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Adams, Victoria Gray, 1926-2006

Biography:

Civil rights worker, one of the founders of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic party and MFDP candidate for U.S. Senate in 1964.

Alternate Names:

Gray, Victoria, 1926-2006
Jackson, Victoria Almeter, 1926-2006

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Barbara C. Jordan Archives (Portal to Texas History)
  • 60th Texas Legislature, Regular Session, House Bill 559 (Bills (legislative records))
  • [Letter from Lee W. Thompson to Barbara C. Jordan, July 19, 1967] (Letters (correspondence))
  • Senator Chris Dodd: Transcript of Remarks, Association of State Democratic Chairs (Transcripts)
• Charlotta Bass / California Eagle Photograph Collection (University of Southern California Libraries)
  • Photograph of Mrs. Fannie Johnson, Springfield, Illinois, ca. 1911-1920 (Photographs)
• Citizens' Council Collection (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
  • Being married to a Negro is--just different (Clippings (information artifacts))
• Civil Rights Archive (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
  • These are pages from a proposed book by Mrs. Clarice Campbell (Excerpts)
• Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
  • Black politics in Mississippi (Transcripts)
  • Carolyn and Arthur Reese at Priest Creek Missionary Baptist Church (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Challenge of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Letters (correspondence))
  • The Congressional challenge (brochure); [1964] (Brochures)
  • Constitution and by-laws of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (Records)
  • Fact sheet on Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party's statutory challenge and contest of Mississippi's 5 seats in the House of Representatives served Dec. 4, 1964; December 1964 (Text)
  • Freedom Democrats sticker (Text)
  • Letter, Anne Braden to Victoria Gray; April 7, 1966 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, Carl Braden to Victoria Gray; April 19, 1966 (Text)
  • Letter, Charles Smith to Ed [Hamlett]; April 20, 1964 (Text)
  • Letter, Sandra Adickes to Victoria Jackson Gray Adams; January 15, 1990 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Letter, Victoria J. Gray to John J. Conyers, Jr.; June 24, 1966 (Letters (correspondence))
  • Mississippi challenges - progress report; 17 January 1965 (Text)
  • Outline of speech to the House Subcommittee on Elections, ca. 1965 (Text)
  • Photograph of Victoria Jackson (Gray Adams) (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Photograph of Victoria Jackson Gray Adams (Color photographs)
  • Political workshop in Sunflower (Records)
  • Program for freedom day rally, April 26, 1964 (Pamphlets)
  • Questions raised by Moses; 1965 (Transcripts)
  • Restricted document; November 6, 1967 (Reports)
  • Student voice, Vol. 5 no. 15 (Newsletters)
  • Student voice, Vol. 5 no. 19 (Newsletters)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray and Lorne Cress (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray and Sandy Leigh (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Victoria Jackson Gray, Sandy Leigh, and Lorne Cress (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Volunteer and local resident singing (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Volunteers and Carolyn Reese (Black-and-white photographs)
  • White House invitation to Victoria Gray (Letters (correspondence))
• Eyes on the Prize Interviews (Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries)
• Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
  • African-American Woman (Photographs)
  • Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1) (Press releases)
  • Allen--Newspaper and magazine clippings, newsletters and reports, and 1964 correspondence (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Z: Accessions, M85-587, Folder 2) (Newsletters)
  • Bowie--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (Harry J. Bowie papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 31 & Micro 928 (P82-2479), Box 2, Folder 3) (Reports)
  • Braden--Mississippi 1958-1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15) (Correspondence)
  • Braden--Mississippi 1964 (continued)-1966 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 56, Folder 1) (Press releases)
  • Civil Rights Volunteers in Mississippi (Photographs)
  • CORE Southern Regional Office-- Reports from Madison, Miss., 1964, January-1965, November (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 8, Folder 7) (Fliers (printed matter))
  • Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office --Incident Reports and Notes re: Cars, Drivers, License Plates, 1964 (Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office records, 1963-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 521, Box 1, Folder 10; ) (Reports)
  • Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office --Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party District and Precinct Records, 1964-1965 (Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office records, 1963-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 521, Box 1, Folder 14) (Reports)
  • Council of Federated Organizations--Voice (McComb, Miss.) (Text)
  • Dunlap--Mississippi Freedom Project, 1964-1965 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 2, Folder 6) (Fliers (printed matter))
  • Dunlap--Mississippi Project Parents' Committee, 1964 (Papers, 1964-1972, 1994; Z: Accessions, M2000-007, Box 3, Folder 5) (Correspondence)
