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Hayden, Casey

Biography:

Casey Hayden (born Sandra Cason), white woman, National YWCA project worker, SDS and SNCC activist, and wife of Tom Hayden, served as the observer with the eight Freedom Riders who rode by train from Atlanta to Albany on December 10, 1961. She was not arrested when the others were arrested. Hayden had been involved in the 1960 National Student YWCA and Austin sit-ins.

Alternate Names:

Cason, Sandra

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Anne Braden Oral History Project (Kentucky Virtual Library)
  • Interview with Anne Braden, March 10, 1989 (Oral histories)
• Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive (University of Southern Mississippi Libraries)
  • Casey Hayden, close-up (Black-and-white photographs)
  • Letter, Mississippi summer project staff to summer project workers; May 5, 1964 (Text)
  • Residential freedom school report; August 1965 (Text)
• Eyes on the Prize Interviews (Washington University in St. Louis University Libraries)
• Freedom Riders' 40th Anniversary Oral History Project, 2001 (John Davis Williams Library (University of Mississippi))
  • Oral history interview with Helen O'Neal McCray (1), 2001 (Oral histories)
  • Oral history interview with Helen O'Neal McCray (2), 2001 (MovingImage)
  • Oral history interview with Joan C. Browning, 2001 (MovingImage)
• Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
  • Allen--Freedom School mimeo materials 1963-64 (Pamela P. Allen papers, 1967-1974; Archives Main Stacks, M85-013, Folder 1) (Press releases)
  • Becker--Mississippi Freedom Summer Project - General papers, 1964-1965 (Norma Becker papers, 1961-1975; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 817, Reel 1) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Civil Rights organizations other than CORE or SNCC - Correspondence, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 1, Segment 7) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 19) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Miscellaneous memoranda concerning harrassment and violent incidents, African-American owned businesses, and notes on meetings (Congress of Racial Equality Records, 1941-1967; Z: Accessions, M95-212, Folder 1) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1966 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reels 2-3, Segment 37) (Reports)
  • CORE--Reports on projects (weekly by staff) - 1964 March-1965 Sept. for Camden, Canton, Gluckstadt, Pleasant, Green, Valley View, federal programs, freedom schools, political programs (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 82) (Reports)
  • CORE--Staff meetings (Canton and Meridian, CORE and COFO) - Minutes 1964 Jan., Feb., Aug.-1965 April, June (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 90) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Violence and harassment summary reports (Southern Regional Council, COFO, SNCC, CORE), 1963-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 94) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office --Freedom Schools - Memos and Staff Documents, 1964 (Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office records, 1963-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 521, Box 1, Folder 8) (Memorandums)
  • Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office --Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party - General State Papers, 1964-1965 (Council of Federated Organizations Panola County Office records, 1963-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 521, Box 1, Folder 15) (Reports)
  • Council of Federated Organizations--Records (Z: Accessions, M79-423) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Ewen--SNCC proposals for the Waveland retreat, Nov. 1964 (Stuart Ewen papers, 1961-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 531, Box 1, Folder 4) (Memorandums)
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, August 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 6) (Reports)
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, January 1964-June 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 1-4) (Reports)
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports,July 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 5) (Reports)
  • Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, September 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 7) (Reports)
  • King--August, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 9) (Reports)
  • King--June 1964 WATS Line calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 7) (Reports)
  • King--MFDP, Voter Registration, DNC Challenge, Freedom Vote (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 15) (Reports)
  • King--Minutes 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--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 Position Papers, Waveland, Mississippi, meeting, November 1964 (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 18) (Reports)
  • King--SNCC Press Releases, 1963 & undated (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 12) (Press releases)
  • Lipsky--SNCC, Mississippi, New Jersey (Michael Lipsky and David J. Olson Papers, 1935-1981; Z: Accessions, M96-024, Box 1, Folder 6) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • Lynd--Missississippi Freedom Schools, 1964 -1965 (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 4, Folder 13) (Clippings (information artifacts))
  • Montgomery--Freedom School Workshop - Evaluation, 1965 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 8) (Reports)
  • Montgomery--Freedom School Workshop - Planning, 1964 (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 1, Segment 8b) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Montgomery--Mississippi Summer Project, Robert Moses, director (Lucile Montgomery papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 2, Segment 23) (Correspondence)
  • Montgomery--SNCC: Circulars, newsletters, program outlines, incidents, 1963-1966 (Lucile Montgomery Papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 44, Reel 3, Segment 48) (Pamphlets)
  • SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 16, Folder 6) (Pamphlets)
  • SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 16) (Reports)
  • Shirah--Civil rights material, 1961-1964, undated (Samuel C. Shirah, Jr., papers, 1961-1964; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 540, Box 1, Folder 2) (Reports)
  • Starobin--SNCC 1963-1966 (Robert S. Starobin papers, 1960-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 428, Box 2, Folder 3) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • Waskow--Correspondence with Robert Moses, 1963-1964 (Arthur Ocean Waskow papers, 1943-1977; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 5, Box 10, Folder 30) (Correspondence)
  • Waskow--SNCC original correspondence and mailings, 1963-1964 (Arthur Ocean Waskow papers, 1943-1977; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 5, Box 15, Folder 11) (Correspondence)
  • Zinn-- SNCC - Education, 1964 (Howard Zinn papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss. 588, Box 3, Folder 2) (Correspondence)
  • Zinn--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee papers, administration, 1963-1965 (Howard Zinn papers, 1956-1994; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 588, Box 2, Folder 11) (Correspondence)
• WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection (Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection)
  • WSB-TV newsfilm clip of Laurie Pritchett, Albany police chief, speaking to reporters about the arrest of freedom riders in Albany, Georgia, 1961 December 10 (News)