Scope and Contents The collection was artificially created by the Library and consists of the Shaed and Baltimore family papers; as well materials regarding Elzie Hoffman. It includes photographs, programs, published books, biographies, letters, certificates, diaries, scrapbooks, clippings, and other family memorabilia. The collection has been divided into series by family. Many of the items are related to Washington, D.C. educational institutions that most of the members of the families attended; Dunbar...

Abstract Iris Toyer, a native Washingtonian, recalls her education in DC Public Schools and later attending and graduating from the University of the District of Columbia and Georgetown Law School. She discusses her early advocacy as president of the Stanton Elementary School PTA, being involved with the Parent Group Fund and working with the young lawyer who volunteered at Stanton. Iris recalls the 1980 school budget crises that led parents from across the city to protest and to form Parents United....

Abstract Iris Toyer, a native Washingtonian, recalls her education in DC Public Schools and later attending and graduating from the University of the District of Columbia and Georgetown Law School. She discusses her early advocacy as president of the Stanton Elementary School PTA, being involved with the Parent Group Fund and working with the young lawyer who volunteered at Stanton. Iris recalls the 1980 school budget crises that led parents from across the city to protest and to form Parents United....

Abstract Iris Toyer, a native Washingtonian, recalls her education in DC Public Schools and later attending and graduating from the University of the District of Columbia and Georgetown Law School. She discusses her early advocacy as president of the Stanton Elementary School PTA, being involved with the Parent Group Fund and working with the young lawyer who volunteered at Stanton. Iris recalls the 1980 school budget crises that led parents from across the city to protest and to form Parents United....

Abstract Jay Silberman recalls his early education in New York and his memory of his mother being a room parent. College brought him to Washington, D.C. where he graduated from law school at American University. His educational advocacy grew out of his getting involved in the PTA at Janney Elementary School, where his children were students. He explains how his involvement in Parents United began as a school representative, which led to serving on the Board and eventually to becoming a co-chair. He...

Abstract Jay Silberman recalls his early education in New York and his memory of his mother being a room parent. College brought him to Washington, D.C. where he graduated from law school at American University. His educational advocacy grew out of his getting involved in the PTA at Janney Elementary School, where his children were students. He explains how his involvement in Parents United began as a school representative, which led to serving on the Board and eventually to becoming a co-chair. He...

Abstract Jay Silberman recalls his early education in New York and his memory of his mother being a room parent. College brought him to Washington, D.C. where he graduated from law school at American University. His educational advocacy grew out of his getting involved in the PTA at Janney Elementary School, where his children were students. He explains how his involvement in Parents United began as a school representative, which led to serving on the Board and eventually to becoming a co-chair. He...

Abstract Joseph Sellers recalls his early education in suburban Philadelphia, college at Brown University and law school at Case Western Reserve. He talks about the importance of his year as a community organizer and the beginning of his legal career in Washington, D.C. A major part of the interview is about his experiences as a volunteer lawyer working with the principals and parents at Turner Elementary School in southeast Washington. He also discusses his work as director of the project that...

Abstract Joseph Sellers recalls his early education in suburban Philadelphia, college at Brown University and law school at Case Western Reserve. He talks about the importance of his year as a community organizer and the beginning of his legal career in Washington, D.C. A major part of the interview is about his experiences as a volunteer lawyer working with the principals and parents at Turner Elementary School in southeast Washington. He also discusses his work as director of the project that...