  • Ewen--SNCC-COFO - Project Reports, November 1964 (Stuart Ewen papers, 1961-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 531, Box 1, Folder 5;) (Reports)
  • Freedom Means Vote For Victoria Gray (Photographs)
  • Heath--Writings, Publications, and Sources - Writings by blacks about freedom schools, 1964 (William Heath research papers, 1963-1997; Z: Accessions, M2009-045, Box 6, Folder 5) (Text)
  • Houston --General Political Papers and Smith for Congress Campaign, 1962-1964 (James M. Houston Papers, ca. 1937, 1955, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 545, Box 1, Folder 2) (Correspondence)
  • King--February-March 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 3) (Reports)
  • King--Freedom Schools, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 16) (Reports)
  • King--March 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 4) (Text)
  • King--MFDP, Voter Registration, DNC Challenge, Freedom Vote (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 15) (Reports)
  • King--Minutest of Meetings, 1964-1965 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 3, Folder 2) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • King--Mississippi Summer Project, miscellaneous files (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 21) (Reports)
  • King--Pre-1964 WATS Line calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 1) (Reports)
  • King--SNCC Communications Section, 1963-1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 3, Folder 1) (Reports)
  • King--SNCC staff biographies, 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 13) (Reports)
  • Kinoy--Legal documents re: COFO v. Rainey, 1964 : Brief, 1964 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 8, Folder 22) (Legal documents)
  • Kinoy--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, 1964-1965 (Arthur Kinoy papers, circa 1930-2003; Z: Accessions, M2007-010, Box 5 Folder 44) (Text)
  • MFDP--Legal briefs and memoranda, 1964-1966 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 10) (Legal documents)
  • MFDP--Proceedings of the Democratic National Convention Credentials Committee (partial), 1964 August 22 (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party records, 1962-1971; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 586, Box 1, Folder 9) (Transcripts)
  • Montgomery--Lucy Montgomery notes (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 31c) (Text)
  • Moore--Correspondence, 1967 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 7) (Correspondence)
  • Moore--Correspondence, 1968 (Amzie Moore papers, 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 1 Folder 8) (Correspondence)
  • Moore--NAACP Cleveland Mississippi Branch Voter Registration Committee, 1959-1968 (Amzie Moore papers,1 1941-1970; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 551, Box 6 Folder 6) (Fliers (printed matter))
  • Morey --COFO Legal Coordinator - Handbook for Precinct Organization (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 3, Folder 8) (Reports)
  • Morey --National Lawyers Guild, 1964 (R. Hunter Morey papers, 1962-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 522, Box 4, Folder 6) (Press releases)
  • SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 15, Folder 1) (Reports)
  • SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 16, Folder 6) (Pamphlets)
  • SEDFRE--Schwerner Application to CORE (Copy), 1963, and Clippings, Press Releases, and News Summaries, 1964 (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 1, Folder 10) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • Zinn--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee papers, administration, 1963-1965 (Howard Zinn papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 588, Box 2, Folder 11) (Correspondence)
• Integration Correspondence (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
  • Gladys R. Winblad to "Dear Mr. Meredith" (Undated) (Correspondence)
  • Michael Bailey to "Dear Mr. Meredith" (Undated) (Correspondence)
  • Nnadmi Odeluga to Mr. Meredith (12 October 1962) (Correspondence)
  • Ross Dugan to Mr. Meredith (1 October 1962) (Correspondence)
• James W. Silver Collection (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
  • Floyd Watson to Dr. Silver, 5 February 1957 (Correspondence)
  • Mail Pouch: U.P.I. Unler Oxford (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • "Margaret" to Jim, 5 January 1943 (Correspondence)
  • Mrs. G.M. Hardacre to Professor Silver, 8 February 1963 (Correspondence)
  • VFW Still At Odds With VA Integration (Clippings (information artifacts))
• New Georgia Encyclopedia (New Georgia Encyclopedia)
  • Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin (1897-1988) (Articles)
• Series 2515 : Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission Records Online, 1994-2006, Photographs (Mississippi Department of Archives and History)
  • Memorandum: to Jim Dombrowski, 1962 July 23 (Memorandums)
  • Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Wayne Leslie Taylor following his arrest for his participation in the Freedom Rides, Jackson, Mississippi, 1961 June 25 (Black-and-white photographs)
• Voices Across The Color Line Oral History Collection, 2005-2006 (Atlanta History Center)
  • Morris Dillard interview (MovingImage)
• Working Lives Oral History Project (William Stanley Hoole Special Collections Library)
  • Interview with Fred Shuttlesworth, 1984 August 9 (Oral histories)

Educator Resources

• Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
  • and Joshua commanded the people to shout-- and the people shouted with a great shout and the walls fell down flat-- and they took the city; [1964] (Instructional materials)