- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, William F. Ryan to Dr. Israel Zwerling; June 24, 1964
- Creator:
- Ryan, William F., 1922-1972
- Date of Original:
- 1964-06-24
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Mississippi Freedom Project
United States. Marshals Service - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. <br>Typewritten letter from Congressman William F. Ryan to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated June 24, 1964. Ryan relates his efforts to involve the President, Attorney General, and other Federal authorities on behalf of missing civil rights workers Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney in Mississippi. Ryan mentions a speech he gave in the House of Representatives on Tuesday, June 23. Ryan also writes of a request as early as June 15 that U.S. Marshals be assigned to help protect civil rights workers in Mississippi.
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_36674899-b76a-4ba0-9a7c-db2a3f77ee40
- 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
Box 1, Folder 2 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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