HENNEPIN COUNTY: MINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS: BOARD OF EDUCATION:

An Inventory of Its Desegregation/Integration Files at the Minnesota Historical Society

Government Records

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Creator: Minneapolis Public Schools. Board of Education.
Title:Desegregation/Integration Files.
Dates:1963-2000s.
Language:Materials in English.
Abstract:Documents recording the desegregation/integration of the Minneapolis public schools during the 1960s-2000s, including various legal proceeding involving the district.
Quantity:11.0 cubic feet (11 boxes), 1 master video file: MOV (63.1 GB), and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.4 GB).
Location: See Detailed Description for shelf locations.

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Included are materials donated to the school district by Gregor W. Pinney, Minneapolis Star and Tribune reporter, concerning the desegregation lawsuits brought against the district; litigation materials collected by Duane W. Krohnke (Faegre and Benson), legal counsel for the school district; litigation files from Jeanette Booker, et al., v Special School District No. 1, et al., and NAACP v State of Minnesota/Xiong, et al., v State of Minnesota; subject files, plans, and reports kept by the district's general counsel; and published records and reports, mainly documenting the district's desegregation/integration plans.


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Expand/CollapseADMINISTRATIVE INFORMATION

Availability:

The collection is open for research use.

Preferred Citation:

[Indicate the cited item and/or series here]. Minneapolis Public Schools. Board of Education. Desegregation/Integration Files. Minnesota Historical Society.

See the Chicago Manual of Style for additional examples.

Accession Information:

Accession numbers: 989-68; 995-55; 2013-19

Location of Master Files:

Digital master of the video material is maintained on the Society's secure digital collections storage servers and is managed and preserved in accordance with archival best practices.

The original videocassettes were disposed after the material was digitally reformatted into MOV files.

Processing Information:

Digital video transferred from videocassettes by the Minnesota Historical Society for preservation purposes, (June, 2019).

Catalog ID number: 001737576


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DETAILED DESCRIPTION

Expand/CollapseDESEGREGATION PAPERS COMPILED BY GREGOR W. PINNEY, 1971-1983

Records donated to the school district by Pinney, a reporter for the Minneapolis Star and Tribune, concerning the desegregation lawsuits, Ulvog v. Minneapolis Schools (anti-pairing), Jeanette Booker, et al., v Special School District No. 1, et al., and Hernandez, et al., v Special School District No. 1, et al. Included are court pleadings (semi-annual desegregation reports, affidavits), newspaper clippings, correspondence, maps and related papers.


The volumes are arranged in chronological order rather than numerical order.


Location
128.C.14.6FNo. 1, Missing.
No. 2, Ulvog v Minneapolis Schools, July-August 1971.
No. 3, 1973.
No. 4, 1974-1975.
No. 5, 1976-1977.
No. 14, January-February 1978.
No. 16, March 1978.
No. 8, March-April 1978.
No. 6, April-July 1978.
No. 15, July-August 1978.
No. 7, September-December 1978.
No. 9, June 1979.
No. 10, 1979.
No. 11, 1980.
No. 12, 1981.
No. 13, 1982-1983.

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Expand/CollapseMINNEAPOLIS PUBLIC SCHOOLS HISTORICAL CHRONOLOGY OF SCHOOL DESEGREGATION, 1987

Presented by the Minneapolis school district at Mayor Fraser’s March 30, 1987 Executive Briefing at the North Community High School auditorium. Participants included school district superintendent Richard Green, district staff members, Duane Krohnke (legal counsel for the school district), and Charles Quaintance (NAACP attorney).


Includes a video recording of the live cable broadcast, with introductory remarks, review of student and city populations (1970-1987), review of desegregation from a legal perspective, perspectives on student assignment, present strategies for dealing with imbalance, questions and summary.


Location
128.C.15.1B 1 volume.
Location
InternetMayor's Executive Briefing on Desegregation and Alternatives, March 30, 1987. 1 master video file (2 hours, 22 minutes): MOV (63.1 GB), and 1 user video file: MP4 (1.4 GB).
List of presenters:
Judy Farmer, chairperson for Minneapolis Board of Education
Dr. Richard Greene, superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools
Director August Rivera, Student Info & Services for Minneapolis Public Schools
Dr. Richard Greene, superintendant of Minneapolis Public Schools
Charles Quaintance, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People attorney
Duane W. Krohnke, Minneapolis Public Schools attorney
Dr. William Phillips, deputy superintendent of Minneapolis Public Schools
Dr. Kenneth Northwick, associate superintendent Division I of Minneapolis Public Schools
Mae Gaskins, associate superintendent Division II of Minneapolis Public Schools
Questions and answers featuring Donald Fraser, mayor of Minneapolis and the Minneapolis School Board
Mayor's Executive Briefing on Desegregation and Alternatives, March 30, 1987Digital video

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Expand/CollapseJEANETTE BOOKER, ET AL., V SPECIAL SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 1, MINNEAPOLIS, ET AL., 1970S-1990S

Litigation files including depositions, exhibit files, plans, hearings, and reports.


