- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Rayford Lee Bourn to Nancy Ellin; September 9, 1964
- Creator:
- Bourn, Rayford Lee
- Date of Original:
- 1964-09-09
- Subject:
- Civil rights demonstrations
Civil rights workers
Harassment
Hattiesburg (Miss.) - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, Forrest County, Hattiesburg, 31.32712, -89.29034
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Transcribed copy of a handwritten letter from Rayford Lee Bourn to Nancy Ellin, dated September 9, 1964, in which Bourn discusses his up-coming departure from Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in order to attend school. Mentions incidents of harassment and intimidation, as well as plans for future civil rights demonstrations in Hattiesburg.
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_30c2a0e5-452e-40f6-bd94-b8af9e6a7d9d
- 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
A finding aid for this collection is available online at: https://doi.org/10.18785/fa.M323
Box 1, Folder 5 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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