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Meet the notable and expert witnesses of Bronson v. Board of Education 

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Image of document titled report to the court re: deposition of plaintiffs expert witnesses. Lists names of witnesses deposed in April of unknown year. April 1 is Dr. Robert Green. April 15, 18 and 24 is Mr. William Lamson. April 21 is Dr. Gordon Foster. April 25 is Dr. Karl Taeuber. The second part of the document lists so far the number of days each witness was deposed. Mr. Martin Sloane one day. Dr. Karl Taeuber, Dr. Robert Green and Dr. Gordon Forster each two days. Mr. William Lamson six days. The document finishes with a note that Mr. Sloane and Dr. Taeuber are about finished with their depositions and how long extra the rest will need. Dr. Green one additional day. Dr. Foster and Mr. Lamson both four additional days.

Last November, the University of Cincinnati Libraries announced the award of an Archives Grant from the National Historical Publications and Records Commission to the Libraries’ Archives and Rare Books Library (ARB). This grant supports the archival processing of records related to the lawsuit Bronson v. Board of Education of the City School District of the City of Cincinnati maintained by the local branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) and donated to the University of Cincinnati in the 1980s.   

All achievements and accomplishments of the witnesses listed are current as of 1979, the year that the witnesses began giving depositions. 

A black and white photograph of Theodore Berry sitting at his desk in a suit and glasses. He has a corded telephone up to his left ear and is smiling into the camera. He is holding a pen to a piece of paper in his right hand.

Theodore Berry (1905-2000) 

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