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Legal Documents: Leah Sue Bishop, Daril Louise Bishop, by their mother, Dorothy Bishop; Jennifer B. Bishop, Loretta Bishop, by their mother, Addie M. Bishop; Debra Johnson by her mother, Martha Johnson; Bruce Myhre, Jill Myhre, Paul Myhre, Donald Myhre Jr., Samuel Myhre, by their mother Donna Myhre, Plaintiffs, vs. The Starkville Academy and its headmaster J. E. Logan; Garvin H. Johnston, individually and in his official capacity as State Superintendent of Public Education; Frank I. Lovell, Jr., individually and in his official capacity as Assistant State Superintendent of Public Education; Herman K. White, individually and in his official capacity as State Supervisor of Special Education; Bradford J. Dye, Jr., individually and in his official capacity as State Treasurer; their agents, employees, successors and assigns, Defendants.

 File — Box: 1, Folder: 9

Scope and Contents

From the Collection:

This collection consists of papers, audio visual material, and awards belonging to Dorothy Bishop from the 1960s(approximate date) to 2009. The papers include personal papers, articles regarding Dorothy Bishop's civil rights activism and community involvement, legal transcripts and paperwork regarding desegregation, NAACP educational and promotional materials, NAACP conference materials, NAACP membership materials, newspaper articles, a cassette, a DVD, a VHS tape, funeral programs, protest materials, personal and formal correspondence, awards, photographs and other miscellaneous materials dated 1960s-2009 and undated.

Dates

  • 1969 - 2009

Conditions Governing Access

None.

Extent

From the Collection: 3 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English