Title: Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.): Records
Inclusive Dates: 1964-1966

Creator:

• Mississippi Freedom Democrativ Party. Lauderdale County (Miss.)

Call Number: Micro 55

Quantity: 3 reels of microfilm (35mm)

Repository:

Wisconsin Historical Society, Division of Library, Archives, and Museum Collections

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Abstract:

Records of a local chapter of the Freedom Democratic Party of Meridian, Mississippi, relating to the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), the Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee (SNCC), Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), as a co-ordinator of projects sponsored by these organizations. The papers contain correspondence, memos, reports, affidavits, minutes and telephone log concerning the Freedom Registration project, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, the Meridian Community Center, local boycotts, and incidents of intimidation including the disappearance and deaths of Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney who were connected with the Meridian office.

Language: English

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Acquisition Information

Originals loaned for microfilming by the Freedom Democratic Party, Lauderdale County, Meridian, Mississippi, July, 1967. Accession Number: M67-482

Processing Information

Processed by Richard L. Pifer, August 4, 1967.

Reel   1 Segment   1	Affidavits on Intimidation (Alphabetized), July 1964-Aug 1965
Reel   1 Segment   2	Anti-Poverty Program, 1965-1966
Reel   1 Segment   3	Boycott Cases, May-June 1964
Reel   1 Segment   4	Civil Rights Law Suits, 1963, 1964
Reel   1 Segment   5	Clark County Registration, 1964
Reel   1 Segment   6	Congressional Challenge (Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party), Nov 1964-Sept 1965
Reel   1 Segment   7	Congressional District No. 4 (Meetings and Registration), Aug 1964-Oct 1965
	Correspondence
Reel   1 Segment   8	Contributions, Aug-Sept 1964
	General
Reel   1 Segment   9	1964
Reel   1 Segment   10	1965
Reel   1 Segment   11	1966
	Council of Federated Organizations, 1963-1965
Reel   1 Segment   12	General Information
Reel   1 Segment   13	General Reports
Reel   1 Segment   14	Crank Mail, Jan 1965
Reel   1 Segment   15	Freedom Day Affidavits (Voter Registration), Oct 29, 1964
	Freedom Democratic Party, 1964-1965
Reel   1 Segment   16	Memoranda, General Information
Reel   1 Segment   17	Newsletters, April (no. 2)-Aug (no. 7), 1965
Reel   1 Segment   18	Freedom Information Service, Nov 18, 1965
Reel   1 Segment   19	Freedom Registration Form, 1964
Reel   1 Segment   20	Freedom School, 1964-1965
Reel   1 Segment   21	Incident Reports (Intimidation), May 1964-March 1965
Reel   1 Segment   22	Information Letters (CORE/ Research), 1963-1965
Reel   1 Segment   23	Kemper County Registration, 1965-1966
Reel   1 Segment   24	Lauderdale County-Registration (Rural), 1964-1965
Reel   2 Segment   24	Lauderdale County-Registration (Rural), continued
Reel   2 Segment   25	Legal Background (Laws and Counsel), 1964-1965
Reel   2 Segment   26	Legal Documents, 1964-1965
Reel   2 Segment   27	Louisiana Information, undated
Reel   2 Segment   28	Madison County Registration, 1963-1964
Reel   2 Segment   29	Mass Meetings, 1964-1965
	Meridian Precincts
Reel   2 Segment   30	General Information, 1964-1965
Reel   2 Segment   31	Precinct #1 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   32	Precinct #2 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   33	Precinct #3 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   34	Precinct #4 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   35	Precinct #5 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   36	Precinct #6 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   37	Precinct #7 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   38	Precinct #8 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   39	Precinct #9 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   40	Precinct #10 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   41	Precinct #12 Meetings & Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   42	Mississippi Background Information, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   43	Mississippi Student Union, 1964-1965
Reel   2 Segment   44	Municipal Election, Meridian, June 8, 1965Feb-July 1965
Reel   2 Segment   45	Negro Churches & Ministers (Lists and Interviews), 1964
Reel   2 Segment   46	Neshoba County Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   47	Newspaper Plans and Now, Vol. l, No. 1, 1965
Reel   2 Segment   48	Newton County Project (Reports & Information), 1965
Reel   2 Segment   49	Primary-Meridian, June 7, 1966
Reel   2 Segment   50	Project Reports-Hattiesburg Meeting, Nov-Dec 1964
Reel   2 Segment   51	Rankin County Registration, 1964
Reel   2 Segment   52	Reports (Weekly) by M. Schwerner & Staff, Jan-July 1964
Reel   2 Segment   53	Reports on Project (Monthly), Aug 1964- Aug 1966
Reel   2 Segment   54	Restaurant Test Suit (Correspondence and Affidavits), Dec 1964- Aug 1965
Reel   2 Segment   55	Roberts, Lee (Meridian Policeman), 1964-1965
Reel   2 Segment   56	Schiffrin, Andrew (Diary and Meeting Notes), June 1964
Reel   2 Segment   57	School Integration (Lists, Reports, and Retainers), 1964-1965
Reel   2 Segment   58	Schwerner, Michael and Rita (Correspondence), Jan-June 1964
Reel   2 Segment   59	Security
Reel   2 Segment   60	Steering Committee (Meetings and Interviews), Nov 1964-Oct 1965
Reel   2 Segment   61	Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee-Memos and News Releases, Nov 1964-1965
Reel   3 Segment   61	Student Non-violent Co-ordinating Committee-Memos and News Releases, continued
	Telephone Log
Reel   3 Segment   62	June 21-July 31, 1964
Reel   3 Segment   63	Aug 1964
Reel   3 Segment   64	Sept 1964
Reel   3 Segment   65	Voting Information-Mississippi, 1962-1966
Reel   3 Segment   66	WATS (Telephone) Reports, Nov 1964-Sept 1965
Reel   3 Segment   67	Winn-Dixie Food Stores Boycott, Oct 1965-Aug 1966