Edwin Washington Project

2 item sets

364 items

• EWP 09 Round Hill Elem HS with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Round Hill with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Ryan White with 3 Mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Salem with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 School Board1935-62 with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 School Board1962-69 with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 School Board1969-71 with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 School Board1971-82 with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 School Board1982-99 with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 School Board1999-Present with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Silcott Springs with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Snickersville Academy
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 St. Louis Supplementary with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 St. Louis with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Sterling 1 with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Sterling 2 with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Stovepipe Academy Aldie with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Stovepipe Academy Middleburg with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Sunny Ridge White with 3 Mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Tankerfield with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Taylorstown with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Trappe White with 3 Mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Waterford 2nd St with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Waterford Sidwell Industrial with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Waterford The Old School with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Waters with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Watson with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Waxpool White with 3 Mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Welbourne with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Wheatland White with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Willard Colored with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Willard White with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Willisville with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Woodgrove with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Woodland with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 09 Yellow House School with 3 mile
  It's estimated that the maximum distance students would have walked to this school is 3 miles one way. The graphic shows the area from which students may have walked to this school.
• EWP 12 Early School Buses
  Newspaper article citing first two horse drawn school buses in Loudoun County.
• EWP 12 Interview transcript Student and Student Bus Driver Louis "Buzzy" Carter
  Transcribed Dec. 6, 2023 telephone interview with LCPS Student and Student Bus Driver Louis "Buzzy" Carter conducted by Nathan Bailey.
• EWP 12 Interview transcript Student John Gulick
  Transcribed Nov. 7, 2023 telephone interview with LCPS Student and John Gulick conducted by Nathan Bailey.
• EWP 12 School Bus Route Cover Page Conklin 1952 - 1953
  1952 - 1953 Cover Page for School Bus Route Conklin section. Reference route 35 driven by Leroy Allen, closure of Conklin school after 1953 notice given to Ernestine T. Stewart. No detail.
• EWP 12 School Bus Route Cover Page Loudoun County 1952
  1952 Cover Page for School Bus Route Loudoun County section. Reference routes 16, 26, 30, 32, 36 and 40 appear to be for African American children, the rest appear to be for white children. No detail.
• EWP 12 School Bus Route Cover Page Loudoun County Consolidated High and Elementary 1954
  1954 Cover Page for School Bus Routes Loudoun County Consolidated High and Elementary Schools section. Reference white students. No detail.
• EWP 12 School Bus Route Cover Page Purcellville 1952
  1952 Cover Page for School Bus Route Purcellville Town section. Reference routes 33, 34 and white transportation petition. No detail.
• EWP 12 School Bus Route Cover Page Waterford 1953
  1953 Cover Page for School Bus Route Waterford section. Reference April 8, 1953 memo on route change. No detail.
• EWP 12 Yr 1947 Intro to Edwin Washington Project (cover page for 1947 School Transportation)
  Jan 25, 2017 written introduction to the Edwin Washington Project (Cover page for 1947 School Transportation Survey?)
• EWP 12 Yr 1947 Intro to Edwin Washington Project and details of recommended 1947 white school bus routes # 1 - 32 based on proposed consolidation of high schools
  Jan 25, 2017 written introduction to the Edwin Washington Project. August 1947 recommendation to the State Department of Education for Loudoun County white school bus routes for elementary and high schools, with the consolidation of high schools into Loudoun County High School. Information collected pre 1947-48 school year showing distribution of students between the 16 elementary and 4 high schools, also showing those transported by bus. Details of proposed 1947 white school bus routes # 1 - 32 ( Leesburg Elementary, Loudoun County High, Arcola Elementary, Aldie Elementary, Sterling Elementary, Ashburn Elementary, Bluemont Elementary, Round Hill Elementary, Middleburg Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Purcellville Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, Hillsboro Elementary, Waterford Elementary, Lovettsville Elementary, Lucketts Elementary)
• EWP 12 Yr 1954 Intro to Edwin Washington Project and details of recommended 1954 white school bus routes # 1 - 38
  Jan 25, 2017 written introduction to the Edwin Washington Project. March 9, 1954 recommendation for school bus routes for Loudoun County Elementary and High Schools. Details of 1954 white school bus routes # 1 - 38. (Leesburg Elementary, Loudoun County High, Arcola Elementary, Aldie Elementary, Sterling Elementary, Ashburn Elementary, Bluemont Elementary, Round Hill Elementary, Middleburg Elementary, Lincoln Elementary, Purcellville Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, Hillsboro Elementary, Waterford Elementary, Lovettsville Elementary, Lucketts Elementary). 1952-53 School Bus Transportation statistics for those 38 routes. Recommendations for a Four Point Transportation System.
