2.5.A Yr 1932 Jul 6 Waterford Wants Removal of Esther Randolph

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July 6, 1932 . Waterford Wants Removal of Teacher Esther Randolph

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932
COLORED PETITION
Waterford, Virginia

Date: July 6, 1932

Location: 2.5A
Colored Petitions

Text:
Supt O.L. Emerick
Dear Sir:
We the patrons of the Waterford School write you to protest the sending of one, Miss
Esther Randolph back to us as teacher. For two sessions we have put up with her way and last
year she said she did not want to come back to us. Our children were cowed to death and
learned nothing. We would certainly appreciate someone that appreciated us and is not afraid
of us. Her coming back will cause a great split in the school and create so much dissatisfaction.
Please set send us someone else or let us get one we know will treat us and our children like
people.
Yours respectfully.
Trustees
Charles Coates1
Harry Mallory3

Thomas Lee2

Patrons
Anna Ferrell4
Name scratched out in pencil
Ida Jones7

Kate M. Mallory5
Fannie Mallory6
Marie P. Jones8

1

Mr. Coates was born about 1907 and worked as a Seamster in a lumberyard. In 1930 he lived in the colored
section of Purcellville, at the rear of the town
2
Mr. Lee was probably born 1873. In 1930, he worked as a laborer for the electric company,
3
Mr. Mallory lived in Waterford in 1930. He was born in 1883 and worked as a farm laborer.
4
Mrs. Ferrell lived in Waterford in 1935. She was born in 1893 and by 1940 was shown in the census to have a full
high school education. To have accomplished that, she must have attended either the training center in Leesburg
or went to high school in a different county or state, since Douglass High School didn’t begin until 1941. She
worked at house work.
5
Mrs. Mallory was the spouse of Harry Mallory. Born about 1893, she worked 72 hours a week at house work and
had a 4th grade education.
6
Mrs. Fannie Mallory was Guy Mallory’s spouse. She was born in 1888, lived in Paeonian Springs in 1935 and
worked as a housewife.
7
Mrs. Ida Jones was born 1877 and was in 1935 was a widow, living in Waterford. She had a 5th grade education
and worked as a laundress.
8
Mrs. Marie Jones was born in 1897 and in 1935 lived in Waterford. Had a 6th grade education and worked as a
housewife.

1

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Editorial Notes:
Esther Randolph was appointed as the colored teacher for Waterford in July, 1930 by the
School Board. For her services, Randolph was paid $65 a month. She also had 40 years of
experience. Sources: Loudoun Times Mirror Staff. (1930, July 10). School Board Holds Its
Regular Session. Loudoun Times Mirror. See also Virginia Department of Public Instruction.
(1892-1975). Virginia Dept. of Education, Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975. Richmond, Virginia,
USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education. She was also a graduate of Virginia
State University, was founded “on March 6, 1882 as the Virginia Normal and College Institute after the
state legislature passed a bill sponsored by Delegate Alfred W. Harris, a black attorney, which chartered
the university. The state established the university to serve the needs of a population that was at the time
excluded from other public institutions in Virginia. Virginia Normal and College Institute opened as a
teacher training college for both male and female black students but it also included a modest liberal arts
curriculum. (BP Staff n.d.)
Occupational and Biographical Information on Trustees and Patrons came from Ancestry.com,
generally from the 1930 Federal Census for Loudoun.

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Works Cited
BP Staff. "Virginia State University (1882 - )." Back Past. n.d. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/virginiastate-university-1882 (accessed 11 10, 2016).

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932
COLORED PETITION
Waterford, Virginia

Date: July 6, 1932

Location: 2.5A
Colored Petitions

Text:
Supt O.L. Emerick
Dear Sir:
We the patrons of the Waterford School write you to protest the sending of one, Miss
Esther Randolph back to us as teacher. For two sessions we have put up with her way and last
year she said she did not want to come back to us. Our children were cowed to death and
learned nothing. We would certainly appreciate someone that appreciated us and is not afraid
of us. Her coming back will cause a great split in the school and create so much dissatisfaction.
Please set send us someone else or let us get one we know will treat us and our children like
people.
Yours respectfully.
Trustees
Charles Coates1
Harry Mallory3

