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In an application for a marriage license, one had to indicate not only that he or she was not "a habitual criminal, idiot, imbecile, hereditary epileptic or insane person," but but also whether he or she was "white, colored, or mixed."

In his application for a marriage license, Charlie Sorrells indicated that both he and his fiancee, Sophia Jane Woods, were white. A.T. Shields, the same clerk of the court who denied Atha Sorrells' right to marry, signed the license. The Sorrells'…

Pen and ink drawing of a wood and brick house surrounded by trees. Artist's signature, "Edward A. Darby," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.

Aubrey E. Strode drafted the 1924 sterilization law and acted as legal counsel to the Board of Directors of the Virginia State Colony. He was paid $750 to represent the Board in each of the appeals of Carrie Buck's case.

Pen and ink drawing of a brick house surrounded by trees and landscaping. Artist's signature, "Edward A. Darby," appears in the lower right-hand corner of the drawing.

Pen and ink drawing of a wood house showing a tree in front of the house. Artist's signature, "R. M. Allyn 35," appears in the lower left-hand corner of the drawing.