- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Jacob K. Javits to Dr. Israel Zwerling; July 7, 1964
- Creator:
- Javits, Jacob K. (Jacob Koppel), 1904-1986
- Date of Original:
- 1964-07-07
- Subject:
- Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
Mississippi Freedom Project
United States. Dept. of Justice - 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 Senator Jacob K. Javits to Dr. Israel Zwerling, dated July 7, 1964. Javits thanks Zwerling for his letter about the safety of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Mississippi. (Note: A copy of a June 18, 1964, Congressional Record statement by Javits was included with this letter and is available in the manuscript collection.)
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_aaee2f1a-5010-4970-9926-75b90aa0e423
- 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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