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EWP 1 1940 Gibbons Tract (2)

Item

Title

EWP 1 1940 Gibbons Tract (2)

EWP 1940 Gibbons Tract (2)

Tag

Segregation, Donation, Education, Race, Inequality, History

Place

Virginia

Identifier

1000671

Is Version Of

1000671_EWP_1940_Gibbons_Tract_(2).JPG

1000671_EWP_1940_Gibbons_Tract_(2).pdf

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Date Created

2024-01-07

2024-07-22 19:26:30 +0000

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Pdf Document

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Publisher

Digitized by Edwin Washington Project

Digitized by Edwin Washingon Project

Rights

Loudoun County Public Schools

Language

English

Replaces

/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/1 Civil Rights/LCPS_African_Educ_Folder/EWP_1940_Gibbons_Tract_(2).JPG

extracted text

December 17, 1940

¥res John W, Vanger,
¥iddleburg, Virginia.

Dear Vr. Wangzert

I wish to ecknowledge receipt from you of a deed glving
ghe County School Board the clesr title to the Gibbons lot
of about eight acres.

Our County School Bosrd has approved this lot as a site
for & new high school bullding. The School Board has decdded
to build upon this site a building whiech will cost not less
than $30,000400 and the boerd has also declded to ceuse this
building to be erected at the earliest time within 1ts power.
This site and building is to be used for the education of
colored children.

I wish to express my thanks for this donation on the
part of the colored citizens of this county and I wish to
@ssure you that I shall do all within my power to make your
donation work out to the advantace of the colored children

of this countye :

Everything I cen do as superintendent of schools to
hesten the construction of this bullding will be done.

Very sincerely yours,

Divislon Superintendente.

OLEsRIE

Item sets

EWP 01 Civil Rights

Media

1000671_EWP_1940_Gibbons_Tract_(2).pdf