Jan B. Wheeler Research Files on SAT Testing Centers Desegregation

Jan B. Wheeler Research Files on SAT Testing Centers Desegregation

Descriptive Summary

Title: Jan B. Wheeler Research Files on SAT Testing Centers Desegregation
Creator: Wheeler, Jan B.
Creator: College Entrance Examination Board
Inclusive Dates: 1954-2011
Language(s): English
Extent: 3 Linear Feet
Collection Number: RBRL488
Repository: Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies
Abstract: This collection contains research files compiled by Jan B. Wheeler to write A Campaign of Quaiet Persuasion: How the College Board Desegregated SAT Test Centers in the Deep South, 1960-1965.

Collection Description

Historical Note

Jan B. Wheeler was associate director for accreditation in the Office of Academic Planning at the University of Georgia. Her book, A Campaign of Quiet Persuasion: How the College Board Desegregated the SAT Test Centers in the Deep South, 1960-1965, was published in 2013. The College Entrance Examination Board desegregated SAT testing centers in 1960. Wheeler's book focuses on two College Board employees who traveled throughout the South to advocate for school desegregation and create a roster of desegregated test centers.

Scope and Content

This collection contains research files compiled by Jan B. Wheeler for her book A Campaign of Quiet Persuasion: How the College Board Desegregated SAT Test Centers in the Deep South, 1960-1965. Documents include newspaper clippings, correspondence, reports on school districts, interviews with various school staff, and testing location records.

Organization and Arrangement

The arrangment of the files follows the original owner's organization.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jan B. Wheeler Research Files on SAT Testing Centers Desegregation. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Copyright

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
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0101Alabama #1, 1961-1965
 
0102Alabama #2, 1961-1965
 
0103Alabama #3, 1961-1965
 
0104Georgia Towns/Cities A-B (Not Atlantic Area), 1961-1964
 
0105Georgia - Atlantic Area including Decatur, 1961-1964
 
0106Georgia Towns/Cities C-D (1 of 2), 1961-1965
 
0107Georgia Towns/Cities C-D (2 of 2), 1961-1965
 
0108Georgia Towns/Cities J-Ma (1 of 2), 1961-1965
 
0109Georgia Towns/Cities J-Ma (2 of 2), 1961-1965
 
0110Georgia Towns/Cities E-H, 1961-1965
 
0111Georgia Towns/Cities Mc-P, 1961-1966
 
0112Georgia Towns/Cities Q-Y, 1961-1965
 
0113Georgia - Savannah, 1961-1965
 
0114GA - Misc. Multiple States etc., 1964-1965
 
0115Louisiana #1, 1961-1964
 
0116Louisiana #2, 1961-1965
 
0117Louisiana #3, 1960-1966
 
0118Mississippi - Greenville, 1964-1965
 
0119Mississippi - Jackson, 1961-1965
 
0120Mississippi, 1961-1965
 
0121S. C. #1, 1961-1964
 
0122S. C. #2, 1961-1965
 
0123S. C. #3, 1962-1965
 
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0201Box Contents, 2020-09
 
0202All States, 1954-1965
 
0203Cancelled Centers, 1963-1964
 
0204Alabama State Report, 1961-09-06-1961-09-07
 
0205Florida State Report, 1961-1962
 
0206Georgia State Report, 1961-1962
 
0207Louisiana State Report, 1961-1962
 
0208Mississippi State Report, 1961
 
0209South Carolina State Report, 1961-1965
 
0210Educational testing Services - Reports/Correspondence, 1953-2006
 
0211Military Bases, 1961-1963
 
0212Alabama - Military Bases, 1961-1964
 
0213Louisiana - Military Bases, 1963-1965
 
0214Mississippi - Military Bases, 1963-1964
 
0215South Carolina - Military Bases, 1962-1964
 
0216Educational Testing Services & College Board - Reports/Correspondence Minutes (1 of 2), 1959-1965
 
0217Educational Testing Services & College Board - Reports/Correspondence Minutes (2 of 2), 1959-1965
 
0218ETS & CB Reports Etc. 1962, 1962
 
0219ETS & CB Reports Etc. 1963, 1963
 
0220ETS & CB Reports Etc. 1964, 1964
 
0221ETS & CB Reports Etc. 1965, 1965
 
0222ETS & CB Reports Etc. 1966-69, 1966-1969
 
0223Background College Board & Educational Testing Services, 1900-2007
 
0224Newspaper Clippings from College Board Files, 1961-1963
 
0225Lists of Primary Sources, 2002-2004
 
0226Introduction - Sources, 1961-1999
 
0227Chapter 1 - Sources (A.), 1953-1973
 
0228Chapter 1 - Sources (B.), 1957-2011
 
0229Chapter 2 - Sources, 1959-2011
 
0230Chapter 3 - Sources, 1961-2011
 
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0301Chapter 4 - Sources (4 - A), 1961-1965
 
0302Chapter - 4 (B), 1949-1965
 
0303Chapter 5 Sources, 1963-2011
 
0304Chapter 6 Sources, 1962-1967
 
0305Epilogue - Sources, 1964-2011
 
0306ACT, 1960-1962
 
0307Ben Cameron, 1961-2010
 
0308Henry Chauncy, 1905-2002
 
0309Jerry Davis, 2004-2008
 
0310James C. Evans, 1956-2011
 
0311Ben Gibson, 1967-2011
 
0312Jean Gibson, 2008-2011
 
0313John Monro, 1989-07
 
0314Donald Moss "So. 16", 1960-2011
 
0315Stephen Wright, 1983-2006

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