• EWP 12 Yr 1954 Intro to Edwin Washington Project and summary of 1954 school bus routes
  Jan 25, 2017 written introduction to the Edwin Washington Project and summary of 1954 school bus routes for Arcola, Conklin, Leesburg Elementary and Loudoun County High schools
• EWP 12 Yr 2017 Aug Transport Survey
  Written surveys conducted in 2017, of school transportation and school conditions in 1943 and 1946. Schools: Grant, Carver, Banneker, Douglass.
• EWP 12-2 Yr. 1955 White Bus Drivers
  Collection of white bus drivers in front of Loudoun County school buses.
• EWP 12-2 1954 Colored and White Transportation Routes
  Description of Loudoun County School Bus Routes and request to publish them in local papers.
• EWP 12-2 Bus Drivers 1952 001
  1952 School Bus Driver Roster (Corrected in file EWP 12-2 School Bus Driver Rosters 1935 to 1954)
• EWP 12-2 Bus Drivers 1955
  Picture of white bus drivers in front of a line of buses taken circa 1955.
• EWP 12-2 Bus Drivers 1955a
  Closeup picture of white bus drivers in front of bus taken circa 1955.
• EWP 12-2 Bus Drivers Douglass HS 1968 to 1969
  Oct 1967 Absentee/Substitute School Bus Driver report for Joseph Preston Peterson (Douglass High).
• EWP 12-2 Bus Drivers Yr 1955 Photo
  DUPLICATE FILE (EWP 12-2 Bus Drivers 1955)
• EWP 12-2 Drivers 1935 to 1954
  School Bus Driver Rosters from 1935 - 1954 (with some years missing). Jan 19, 1953 correspondence from Commonwealth of Virginia State Board of Education to Certain Division Superintendents on statewide analysis of pupil transportation costs.
• EWP 12-2 List of Drivers in 2-2 Yr 1955 May Repairs Teachers and Student Distribution
  May 1955 Meeting Minutes from a meeting with the Superintendent
• EWP 12-2 Yr 1950s Orlando Ray Stewart at Carver
  Photo of School Bus Driver Orlando Ray Stewart with bus in front of Carver school. Photo taken in the 1950's.
• EWP 12-2 Yr 1950s Sulva Warner at Carver
  Photo of School Bus Driver Sulva Warner with bus in front of Carver school. Photo taken in the 1950's.
• EWP 12-2 Yr 1952 53 White and Colored Drivers
  1952-1953 list of school bus drivers, their bus number (route), destination school, and driver's town of residence.
• EWP 12-2 Yr 195253. White Bus Driver Photo and Records on Colored and White Drivers
  Duplicate of two files: EWP 12-2 White Bus Drivers 1955 & EWP 12-2 Yr 1952 53 White and Colored School Bus Drivers
• EWP 12-2 Yr 1953 Retirement of Driver JJ Cooper
  May 14, 1953 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to school bus driver H. J. Cooper (Forced retirement).
• EWP 12-2 Yr 1955 Bus Driver Conference
  Nov. 21, 1955 Correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to white and colored school Principals and school bus drivers re: State Highway Patrol bus inspections.
• EWP 12-2 Yr 1955-56 Bus Driver Roster
  Roster of Loudoun County school bus drivers for 1955-56. Roster shows driver's name, driver's city of residence, driver's bus number (route), school that is driver's final destination.
• EWP 12-2 Yr U Bus Driver Roscoe B Newman Lucketts
  Rear of driving permit for school bus driver Roscoe B. Newman (Bus 24)? Year Unknown. NOTE: Roscoe Newman is on bus driver payroll in 1953/1954.
