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EWP Petition St. Louis Feb 1931

On February 9, 1931, Laura Cook, a teacher at St. Louis school, wrote a letter to the Loudoun County School Board expressing concerns about the overcrowded conditions of the school. With 71 students in attendance, the lack of space and resources was hindering her ability to give each child the necessary attention. Cook, along with a group of parents and friends of the school, requested an extra room and another teacher for the next school term to alleviate these issues. The letter, signed by a number of concerned individuals, outlined the urgent need for improved conditions at the school and sought approval and support from the school board.

EWP Petition Leesburg 1930

This letter, dated May 14, 1930, addressed to Mr. Robert M. Coe in Leesburg, Virginia, demonstrates the efforts made by patrons and taxpayers of the Leesburg School District to advocate for the appointment of a qualified individual as the fourth teacher at Leesburg Colored Public School. The signatories express their desire for a High School and Normal School graduate to be appointed as the Principal of the school, highlighting the importance they placed on education and the qualifications of the teaching staff. The response from the Division Superintendent indicates a willingness to consider the request and states an intention to recommend a teacher with the requested qualifications or higher for the position.

EWP Loudoun County Training Center 001

This text is a petition addressed to the Loudoun County School Board, expressing concern over their plan to purchase land adjacent to the colored high school in Leesburg, Virginia. The petitioners argue that the land is needed for the expansion of the nearby Union Cemetery, which serves as a burial ground for the community. They also point out that only a few colored children attending the high school actually live north of Market Street, where the proposed land is located. The petitioners believe that the location of the land is not suitable for the future needs of the colored children's education, given its remote nature and distance from where the majority of the students reside. Ultimately, they request that the School Board reconsider their decision to purchase the land and prioritize the best interests of the colored youth in the community.

EWP Petition Leesburg 1932 June 001

This letter dated May 10, 1932, from the Community League, patrons of the Colored Public School, and taxpayers in Loudoun County, Virginia, to the Board of Education, highlights a call for change in the graded departments of the school. The appeal for improvements in efficiency and other unspecified concerns reflects a desire for a better educational experience for the children attending the school. After thirty years without change, the community league and patrons are advocating for a justifiable plea to appoint teachers that will address their concerns and enhance the learning environment for their children.

EWP 2-5A Yr 1956 Jan Willisville Out of Coal

EWP 02-5B Yr 1945 Petition for school bus route change to Round Hill Elementary (Formerly Sunny Ridge Elementary)

August 11, 1945 request for school bus route change by the White Round Hill Elementary patrons (formerly Sunny Ridge Elementary). Also April 14, 2016 description of the Sunny Ridge School after its purchase by Mrs. Meta Watts Smith several years before 1949.

EWP 02-5 B Yr 1948 Request School Buses for Aldie Children on Route 632

May 8, 1948 and May 22, 1948 correction petition from Susan M. Cromer to Loudoun County Board of Supervisors. Petition request school bus transportation for Aldie children living on route 632. Petition contains parents names and ages of children to be transported.

EWP 02-5B Yr Unk Petition for school bus route change to Oak Hill and Lucketts Elementary

Yr Unk, Petition by the patrons of Oak Hill and Lucketts Elementary for school bus route change.

EWP 02-5B Yr 1930 Petition to keep Paxson school open

March 17, 1930 petition from the mother of a child attending the Paxson school to keep the school open (if only for half a day) vs. bussing children to another school.

EWP 02-5B Yr Unk Petition for a school bus to Lucketts school

Yr Unk, petition for a school bus for children attending Lucketts school

EWP 02-5B Yr 1930 Petition to keep Paxson school open and not have young students ride on the bus with Round Hill High School students

March 17, 1930 letter from Mrs. Walter Parks to Superintendent OL Emerick joining in on the petition to keep Paxson school open instead of closing it and having elementary school students ride on the bus with Round Hill High School students.

EWP 02-5B Yr 1924 Petition for school bus to Round Hill High School for Bluemont students

February 9, 1924 petition from patrons of Bluemont students attending Round Hill High School for school bus transportation.

EWP 2-2 May 10, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes

May 10, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda including request from Conklin School for the reappointment of school bus driver Leroy Allen and Highway Engineer report regarding road to be built around Loudoun County High School. Agenda also includes 1954/55 teacher vacancies and recommendations report.

EWP 02-5 B September 11, 1934 Petition from Patrons of Lovettsville school for school bus route adjustment

September 11, 1934 petition from patrons of Lovettsville school to adjust newly established school bus route so that it extends to the road from Lovettsville to Wheatland.

EWP 02-5 A November 16, 1944 Petition from attorney J. Raby to School Superintendent O.L. Emerick requesting school bus transportation for Black children

November 16, 1944 petition from attorney James Raby to Superintendent O.L. Emerick requesting school bus transportation for Black children.

