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Gwendolyn Tolliver

Files

Title

Gwendolyn Tolliver

Subject

Tolliver, Gwendolyn Shawn (1947- )
Students - Virginia - Shenandoah County
African Americans - Virginia - Shenandoah County

Description

Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Gwendolyn S. Tolliver as a young woman in her graduation cap and gown.

Gwendolyn made headlines in 1962 when she became the first African American student to integrate all-white Central High School in Woodstock. At the time, she was entering the 9th grade.

She graduated from Central High School in 1966.

Her parents were Theodore Robert and Mary Jane (Spinner) Tolliver.

Creator

Morrison Studio

Source

Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society

Publisher

Shenandoah County Library

Date

Undated

Contributor

No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.

Rights

IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED

Identifier

030710

Original Format

Film Negative

Physical Dimensions

5x7 Film

Citationzork

Morrison Studio, “Gwendolyn Tolliver,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/74026.

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