Detailed Description of The Collection

Series I: United States District Court 1973-2000 undated

Sub-series A: Legal Briefs 1973-2000 undated

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1 1-2 Index to documents and filing dates from 1973 forward 1996-1999
1 3-19 Filed legal briefs 1973-1983
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2 1-19 Filed legal briefs 1983-1985
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3 1-19 Filed legal briefs 1985-1987
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4 1-19 Filed legal briefs 1988-1993
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5 1-17 Filed legal briefs 1993-1994
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6 1-18 Filed legal briefs 1995-1996
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7 1-18 Filed legal briefs 1996-1997
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8 1-18 Filed legal briefs 1997-1999
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9 1-17 Filed legal briefs 1999-2000
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10 1-3 Filed legal briefs undated

Sub-series B: Court Transcripts 1987-1997

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10 4-18 Transcripts 1987-1997
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11 1-16 Transcripts 1997
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12 1-2 Transcripts 1997

Sub-series C: Trial Exhibits 1995-1997 undated

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12 3-6 Defendants, local 1995
12 7-10 Defendants, state 1996
12 11-15 Defendants, Cleveland Board of Education 1997
12 16-18 Defendants, state and districts 1997
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13 1-17 Defendants, state and districts 1997
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14 1-17 Defendants, state and districts 1997
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15 1-18 Defendants, state and districts 1997
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16 1 Defendants, state and districts 1997
16 2-11 Plaintiffs 1997
16 12 Unidentified undated

Series II: Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals 1983-2000

Sub-series A: Legal Briefs 1983-2000

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16 13-19 Filed legal briefs 1983-1998
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17 1-10 Filed legal briefs 1999-2000

Sub-series B: Joint Appendices 1996-2000

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17 11-18 96-3603 1996-2000
17 19-21 96-3604 corrections 1996-2000
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18 1-8 96-3604 corrections 1996-2000
18 9-16 98-3446 appeal 1998-2000
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19 1-4 98-3446 appeal 1998-2000
19 5-15 99-3309/99-3368 appeal 1999-2000

Sub-series C: Trial Exhibits 1995-2000

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19 16-17 Plaintiffs 1995-2000

Series III: Unitary Status Trial 1986-1998 undated

Sub-series A: Trial Materials 1986-1998 undated

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20 1 Affirmative reading 1986-1988
20 2 Affirmative reading 1990-1996
20 3 Calendar/handbook 1997-1998
20 4 Cleveland Scholarship and Tutoring Program 1995
20 5-6 Cleveland Schools Building Profiles 1996
20 7 Cooperation with Universities and Cultural Institutions; Correspondence to Rich Alston, OSMCR; Correspondence, Richard Boyd; Counseling and career guidance; DCC meeting minutes; Extracurricular activities 1997 undated
20 8 Magnet schools 1997
20 9-11 Management and finance 1996-1997
20 12 Proficiency agreement 1994
20 13 Program descriptions-Montessori Middle School, Year-round magnet, D. MacArthur, Magnet programs 1997
20 14 Reading, course of study K-12 1995
20 15-16 Safety and security 1995-1997
20 17 School community relations; State defendants obligations; State desegregation; Staff development 1992-1997
20 18 Student handbook; Suspensions and expulsions; Transportation; "Vision 21" 1991-1997

Sub-series B: Trial Research and Preparation Materials 1978-1998 undated

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20 19 Deposition testimony 1997
20 20 Dr. Carter 1997
20 21 Dr. Green 1997
20 22-23 Dr. Russell 1997
20 24 General research and preparation material 1978-1998
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21 1-8 General research and preparation material 1978-1998
21 9 Hacking, Robert; Holt, Bert; James, Coleman and Elaine Banks; Miscellaneous trial notes; Notes regarding 1997 status conference and hearing on motion to narrow issues 1997 undated
21 10 Plaintiffs' expert report-William Trent 1997
21 11 Plaintiffs' witnesses; Puckett, Steve undated
21 12 Russell back-up analysis 1997
21 13 State defendants' experts' curricula vitae 1997
21 14 State defendants' expert rebuttal reports 1997
21 15-16 Testing and tracking 1997
21 17 Turner, Ben undated
21 18-19 Witness testimony-trial 1997

