Title: Frank M. Stewart Civil Rights Recordings and Papers
Inclusive Dates: circa 1965-2000 (bulk 1965-1969)

Creator:

• Stewart, Frank M.

Call Number: M67-453; M2012-040; Audio 1376A; Audio 1459A; Audio 1633A

Quantity: 0.7 c.f. (2 archives boxes and 1 folder), 41 tape recordings, 10 photographs, and 60 transparencies

Repository:

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

Archival Locations:

Wisconsin Historical Society (Map)

COLLECTION MAY BE STORED OFF-SITE: see catalog entry to request materials and for additional information.

Abstract:

Recorded interviews and papers of Frank M. Stewart documenting Mississippi civil rights activities mostly from 1965-1969. Interviews with faculty and students at Tougaloo College, Tougaloo, Mississippi; recorded activities at Head Start Centers in Pace and Cleveland, Mississippi; meetings in Grenada and Gunnison; and interviews with Amzie Moore, Cleveland; Mrs. Annie Rankin, Jefferson County; Gentle Jackson, Tougaloo; and others. Interviews also include Frank Stewart's notes on the interviews. The collection also contains a biography of Stewart, his diary and scrapbook, some correspondence, and other documents and photographs detailing his experience at Tougaloo College in Mississippi.

Note:

The content of the tape recordings assigned Audio 1459A (M2008-109) may duplicate the content of the tape recordings in Audio 1367A (M67-453).

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-m67453

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This collection was received in multiple parts from the donor(s) and is organized into 2 major parts. These materials have not been physically interfiled and researchers might need to consult more than one part to locate similar materials.

• Part 1 (M67-453, Audio 1376A, Audio 1459A): Original Collection, circa 1966-1967
• Part 2 (M2012-040, Audio 1633A): Additions, 1965-2000 (bulk 1965-1969)

Acquisition Information

Presented by Frank M. Stewart, Providence, Rhode Island; and William Stewart, Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts. Accession Number: M67-453, M2008-109, M2012-040

M67-453	Part 1 (M67-453, Audio 1376A, Audio 1459A): Original Collection, circa 1966-1967 Physical Description: 0.1 c.f. (1 folder) and 26 tape recordings
Folder   1	Notes on the interviews
	Audio recordings
	ABC Head Start Center at United Baptist Church in Cleveland, Mississippi
1376A/2	1967 January Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/13	undated
	Amzie Moore of Cleveland, Mississippi
1376A/1	1967 January 24 Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/1	undated
1459A/2	undated
1459A/6	undated
1459A/17	1967 January
	Annie Rankin of Jefferson County, Mississippi; other voices include Albert Schlueter, Chemistry professor; Joanne Gavin, secretary to the Science division; Philip O'Mara, English professor
1376A/7	1967 October Note: Labeled 1967, but most likely 1966. Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/3	1966 October
1459A/8	1966 October
1459A/9	, 1966 October (continued)
1459A/10	1966 October Note: Label reads “Edited #2.”
1459A/11	1968 May
	Community organization meeting in Gunnison, Mississippi
1376A/6	1967 January 25 Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/13	1967 January 25
1459A/14	, 1967 January 25 (continued)
	Gentle Jackson of Tougaloo, Mississippi
1376A/3	1966 December Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/5	1966 December
1459A/15	1966 December Note: Tape label reads, “This conversation is continued on another reel.”
1376A/6	Head Start Center in Pace, Mississippi, 1967 January 26 Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1376A/4	Helen Bass Williams, French professor at Tougaloo College and expert advisor on poverty programs and related matters, 1966 December Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
	Jake Ayres, Director of Freedom Crafts and Washington County Chairman of the MFDP
1376A/1	1967 January 24 Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/3	undated
1459A/17	1967 January
1459A/18	Judy Speier interview on WBRU Radio, Providence, Rhode Island at Brown University, circa 1969
	Singing from Grenada, Mississippi (Freedom Movement meeting)
1459A/2	undated
1459A/13	undated
	Vincent Chapel in Grenada, Mississippi, the evening after Bellflower Church was burned Note: Later, on March 3 of the same year, Vincent Chapel itself was set on fire.
1376A/5	1967 January 23 Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/4	1967 January 23 [“Freedom Now” and “We've Been 'Buked”]
	William and Henrietta Franklin, Reverend L.C. Coleman, Isabel Rons, and Sarah Adams (Quitman County group)
1376A/1	1967 January 24 Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/1	undated
1459A/3	undated Note: Label reads “Incomplete.”
1459A/17	1967 January
	Students at Tougaloo College - Howard Spencer, Albert Garner, Everett Sanders, and Clency Cotton.
1376A/8	1966 December Physical Description: 7-inch tape reel
1459A/7	1966 December
1459A/16	1966 December
M2012-040	Part 2 (M2012-040, Audio 1633A): Additions, 1965-2000 (bulk 1965-1969) Physical Description: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes), 15 tape recordings, and 10 photographs, and 60 transparencies  Scope and Content Note: Additions, 1965-2000 (bulk 1965-1969), consisting of a biography of Frank Stewart, his diary, scrapbook, correspondence, audio tapes, and photographs documenting his experience at Tougaloo College in Tougaloo, Mississippi. The scrapbook contains photographs, letters, and newspaper articles describing his work as a civil rights leader.	⇧
	Personal information
Box   1 Folder   1	Biography, undated
Box   1 Folder   2-4	Correspondence, 1967-1969
Box   1 Folder   5	Diary, 1969
Box   1 Folder   6-8	Scrapbook, 1966-1967
	Mississippi
Box   2 Folder   1	Delta ministry, 1965-1968
Box   2 Folder   2	Grenada, 1967
Box   2 Folder   3	Helen Bass William and Freedom Information Service, 1967
Box   2 Folder   4	Mississippi, 1965-1968
Box   2 Folder   5	Newsletters, 1968, 2000
Box   2 Folder   6	Pamphlets, 1966-1969
	Audio/visual materials
PH Box   30	Photographs
Audio 1633A	Cassette tapes
1633A/4-5	Amzie Moore, 1967 January, 1982 January Note: Cleveland, Mississippi.
1633A/1-3	Annie V. Rankin, 1966, 1967 Note: Gunnison, Mississippi.
1633A/6-8	Gentle Jackson, 1966 December Note: Tougaloo, Mississippi, Helen Bass Williams (professor of French).
1633A/9	Helen and Frank Stewart, circa 1960s
1633A/10	Jake Ayers, 1967 January Note: Of Greenville, Mississippi. Recorded at the home of Mr. Amzie Moore in Cleveland, Mississippi followed by Rev. L.C. Coleman, Mr. William Franklin, Mrs. Henrietta Franklin, Mrs. Isabel Rons of Maaks, and Mrs. Sarah Adams of Cleveland.
1633A/11	Tougaloo College students, 1966 December Note: Howard Spencer, Albert Garner, Everett Sanders, Clency Cotton.
1633A/12-13	Vincent Chapel, 1967
1633A/14	Gunnison, Mississippi, 1967
1633A/15	United Artists Head Start, 1967