B. Franklin Rassieur, Jr. Citizens Committee for Quality Education Through Neighborhood Schools Papers, 1964-1972

<p>B. Franklin Rassieur, Jr., was born on 13 March 1927 to Benjamin Franklin and Pauline Rassieur and graduated from the John Burroughs School in 1944. By 1969, Frank and his wife, Mary, lived at 7116 Westmoreland, University City, Missouri. Rassieur was a key organizer of the Citizens Committee for Quality Education through Neighborhood Schools, serving as treasurer and later as co-chair. The Committee was formed in the summer of 1969 after the Board of Education for the University City School District announced its intent to study the student population and to possibly reorganize the school district in order to achieve racial balance in the schools.</p>

<p>The papers relate to the Citizens Committee for Quality Education Through Neighborhood Schools maintained by one of its co-founders, B. Franklin Rassieur, Jr. It is arranged alphabetically by topic and dates from 1964 to 1972, with the bulk of the collection dating from 1969 to 1972. The records include newspaper clippings, newsletters, lists of member/donor/volunteer names, campaign information about the committee's candidates and school board elections from 1970 to 1972, information about the University City community, petitions circulated by the committee, and many handwritten notes by Rassieur.</p>

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<P>Cite as: B. Franklin Rassieur, Jr. Citizens Committee for Quality Education Through Neighborhood Schools Papers, Missouri Historical Society Archives, St. Louis.</P>

<p>本杰明·富兰克林·拉塞乌尔·小爵士，于1927年3月13日出生于本杰明·富兰克林与保罗琳·拉塞乌尔夫妇之家，并于1944年毕业于约翰·伯罗斯学校。至1969年，弗兰克及其妻子玛丽居住于密苏里州大学城西莫兰德街7116号。拉塞乌尔爵士是“通过邻里学校提升教育质量公民委员会”的关键组织者，曾担任财务主管，后成为共同主席。该委员会成立于1969年夏季，此前大学城学区教育局宣布有意研究学生人口状况，并可能重组学区，以期实现学校内部的种族平衡。</p><p>该档案资料与“通过邻里学校提升教育质量公民委员会”相关，由其共同创始人之一，本杰明·富兰克林·拉塞乌尔·小爵士保管。档案按主题字母顺序排列，时间跨度为1964年至1972年，其中大部分资料集中于1969年至1972年。记录包括新闻剪报、通讯、成员/捐赠者/志愿者名单、关于委员会候选人及1970年至1972年学区委员会选举的活动信息、关于大学城社区的信息、委员会散发的小册子，以及拉塞乌尔爵士的许多手写笔记。</p><p>3个档案盒</p><p>引用格式：B. Franklin Rassieur, Jr. 通过邻里学校提升教育质量公民委员会档案，密苏里历史学会档案馆，圣路易斯。</p>