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Letter from a METCO parent to Ruth Batson, thanking Ruth for allowing her daughter to be part of METCO.

A Report from Ruth M. Batson, assistant director of METCO, updating the board of directors on the application process.

This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation…

This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation…

This is an excerpt from a book compiled of essays written by sixth grade students of the Oliver W. Holmes Middle School in the Dorchester section of Boston. The essays document the experiences of an integrated class during Phase I of desegregation…

Ruth M. Batson shaking hands with Judge W. Arthur Garrity.

Photograph of Ruth M. Batson sitting in a crowded room waiting for a Boston School Committee meeting.

An outline of requirements for the application process for METCO participation.

Progress report from the "Freedom House Institute on Schools and Education" (later the Coordinated Social Services Group/Committee) regarding its continued preparations for the desegregation of Boston Schools (busing).

Resume of Ruth M. Batson, ca. 1995.