Letter from Student to Judge W. Arthur Garrity (3)
Subject
Garrity, W. Arthur (Wendell Arthur), 1920-1999
Busing for school integration
School integration--Massachusetts--Boston--History
Boston Public Schools
Boston (Mass.)
Description
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.
Creator
Name Redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) Busing: Assorted Material, Box 20, Folder 72
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
April 8, 1975
Contributor
Beaubrun, Krystle
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
Part of the Mayor Kevin H. White records.View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information. For other related materials, see the Wendell Arthur Garrity papers on the Boston Schools Desegregation Case, 1972-1997. Archives and Special Collections, University of Massachusetts Boston. View the finding aid for more information about the collection.
Batson, Ruth
Busing for school integration
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
Description
Letter from a METCO parent to Ruth Batson, thanking Ruth for allowing her daughter to be part of METCO.
Creator
Name redacted
Source
Ruth M. Batson papers, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Publisher
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Date
1970-06-23
Contributor
Kearney, Laurie L.
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk) for related information
[Letter to Ruth Batson from a parent with a child in the METCO program]
Subject
Batson, Ruth
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
Description
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.
Creator
Name redacted
Source
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Publisher
Schlesinger Library
Date
1969-04-22
Contributor
Kearney, Laurie L.
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk) for related information
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from 5th grade student
Subject
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
White, Kevin H.
Description
The student wrote a letter to Mayor White listing the reasons why they believed busing to be a bad idea. During the desegregation of Boston public schools Mayor Kevin White received numerous letters, both in support of and against desegregation (particularly busing).
Creator
Name redacted.
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 4: Correspondence.
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
1974-03-31
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
Letter to Mayor Kevin White from two students in South Carolina
Subject
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
White, Kevin H.
Description
The two students from Walterboro, South Carolina, wrote to Mayor Kevin White about their experience with integration in their town in 1971 - 1972. Although many were unhappy at first, there was minimal violence and no protests to integration. The two students came up with a list of rules for a "Together School" that they felt would be useful for Boston schools.
Creator
Names redacted
Source
Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983). 0245.001 Box 3, Folder 6: Correspondence
Publisher
Boston City Archives
Date
1974-12-30
Contributor
Prescott, Lauren
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Boston City Archives. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to the Mayor Kevin H. White records, 1929-1999 (Bulk, 1968-1983) for more related information.
Flyer: "Do you want to eliminate second class education in Boston?"
Subject
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
Description
Flyer to promote a meeting of the Public Education Committee of the NAACP, Boston Branch, with the Boston School Committee.
Creator
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.
Source
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive), 1951-2003 (bulk)
Publisher
Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University, Cambridge, MA
Date
1963-06
Contributor
Kearney, Laurie L.
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive), 1951-2003 (bulk), for related information
[Letter from Marblehead Junior High School to Ruth M. Batson]
Subject
Batson, Ruth
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
Description
A letter to Ruth M. Batson from Robert Place, Principal of Marblehead Junior High regarding her retirement from METCO.
Creator
Robert E. Place
Source
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive), 1951-2003 (bulk)
Publisher
Schlesinger Library
Date
1969-12-19
Contributor
Kearney, Laurie L.
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive), 1951-2003 (bulk), for related information
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity: Report to Board of Directors
Subject
Batson, Ruth
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
Description
A Report from Ruth M. Batson, assistant director of METCO, updating the board of directors on the application process.
Creator
Ruth M. Batson
Source
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc., 1961-2005 (bulk 1966-1995)
Publisher
Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections
Date
1966-07-14
Contributor
Kearney, Laurie L.
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by Northeastern University Archives and Special Collections. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity, Inc 1961-2005 (bulk 1966-1995 for related information
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Publisher
Schlesinger Library
Date
1995
Contributor
Kearney, Laurie L.
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk) for related information.
Batson, Ruth
Boston Public Schools
Busing for school integration
Metropolitan Council for Educational Opportunity (Boston, Mass.)
Description
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.
Creator
Ruth M. Batson
Source
Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive) 1951-2003 (bulk)
Publisher
Schlesinger Library
Date
1985-10-11
Contributor
Kearney, Laurie L.
Rights
This item is made available for research and educational purposes by the Schlesinger Library, Radcliffe Institute, Harvard University. Rights status is not evaluated.
Relation
View the finding aid to Papers of Ruth M. Batson, 1919-2003 (inclusive), 1951-2003 (bulk), for related information