Scanned image of a letter dates 02 October 1950 from Ellen Coolidge Burke of Alexandria (Va.) Library to Lucille Dickerson at Jones Memorial Library. In the letter Burke seeks information about the Jones library, erroneously believing the library to be racially integrated at that time. Burke is also seeking advice on how to desegregate the Alexandria Library. On 05 October 1950, Dickerson replied to Burke stating that the Jones was not integrated and closed her reply with "Good luck to you."
Digital Reproduction Of A Two-Page Letter And Six-Page Questionnaire Sent By Bernice Lloyd Bell To Josephine Wingfield At Jones Memorial Library In May 1962.
Bell, A Graduate Student At Atlanta University, Wrote To Wingfield To Request Participation In A Survey About "Integration In Public Library Services In Thirteen Southern States, 1954-1961." Wingfield Served As Head Librarian For Jones Memorial Library At The Time. The Accompanying Questionnaire Appears To Have Been Completed By Wingfield.
The Original Letter And Questionnaire Are Held In Physical Format At Jones Memorial Library In Lynchburg, Virginia.
Audio recording of a speech by Martin Luther King, Jr. at E.C. Glass High School, Lynchburg, Virginia delivered on March 27, 1962. This recording is courtesy of Liza Boswell.
