William D. Lamson was an architect/planner and demographic analyst for court cases dealing with school desegregation, voting rights, housing discrimination, and judicial redistricting. The collection consists of case files and maps he used in court as an ACLU expert witness in the Brown III case, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992 for public schools in Topeka, Kansas.
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Jackson State University
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A complete historical breakdown of the effect of administrative decisions on the racial makeup of Topeka schools. Includes full reports on every school in the district as well as analysis on decisions made by the school board and administrators.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Pages 202-253 of a 1954 centennial history of the Topeka Public School System created by retired teachers of the Topeka Public School System
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Pages 1-201 of a 1954 centennial history of the Topeka Public School System created by retired teachers of the Topeka Public School System
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The documents about 1974-1975 school closings and renovations include a tentative plan, a note to parents from the Board of Education, boundary maps, and more.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. These documents from the Topeka Schools v. Kansas Department of Health, Education, and Welfare case concern compliance with Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Miscellaneous documents and paperwork pertaining to annexation activities within the Topeka Public School District.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Handwritten analysis and notes and a draft of a report on Topeka Junior High Schools by William Lamson. Some original pages and some photocopied pages.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Handwritten analysis and notes by William Lamson, including incomplete drafts of reports using the analyzed data.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A court document listing documents to be used in the Brown III court proceedings. The list includes the title of the documents as well as the date received.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The fact sheet covers key developments in the investigation of Topeka Schools, starting with the notice of investigation through the rejection of a long-term plan.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Handwritten notes by William Lamson titled “Questions about Topeka.” Lamson lists 38 questions about Topeka as part of his preparation for the Brown III case.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A 1966 order from the Kansas Department of Public Instruction to create a unified school district in Topeka, Kansas, and an administrative structure for the district.
ACLU Attorney Chris Hansen writes to the defendant lawyers to ask for identification of errors they find in reports from their expert witnesses before depositions to avoid spending too much time arguing over simple factual errors. He recommends that the trial focus on conclusions drawn from facts.
Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming writes to Attorney General of the United States Department of Justice Griffin Bell to provide him with a statement and summary of facts to the enclosed Kansas Advisory Committee report.
Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming writes to Secretary of the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Joseph A. Califano Jr. to provide him with a statement and summary of facts to the enclosed Kansas Advisory Committee report.
Cynthia G. Brown, Principal Deputy of the Office of Civil Rights in the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare, writes to Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming to alert him that the office is still reviewing his report and hopes to get back to him by the end of the month.
Director of the Office of Civil Rights of the Region VII Department of Health, Education, and Welfare Jesse L. High writes to Assistant Professor of Law at Washburn University of Topeka William Rich to inform him that records pertaining to past and present investigations of Topeka schools will be available for inspection next week.
Drew S. Days III, Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice, writes to Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming to let him know that the Department of Justice is considering his report and any pursuant action it might cause.
Joseph A. Califano Jr. of the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare writes to Chairman of the United States Commission on Civil Rights Arthur S. Flemming to alert him that his office has received his letter and report of the Kansas Advisory Committee and should hear a response within the next two weeks.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A letter from Richard Larson of the ACLU to Dr. Gordon Foster to inquire about his role as an expert witness in the Brown III case.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. A letter from Richard Larson of the ACLU to William Lamson alerting him that the court has given them an extension to April 15, 1984, to respond to interrogatories.
A letter from the Department of Health Education and Welfare (name redacted) to Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (name redacted) about details involved in the Topeka desegregation case.
The Director of the Office for Civil Rights in the United States Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (name redacted) writes to U.S. District Court Judge (name redacted) about their concern that the desegregation efforts made by the Topeka School System are not acceptable under the requirements of Title VI in the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
The Office of Civil Rights of the Region VII Department of Health, Education, and Welfare alerts the Topeka Public Schools Superintendent that their analysis shows that the KAW Area Vocational School did not violate the provisions of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act or Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972. Names have been redacted.
A letter from the Staff Director of the United States Commission on Civil Rights (name redacted) to Assistant Attorney General, Civil Rights Division of the U.S. Department of Justice (name redacted) requesting correspondence on the Topeka desegregation case.
The letter includes a memo with Bob Longman of Central Surveys Inc.'s observations regarding R. Harrison Hickman’s critiques of the Topeka Survey about public schools. Hickman criticized the sampling method, the use of screening questions, and more. Longman calls his critiques “trivial and intended to attract attention away from the findings.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Third set of questions from the plaintiff attorneys to the defense attorneys seeking answers to 62 questions as part of the evidence discovery phase.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Document from the plaintiff attorneys to the defendants associated with the state of Kansas and the State Department of Education listing questions to be answered.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Document to the plaintiffs from the defense requesting answers to questions brought up by the plaintiff’s first set of interrogatories.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map shows landmarks and points of interest, such as Washburn Municipal University; Central Park; the Topeka Country Club; and the Kansas National Guard base.
