William D. Lamson was an architect/planner and demographic analyst for court cases dealing with school desegregation, voting rights, housing discrimination, and judicial redistricting. The collection consists of case files and maps he used in court as an ACLU expert witness in the Brown III case, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992 for public schools in Topeka, Kansas.
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Garrad Lee
Contributing Institution
Jackson State University
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Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1972-1973 and includes markers by William Lamson marking several structures and a handwritten note that says “No Change.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1972-1973 and William Lamson hand marked each grade school, junior high school, and high school on the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Hand drawn markings by William Lamson to indicate population shifts within the city of Topeka from 1973-1974.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1973-1974 and William Lamson hand marked each grade school, junior high school, and high school on the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1974-1975 and includes markers by William Lamson marking several structures and a handwritten note that says “No Change.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1974-1975 and William Lamson hand marked each grade school, junior high school, and high school on the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: “Senior, 74-75.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: "1975-6" with several structures on the map hand marked by Lamson.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: “Senior, 75-77.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka in 1975 and William Lamson hand marked each grade school, junior high school, and high school on the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: "1976-7" with several structures on the map hand marked by Lamson.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1976-1977 and William Lamson hand marked each grade school, junior high school, and high school on the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: "1977-1978" with several structures on the map hand marked by Lamson.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1977-1978 and William Lamson hand marked each grade school, junior high school, and high school on the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: “Senior, 77-80.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1978-1979 and William Lamson hand marked each grade school, junior high school, and high school on the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: "1978-9" with several structures on the map hand marked by Lamson.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1979-1980 and includes hand drawn markers from William Lamson marking several structures and a note that says “No Change.”
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. The map depicts the city of Topeka from 1979-1980 and includes hand drawn markers from William Lamson marking several structures.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. William Lamson handwritten note on top right corner: "1980-1" with several structures on the map hand marked by Lamson.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Raw copy of Topeka city map with no additions. Unknown date.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Raw copy of Topeka city map with no additions. Unknown date. Section cut out in the middle-right portion of the map.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to map by William Lamson to mark high school, junior high school, and elementary school additions in 1950.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to map by William Lamson to mark high school, junior high school, and elementary school additions in 1960.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to map by William Lamson to mark high school, junior high school, and elementary school additions in 1970.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to map by William Lamson to mark high school, junior high school, and elementary school additions in 1980.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to the map by William Lamson to mark elementary school construction in five and ten year increments between 1880 and 1992.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to the map by William Lamson to mark junior high school construction in five and ten year increments between 1880 and 1992.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to the map by William Lamson to mark portable building placements at schools in 1950.
Case Data and Exhibits for Brown III, a relitigation of Brown v. Topeka Board of Education (1954) that corrected resegregation issues caused by open enrollment school choice in 1992. Stickers added to the map by William Lamson to mark portable building placements at schools in 1960.