• EWP 12-3 Compilation/Checklist of scanned 1954 white school bus routes request for Black school bus driver info.
  Compilation/checklist of scanned 1954 white school bus routes. Letter showing partial list of Black school bus drivers and their routes and wanting to know if any of the drivers were still alive.
• EWP 12-3 Leesburg 1952 Access to Building Issue
  DUPLICATE FILE (EWP 12-3 Yr 1952 Route 24)
• EWP 12-3 Roads 1939 001
  Sep. 26, 1939 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to school principals requesting a map showing high school student and student bus riding information.
• EWP 12-3 Route Name Convention in 1952
  Dec. 3, 1952 correspondence from superintendent O.L. Emerick to Robert Myers justifying school bus route description.
• EWP 12-3 Routes 1952 Round Hill 1952 Bunker Hill route
  Oct. 8, 1952 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to Round Hill bus driver D. Shugars authorizing school bus route change.
• EWP 12-3 Routes 1954 Banneker and Others
  Aug 19, 1954 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to the editor of the Blue Ridge Herald requesting enclosed bus driver assignment, bus size and bus route information be published.
• EWP 12-3 Routes Waterford Colored 1952
  DUPLICATE FILE (EWP 2-5A Yr 1952 Waterford Colored. Request to Change School Bus Route.)
• EWP 12-3 Routes Yr 1952 McGraw's Ridge and Pleasant Valley to Arcola Elementary
  December 8, 1952 School Bus route # 7 from McGraw's ridge to Arcola Elementary and Pleasant Valley to Arcola Elementary.
• EWP 12-3 Routes Yr 52 53 Aldie White
  DUPLICATE FILE (EWP 12-3 Routes Yr 53 53 Aldie White)
• EWP 12-3 Routes Yr 52 53 Aldie White
  1952 and 1953 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to Fred Dominy, Robert Myers and bus driver Paul Smith, requesting Aldie school bus trip info, and authorizing Aldie school bus route changes.
• EWP 12-3 School bus route change to Lovettsville (White) school and request for bills
  October 8, 1952 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to school bus driver Mr. W. F. Lindsey authorizing a route change for privately owned bus # 12. October 9, 1951 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to school bus driver Alvin Fleming authorizing a route change for county school bus (# 10). May 4, 1953 correspondence from clerk Ruth Emerick to Mr. Robert McClain requesting he submit his bills for March and April (1953).
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1878 1880 Route To Lincoln Colored School
  1878 and 1880 Public Notices and petitions to create public roads for the benefit of the community. Proposed road locations and lengths.
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1947 Carver Colored
  Dec 10, 1947 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to Principals of Powells' Grove, Purcellville Colored, Hughesville, Hamilton, Hillsboro and Lincoln Schools seeking information about the students in their schools that will attend Carver and Douglass
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1951 to 1953 Lincoln High School Route Issues
  September 11, 1951 - June 13, 1953 correspondences from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to Mabel Taylor, J. Lupton Simpson, Amos Wiley and William Carbaugh addressing School Bus Route issues for Lincoln High School. Also find responses from J. Lupton Simpson and William Carbaugh.
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1951-53 Request for school bus schedule information and authorized changes to school bus schedules
  Request from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to school bus drivers for school bus schedule information. Authorized school bus schedule changes from Superintendent O.L. Emerick.
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1952 Ashburn White
  Oct . 1952 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to Robert L. Robertson requesting Ashburn White info from driver William Solomon's school bus trips
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1952 Carver/O. Ray Stewart School Bus Info
  Correspondences between Superintendent O.L. Emerick and Carver Principal A.K. Talbot requesting info from driver O. Ray Stewart's school bus trips (Sep 30,1952 - Dec 12, 1952).
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1952 Route 24
  Oct. 8, 1952 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to S. Sydnor requesting schedule for Douglass High from school bus driver G. Carpenter and plan for admitting students into the school early.
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1952 School Bus Routes All Races Study
  1952 Black and White School Bus Routes with 1/25/2017 Summary from the Edwin Washington Project. Routes described are #s: 1, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 28, 29, 30, 32, 38, 36, 40.