EWP 02-5B Yr 1936 Patrons of Closed Mt Gilead School request school bus transportation & refusal response from School Board

August 1936 request from patrons of closed Mt Gilead School (illegible) for school bus transportation and August 13, 1936 response from school board refusing the request.

EWP 02-5B Yr Unk Petition for school bus service to Aldie school for students living north of Little River Turnpike (Rte 50)

Yr Unk, petition for school bus service to Aldie school for children living north of Little River Turnpike (Rte 50) and VA Department of Historic Resources Information Sheet for Gilberts Corner Gas Station.

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis U

Duplicate of 1014943_EWP_2-5A_Yr_1930s_Laura_Cook_Evidence_Why_School_Must_Expand.pdf

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis 1930 001

EWP 2-5A St. Louis

EWP 2-5A Yr 1930s Laura Cook Evidence Why School Must Expand

EWP 2-5A 3-1 Yr 1936 The Problem with Reducing Teacher Salaries

EWP 2-5A 4-3 Yr 1931 Role of Petitions in Hiring

EWP 2-5A Yr U Purcellville wants to keep Rosalie McWashington

EWP 2-5A Yr 1920s Purcellville wants to keep Mrs Alice Scott

EWP 2-5A Petition By CL Murray

EWP 2-5A Yr 1926LoudounTeacherswantSalaryincrease

EWP 2-5A 2-5APetition1926Salaries001

EWP 2-5A 2-5APetition1926Salaries004

EWP 2-5A 1-1-2 Yr 1940 Petition by L County Wide League for Equal Salaries

In this petition dated October 9, 1941, The Loudoun County Wide League, a group advocating for educational and civic welfare in Loudoun County, Virginia, called for the establishment of a single salary schedule for teachers, principals, and supervisors without regard to race. They highlighted the disparities in salary between white and Negro educators in Loudoun County, noting that even with equal qualifications and experience, white educators were paid more. Referencing a recent federal court decision in a similar case in Norfolk, Virginia, they argued that such salary differentials based on race were unconstitutional. The petitioners acknowledged that the practice was not initiated by the current leadership but urged the School Board and Superintendent to rectify the situation to align with democratic principles and the law.

EWP 2-5A PetitionMarch3rd001Salary

EWP 2-5A Yr 1934Oct16Petition43PaeonianSpringspg2

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EWP 2-5A Yr 1934Oct16Petition43PaeonianSprings

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EWP 2-5A Nokes1945001

EWP 2-5A NokesMay1933

EWP 2-5A NegroNeeds1945

EWP 2-5A Yr 1938MtPleasantWantsSchoolreopened.

EWP 2-5A PetitionMiddleburg1945001

EWP 2-5A GrantSchool1946004

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EWP 2-5A GrantSchool1946001

EWP 2-5A Yr 1945Jan26MiddleburgCharlesSmithPetition

EWP 2-5A Yr 1945Jan26Middleburg

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EWP 2-5A Yr 1945Jan16MiddleburgwantsExpansionorNewBuilding

EWP 2-5A Yr 1945Jan15Petition34GrantImage1

EWP 2-5A Yr 1945Jan15Petition24Grant

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EWP 2-5A Yr 1944Nov7thGrantSchoolPetition332

EWP 2-5A Yr 1944Nov7thGrantSchoolPetition331

EWP 2-5A Yr 1944Nov7thGrantSchoolPetition33

EWP 2-5A Yr 1944MiddleburgNeedsmorespace

EWP 2-5A Yr 1945Feb12Petition205Grant02

EWP 2-5A Yr 1945Feb12Petition205Grant01

EWP 2-5A 2-5A1945Feb12Petition205Grant

EWP 2-5A GrantSchoolallofthem1945

EWP 2-5A Yr 1944 Middleburg Must Expand to Avoid Disease

EWP 02.5 A December 14, 1944 Superintendent O.L. Emerick letter to attorney J. Raby on additional colored teacher, new school near St. Louis and Middleburg, alternative school transportation

Dec 14, 1944 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to attorney James Raby. The letter authorized an additional teacher for the Middleburg Colored School. School Board supports building a new (colored?) school near St Louis & Middleburg. The School Board could not act on a request for public school transportation but did offer to financially compensate parents who arranged private transportation. Letter states that Loudoun County School Board is interested in improving the education conditions of its colored children.

