson, Ruth
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
Boston Public Schools
Affadavit of Ruth Batson recounting an incident between a student and a teacher.
U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts
RG 21 USDC_MA Morgan V. Hennigan Case Files, 1972-1991 [Boston Schools Desegregation Case], Box ID 1764 Box 8, folder 1375.
National Archives, Boston
1975-11-24
Kearney, Laurie L.
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1764-8-1375
Boston (Mass.)
Letter to Judge Garrity from Freedom House
Boston (Mass.)—Race Relations--History—20th Century
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
Letter to Judge Garrity from Freedom House, Institute on Schools and Education outlinging their problems with Phase I, concerns with Phase II, and their recommendations.
Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education, Phase II Study Panel
Record group 21 USDC_MA Morgan V. Hennigan Case Files, 1972-1991 [Boston Schools Desegregation Case], ID 658, Box 8, folder 643. Morgan v Hennigan case files, 1972-1991.
National Archives, Boston
1975-02-04
Kearney, Laurie L.
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658-8-643
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.)