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Letter from Linwood Holton to George M. Modlin
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Title
Letter from Linwood Holton to George M. Modlin
Subject
Description
In this letter, Virginia Governor Linwood Holton replies to University of Richmond President George Modlin in regards to Modlin's October 8 letter to the Governor (available here). Modlin had requested Holton's assistance in dealing with the Department of Health, Education, and Welfare (HEW)'s Office of Civil Rights, particularly regional director Dr. Eloise Severinson, in regards to a letter giving recommendations to the university on how to better comply with the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The letter had been published about in the Richmond Times-Dispatch. Governor Holton wrote: "This matter is giving me great concern, but I have reason to be optimistic that there will be a better attitude in the future on the part of HEW officials who will be dealing with Virginia schools. We are here reviewing the correspondence between Dr. Severinson and several Virginia schools."
Source
Letter from Linwood Holton to George M. Modlin, 12 October 1970, RG 6.2.5 Box 25 Folder 3, University Archives, Virginia Baptist Historical Society.
Date
1970-10-12
Format
Language
English
Type
Identifier
UA6.2.5.25.3-19701012.JPG
Coverage
Richmond (Va.)
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Citation
Holton, A. Linwood (Abner Linwood), 1923-, “Letter from Linwood Holton to George M. Modlin,” University of Richmond Race & Racism Project, accessed May 21, 2025, https://memory.richmond.edu/items/show/2902.