Location
109.F.2.6F 12 folders and 2 volumes.
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109.F.2.7B 5 folders and 3 volumes.
Location
109.F.2.8F. 1 folder.

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Expand/CollapseDESEGREGATION/INTEGRATION SUBJECT FILES, PLANS AND REPORTS, 1970S-1990S

Metro II Board of Directors meeting files (1985-1986), history, policies, cost, variance reports, racism task force materials, newspaper articles, and legal opinions.


Location
109.F.2.8F 11 folders.
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109.F.2.9B 33 folders.
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109.F.2.10F 16 folders.
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109.F.2.11B 18 folders.
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109.F.2.12F 7 folders.

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Expand/CollapseNAACP V STATE OF MINNESOTA; XIONG V STATE OF MINNESOTA, 1990S-2000S

Litigation documents, plans, reports, and settlements.


Location
109.F.2.12F 2 folders.
Location
109.F.2.13B 11 folders and 1 volume.
Location
109.F.2.14F 8 folders.

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Expand/CollapsePUBLISHED RECORDS AND REPORTS, 1971-1999

Arranged alphabetically by title.


Location
109.F.2.14FAdopted Permanent Rules Relating to Desegregation, Minnesota Department of Children, Families and Learning, July 1999.
Comprehensive Desegregation Plan, Research and Development, August 1, 1990. 1 volume.
Comprehensive Desegregation/Integration Plan, Grants and Compliance, January 27, 1993, revised March 23, 1993. 1 volume.
Critical Choices: Facilities and Desegregation in the Minneapolis Public Schools, Discussion Package 19, Fall/Winter 1985-1986. 1 volume.
Critical Choices: An Addendum to Facilities and Desegregation in the Minneapolis Public Schools, Discussion Package 19-A, Fall/Winter 1985-1986. 1 volume.
Critical Choices: Addendum Number 2 to Facilities and Desegregation in the Minneapolis Public Schools, Discussion Package 19-B, Fall/Winter 1985-1986. 1 volume.
Desegregation/Integration 1972-1975, Proposals for Consideration, Based on the 1970 Human Relations Guidelines; Summary of Proposals for Consideration, Based on the 1970 Human Relations Guidelines, March 14, March 16, 1972, April 25, 1972. 3 items in 1 folder.
Desegregation/Integration Plan 1982-1983 through 1986-1987, Minneapolis Public Schools; excerpts from the Desegregation/Integration Plan Student Placement/Program Locator, Options and Alternatives, 1982-1983 through 1986-1987, March 29, 31, 1982. 2 items in 1 folder.
Desegregation Policy Analysis to the Members of the State Board of Education and Dr. Ruth E. Randall, Commissioner of Education, January 19, 1988.
Educational Renewal for the Seventies, A Report on Racism in Education, July 1, 1974. 1 volume.
Institutional Racism Project, 1975-1976, Department of Intergroup Education, 1975-1976. 1 volume.
Interim Desegregation Plan, Minneapolis Public Schools, October 31, 1989.
Overview of Desegregation/Integration in the Minneapolis Public Schools, August 1989.
Recommendations for District-Wide Desegregation, December 1980.
Report of the Facilities/Desegregation Planning Cluster to the Board of Education, January 9, 1986.
Report of the Desegregation Policy Forum to the Minnesota State Board of Education, November 1990.
Research and Evaluation Studies on Desegregation and Alternative Schools, 1969-1976, May 1977. 1 volume.
Three Proposed Plans for Desegregating Minneapolis Public Schools, 1971.

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Expand/CollapseCATALOG HEADINGS

This collection is indexed under the following headings in the catalog of the Minnesota Historical Society. Researchers desiring materials about related topics, persons or places should search the catalog using these headings.

Topics:
School districts -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
School integration -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Schools -- Minnesota -- Minneapolis.
Persons:
Booker, Jeanette.
Krohnke, Duane W.
Pinney, Gregor W., compiler.
Organizations:
Special School District No. 1 (Minneapolis, Minn.).
Document Types:
Clippings.
Video recordings (physical artifacts).

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