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Buffalo (N.Y.). Board of Education

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Found in 3 Collections and/or Records:

Judge John T. Curtin files Re: Arthur v. Nyquist

 Collection — Box 1
Identifier: MS-0178
Abstract

John T. Curtin, Chief Judge of the U.S. Federal District Court, Western District of New York, presided over the lawsuit Arthur v. Nyquist brought by plaintiffs to desegregate the Buffalo Public Schools in Buffalo, New York from the 1970s through the 1990s. Collection includes correspondence with individuals and attorneys as well as internal office memos.

Dates: 1981-1996

Joseph Manch papers

 Collection — Box 1-17
Identifier: MS-0106
Abstract

The papers of Joseph Manch, Superintendent of Buffalo Public Schools (1957-1975) document his professional and personal activities.

Dates: 1922-1988

Lydia T. Wright papers

 Collection — Box 1-15, 16+, 17-32
Identifier: MS-0015
Abstract

The collection contains research material on school integration including press clippings, speeches, and correspondence related to efforts to integrate the school system of Buffalo, New York as well as other civil rights issues including the 1963 March on Washington. Collection also includes personal memorabilia and family papers.

Dates: 1883-1968
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Clippings (information artifacts) 2
School integration -- Buffalo (N.Y.) 2
Speeches (documents) 2
Academic libraries -- Aims and objectives -- New York (State) -- Buffalo 1
Administrative records 1