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Seeking opinion on whether to advise the school board to make a claim on the State for reimbursement of teacher payrolls in closed secondary schools for September and October 1958.
1958-11-05
Announcing resolution of the school board to place 17 students thereby integrating Norfolk schools. Includes "Copy of Letter Sent to Parents of the Seventeen Pupils Assigned by the School Board at a Meeting on September 27, 1958."
1958-09-27
Authorizing the use of school auditoriums for community and civic purposes not related to instructional purposes.
1958-10-28
Letter to Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. from J. J. Brewbaker, Superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools, requesting that the Governor notify the school board in writing to make payroll payments to school employees for another month.
1958-10-17
Letter to J. J. Brewbaker, Superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools, from Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr., confirming receipt of letter instructing the issue of payroll checks to school employees under the control of the Governor's office.
1958-10-22
Letter to Governor J. Lindsay Almond, Jr. from J. J. Brewbaker, Superintendent of Norfolk Public Schools, requesting that the Governor notify those connected with evening schools and athletic activities regarding their future operation.
1958-09-30
Statement regarding whether or not teachers of closed schools should volunteer their time to teach outside the schools and whether textbooks can be loaned or purchased for this endeavor.
1958-10-06
Supporting statistics related to the attendance, number and value of buildings, salaries, and cost per pupil of white and Negro schools from 1936 to 1956.
1957-02-01
Supporting information comparing the curriculum of white and Negro schools.
1957-02-01
Letter regarding "A Resolution Concurring in the Action of the School Board of the City of Norfolk Approving a Pupil Assignment Plan for the Public School System of the State" and a copy of this resolution where the School Board approves the pupil assignment plan and the Council affirms its belief that segregate schools are in the best interests of both races and should be maintained.
1956-09-04
Letter from the Booker T. Washington High School Student Cooperative Association Executive Board, urging J. J. Brewbaker and other school administrators to comply with the latest Supreme Court ruling.
1958-09-30
Enclosing resolution titled "A Resolution Requesting the Governor and the General Assembly of the Commonwealth of Virginia to Take Over and Operate, Pursuant to Chapter 69 of the Acts of the General Assembly 1956, Extra Session, Certain Secondary Public Schools in the City of Norfolk Which Have Been Closed."
1958-10-02
Financial statements for operating costs and the salaries of principals, teachers, and other employees of the six closed schools for September and October 1958.
1958-11-14
Enclosing resolution titled "A Resolution Authorizing and Directing the Transfer to the School Board of the City of Norfolk During the Month of January, 1959, From the Funds Tentatively Appropriated by the Council for the Public Schools of the City of Norfolk for the Fiscal Year Beginning January 1, 1959 and Ending December 31, 1959, of the Sum of $1,098,000, on Certain Conditions."
1959-01-02
Informing J. J. Brewbaker that he will be subpoenaed to testify in the case of James versus Almond, and that he has requested the permission of Brewbaker's counsel to discuss the matter in person with him.
1958-11-10
Letter from Davis Y. Paschall, Superintendent of Public Instruction, stressing the importance of the passage of the Amendment to Section 115-a of the Constitution of Virginia on November 4, 1958 and asking the assistance of the school board, teachers, P.T.A. leaders, and civic clubs to assure its passage.
1958-10-21
Gives a very brief history of the delay in Norfolk school openings; explains the implications of closed schools; and possible remedies including a resolution requesting the Council of the City of Norfolk to join the Norfolk City School Board and the Superintendent of Schools to petition the Governor of Virginia to return the closed schools to the City of Norfolk.
1958-10-21
Requesting authorization in writing to continue paying Norfolk school employees; along with an authorization letter from Almond, dated October 22, 1958.
1958-10-17
List of important dates including those of resolutions, statements, reports, announcements, and affidavits in the school desegregation crisis.
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Announcing that the six high schools, Granby, Maury, Norview senior high, Blair, Northside, and Norview junior high, which did not open in September 1958, will reopen on February 2. Includes instructions for where pupils should report for each school.
1959-01-29
Response to letter of May 13, 1959. Outlines criteria used in considering Negro application for admission to white schools.
1959-05-19
Letter to Mrs. L. H. Reeves, President Norfolk P.T.A. Council Association from , J. J., Brewbaker Superintendent of Schools, confirming receipt of her letter from June 13, regarding Gloria Scott and others mentioned in a report filed with the Federal Court the previous fall.
1960-06-20
Describes information on Texas laws and judgments regarding integration, modeled closely to Virginia's.
1958-01-06
A list of eight children and the measured distances from their homes to the Oakwood School they are now attending and the measured distances from their homes to the Norview Elementary School where they have applied to transfer; and the measured distances from their homes to the new Rosemont School which will be ready for occupancy in September 1959. The School Board's decision to deny their requests for transfer is that they would be transferred again when the new school is completed and that they don't live unreasonable distances from the school they are now attending.
1959-08-23