Thomas Lee2

Patrons
Anna Ferrell4
Name scratched out in pencil
Ida Jones7

Kate M. Mallory5
Fannie Mallory6
Marie P. Jones8

1

Mr. Coates was born about 1907 and worked as a Seamster in a lumberyard. In 1930 he lived in the colored
section of Purcellville, at the rear of the town
2
Mr. Lee was probably born 1873. In 1930, he worked as a laborer for the electric company,
3
Mr. Mallory lived in Waterford in 1930. He was born in 1883 and worked as a farm laborer.
4
Mrs. Ferrell lived in Waterford in 1935. She was born in 1893 and by 1940 was shown in the census to have a full
high school education. To have accomplished that, she must have attended either the training center in Leesburg
or went to high school in a different county or state, since Douglass High School didn’t begin until 1941. She
worked at house work.
5
Mrs. Mallory was the spouse of Harry Mallory. Born about 1893, she worked 72 hours a week at house work and
had a 4th grade education.
6
Mrs. Fannie Mallory was Guy Mallory’s spouse. She was born in 1888, lived in Paeonian Springs in 1935 and
worked as a housewife.
7
Mrs. Ida Jones was born 1877 and was in 1935 was a widow, living in Waterford. She had a 5th grade education
and worked as a laundress.
8
Mrs. Marie Jones was born in 1897 and in 1935 lived in Waterford. Had a 6th grade education and worked as a
housewife.

1

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Editorial Notes:
Esther Randolph was appointed as the colored teacher for Waterford in July, 1930 by the
School Board. For her services, Randolph was paid $65 a month. She also had 40 years of
experience. Sources: Loudoun Times Mirror Staff. (1930, July 10). School Board Holds Its
Regular Session. Loudoun Times Mirror. See also Virginia Department of Public Instruction.
(1892-1975). Virginia Dept. of Education, Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975. Richmond, Virginia,
USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education. She was also a graduate of Virginia
State University, was founded “on March 6, 1882 as the Virginia Normal and College Institute after the
state legislature passed a bill sponsored by Delegate Alfred W. Harris, a black attorney, which chartered
the university. The state established the university to serve the needs of a population that was at the time
excluded from other public institutions in Virginia. Virginia Normal and College Institute opened as a
teacher training college for both male and female black students but it also included a modest liberal arts
curriculum. (BP Staff n.d.)
Occupational and Biographical Information on Trustees and Patrons came from Ancestry.com,
generally from the 1930 Federal Census for Loudoun.

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Works Cited
BP Staff. "Virginia State University (1882 ‐ )." Back Past. n.d. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/virginia‐
state‐university‐1882 (accessed 11 10, 2016).

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932
COLORED PETITION
Waterford, Virginia

Date: July 6, 1932

Location: 2.5A
Colored Petitions

Text:
Supt O.L. Emerick
Dear Sir:
We the patrons of the Waterford School write you to protest the sending of one, Miss
Esther Randolph back to us as teacher. For two sessions we have put up with her way and last
year she said she did not want to come back to us. Our children were cowed to death and
learned nothing. We would certainly appreciate someone that appreciated us and is not afraid
of us. Her coming back will cause a great split in the school and create so much dissatisfaction.
Please set send us someone else or let us get one we know will treat us and our children like
people.
Yours respectfully.
Trustees
Charles Coates1
Harry Mallory3

Thomas Lee2

Patrons
Anna Ferrell4
Name scratched out in pencil
Ida Jones7

Kate M. Mallory5
Fannie Mallory6
Marie P. Jones8

1

Mr. Coates was born about 1907 and worked as a Seamster in a lumberyard. In 1930 he lived in the colored
section of Purcellville, at the rear of the town
2
Mr. Lee was probably born 1873. In 1930, he worked as a laborer for the electric company,
3
Mr. Mallory lived in Waterford in 1930. He was born in 1883 and worked as a farm laborer.
4
Mrs. Ferrell lived in Waterford in 1935. She was born in 1893 and by 1940 was shown in the census to have a full
high school education. To have accomplished that, she must have attended either the training center in Leesburg
or went to high school in a different county or state, since Douglass High School didn’t begin until 1941. She
worked at house work.
5
Mrs. Mallory was the spouse of Harry Mallory. Born about 1893, she worked 72 hours a week at house work and
had a 4th grade education.
6
Mrs. Fannie Mallory was Guy Mallory’s spouse. She was born in 1888, lived in Paeonian Springs in 1935 and
worked as a housewife.
7
Mrs. Ida Jones was born 1877 and was in 1935 was a widow, living in Waterford. She had a 5th grade education
and worked as a laundress.
8
Mrs. Marie Jones was born in 1897 and in 1935 lived in Waterford. Had a 6th grade education and worked as a
housewife.

