urn:taro:utexas.cah.00829 A Guide to the Dallas Independent School District Desegregation Oral History Collection, 2003. Original EAD encoding by Shelley Rowland according to TARO 2 EAD 2002 Editing Instructions. March 2008 Finding aid written in English. Descriptive Summary Dallas Independent School District Desegregation Oral History Collection Dallas Independent School District Desegregation Oral History Collection 2003 Materials are in English. 2008-094 11 digital videocassettes Center for American History,The University of Texas at Austin Oral history interviews of nine school principals from the Dallas Independent School District who served during the desegregation era, 1950’s -1970’s, as well as a former local activist. Historical Note

The interviews were conducted during the summer of 2003 by two Tarleton State University professors: Dr. Patricia Zelman, Professor of History, and Dr. Leslie Stanley-Stevens, Professor of Sociology.

 Scope and Contents

The collection contains oral history interviews of nine school principals from the Dallas Independent School District who served during the desegregation era, 1950’s -1970’s, as well as a former local activist. The interviews include considerable reflection by the administrators on the process and outcome of school integration, reflecting the ways in which desegregation policies affected the persons responsible for policy implementation.

 Access Restrictions

Use of audiovisual material by appointment only; please contact sound archivist.

 Index Terms Subjects (Organizations) Dallas Independent School District (Tex.) Subjects School integration -- Texas -- Dallas Segregation in education -- Texas -- Dallas (Tex.) Preferred Citation

Dallas Independent School District Desegregation Oral History Collection, 2003, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

 Detailed Description of the Papers Inventory 2X80a Digital videocassettes 2X80a Cassette 1 – William H. Stanley, Part 1 2X80a Cassette 2 – William H. Stanley, Part 2; Jack Arnold / James Fox 2X80a Cassette 3 – Jack Arnold / James Fox, Part 2A 2X80a Cassette 4 – Jack Arnold / James Fox, Rusk Middle School 2X80a Cassette 5 – Oscar Valadez, Part 2; Harold Filgo, Part 1 2X80a Cassette 6 – Harold Filgo, Part 2 / Rusk Middle School; James Tate 2X80a Cassette 7 – Frank Alexander, Part 1 2X80a Cassette 8 – Frank Alexander, Part 2; René Martinez, Part 1 2X80a Cassette 9 – René Martinez, Part 2; Robert Vermillion, Part 1 2X80a Cassette 10 – Robert Vermillion, Part 2; Paul Harris, Part 1 2X80a Cassette 11 – Paul Harris, Part 2