Series IV: Legal Research 1972-2001

Sub-series A: General Reed v. Rhodes Research 1977-2001

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21 20-21 Research and notes 1977-2001
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22 1-12 Research and notes 1977-2001

Sub-series B: Related Cases 1978-1997

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22 13-16 Cases involving the Cleveland Board of Education and Cleveland City Schools 1978-1994
22 17-21 Cases involving Garfield Heights City School District 1989-1993
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23 1 Cases involving Garfield Heights City School District 1989-1993
23 2 Cases involving Leslie Lake 1984
23 3 Cases involving miscellaneous parties 1983-1997
23 4 Cases involving the NAACP; Penick, Gary L.; and the San Francisco United School Districts 1985-1997
23 5 Cases involving the State of Ohio 1995
23 6 Cases involving Tutela, Al 1984-1990

Series V: Subject Files 1972-2001

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23 8 Abdul-haqq, Rashidah, plaintiff class representative 1993-1997
23 9-10 Agendas 1985-1999
23 11 Audit review committee letter; Audit review committee meeting; Chronology of efforts completed by the Cleveland Public Schools (CPS) to meet the language arts model requirement; Citizens League report on attitudes of parents; Cleveland defendants' and Cleveland Teachers' Union's (CTU) involuntary transfer proposals; Cleveland defendants' article regarding Vision 21 1993-1994
23 12 Cleveland defendants' draft joint motion for an order regarding compliance; Cleveland defendants' draft of first report on stipulation conferences; Cleveland defendants' draft proposal regarding involuntary transfers for teacher assaults; Cleveland defendants' expert opinion letters; Cleveland defendants' general fund budget and Vision 21 budget cuts; Cleveland defendants' involuntary student transfer forms 1993-1995
23 13 Cleveland defendants' letter indicating that plaintiffs' approval of magnet school plan is not a waiver to subsequently object; Cleveland defendants' letter regarding stipulation conference; Cleveland defendants' letter to plaintiffs regarding plaintiffs' position of involuntary student transfers; Cleveland defendants' levy strategy; Cleveland defendants' magnet school proposal for federal funding; Cleveland defendants' memo from Halasa to Brown; Cleveland defendants' memo of understanding to state regarding meeting its remedial obligations 1993-1994
23 14 Cleveland defendants' modifications of district level cabinet level administrative structure; Cleveland defendants' plan to secure state support for controlling board loan; Cleveland defendants' proposed tripartite approval modification; Cleveland defendants' racial balancing proposal; Cleveland defendants' report on phase I 1993-1995
23 15 Cleveland defendants' request letter for streamlining of reporting; Cleveland defendants' request of state defendants for changes in remedial obligations; Cleveland defendants' revised budget estimate regarding Vision 21; Cleveland defendants' revised draft motion regarding stipulation as to compliance with remedial orders; Cleveland defendants' submission letter to federal government; Cleveland defendants' Vision 21 implementation plan; Cleveland defendants' Vision 21 revised line item budget 1993
23 16-20 Cleveland Public Schools, correspondence 1980-2000
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24 1-6 Cleveland Public Schools, correspondence 1980-2000
24 7-20 Cleveland Public Schools, reports 1972-1999
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25 1-19 Cleveland Public Schools, reports 1972-1999
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26 1-19 Cleveland Public Schools, reports 1972-1999
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27 1-14 Cleveland Public Schools, reports 1972-1999
27 15 Cleveland Teachers' Union proposal regarding board's fiscal condition; Conference calls/hearing notes 1992-1995
27 16-20 Defendants' attorneys, correspondence 1978-2000
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28 1-3 Defendants' attorneys, correspondence 1978-2000
28 4 Environmental Safety Company, correspondence; Green, Robert-paper regarding African American males and the Cleveland Public Schools 1994 1995
28 5 In-court negotiations regarding Vision 21; Joint report to court regarding stipulations and compliance; Joint report of parties regarding compliance with the remedial order; Letters regarding stipulation meetings and conference notes 1993 1997
28 6 Meetings 1993-1994
28 7-8 Miscellaneous correspondence 1978-1999
28 9-18 Miscellaneous documents regarding Reed v. Rhodes 1977-1999
