- Collection:
- Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
- Title:
- Letter, Rita Walker to Kathy (Dahl); January 29, 1966
- Creator:
- Walker, Rita
- Date of Original:
- 1966-01-29
- Subject:
- African Americans
Civil rights workers
Public welfare
Voter Registration - Location:
- United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
- Medium:
- documents (object genre)
- Type:
- Text
- Format:
- application/pdf
- Description:
- From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Two-page letter by Rita Walker addressed to Kathleen Dahl. Walker asks Dahl to send clothes and food to Holly Springs, Mississippi. She writes about civil rights workers U.Z. (Nunnally), Howard (Jeffries) and Aviva (Futorian). She also discusses local voter registration efforts and work shared with her husband, Bud, to organize welfare and Social Security for the people of Holly Springs.
Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute of 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_1af9faed-911c-4e39-8f61-ea9fdcb986d7
- 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:
- M357 Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection
Box 2, Folder 3 - Contributing Institution:
- University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries
- Rights:
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