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West, Don, 1906-1992

Authoritative Name:

West, Don, 1906-1992

Biography:

Don West (born Devil's Hollow, Gilmer County, Georgia, 1906 - died Charleston, West Virginia, September 29, 1992), was an American writer, poet, educator, trade union organizer, Civil Rights activist, and a co-founder of the Highlander Folk School.

Associated Subjects:

West, Don, 1906-1992

Archival Collections And Reference Resources:

8 items in 6 collections (expand all)

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

Shirah--Correspondence and memos, 1961, 1963-1964, undated (Samuel C. Shirah, Jr., papers, 1961-1964; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 540, Box 1, Folder 3)

Creator:: Shirah, Samuel C., 1943-
Date of Original:: 1961
1963
1964
Collection:: Freedom Summer Digital Collection
Contributing Institution:: Wisconsin Historical Society

Don West

Date of Original:: 1906/1992
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Don West

Date of Original:: 1986
Collection:: New Georgia Encyclopedia
Contributing Institution:: New Georgia Encyclopedia (Project)

Oral history interview with Don West, January 22, 1975

Creator:: West, Don
Date of Original:: 1975-01-22
Collection:: Oral Histories of the American South: The Civil Rights Movement
Contributing Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of Don West dressed in a suit, 1950s

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1950/1959
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission photograph of an editorial entitled "SCHW Sows Commy's Writings" that appeared in a New Orleans newspaper, New Orleans, Louisiana, 1960s

Creator:: Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission
Date of Original:: 1960/1969
Collection:: Sovereignty Commission Online
Contributing Institution:: Mississippi. Department of Archives and History

Don West says he is not a communist and has never been in the Communist Party. (No date)

Creator:: WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.)
Date of Original:: 1956/1980
Collection:: WSB-TV Newsfilm Collection
Contributing Institution:: Walter J. Brown Media Archives and Peabody Awards Collection