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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | OASIS: miscellaneous handwritten meeting notes |
| Reference | MSS 374, Box 1, Folder 10 |
| Library | Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center |
| Collection Name | O.A.S.I.S. and H.O.P.E. Papers of Frances D. Green 1955-1961, bulk 1960-1961 |
| Collection Overview | The OASIS papers, bulk 1960-1961, consists of correspondence, meeting agendas, minutes, memoranda, and committee reports collected by Mrs. Frances D. Green; a member of OASIS and an Atlanta city school counselor. Included in the files are OASIS Articles of Association, By-Laws, handwritten meeting notes, and membership lists. Within the correspondence is a letter and report from mayoral candidate Ivan Allen, Jr., who stated his support of the organization. Also included among the correspondence is a description of groups and individuals identified by HOPE as distributors of "hate literature" opposing the cause of integration. There are also letters and reports concerning cooperating organizations as well as publications and news articles related to the issue of school integration. |
| Date | n.d. |
| Description | General meeting notes discussing various details surrounding committee meetings and actions taken to ensure desegregation occurred peacefully in the Atlanta schools. These topics included: listing contact details of (potential?) committee members; questioning whether a 'community contacts' subcommittee would work; various notes on topics to discuss what church members can do to help; notes on what would happen to children's prejudice over the years, and general practical notes on how to run committee meetings and what could go in the guide sheets for discussion groups. |
| Document Type | Notes |
| Theme(s) | Education and Training |
| Keywords | desegregation, education, schools, religion |
| Places | Atlanta, Georgia |
| Organisations/Associations | Organizations Assisting Schools In September (OASIS) |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the catalogue of the Atlanta History Center. |
| Copyright | Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center |