28 19 Miscellaneous reports regarding Reed v. Rhodes 1983-1994
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29 1 Miscellaneous reports regarding Reed v. Rhodes 1983-1994
29 2 National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) correspondence; NAACP orientation meeting; NAACP position regarding Vision 21; NAACP statement regarding Vision 21 1982-1997
29 3 Newspaper clippings and newsletters 1978-1990
29 4 Newspaper clippings and newsletters 1991-1996
29 5 Newspaper clippings and newsletters 1997-1998
29 6 Newspaper clippings and newsletters 1999-2000
29 7 Office on School Monitoring and Community Relations (OSMCR) clarification letter regarding defendant's compliance with remedial orders; OSMCR concerns/questions regarding Vision 21 1993
29 8-12 OSMCR correspondence 1981-2000
29 13 OSMCR forum message for publication; OSMCR letter suggesting streamlining reporting and requesting statistical data 1993
29 14-22 OSMCR reports 1977-2000
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30 1-3 OSMCR reports 1977-2000
30 4 OSMCR response to Mark O'Neill letters; OSMCR selected dates of proposed activities; O'Neill, Mark-objection letter regarding vestiges as an agenda item 1993-1994
30 5-12 Outside experts' reports 1985-1997
30 13 Parent Power of Cleveland correspondence; Plaintiffs' answers to state interrogatories; Plaintiffs' approval of amendment to student handbook regarding weapons brought to school 1985-1986 1993 1995
30 14 Plaintiffs' approval of Cleveland reorganization; Plaintiffs' approval of indicators of effectiveness for counseling and career guidance; Plaintiffs' approval letter of magnet school program; Plaintiffs' approval of student handbook 1993 1995
30 15-18 Plaintiffs' attorneys, correspondence 1985-1997
30 19 Plaintiffs' class representatives letter of criticism to Hardiman and Atkins; Plaintiffs' concerns regarding budget reductions; Plaintiffs' exhibit list regarding proficiency test hearing; Plaintiffs' letters articulating reorganization concerns; Plaintiffs' letter to state regarding Cleveland defendants' refusal to comply with racial balance aspects of consent decree; Plaintiffs' memo regarding Vision 21; Plaintiffs' motion for extension of time to respond to motion for permissive intervention; Plaintiffs' proposal regarding levy; Plaintiffs' representatives comments regarding Vision 21; Plaintiffs' responses to stat defendants' interrogatories regarding vestiges 1993-1994 1996
30 20 Pre-trial/trial letters; Proposed budget reduction; Proposed draft modification to consent decree; Proposals from interested groups regarding proposed budget cuts; Public forum meeting 1994-1997
30 21 Report to Plaintiffs' class representatives regarding status conference 1993
30 22 Sixth Circuit Court of Appeals, correspondence 1994-1999
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31 1 State defendants' approval of amended student handbook; State defendants' approval of magnet schools program; State defendants' approval of student handbook; State defendants' approval of superintendent's cabinet reorganization; State defendants' approval of unfinished compliance agenda reporting on a semi-annual basis; State defendants' commitments to Cleveland regarding Vision 21; State defendants' expert opinion letter regarding Vision 21; State defendants' letter advising parties that no levy will be pursued; State defendants' letter to Lumpkin, Parrish, and Aldridge regarding classification of conditions for state to support loan request by Cleveland board; State defendants' letter to Lumpkin and Parrish regarding student assignment; State defendants' letter to Parrish and Lumpkin regarding clarification and state support of Cleveland loan request 1993-1995
31 2 State defendants' letter to Parrish and Lumpkin regarding request for revised expenditure plan; State defendants' letter regarding use of experts by Cleveland defendants to establish vestiges; State defendants' management plan to ensure compliance with extant orders, consent decree, and proficiency agreement 1993-1995
31 3 State defendants' proposal regarding inter-district transfers; State defendants' proposed budget reductions 1994
31 4 State defendants' response to Plaintiffs' letter regarding additional information on reorganization 1996
31 5 State defendants' review and recommendations regarding Cleveland defendants' proposed budget cuts; State defendants' school survey regarding levy 1994-1995
31 6 State of Ohio Department of Education, correspondence 1989-1998
31 7 State superintendent's letter requesting report on where Cleveland defendants will be spending desegregation funds; Status conference; Stipulation conference 1993-1994
31 8 Trial experts' correspondence 1993-1997
31 9 Vision 21 1993