- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter from Joseph and Nancy Ellin to Friends, Family, and What Not; Letter to Susan; August 7, 1964
- Creator:
- Ellin, Joseph
Ellin, Nancy B. (Nancy Bowles) - Date of Original:
- 1964-08-07
- Subject:
- Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Voter Registration - Location:
- United States, 39.76, -98.5
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Photocopy of two typed letters on one page. They are dated August 7, 1964 and written by Nancy and Joe Ellin to "Friends, Family, and What Not," and to Susan. The first letter details the plans for unseating the regular Democratic Party delegation at the Democratic National Convention in Atlantic City in August. The letter asks for help in writing Congressmen to get them to recognize the MFDP. The second letter is written to Susan, and it talks about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and voter registration.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services.
This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. - Metadata URL:
- https://usm.access.preservica.com/uncategorized/IO_d745b8ae-42f3-42ec-b35a-82a014efd663
- Language:
- eng
- Additional Rights Information:
- University Libraries provides access to these materials for educational and research purposes. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. When possible, we have provided information regarding the copyright right status of an item; however, the information we have may not be accurate or complete. Obtaining permissions to publish or otherwise use is the sole responsibility of the user.
- Original Collection:
- M323 Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection
Box 1, Folder 1 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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