- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Matthew Zwerling to Israel and Florence Zwerling and Sara; June 23, 1964
- Creator:
- Zwerling, Matthew, 1944-
- Date of Original:
- 1964-06-23
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Mississippi Freedom Project
Voter Registration - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, Coahoma County, Clarksdale, 34.20011, -90.57093
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- Typewritten letter from Matthew Zwerling to his parents, Israel and Florence Zwerling, and Sara, dated June 23, 1964. Discusses voter registration canvassing activities, other aspects of his work in and around Clarksdale, Mississippi, as well as the lady with whom he and three other volunteers are staying. Zwerling mentions the summer heat in Mississippi, and his concern about tensions between the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People) and SNCC (Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee).
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_967da509-a90e-4df6-acc5-c4b6e8198aae
- 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:
- M336 Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection
A finding aid for this collection is available online at: https://doi.org/10.18785/fa.M336
Box 1, Folder 1 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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