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Davis Houck papers

Research materials gathered by Professor Davis Houck and COM3930 students on the Emmett Till murder case and related events, including news clippings and government records.

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Date of Original
1908/2015

Subject
African Americans--Civil rights--History--20th century
African Americans--Crimes against
Civil rights
Journalism--Political aspects--United States
Mississippi--Race relations
Racism in the press
Rhetoric--Political aspects--United States--History--20th century
Trials (Murder)--United States
Research
Winona (Miss.)
Police brutality

People
Till, Emmett, 1941-1955

Location
United States, 39.76, -98.5
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, Mississippi, Montgomery County, Winona, 33.48207, -89.72814

Medium
personal correspondence
documents (object genre)
photographic prints
blueprints (reprographic copies)
maps (documents)
newspapers
records (documents)
theses
pamphlets
hearings (event)
case files
articles

Type
StillImage, Text

Description
Research materials gathered by Professor Davis Houck and COM3930 students on the Emmett Till murder case and related events, including news clippings and government records.

Metadata URL
https://diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:davishouckpapersmain

Language
eng

Contributing Institution
Florida State University Libraries. Special Collections

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Creator Kilgallen, James L.

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1. Chicago Defender: World's Greatest Weekly

Creator:: International News Service
American Negro Press
Elliott, Robert
Smith Colin, Mattie
Mays, E.J.
Newson, Moses
Barnett, Albert
Wilson, Alex
Denley, Robert H.
Sadler, Lew
Faulkner, William
Kilgallen, James L.
Barrow, John
Duckett, Alfred
Birchman, Robert L.
Murrain, Edward
Homel, W.B.
Payne, Ethel L.
Date of Original:: 1955-09-10/1955-10-29
Collection:: Davis Houck Papers
Contributing Institution:: Florida State University Libraries. Special Collections

2. Chicago Defender: World's Greatest Weekly

Creator:: American Negro Press
Smith Colin, Mattie
Elliott, Robert
Weaver, Audrey
Lewis, John Earl
Payne, Ethel L.
Margaret, Smith
Newson, Moses
Keller, Richard C.
Kilgallen, James L.
Wilson, Alex
Newsom, Moses
Barrow, John
Hughes, Langston
Sadler, Lew
Duckett, Alfred
Denley, Robert H.
Birchman, Robert L.
Burton, Paul
Carlton, Sydney
Blackwell, Lee
Henry, Richard B.
Barnett, Albert
Date of Original:: 1955-09-03/1956-12-08
Collection:: Davis Houck Papers
Contributing Institution:: Florida State University Libraries. Special Collections

3. Collection of newspaper clippings

Creator:: Associated Press
United Press International
Gunter, James
Kilgallen, James L.
Cox, Prentiss
Middlebrooks, William
Sorrels, William
Date of Original:: 1955-09-03/1955-10-20
Collection:: Davis Houck Papers
Contributing Institution:: Florida State University Libraries. Special Collections

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