Horton, Myles, 1905-1990

Authoritative Name:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Biography:
"Myles F. Horton, a founder and director of both the Highlander Folk School and the Highlander Research and Education Center, was a progressive educator whose programs not only contributed significantly to the labor and Civil Rights movements, but also made him a controversial figure in Tennessee and the South for most of his adult life."--"Myles Falls Horton 1905-1990," The Tennessee Encyclopedia of History and Culture. Retrieved January 11, 2008: http://tennesseeencyclopedia.net/.
Associated Subjects:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

61 items in 13 collections (expand all)

Myles Horton, in Atlanta, Georgia, June 1984.

Creator:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Date of Original:
1984-06
Collection:
Atlanta Journal-Constitution Photographs
Contributing Institution:
Georgia State University. Special Collections

Scott Bates oral history interview conducted by David P. Cline in Sewanee, Tennessee, 2013-06-20

Creator:
Civil Rights History Project (U.S.)
Date of Original:
2013-06-20
Collection:
Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:
American Folklife Center

Racial and Civil Disorders in St. Augustine : Report of the Legislative Investigation Committee

Creator:
Mitchell, Richard O.
Stallings, George B.
Jones, Leo C
Young, C.W.
Owens, William E
Legislative Investigation Committee
Date of Original:
1965-02
Collection:
Civil Rights Library of St. Augustine
Contributing Institution:
Proctor Library

Highlander Folk School

Creator:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation
Date of Original:
1936/1968
Collection:
FBI Freedom of Information Act Collection
Contributing Institution:
United States. Federal Bureau of Investigation

Belfrage--Location file: Biloxi, 1964, July-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 9)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Belfrage--Miscellaneous COFO and SNCC material, 1963-1964, n.d. (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 6)

Creator:
Belfrage, Sally, 1936-
Date of Original:
1963/1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

CORE--Educational materials - Workbooks, outlines, handbooks, 1963-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 22)

Creator:
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi Fourth Congressional District
Date of Original:
1964/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Ewen--SNCC proposals for the Waveland retreat, Nov. 1964 (Stuart Ewen papers, 1961-1965; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 531, Box 1, Folder 4)

Creator:
Ewen, Stuart
Date of Original:
1961/1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

King--February-March 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Archives Main Stacks, Z: Accessions M82-445, Box 1, Folder 3)

Creator:
King, Mary E., 1940-
Date of Original:
1964-02
1964-03
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

King--July, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 8)

Creator:
King, Mary E., 1940-
Date of Original:
1964-07
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Press Release About Highlander Folk School Youth Project

Creator:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Date of Original:
1960-05-03
Collection:
Highlander Folk School Collection
Contributing Institution:
Jessie Ball duPont Library. Archives

Alternative academic research, information hiding (talking)

Creator:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Date of Original:
1970/1979
Collection:
Warren Wilson College Digital Collections
Contributing Institution:
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, N.C.)

Beginning with community (talking)

Creator:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Date of Original:
1970/1979
Collection:
Warren Wilson College Digital Collections
Contributing Institution:
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, N.C.)

Civil rights program (talking)

Date of Original:
1970/1979
Collection:
Warren Wilson College Digital Collections
Contributing Institution:
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, N.C.)

Contributions and moving (talking)

Creator:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Date of Original:
1970/1979
Collection:
Warren Wilson College Digital Collections
Contributing Institution:
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, N.C.)

Contributor demographics

Creator:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Date of Original:
1970/1979
Collection:
Warren Wilson College Digital Collections
Contributing Institution:
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, N.C.)

Founding Highlander (talking)

Creator:
Horton, Myles, 1905-1990
Date of Original:
1970/1979
Collection:
Warren Wilson College Digital Collections
Contributing Institution:
Warren Wilson College (Asheville, N.C.)
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Civil rights meeting with Thurgood Marshall

Date of Original:
1950/1959
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Civil rights workshop

Date of Original:
1954/1961
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Highlander School contact sheet

Date of Original:
1954/1960
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Myles Horton

Date of Original:
1905/1990
Collection:
Wisconsin Historical Images
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society