The collection contains recordings and films of Congressman Poff's radio and television broadcasts.
Repository/Collector:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
Repository/Collector Type:
College or University
City:
Charlottesville
State:
Virginia
Country:
United States
Content types:
Sounds and Other
Inventory description:
Paper inventory or finding aidÂ
Historical relevance:
U.S. Representative from Virginia's 6th District and Virginia Supreme Court justice. He was one of only two Republicans, along with the rest of Virginia's entire Congressional delegation, and nearly all members from Southern states, to sign the Southern Manifesto protesting the Supreme Court's mandate in Brown v. Board of Education to desegregate public schools.