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1952 to 1953 Conklin Elementary School Bus Route Issues
  Route 35 for Conklin Elementary School. October 15, 1952 - May 14, 1953 correspondences from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to school bus driver Leroy Allen and Ernestine Stewart addressing school bus route for Conklin Elementary and closure of Conklin Elementary in 1953.
• EWP 12-3 Yr 1952 Waterford Colored. Request to Change Route.
  DUPLICATE FILE (EWP 2-5A Yr 1952 Waterford Colored. Request to Change School Bus Route.)
• EWP 12-4 Inventories 1941 to 46 Negro Driven Buses
  Loudoun County Public School Inventory of school buses driven by Negroes from 1941-1946. Information includes bus body and chasis type, year purchased, motor serial number, construction type, number passengers, driver age, driver salary…
• EWP 12-4 Inventories 1946 - 1951 School Buses and Bus Accidents
  Loudoun County Public School Inventory of school buses driven by White and Negro drivers from 1946-1951. Information includes bus body and chasis type, year purchased, motor serial number, construction type, number passengers, driver age, driver salary… Accident information including property damage costs.
• EWP 12-4 Partial School Bus Inventory for 1955/56
  Partial inventory of 1955/56 school buses. Shows information about spare buses and bus assigned to deliver pupils to Banneker Elementary
• EWP 12-4 Partial School Bus Inventory for 1955/56- 2
  Partial inventory of 1955/56 school buses. Shows information about buses and the schools they serve.
• EWP 12-4 Yr 1939 Loudoun County Public Schools Inventory of School Buses
  Summary of Loudoun County School Budget beginning July 1, 1939 (page 30). Shows the number of private and county owned school buses in the 1938/39 school year and proposed purchases for the 1939/40 school year.
• EWP 12-4 Yr 1945 Handwritten Notes on School Bus/School Bus Driver Costs
  1945 Handwritten notes presumed to be costs of private and county bus/bus drivers. Purpose unknown.
• EWP 12-4 Yr 1951-1956 Inventory of buses driven by Blacks and Whites
  Inventory of school buses driven by Blacks and Whites from 1951 - 1956. Includes monthly driver compensation, bus make and model, school bus manufacturer, motor ID, body and chassis year, body construction, total daily mileage
• EWP 12-4 Yr 1951-1956 Inventory of buses driven by Negroes
  Inventory of school buses driven by Negroes from 1951 - 1956. Includes monthly driver compensation, bus make and model, school bus manufacturer, motor ID, body and chassis year, body construction, total daily mileage
• EWP 12-4 Yr 1951-52 Certificate of School Bus Operation During 1951-52
  Form certifying the number of school buses in operation in Loudoun County during 1951-52. Form was submitted to the Virginia State Board of Education and included the total original cost of all the buses in service. This was used to determine Loudoun County's portion of student transportation funds.
• EWP 12-4 Yr 1952 Wayne Parts Book
  1952 Wayne School Bus Body Parts Catalogue. Includes parts for the Wayne Special Delux School Bus Body.
• EWP 12-4 Yr 1955-56 School Bus Inventory
  Inventory of school buses in the Loudoun County school bus fleet in 1955-56. Inventory includes: Bus Number, Make , Model Year, Engine Number and Name of school to which bus delivered students.
• EWP 12-5 Blueprint for a Shelter to be used by children waiting for a school bus
  Date Unknown blueprint for a shelter to be used by children waiting for a school bus. See also "EWP 12-5 Yr 1940 Shelter Blueprints and Cost Estimates".
• EWP 12-5 Yr 1940 Blueprints (6 pages) for School Bus Waiting Station
  1940 6 Pages of Blueprints for a School Bus waiting station. See also 'EWP 03 Yr 1940 Memos on Shelters and Bus Stops'.
• EWP 12-5 Yr 1940 Shelter Blueprints and Cost Estimates.
