King--Mississippi Summer Project, miscellaneous files (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 21)
King, Mary E., 1940View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains a wealth of information on plans, programs, and the events of Freedom Summer. Included are: SNCC plans for East Coast and Southern events in February 1964. Chronology of events in…
Lipsky--Holly Springs, 1964-1966 (Michael Lipsky and David J. Olson papers, 1935-1981; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 851, Box 1, Folder 5)
Lipsky, MichaelView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder, consisting primarily of newsy fundraising letters from late 1964-1966, shows some of the stresses, strains, and accomplishments of the civil rights movement after Freedom Summer. A Septem…
CORE Southern Regional Office--Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee, May 1964-August 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office…
Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional OfficeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains an assortment of documents from 1964-1965, the bulk of them being from 1965. "Harvard's Responsibility to Mississippi," an article from the Crimson, shows Harvard to be linked to…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 16)
View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains an assortment of SNCC-related items, some of them fairly unique. Staughton Lynd's "SNCC: The Beginning of Ideology" opens this folder, followed by Don White and John Lewis's first…
Montgomery--SNCC: Circulars, newsletters, program outlines, incidents, 1963-1966 (Lucile Montgomery Papers, 1963-1967; Historical Society Library Micr…
Montgomery, LucileView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis hefty folder contains primarily SNCC-produced materials from 1963-1966. It includes the following: a pamphlet on SNCC's structure and history. Newspaper clippings on SNCC and on Carver Neblett's…
Poor People's Corporation--News clippings, 1964-1966 (Poor People's Corporation records, 1960-1967; Archives Main Stacks, MSS 172 Box 1, Folder 6)
Poor People's CorporationView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThorough description of the Poor People's Corporation; "Up from Mississippi" (a report of Thelma Glover's radicalization); "Partial List of Racial Murders in the South in the Last Two Years"; brochure…
Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder…
Lynd, StaughtonView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThe materials in the three Staughton Lynd folders, describing situations in various parts of the South and the North, show that civil rights issues went far beyond Mississippi. Many official SNCC docu…
Lynd--Printed material, February 1963-October 1965 & undated (Staughton and Alice Lynd papers 1938-2008; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 395, Box 5, Folder…
Lynd, StaughtonView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThe materials in the three Staughton Lynd folders, describing situations in various parts of the South and the North, show that civil rights issues went far beyond Mississippi. Many official SNCC docu…
Starobin--SNCC 1963-1966 (Robert S. Starobin papers, 1960-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 428, Box 2, Folder 3)
Starobin, Robert SView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder includes advertisement, program, registration form, list of West Coast chapters of Friends of SNCC, and detailed minutes from SNCC's wide-ranging West Coast Regional conference workshops h…
Lake--Ellen Lake, Papers, 1964, Archives Main Stacks, SC 3057, Folder 1
Lake, EllenView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder gives a rich view of the lives of three white female volunteers in Madison County, Mississippi, and another in Gulfport, and of one volunteer's mother's concern for her daughter. The Madis…
Braden--Mississippi 1964 (Carl and Anne Braden papers, 1928-2006; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 6, Box 55, Folder 15)
Braden, Carl, 1914-1975View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyCorrespondence, reports, and memos to the Bradens regarding the arrests of African Americans wanting to worship in white Jackson, Mississippi, churches; the desperate poverty in the Delta and the need…
CORE--Reports on projects (weekly by staff) - 1964 March-1965 Sept. for Camden, Canton, Gluckstadt, Pleasant, Green, Valley View, federal programs, fr…
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional DistrictView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical Society1964-1965 weekly and daily reports from many Madison County civil rights sites dominate this folder, providing a truly grassroots view of the daily work and frustrations of civil rights workers. Among…
CORE--Mississippi Student Union - Memoranda and reports, 1964 March-May (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records,…
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional DistrictView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder opens with a description of the Mississippi Student Union as COFO's youth group. It continues with handwritten notes. These appear to be plans for a Freedom Day, scenarios for demonstratio…
Freedom Information Service--Miscellaneous reports and news releases, 1962-1965, undated (Freedom Information Service Records, 1962-1979; Historical S…
Freedom Information ServiceView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder consists of reports of some of the threats, intimidation, arrests, and harassment of civil rights workers from 1963-1965. It also includes the familiar document, "Some Provisions [in the U…
CORE--Community center correspondence, Jackson COFO Office, 1964 July-1965 May (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District re…
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional DistrictView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains correspondence about community centers and freedom schools addressed primarily by the two very capable women who tried to coordinate them, Annell Ponder and Lois Chaffee. Most of…
Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, August 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Mi…
Freedom Information ServiceView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThe raw material for August 1964 WATS line calls to Jackson is in this folder. During this period of time, the following events occurred: the county MFDP convention; volunteer Wayne Yancey was killed…
CORE--Staff meetings (Canton and Meridian, CORE and COFO) - Minutes 1964 Jan., Feb., Aug.-1965 April, June (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4…
Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi, Fourth Congressional DistrictView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains meeting minutes from CORE/COFO staff meetings in the Fourth District (including Canton and Meridian) from 1964-1965. In many cases, they provide almost verbatim accounts of any nu…
Werner--COFO and SNCC pamphlets, newspaper clippings, conference proceedings, and press releases, 1963-1965 (Hank Werner papers; Z: Accessions, M71-35…
Werner, HankView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder consists of pamphlets, newspaper clippings, conference proceedings, and press releases. A 1963 SNCC pamphlet tells the history and goals of the organization while appealing for funds. A CO…
Freedom Information Service--WATS reports, October 1964 (Freedom Information Service records, 1962-1979; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, M…
Freedom Information ServiceView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder consists of October 1964 WATS line messages. It includes lots of arrests, bombings, beatings, church burnings, cross burnings, suspicious cars, and accounts of surveillance and harassment…
DeMuth--Jerry DeMuth papers, 1962-1987 (Archives Main Stacks, SC3065)
DeMuth, Jerry, 1937View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyIn this folder, Jerry DeMuth, a freelance writer, includes many articles--published and unpublished--that he wrote between 1964 and 1979 (the bulk is from 1964-1967) about his observations and analysi…