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Title
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EWP 2-5A 1930 Petition Leesburg Teacher Qualification Request
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Description
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This document shows 2 letters. The first dated May 14, 1930, addressed to To the superintendent and Public School Board of Leesburg School District in Leesburg, Virginia, demonstrates the efforts made by patrons and taxpayers of the Leesburg School District to advocate for the appointment of a qualified individual as the fourth teacher at Leesburg Colored Public School. The signatories express their desire for a High School and Normal School graduate to be appointed as the Principal of the school, highlighting the importance they placed on education and the qualifications of the teaching staff. The second letter addressed to Mr. Robert M Coe is the response from the Division Superintendent (O. L. Emerick) indicating a willingness to consider the request and states an intention to recommend a teacher with the requested qualifications or higher for the position.
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Tag
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Leesburg School District; Leesburg Colored School; Principal appointment; teacher request; High School graduate; Normal School graduate; African American education; community petition, school leadership; Loudoun CountySee all items with this value
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Place
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Virginia
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Identifier
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1015051
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Is Version Of
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1015051_EWP_PetittionLeesburg1930.pdf
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Is Part Of
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Black Petitions
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Format
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PDF Document
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Publisher
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Digitized by Edwin Washington Project
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Rights
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Loudoun County Public Schools
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Language
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English
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Replaces
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/Volumes/T7 Shield/EWP/Elements/EWP_Files/source/Ingest One/2 Petitions Plans School Board and Districts/2-5A_Colored_Petitions/Old_FIle_Petitions_Colored_Schools/PetitionLeesburg/EWP_PetittionLeesburg1930.pdf
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Category
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2-5A Colored Petitions
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File Size
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2.3 MB
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Number of Pages
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2