  School Bus Shelter Materials List, Blueprints and Cost Estimates
• EWP 12-6 Yr 1953 Post High School Training under Roberts Brothers Automotive School
  1953 correspondence from Robert Brothers Automotive school to Superintendents of High School Vocational Education. Letter sought interest from Superintedents of High School Vocational Education in boys and young men graduating or about to graduate from their institutions who would continue automotive education in the Roberts Brothers schools. The letter presents this as an opprotunity to learn and get experience in the automotive maintenance industry leading to more secure employment.
• EWP 12-7 1955 Traffic Accident involving Douglass Student
  Newspaper article detailing traffic accident (fender bender) caused by Douglass High School student.
• EWP 12-7 Yr 1953 Wayne Safety Posters
  Wayne School Bus manufacturer Safety Posters to be displayed in schools.
• EWP 12-8 Notes on School Bus Transportation
  Notes on school bus assignments, school bus statistics including mileage and number of pupils
• EWP 12-8 Yr 1953 Statistical Data - Pupil Transportation - 1951-52
  Data by Virginia counties/cities on school bus related information. It includes number of buses used in that county, number of pupils transported daily in that county, average daily miles buses travel in that county, average cost per pupil per year in that county, average driver salary per mile in that county, average bus maintenance cost per mile in that county, average operation costs per mile in that county, whether that county has its own repair shop or not, whether that county buys wholesale or retail repair parts.
• EWP 12-8 Yr 1954 School Transport Costs 1952-1953 by county
  Statistical data of operation of school buses in VA. 1952-1953 by county.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Blue Bird Bus Body Brochure
  1953 Blue Bird Bus Body brochure, including features, specifications, pictures, manufacturing details
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Correspondence from O.L. Emerick on purchase of GMC school bus chassis
  1953 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to Bishop's Service Station, thanking them for their proposal to provide International Harvester school bus chassis, but the county's decision to buy GMC chassis. 1953 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to McDonald and Jenkins accepting their proposal for the purchase and delivery of GMC school bus chassis.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Cover page for 1953 Superior Pioneer School Bus Brochure.
  1953 Cover page for 1953 Superior Pioneer School Bus Brochure.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Ford Safety Chassis Brochure
  1953 Ford school bus safety chassis brochure. Four all new chassis, includes specifications, compatible school bus bodies, pictures.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 International R 180 Series Trucks Brochure
  1953 International Harvester Truck Brochure featuring R Models Specifications and pictures
• EWP 12-9 yr 1953 McDonald and Jenkins proposal for GMC school bus chassis
  1953 McDonald and Jenkins propoosal to Superintendent O.L. Emerick for purchase and delivery of GMC school bus chassis. Proposal includes chassis specifications and pictures.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Pathfinder Bus Body Proposal
  Pathfinder School Bus body proposal and sales brochure. Smith-Moore Body Company 1953 Superior Pathfinder model school bus body pictures, features, specifications, accessories and prices. May 4, 1953 correspondence from J.H. Smith of Smith-Moore Body Company to Superintendent O.L. Emerick for proposal of 0ne, two, three or more 60 passenger Superior Pathfinder School Bus bodies.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Proposals for school bus chassis From Bishop's Service Station and Purcellville Motors and inquiry from Hackney school bus bodies
  Proposals from Bishop's Service Station and Purcellville Motors to Loudoun County School Board for the purchase and delivery of various school bus chassis. Also Inquiry from Hackney school bus bodies.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Proposals from Colonial Motor Sales, S.J. Meeks' Son and follow-up letter from Hackney School Bus Body
  1953 proposals from Colonial Motor Sales (school bus chassis), S.J. Meeks' Son (school bus body) and follow-up letter from Hackney School Bus Body to Superintendent O.L. Emerick.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Superior Pioneer School Bus Brochure
  1953 Brochure for Superior Pioneer School Bus. Brochure includes images of bus' features, construction methods, safety features, equipment specifications,
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Thomas School Bus Body Brochure
  1953 Thomas School Bus Body sales brochure. School bus body pictures, specifications and features.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Truck Utility Side Boxes by Hackney
  Hackney Truck Utility Side Boxes brochure, showing dimensions and mounting locations for Model SB-2.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Ward School Bus Body Brochure
  1953 Ward School Bus Body sales brochure. School bus body pictures, specifications and features. Distributed by A.S. Drumwright
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Ward School Bus Body Sales Pitch
  January 27, 1953 and March 14, 1953 correspondence from A.S. Drumwright Truck and Bus to Superintendent O.L. Emerick: Ward Bus Body Sales pitch and 'Thanks For Meeting with Me '.