1

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Editorial Notes:
Esther Randolph was appointed as the colored teacher for Waterford in July, 1930 by the
School Board. For her services, Randolph was paid $65 a month. She also had 40 years of
experience. Sources: Loudoun Times Mirror Staff. (1930, July 10). School Board Holds Its
Regular Session. Loudoun Times Mirror. See also Virginia Department of Public Instruction.
(1892-1975). Virginia Dept. of Education, Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975. Richmond, Virginia,
USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education. She was also a graduate of Virginia
State University, was founded “on March 6, 1882 as the Virginia Normal and College Institute after the
state legislature passed a bill sponsored by Delegate Alfred W. Harris, a black attorney, which chartered
the university. The state established the university to serve the needs of a population that was at the time
excluded from other public institutions in Virginia. Virginia Normal and College Institute opened as a
teacher training college for both male and female black students but it also included a modest liberal arts
curriculum. (BP Staff n.d.)
Occupational and Biographical Information on Trustees and Patrons came from Ancestry.com,
generally from the 1930 Federal Census for Loudoun.

2

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

3

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Works Cited
BP Staff. "Virginia State University (1882 ‐ )." Back Past. n.d. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/virginia‐
state‐university‐1882 (accessed 11 10, 2016).

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Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932
COLORED PETITION
Waterford, Virginia

Date: July 6, 1932

Location: 2.5A
Colored Petitions

Text:
Supt O.L. Emerick
Dear Sir:
We the patrons of the Waterford School write you to protest the sending of one, Miss
Esther Randolph back to us as teacher. For two sessions we have put up with her way and last
year she said she did not want to come back to us. Our children were cowed to death and
learned nothing. We would certainly appreciate someone that appreciated us and is not afraid
of us. Her coming back will cause a great split in the school and create so much dissatisfaction.
Please set send us someone else or let us get one we know will treat us and our children like
people.
Yours respectfully.
Trustees
Charles Coates1
Harry Mallory3

Thomas Lee2

Patrons
Anna Ferrell4
Name scratched out in pencil
Ida Jones7

Kate M. Mallory5
Fannie Mallory6
Marie P. Jones8

1

Mr. Coates was born about 1907 and worked as a Seamster in a lumberyard. In 1930 he lived in the colored
section of Purcellville, at the rear of the town
2
Mr. Lee was probably born 1873. In 1930, he worked as a laborer for the electric company,
3
Mr. Mallory lived in Waterford in 1930. He was born in 1883 and worked as a farm laborer.
4
Mrs. Ferrell lived in Waterford in 1935. She was born in 1893 and by 1940 was shown in the census to have a full
high school education. To have accomplished that, she must have attended either the training center in Leesburg
or went to high school in a different county or state, since Douglass High School didn’t begin until 1941. She
worked at house work.
5
Mrs. Mallory was the spouse of Harry Mallory. Born about 1893, she worked 72 hours a week at house work and
had a 4th grade education.
6
Mrs. Fannie Mallory was Guy Mallory’s spouse. She was born in 1888, lived in Paeonian Springs in 1935 and
worked as a housewife.
7
Mrs. Ida Jones was born 1877 and was in 1935 was a widow, living in Waterford. She had a 5th grade education
and worked as a laundress.
8
Mrs. Marie Jones was born in 1897 and in 1935 lived in Waterford. Had a 6th grade education and worked as a
housewife.

1

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Editorial Notes:
Esther Randolph was appointed as the colored teacher for Waterford in July, 1930 by the
School Board. For her services, Randolph was paid $65 a month. She also had 40 years of
experience. Sources: Loudoun Times Mirror Staff. (1930, July 10). School Board Holds Its
Regular Session. Loudoun Times Mirror. See also Virginia Department of Public Instruction.
(1892-1975). Virginia Dept. of Education, Lists of Teachers, 1892-1975. Richmond, Virginia,
USA: Virginia Department of Public Instruction/Education. She was also a graduate of Virginia
State University, was founded “on March 6, 1882 as the Virginia Normal and College Institute after the
state legislature passed a bill sponsored by Delegate Alfred W. Harris, a black attorney, which chartered
the university. The state established the university to serve the needs of a population that was at the time
excluded from other public institutions in Virginia. Virginia Normal and College Institute opened as a
teacher training college for both male and female black students but it also included a modest liberal arts
curriculum. (BP Staff n.d.)
Occupational and Biographical Information on Trustees and Patrons came from Ancestry.com,
generally from the 1930 Federal Census for Loudoun.

2

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

3

Waterford Colored Petition of July 6, 1932

Works Cited
BP Staff. "Virginia State University (1882 - )." Back Past. n.d. http://www.blackpast.org/aah/virginiastate-university-1882 (accessed 11 10, 2016).

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