Sarah Simmons papers
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of the files concerning school desegregation in Buffalo, New York that Sarah Simmons kept as a member of the Citizen's Commission on School Desegregation and the Emergency School Aid Act Advisory Committee. Includes grant proposals, notes, reports, and publications by Buffalo Public Schools.
Dates
- 1977-1980
Creator
- Simmons, Sarah (Sarah Brey) (Person)
Language of Materials
Collection material in English.
Terms of Access
The Sarah Simmons papers are open for research.
Copyright
Copyright of papers in the collection may be held by their authors, or the authors' heirs or assigns. Researchers must obtain the written permission of the holder(s) of copyright and the University Archives before publishing quotations from materials in the collection. Most papers may be copied in accordance with the library's usual procedures unless otherwise specified.
Historical Note
The United States Congress passed the Emergency School Aid Act (ESAA) in 1972 in order to implement and sustain integrated educational communities. The ESAA provided nationwide financial assistance to aid elementary and secondary schools in 1) eliminating minority segregation and discrimination among students and faculty; 2) eliminating minority isolation; and 3) assisting school children in overcoming educational disadvantages of minority group isolation. The act declared an educational institution ineligible for funding if it had engaged in any practice resulting in the disproportionate demotion or dismissal of personnel from minority groups or engaged in discriminatory employment practices.
The Citizen's Commission on School Desegregation for the Western District of New York was appointed by John T. Curtin, a United States District Judge, in September 1977. The Commission was composed of twenty-two volunteer members representing community organizations and geographic areas. Its objectives were, 1) to foster public awareness and involvement in implementing desegregation laws; 2) to monitor desegregation in all schools; 3) to serve as a contact for community input into school development; and 4) to encourage the cooperation of local universities, cultural institutions, business, and community organizations with Buffalo Public Schools.
Sarah Simmons served as a member of both the Citizen's Commission on School Desegregation and the Emergency School Aid Act Advisory Committee.
Extent
1 Linear Feet (2 manuscript boxes)
Abstract
This collection consists of the files concerning school desegregation in Buffalo, New York that Sarah Simmons kept as a member of the Citizen's Commission on School Desegregation and the Emergency School Aid Act Advisory Committee. Includes grant proposals, notes, reports, and publications by Buffalo Public Schools.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series: I. Emergency School Aid Act, II. Citizen's Commission on School Desegregation.
Acquisition Information
Donated to the University Archives by Sarah Simmons on May 27, 1988.
Accruals and Additions
No further accruals are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Processed by Archives staff.
- Buffalo (N.Y.) -- Race relations Subject Source: Local sources
- Citizen Commission on School Desegregation (Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Discrimination in education -- Law and legislation -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Subject Source: Local sources
- Discrimination in education -- Law and legislation -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Discrimination in education -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Subject Source: Local sources
- Educational law and legislation -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Subject Source: Local sources
- Educational law and legislation -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Emergency School Aid Act Advisory Committee (Buffalo, N.Y.)
- Federal aid to education -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Subject Source: Local sources
- Federal aid to education -- United States Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Notes Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Proposals Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Publications Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- Reports Subject Source: Art & Architecture Thesaurus
- School integration -- New York (State) -- Buffalo Subject Source: Local sources
- Simmons, Sarah (Sarah Brey) -- Archives
- State University of New York at Buffalo -- Archives
Source
- Buffalo Public Schools (Buffalo, N.Y.) (Contributor, Organization)
- Citizen Commission on School Desegregation (Buffalo, N.Y.) (Contributor, Organization)
- Emergency School Aid Act Advisory Committee (Buffalo, N.Y.) (Contributor, Organization)
- University Archives (Repository, Organization)
- Title
- Finding aid for the Sarah Simmons papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Finding aid prepared by Archives staff; updated by Amanda Kuhnel, 2008.
- Date
- 2008
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
- Language of description note
- English
Repository Details
Part of the University Archives Repository
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