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1953 Wayne Special Delux Bus Agreement to Purchase
  Wayne School Bus body proposal and advertisement. Wayne 1953 Special Delux model bus body pictures, features, specifications, accessories and prices. May 7, 1953 correspondence from G.G. Warner of S.J. Meeks' Son to Loudoun County School Board in response to their April 17, 1953 request for a proposal for three 60 passenger Wayne School Bus bodies. May 14, 1953 correspondence for Superintendent O.L. Emerick to S.J. Meeks' Son (for school bus bodies) and Colonial Motor sales (for school bus chassis).
• EWP 12-9 Yr 1954 Full View Hackney Bus
  Advertisement for Hackney 'Fullview' model School Bus. Includes dimensions, pictures, features, 'Fullview' is related to wind shield.
• EWP 12-9 Yr Unknown International Harvester Schoolmaster School Bus Brochure
  Brochure for International Harvester Schoolmaster School Bus. Brochure includes images of bus' features, construction methods, safety features, equipment specifications,
• EWP 12-9 Yr Unknown Wayne School Bus Service catalog cover pages
  Wayne School Bus Service catalog cover pages.
• EWP 13 1954 report on 1952-53 LCPS school bus related statistics
  1954 report comparing 1952-53 LCPS owned school bus statistics with state wide statistics: (avg. # pupils/bus/day; avg. miles/bus/day; avg. cost/pupil/yr; avg. driver's salary/mile; avg. operation cost/mile)
• EWP 13 Dec 1953 report on 1952-53 VA. school bus statistics by county
  Dec 1953 report on VA. school bus statistics by county including: avg. # pupils/bus/day; avg. miles/bus/day; avg. cost/pupil/yr; avg. driver's salary/mile; avg. operation cost/mile; # contracted buses
• EWP 14-3 Yr U Transportation by Gene Scheel
  History of modes of transportation in Loudoun County from the 18th through 20th centuries.
• EWP 15-1 Yr U Chapter VI Education and Drivers
  Loudoun County Government Education (Including Administration (County Officers, State Control) , School Finance (Expenditures, State Aid), Special Problems (Transportation, Attendance Offices, Use of School Buildings))
• EWP 17 Newspaper article announcing Teacher, School Bus Driver, Custodial and school secretary assignments
  Newspaper article announcing Teacher, School Bus Driver, Custodial and school secretary assignments (Publication and date unknown).
• EWP 17 Yr 1951 Newspaper article School Bus driver J. O. Robinson charged with involuntary manslaughter - Prince Edward County
  March 14, 1951 Newspaper article School Bus driver J. O. Robinson charged with involuntary manslaughter in the deaths of 5 children who were riding his school bus. The bus collided with a passenger train. Robinson and the victims were Black.
• EWP 1952 Waterford Route
  Oct 27, 1952 request from Mrs. Maxie Gaskins for bus route change to Waterford School and Oct 29, 1952 response from School Superintendent O.L. Emerick.
• EWP 2-1 Yr 1944 Memo - Manassas Vocational Training School (Meeting of Superintendents)
  February 17, 1944 Memo from O.L. Emerick to Principals of White high schools in several counties asking for names of students (presumably White) that are candidates to attend a 10 week Vocational Training School in Manassas. The training would be conducted the summer of 1944. Instruction and transportation costs (presumably by school bus) to Manassas would be covered by the State of Virginia from the National Defense Training funds.
• EWP 2-2 August 9, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  August 9, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Includes some 1954-55 bus driver, teacher, school secretary and custodial assignments. Includes 1954-55 scholarships from the Peabody Trust Fund and school bus route changes for bus #5.
• EWP 2-2 February 22, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  February 22, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Includes some proposed 1954/55 school clerk, teacher and school bus driver assignments. Includes construction costs and resignations/vacancies.
