Morheuser, Marilyn, 1924-1995

Authoritative Name:

Morheuser, Marilyn, 1924-1995

Biography:

A former Catholic nun who quit her Catholic order to become a civil rights activist in Milwaukee in 1963, where she served as one of the leaders of Milwaukee United School Integration Committee (MUSIC). She relocated to New Jersey, where she received a law degree from Rutgers and continued to advocate on behalf of civil rights issues. As an attorney, she represented ACLU of New Jersey, the Urban League, and the NAACP.

Associated Subjects:

Morheuser, Marilyn, 1924-1995

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

19 items in 1 collections (expand all)

16 Milwaukee Star boycott article

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1965-09-25
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

3-1 Research Committee Meeting

Creator:: Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Date of Original:: 1964-12-09
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

31 Sounds of MUSIC, poem

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1966-01-29
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

4 Letter to David Cohen

Creator:: Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Date of Original:: 1966-05-06
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

4 Marilyn Morheuser letter, 1965 November 2

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1965-11-02
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

4-1 Research Committee Meeting

Creator:: Barbee, Lloyd A., 1925-2002
Date of Original:: 1964-12-16
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Educator Resources:

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14-1 Final directives for principals, page 1

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1964-1965
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

2 Essay contest directives, 1966 March 28

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1966-03-28
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

2 Instructions for pickets handout

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1964/1966
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

27-1 Freedom Institute handout, page 1

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1965
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

3-1 Freedom School information draft, page 1

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1966
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

33-1 Freedom Camp II, page 1

Creator:: Milwaukee United School Integration Committee
Date of Original:: 1964-10-31
Collection:: March on Milwaukee: Civil Rights History Project
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society