Micro 92
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Part 1 (Micro 92, Audio 435A/1-10): Original Collection, 1964-196715 reels of microfilm (35 mm) and 10 tape recordings The Records of the Child Development Group of Mississippi have been organized into four microfilmed parts: Part I, Field Operations; Part II, Teacher Development Program; Part III, Central Office; and Part IV, Community Programs Division; plus a group of copied tape recordings. Field Operations This series contains documents collected from the various centers for child development all over the state. They are grouped together by areas and there are papers concerning those general areas. The materials cover the years 1965 and 1966. In general the collection contains reports and correspondence of certain workers and staff members, information on and questionnaires filled out by the staff concerning the nature of their work and the organization of their particular centers. There are initial and final preparedness reports concerning the number of children involved and the number of staff to be engaged. Also included is information on the children, in particular the income of their families. There are also letters from the parents of the children involved at the centers. There are minutes and resolutions of the community meetings held at the center. Finally, there are letters and reports from the area offices to the centers. Teacher Development Program This series of documents is material from the Teacher Development Program for the years of 1965 and 1966. The program was concerned with gathering information on the children in the Head Start Program and providing personnel to teach in the various centers. The documents are grouped according to the areas as outlined by the C.D.G.M. and by subject, such as observations of students, and “involvement of white children.” More specifically, the collection contains information on the recruiting of teachers, their background and experience with children and instructional concerning methods of teaching. There are different form sheets for the teachers to fill in concerning their observations of the child's health and attitude. The collection contains detailed lesson plans, criticism by teachers of their training program and observations on the general course of the Head Start Program from parents as well as teachers. There is also abundant material on the attempts of the centers to involve White People and the number of Whites who participated either as students or teachers. Central Office This series of documents is from the headquarters of the C.D.G.M. and contains materials from the office of the director. The papers are from the years 1965 and 1966. This particular series contains similar kinds of information found in other series in the collection. There is information on teacher training, reports about the general condition and progress of the centers and proposals for new centers. But unlike the other series, there is detailed information on the budget with first, second and third drafts. There are guideline materials from the Office of Economic opportunity in Washington. The series contains detailed minutes of the central staff meetings. There are numerous press releases and newspaper articles concerning the different centers throughout the State. Community Programs Division The Community Programs Division of the Child Development Group of Mississippi provides professional services and trained personnel for community development. The services included are medical and dental examinations as well as written guides dealing with the formation of cooperatives and local credit unions. Through its Community Program Workers the Division helps the poor build movements toward self-community development and inter-community cooperation. The Papers of Marvin Hoffman, Director of the Community Programs Division, include Division correspondence and memoranda, 1965-1967, correspondence dealing with groups outside of Mississippi who are concerned in some way with the progress of the Child Development Group of Mississippi, reports concerning the Division's various programs, such as Head Start, and guides used to train personnel. In addition to the manuscript materials loaned by the Child Development Group of Mississippi for microfilming, the agency loaned many tape recordings. These were played, and many selections were made for copying. There are no introductions on the tapes, and there was little identification. “Staff Meetings” were evidently not meetings attended by various members of the staff, but the term was used to describe the period when the supervising teacher visited a center, observed the children, and then talked with the trainees and teachers. ATG (Area Teachers Group?) workshops and evaluation sessions were meetings attended by trainees, teachers, resource teachers, and instructional staff members.
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Reel 1-8
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Part I, Field Operations
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Reel 8-12
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Part II, Teacher Development Program
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Reel 12-14
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Part III, Central Office
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Reel 15
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Part IV, Community Programs Divisions
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Tape Recordings
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Audio
435A/1
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Interviews conducted at the day care center in Indianola by Lovar Earl Cusic, 1966 September 29 : Concerning the operation of the center and its value in the eyes of the teachers.
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Audio
435A/1 (continued)
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ACT Board; Instruction by Mrs. S.J. Kilmer, 1966 July 14
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Audio
435A/2
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Evaluation at Mileston, preceded by class demonstation, Earl Cusic, interviewer, 1966 September 23
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Audio
435A/2 (continued)
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Evaluation at Rose Hill, Earl Cusic, 1966 September 17
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Audio
435A/3
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Evaluation at Rose Hill (continued)
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Audio
435A/3 (continued)
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Evaluation at Mt. Moriah, Leola Downs, interviewer, 1966 September 23 : Following the end of the Mt. Moriah recording, the end of the meeting recorded on 435A/4 is recorded.
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Audio
435A/4
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Meeting with PRVO [Martin Luther King present?], 1966 September 27
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Audio
435A/3 (continued)
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PRVO meeting (continued)
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Audio
435A/5
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ATG workshop to discuss teachers' problems; songs; , 1966 September 7
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Audio
435A/5 (continued)
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Area staff meeting in Quitman, Mississippi, undated : Discussion of organization and problems in the areas; and of the responsibilities of the community in the operation of centers.
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Audio
435A/5 (continued)
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ATG workshop, 1966 August 31
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Audio
435A/6
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ATG workshop and community-wide meeting, teachers and citizens, 1966 September 14 : Discussion of the Headstart program, and evaluation of its worth. Discussions of case histories, and treatment of children.
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Audio
435A/6 (continued)
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ATG workshop, 1966 August 31, Relation of Area Administrator to ATG, renamed the Area Director : Discussion of Grievance Committee and problems.
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Audio
435A/6 (continued)
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ATG Workshop meeting at Tickfor, Evaluation, 1966 September 21
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Audio
435A/7
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Staff meeting in Area 13 with Jesse Paris and Colman Miller, 1966 September 23
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Audio
435A/7 (continued)
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Staff meeting with an 0E0 representative (Mr. Collins?), 1966 September 21
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Audio
435A/8
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Staff meeting conducted at Utica Center by Earl Cusic, 1966 July 22
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Audio
435A/8 (continued)
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Staff meeting conducted at Jackson Park Center by Earl Cusic, 1966 July 28 : Includes conversations between Mr. Cusic and several children.