• EWP 2-2 February 8, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  February 8, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Topics include bus driver salaries, resignation, school bus transportation statistics.
• EWP 2-2 January - March 1955 School Board Meeting Agendas and Minutes
  January 10, February 28, and March 14, 1955 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Topics covered include resignations, staffing assignments, 1955/56 Peabody Trust Fund Scholarships, school bus driver assignments, sale of Lincoln school building
• EWP 2-2 January 9, 1956 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  January 9, 1956 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Includes proposed 1956-57 teacher salary guidelines, salary schedule for local permits and emergency licenses. Includes a proposal for school bus garages.
• EWP 2-2 July 12, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  July 12, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Topics include pay of Contract School Bus dirvers, 1953/54 and 1954/55 pay reconciliation, some 1954/55 bus driver assignments, some 1954/55 teacher assignments, some 1954/55 Custodial assignments, some 1954/55 school secretary assigments
• EWP 2-2 June 14, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  June 14, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Topics include dividing Bull Run School in half and adding one teacher, school calendar, car for Drivers Education, offer to purchase Conklin School building, sale of Lincoln Elementary School, Lincoln and Lovettsville cottages, appointment of teachers school bus drivers, custodians and school secretaries.
• EWP 2-2 May 10, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  May 10, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda including request from Conklin School for the reappointment of school bus driver Leroy Allen and Highway Engineer report regarding road to be built around Loudoun County High School. Agenda also includes 1954/55 teacher vacancies and recommendations report.
• EWP 2-2 November 14, 1955 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  November 14, 1955 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Topics include Douglass connected to sewer line, school bus route changes for school buses #33, #34, salary adjustments, school buildings used as Disaster Shelters, disabled student accommodations, resignations, custodial appointments, teacher appointments, Assessed Valuations for Schools, Bond Issue Vote, Hand Written Note on Literary Fund Bond Issue (See also "EWP 2-9 Yr 1956 Literary Fund or Bond Issue Proposal for School Building Needs (Discrimination)",
• EWP 2-2 November 8, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  November 8, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Includes topic of extending the 1954-55 routes of school buses #13, #15, #22, #38.
• EWP 2-2 November 9, 1953 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  November 9, 1953 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Topics include sale of Mountain Gap School, extension of route for school bus #40, payment request to drive new bus from Richmond IN., appointment of clerk, school bus condition complaint, teacher recommendation
• EWP 2-2 October 12, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  October 12, 1954 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Includes proposed road improvements for school bus transportation. Includes proposed appointment of school clerks, changes in school bus routes for school buses #9, #14, #35, #41 and report on school construction funds.
• EWP 2-2 September 14, 1953 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes
  September 14, 1953 School Board Meeting Agenda and Minutes. Topics include additional teaching positions, colored schools 1/2 day emancipation request, state mandated salary for Elementary certificate holders, bus problems, metrics for number of teachers and average class size per school, school transportation requests, resignations, teacher, school bus driver and clerk recommendations.
• EWP 2-2 Yr 1948 School Bus Parking Lot Leesburg School
  June 25, 1948 Diagram and specs for fenced in school bus lot near Leesburg School from O.L. Emerick.
• EWP 2-2 Yr 1954 School Board Agenda and Minutes including Discussion of Peabody Scholarship, plaque for Loudoun County High School, school transportation related items, staffing assignments and Dec 6, 1954 correspondence from George Shaffer to Superintendent O.L. Emerick
  12/13/1954 School Board Agenda and Minutes including Discussion of Peabody Scholarship, plaque for Loudoun County High School, school transportation related items, staffing assignments and Dec 6, 1954 correspondence from George Shaffer to Superintendent O.L. Emerick.
• EWP 2-2 Yr 1955 School Board Agenda and Minutes with Proposed Staffing Assignments, budgets and bus/school assignments
  June 13, 1955 School Board Agenda and Minutes with proposed staffing assignments, budgets and bus/school assignments
• EWP 2-5 1949-50 Study of the options for converting Loudoun County White high schools to meet standards
  Study of the options for converting or consolidating Loudoun County White high schools to meet standards (assumed these are VA state standards). Study compares the costs and requirements for having one , two or four county high schools for White children. The study includes costs, building, curriculum, school bus and faculty requirements.
