Orris, Peter

Authoritative Name:
Orris, Peter
Biography:
Dr. Orris participated in his first civil rights demonstration when he was only eleven. In 1964, he was recruited to participate in the Summer Project in Mississippi. Orris was also responsible for coordinating communications for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the Democratic Convention of 1964 and for installing two-way radios in all of the SNCC cars in the state.
Associated Subjects:
Orris, Peter
Orris, Peter--Interviews
Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

10 items in 2 collections (expand all)

Belfrage--Diary and notes, 1964, June-August (Sally Belfrage papers, 1962-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 599, Reel 1, Segment 4)

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

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)

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

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, August 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 6)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

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)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1964
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Freedom Information Service--WATS reports,July 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 780, Reel 1, Segment 5)

Creator:
Freedom Information Service
Date of Original:
1962/1979
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society

Hodes--William Hodes papers , 1964 (Archives Main Stacks, SC 3080)

Creator:
Hodes, William
Date of Original:
1964
1965
Collection:
Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:
Wisconsin Historical Society
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Oral history with Dr. Peter Orris

Creator:
Orris, Peter
Rachal, John, 1948-
Date of Original:
1995
Collection:
Oral History
Contributing Institution:
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage