- Collection:
- Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000
- Title:
- Letter, 1955 Dec. 27, (Detroit, M.I.), Martha W. Griffiths, to Averell Harriman, (Albany, N.Y.)
- Creator:
- Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003
- Date of Original:
- 1955-12-27
- Subject:
- Legislators--United States
Women politicians--Michigan--Detroit
Governors--New York (State)
Extradition--South Carolina
Political crimes and offenses--South Carolina
Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003--Correspondence
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986--Correspondence - People:
- Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003
De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974
De Laine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1933-
Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986 - Location:
- United States, Michigan, Wayne County, Detroit, 42.33143, -83.04575
United States, New York, Albany County, 42.60018, -73.97356
United States, New York, Albany County, Albany, 42.65258, -73.75623
United States, South Carolina, 34.00043, -81.00009 - Medium:
- letters (correspondence)
- Type:
- Text
- Description:
- Letter from Martha W. Griffiths, United States Representative for the 17th District in Detroit, Michigan to Governor Averall Harriman in Albany, New York, requesting that he deny South Carolina officials' petition to extradite Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. to South Carolina because of unjust reprisals he might face. Griffiths also references DeLaine's son, Joseph A. DeLaine, Jr., serving in the military in Korea.
The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. - Metadata URL:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/digital/collection/jad/id/671
- IIIF manifest:
- https://digital.tcl.sc.edu/iiif/2/jad:671/manifest.json
- Language:
- eng
- Extent:
- image/jpg
Manuscripts - Original Collection:
- Legal size - 13439 - (Folder 9), Joseph Armstrong DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbus, South Carolina.
- Contributing Institution:
- South Caroliniana Library
- Rights:
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