Committee For Better Schools: Georgetown, Texas
Scope and Contents
Materials related to the desegregation of Georgetown public schools. Dr. Norman Spellman; Betty Spellman; Price Ashten; John Orgain; Harvey Miller; Committee for Better Schools, minutes; Georgetown Independent School District; Carver School, minutes; The Role of Southwestern University Faculty in the Desegregation of Georgetown’s Public Schools: 1962-1965, a presentation for Martin Luther King Day, 1997; Information Bulletin by the Committee for Better Schools; Committee for Better Schools, planning meeting; Notes for Dr. Jones’ history of SU; Crystal Ann Miller versus Joe Barnes- United States Court of Appeals; Newspaper clippings about desegregation, integration, segregation; 2008 explanatory letter and inventory of related materials donated to the Williamson County Historical Museum
Dates
- Majority of material found within 1917 - 2003
Conditions Governing Access
The materials are open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
Southwestern University Distinctive Collections and Archives is the owner of the physical materials in the collections and makes available reproductions for research, publication, and other uses. Written permission must be obtained from SU Distinctive Collections and Archives before any publication use. Distinctive Collections does not necessarily hold copyright to all of the materials in the collections. In some cases, permission for use may require seeking additional authorization from the copyright owners. Consult repository for more details.
Biographical / Historical
The records were collected by Norman Spellmann, a professor at Southwestern University, who was involved in efforts to integrate the Georgetown Independent School district during the early 1960s.
Extent
0.00 Linear Feet : 1 Folder
Language of Materials
English
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the SU Special Collections & Archives Repository