SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 15, Folder 1)
View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyAn interesting cover letter from September 1964 from Jesse Morris accompanies assorted reports, maps, and pamphlets for Freedom Summer volunteers to use in public talks and fundraising when they retur…
SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 16, Folder 8)
Council of Federated OrganizationsView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThe bulk of this folder is composed of documents relating to Mississippi Freedom Summer; the remainder mainly details the Council of Federated Organizations' day-to-day operations. Highlights include…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 7)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder is comprised almost exclusively of SNCC press releases from the year 1963. The documents mainly pertain to the civil rights struggles in the the cities of Albany, Georgia; Americus, Georgi…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 48, Folder 11)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder is largely composed of Wide Area Telephone reports compiled by SNCC in the early parts of 1965 and 1966. Aside from documenting the actions taken by and against civil rights workers, the r…
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in Wisconsin Historical SocietyIn this folder, Jerry DeMuth, a freelance writer, includes many articles--published and unpublished--that he wrote between 1964 and 1979 (the bulk is from 1964-1967) about his observations and analysi…
Park--Robert W. Park papers, 1964-1966; Archives Main Stacks SC658
Park, Robert WView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains a wide assortment of materials by various authors. Most are from 1965. Some of the materials document the split between the MFDP and a new integrated Democratic Party in Mississip…
Bernard-- Joel Bernard correspondence, 1964-1966 (Jacqueline Bernard papers, 1964-1967; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 230, Box 1, Folder 1)
Bernard, JacquelineView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyJoel Bernard, a white Freedom Summer volunteer from New York City, was assigned to canvass for voter registration and the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party in West Point, in eastern Mississippi. Fa…
Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - General, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 4)
Kaplow, Alicia, 1945View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyAn assortment of documents relating to freedom schools, violence in Mississippi, and persecution of the left. "Adopt a Freedom School: Prospectus for Summer Freedom School Program in Mississippi"; fly…
Beech--Ministers' Project volunteers' reports, February-August 19, 1964 (Robert Beech Papers, 1963-1972; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 945, Box 6, Folder…
Beech, Robert, 1935-2008View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder includes white ministers' reports to various religious organizations about Freedom Day in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, (January 22, 1964) and on voter registration efforts and police intimida…
Feinglass-- Robert Feinglass papers, 1964 (Archives Main Stacks, SC3066)
Feinglass, RobertView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains the familiar multi-paged running summary of incidents in Mississippi during Freedom Summer; a letter from Illinois volunteer Robert Feinglass to his father ("This new party in thi…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 48, Folder 1)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder is mainly composed of press releases authored by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee. The bulk of these releases cover the year 1963 and recount the violence faced by registratio…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 48, Folder 7)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder is largely comprised of reports and pamphlets documenting the civil rights movement in the early half of the 1960s. The reports cover a variety of subjects, but primarily address the socio…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 4)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains a number of documents detailing the internal and structural problems SNCC faced in the middle of the 1960s. Highlights include the minutes from the "Fifth District COFO Staff Meet…
King--July, 1964 WATS Line Calls (Mary E. King papers , 1962-1999; Z: Accessions, M82-445, Box 1, Folder 8)
King, Mary E., 1940View Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyJuly 1964 WATS line calls. An uptick in violence and harassment can be seen here. Highlights of this lengthy folder include the passage of the Civil Rights Act; out-of-state congressmen witnessing Mar…
SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 16, Folder 7)
Council of Federated OrganizationsView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder provides some insight into the establishment of the various Freedom Summer projects, reveals the resistance they faced within Mississippi, and gives a glimpse into internal trouble that in…
SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 16, Folder 9)
Council of Federated OrganizationsView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder is comprised mainly of teaching materials used by volunteers at the Mississippi Freedom Schools. A particular stand out in this regard is the "Something Special: Mississippi Summer Project…
SAVF-Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) papers (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 46, Folder 47)
Council of Federated OrganizationsView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder contains a wide variety of documents depicting SNCC's activities in the South in the early 1960s. Present in significant quantities, however, are items relating to Danville, Virginia; Amer…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 3)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder is mainly comprised of planning documents for the various projects SNCC carried out throughout the South. A large number of news clippings and reprints are also included herein, recounting…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 5)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder begins with a number of documents depicting the desegregation efforts in Albany, Georgia. Following this are a series of incident reports from Mississippi and more general reports on the c…
SAVF-Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) (Social Action vertical file, circa 1930-2002; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 577, Box 47, Folder 8)
Student Nonviolent Coordinating CommitteeView Full Item in Wisconsin Historical SocietyThis folder is comprised primarily of reports and press releases pertaining to SNCC's actions in the state of Georgia. Events which transpired in the cities of Americus and Albany are covered the most…