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Clear All State Virginia Type Text Contributing Institution University of Virginia. Library

1.
Collection
Mapping local knowledge : Danville, Virginia, 1945-1975

Description:
Date of Original:: 2009/2011
Contributing Institution:: University of Virginia. Library

2.
Collection
William A. Elwood Civil Rights Lawyers Project collection, 1984-1989

Description:
Date of Original:: 1984/1989
Contributing Institution:: University of Virginia. Library

3.
Collection
WSLS-TV Roanoake, Va., News Film Collection, 1951-1971

Description:: Television news footage and scripts read on-air by anchorpersons at WSLS-TV in Roanoke, Virginia from 1951 to 1971; content includes a significant amount of coverage of the Massive Resistance Movement and Civil Rights Movement in Virginia.
Date of Original:: 1951/1971
Contributing Institution:: University of Virginia. Library