• EWP 2-5-B Yr 1926 Edgegrove School Wagon Wants change in Direction
  Request to change direction of Edge Grove School Wagon route from Ebenezer Compher's gate in Hillsboro to Round Hill. See Dirt Don't Burn, page 139 and 122. Petitions written after 1925 using the term wagon may well havemeant motorized school buses.
• EWP 2-5A 1940 Survey highlight of 1920s-1930s in Loudoun County, Virginia
  This late 1930s survey report on school consolidation and transportation in Loudoun County, Virginia, examines the closure of one- and two-room schools, the shift to larger institutions, and the financial and logistical impacts of these changes. Conducted during the Great Depression, it highlights rising transportation costs, community resistance, and debates over high school education, particularly concerns that schools focused too much on college prep while neglecting practical life skills. The report also acknowledges racial disparities, noting Black communities’ demands for improved high school facilities and transportation in Willisville and Middleburg, Virginia.
• EWP 2-5A Howardsville Transport
• EWP 2-9 Yr 1956 Literary Fund or Bond Issue Proposal for School Building Needs (Discrimination)
  January 20, 1956 Literary Fund or Bond Issue. Proposal for financing school building needs. Buildings addressed: Arcola Elementary, Sterling Elementary, Hamilton Elementary, Middleburg Elementary, Banneker Elementary, Douglass Elementary, Douglass High School, School Bus Garage. Handwritten note imploring the Loudoun County School Board to approve the stated improvements in Blacks schools to head off any attempt of Black students attending White schools ("separate but equal"?).
• EWP 3 Yr 1953 Emerick asks for study of Bus Load Bluemont to Round Hill
  May 22, 1953 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to Mr. F. Luke Vansickler requesting information about students riding bus # 25.
• EWP 3-1 Yr 1944 Aug Welcome to New Students including traffic around school buses and school bus regulations
  August 22, 1944 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick citing highlights of the 1944-45 school year. Highlights include: date of 1st day of school, compulsory attendance law, traffic laws around school buses while loading or unloading students, authorized school bus passengers
• EWP 5-2 Yr 1944 Memo Announcing Manassas Vocational School, School Bus Transportation and proposed attendees
  June 6, 1944 Memo announcing the Manassas Vocational School, School Bus Transportation and proposed attendees
• EWP 5-2 Yr 1945 Vocational School, Regional Institute of Applied Arts, School Bus Transportation costs and statistics
  Proposed Plan for Operation of the Vocational School At Manassas, Report of Commitee on Regional Instutute of Applied Arts, June 21, 1945 Minutes of the Meeting of the Advisory Board of the Manassas State Vocational School, School Bus Transportation Statistics and Costs, Manassas State Vocational School related costs, Manassas State Vocational School Staff, Manassas State Vocational School Enrollment Statistics,
• EWP 5-3 Yr 1953 April 17 Banneker wants school bus for Ball Game for Safety Patrol
  April 17, 1953 correspomdence from Banneker Principal A.L. Lacey to Superintendent O.L. Emerick requesting use of school bus for transportation of teachers and Safety Patrol students to Washington D.C. on May 16, 1953 to attend a baseball game.
• EWP Picture of child with baseball glove next to school bus
  Date unknown picture of child with baseball glove standing next to school bus
• EWP Schools Partial cost of new school
  Partial description of the cost of a new school building. Cost of building, loan, furniture, operating costs, transportation.
• EWP Waterford1953001
  Apr. 8, 1953 correspondence from Superintendent O.L. Emerick to driver Robert F. McGruder Jr. authorizing a school bus route change to Waterford school.
• Petitions (white schools) 1945 Petition for school bus route change to Round Hill Elementary from formerly Sunny Ridge Elementary families, both white schools in Loudoun County, Virginia.
  August 11, 1945 request for school bus route change by the White Round Hill Elementary patrons (formerly Sunny Ridge Elementary).
• RCH Driver Sterling Cook
  Oral history interview transcript conducted by Nathan Bailey