EWP 2-5A Yr1934PaeonianSpringswantsaSchool

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EWP 2-5A Yr 1938JuneLuckettsandMt.Pleasant

EWP 2-5A RussDeathcertificate

EWP 2-5A PetittionLeesburg1930

EWP 2-5A PetitionLeesburgU2

EWP 2-5A PetitionLeesburg1932June001

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EWP 2-5A Yr 1935June9LeesburgsupportsMamieR.WatersP

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EWP 2-5A PetitionLeesburg1932

EWP 2-5A VerdieRobinson

EWP 2-5A Russ Politics

EWP 02-5 A Yr Unknown Petition for school bus transportation for colored students to the Loudoun County Training Center

Date unknown, but because the petition requests school bus transportation for colored students to the 'Loudoun County Training Center' it's assumed to be Pre-Douglass High School (1941). Students are from Willisville, St Louis, Middleburg Colored, Bull Run (Aldie) and Gleedsville (Mountain Gap Colored).

EWP 2-5A Yr 1932LeesburgWantsWatersandHarrisfor19321933

EWP 2-5A Yr 1931EdytheHarrisRequestsmoreTeachers

EWP 2-5A Yr 1930sLeesburgWantspersonnelchange

EWP 2-5A Hughesville1927001

EWP 2-5A Yr 1928HughesvillePetition20Pg2

EWP 2-5A Yr 1928HughesvillePetition20Pg1

EWP 2-5A Yr 1928HughesvillePetition20

EWP 2-5A Yr 1927HughesvilleWantsschoolreopened

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EWP 2-5A Yr 1882HughesvilleDeed

EWP 2-5A Yr 1937HughesvilleRequestsMissEstherV.Randolph

EWP 2-5A Yr Dec 10 Yr U Howardsville Kids to Willisville

EWP 2-5A Yr 1924HamiltonPTAwantsFemaleTeacherandnewschool

EWP 2-5A Yr 1929PhilomontwantsSchoolatGreggsville

EWP 2-5A Yr 1940CWLonFireTrap1

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RCH LarryRoeder

EWP 2-5A Yr 1930CountyWideonGibbonsLot

EWP 2-5A Yr 1930sCountyWideLeagueonGibbonsLot

EWP 2-5A Yr UConklinWantstoReplaceTeacher

EWP 2-5A Yr UConklinWantstoReplaceTeacher(2)

EWP 02-5 A Yr 1954 Letter from parents to Loudoun County School Board requesting Leroy Allen continue as school bus driver in the coming school year.

Date unknown, but it is very likely the letter from parents that is referenced in the May 10, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda requesting School Bus Driver Leroy Allen be reappointed for the coming school year. (See also EWP 2-2 May 10, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes)

EWP 2-5A Yr 1951CountyWideWantsImprovementsatDouglass

EWP 2-5A Yr 1945CiountyWideEndorsesJanieRedwoodSuggestions

EWP 2-5A PetitionConklin1952Teacher

EWP 2-5A Yr 1952ConklinWantstoReplaceTeacher

EWP 2-5A Yr 1952ConklinWantsTeacherReplaced

EWP 2-5A Yr 1941Mr.DeanofConklinWantsSchooltostayopen

EWP 2-5A PetitionConklinU

EWP 2-5A PetitionConklin1941001

EWP 2-5A AwardConklin

EWP 2-5A Yr 1924JohnRyanSupportsConklinbidtostayopen

EWP 2-5A Survey1940

EWP 2-5A 2-5Yr2018PrebichStudy1(2)

EWP 2-5A 2-5Yr2018PrebichStudy1(1)

EWP 2-5A SpriitualValuesPetition

EWP 2-5A SpiritualValues

EWP 2-5A ValuesPetition

EWP 2-5A Values

EWP 2-5A Survey1940

EWP 2-5A Willisville Petition 1931

EWP 2-5A Petition Willisville 1931 001

EWP 2-5A Petition Willisville 1930

EWP 2-5A Petition Transportation To Trng Center U

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis U 001

EWP 2-5A St. Louis VALTM article 25 Sept 1980 (2)

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis U

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis1946

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis1932

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis 1930TeacherHire

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis U 001

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis U

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis 1946

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis 1932

EWP 2-5A Petition St. Louis 1930 Teacher Hire

EWP 2-5A Petition1926Salaries

EWP 2-5A PaeonianSprings

EWP 2-5A NokesPetition1945

EWP 2-5A NokesMay1933

EWP 2-5A NokesJune1933

EWP 02-5 A March 20, 1945 County-Wide League of Loudoun letter to Superintendent O.L. Emerick and School Board endorse Janie Redmond recommendations made on March 6, 1945.

March 20, 1945 County-Wide League of Loudoun letter to Superintendent Emerick and School Board endorses Janie Redmond recommendations made on March 6, 1945. These included Teacher Grade load decrease through school consolidation, providing necessary transportation, building repairs, school supply requests, infrastructure upgrades, additional teachers and maintenance custodians