Items and Collections

Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Civil rights related materials including correspondence, business records, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs primarily from the 1950's through the 1960's.

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Date of Original
1950/1969

Subject
Civil rights movement
Civil rights workers
African Americans
Civil Rights
Mississippi Freedom Project
Civil rights demonstrations

Location
United States, Mississippi, 32.75041, -89.75036
United States, Mississippi, Coahoma County, Clarksdale, 34.20011, -90.57093
United States, Mississippi, Forrest County, Hattiesburg, 31.32712, -89.29034

Medium
documents (object genre)
images (object genre)

Type
StillImage, Text

Description
This collection largely focuses upon the ciliv rights movement in Mississippi. Primary source materials include correspondence, business records, diaries, newspaper clippings, and photographs. Topics include Civil Rights, Freedom Schools, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and Voting Equality.

Metadata URL
https://www.digitalcollections.usm.edu/historical-manuscripts

Contributing Institution
University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

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“Montgomery Bus Boycott”	Records that have the exact phrase Montgomery Bus Boycott
Albany OR Augusta +integration	Records with the word integration that also contain the words Albany and/or Augusta
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Subject Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)

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1. Minutes, Fifth district COFO staff meeting; April 14-17, 1965

Date of Original:: 1965-08-01
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

2. Letter, Karen Pate to friends; June 11, 1965

Creator:: Pate, Karen
Date of Original:: 1965-06-11
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

3. Letter and notes, Leslie W. Dunbar to Will Campbell; March 8, 1965

Creator:: Dunbar, Leslie
Date of Original:: 1965-03-08
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

4. Letter, Doug and Gail [Brown] to Friends of SNCC Office; March 4, 1965

Creator:: Brown, Doug
Brown, Gail
Date of Original:: 1965-03-04
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

5. Letter, Elinor Lerner to Kathy Dall [sic]; February 18, 1965

Creator:: Lerner, Elinor
Date of Original:: 1965-02-18
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

6. Letter, Phyl [?] to Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Ellin; February 11, 1965

Creator:: Phyl
Date of Original:: 1965-02-11
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

7. Freedom schools : an account of a new and powerful instrument in the civil rights field today; January 1965

Creator:: Brooks, Viola M
Date of Original:: 1965-01-01
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

8. Letter, Aviva [Futorian] to Katny [sic]; Spring 1965

Creator:: Futorian, Aviva
Date of Original:: 1965-01-01
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

9. Letter, COFO Hattiesburg staff to Friends; December 28, 1964

Creator:: Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
Date of Original:: 1964-12-28
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

10. Rights worker beaten by police in Hattiesburg: officer threatens to kill him; 28 December 1964

Creator:: Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
Date of Original:: 1964-12-28
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

11. Cotton vote in Mississippi; December 31, 1964

Creator:: Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
Date of Original:: 1964-12-11
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries

12. News release, Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee; December 10, 1964

Creator:: Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Date of Original:: 1964-12-10
Collection:: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Contributing Institution:: University of Southern Mississippi. Libraries