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Audio
435A/8 (continued)
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Staff meeting at Landon Center, undated : Discussion with teachers and kitchen help concerning the children. Children can be heard in the background. Testimonials as to the worth of CDGM, by parents and teachers.
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Audio
435A/8 (continued)
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Staff meeting in Area 4, place unknown, undated, Mrs. Ayers : Includes discussion as to contrasts between schools run by CDGM and public schools. Discussion of methods and materials at CDGM schools. Report by one teacher who was sent to Tuscaloosa, Alabama, to receive further training.
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Audio
435A/9
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Staff meeting at Philadelphia, Mississippi, Area J, Mrs. Blackstom, undated
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Audio
435A/9 (continued)
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Staff meeting at West Point, Mississippi, Area J, Mrs. Blackstom, undated : Begins with teacher trying to teach songs to the children. Followed by discussion with teachers, led by Mrs. Blackstom.
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Audio
435A/10
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Staff meeting at West Point (continued) : Includes instructions and discussions on classroom methods and materials.
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M2002-116
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Part 2 (M2002-116, Audio 435A/37-40): Additions, 1964-1969 7.0 cubic feet (7 records center cartons) and 4 cassette tapes : Additions, 1964-1969, consisting of central office files and records relating to the Teacher Development Program. The central office files consist principally of the files of John Mudd, the Executive Director, and include handwritten notes from meetings, minutes, correspondence, program proposals, financial files, memos, reports, and statistics on the state of Mississippi. Also included are reports and newspaper clippings relating to federal funding issues, the Office of Economic Opportunity, the civil rights movement, and a few other Mississippi social activist organizations. The teacher development files include resource manuals for curriculum and classroom activities. Sound recordings include interviews with local residents discussing their backgrounds, education, racism and civil rights activism, work, and social conditions.
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Box
1
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1-3
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Teacher Development Program Manuals, 1965
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Central Office Files
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Box
1
Folder
4-12
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Handwritten notes, 1965-1967
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Box
2
Folder
1-10
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Handwritten notes (continued), 1967
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Box
3
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1-5
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Newsletters and publications, 1966-1967
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Box
3
Folder
6-20
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State of Mississippi information and statistics, 1964-1968
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Box
3
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21-39
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Administrative records, 1965-1968
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Box
3
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40-52
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Meeting minutes and notes, 1964-1968
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Box
4
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1-3
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Interviews, 1967
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Box
4
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4-41
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Program proposals, 1964-1969
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Box
5
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1-25
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Grants, audits, and financial information, 1965-1967
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Box
5
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26-51
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Correspondence, 1966-1969
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Box
5
Folder
52-54
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Reports and evaluations, 1964-1968
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Box
6
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1-52
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Reports and evaluations, 1964-1968 (continued)
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Box
7
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1-19
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Memos and interoffice correspondence, 1966-1968
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Box
7
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20-51
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Articles and published resources, 1965-1968
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Audio
435A/37-38
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Desiree Sims interview, 1965 March 12
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Audio
435A/39
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Mr. Nelson, sharecropper with Hayes Plantation, interview, 1965 March 12
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Audio
435A/40
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Mrs. McDonald interview, 1965 March 20 : On the weaponization of debt.
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M2008-075
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Part 3 (M2008-075, Audio 435A/11-36): Additions, 1962-1968 2.0 cubic feet (2 records center cartons) and 26 compact discs : Additions, 1962-1968 (bulk 1965-1968) consisting of the community programs division records principally relating to Marvin Hoffman's work as associate director and include correspondence, board meeting minutes, employee records, annual proposals, press releases and newspaper clippings. Also included are files on the Office of Economic Opportunity, Teacher Development Program, Civil Rights Movement and other Mississippi social activist organizations. The compact discs include 15 audio diaries of Marvin Hoffman consisting of his thoughts on Project Head Start and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi as well as 11 other compact discs including interviews, discussion sessions, and a recording from the Head Start center.
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Community programs records
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Box
1
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1-3
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Community Programs Division Staff Data, 1967
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Box
1
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4-5
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Decentralization, 1967
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Box
1
Folder
6
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Board Meetings, 1967
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Box
1
Folder
7
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Statewide Meeting, 1966
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Box
1
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8
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Community Programs Committee, 1967
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Box
1
Folder
9
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Reports and Records, 1967
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Box
1
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10
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Area Council Guidelines, 1967
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Box
1
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11
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Employee Unions, 1962
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1
Folder
12-19
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Correspondence, 1966-1967
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Box
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20
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Public Relations, 1967
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Box
1
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21
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Press Releases, 1967
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Box
1
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22
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Newsletters, 1966-1967
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Box
1
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23
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Contact with Government Agencies, 1967
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Box
1
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24
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Field Advisor, 1965-1967
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1
Folder
25-50
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Community Program Workers, 1967
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Box
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Folder
51-53
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Social Services Program, 1967
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Box
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54
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Public Health, 1967
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Folder
55-58
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Dental Services, 1967
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Box
1
Folder
59-68
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Medical Services, 1967
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Box
1
Folder
69-72
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Nutrition Services, 1967
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Box
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73
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Information on Mentally Retarded Children, 1967
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County Analyzes, 1967
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Box
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74
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Copiah
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Box
1
Folder
75
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Issaquena
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Box
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76
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Jasper
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77
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Kemper
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Box
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78
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Leake
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Box
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79
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Madison
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Box
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80
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Rankin
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Box
1
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81
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Washington
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Box
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82
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Washington and Sharkey
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Box
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Folder
83-85
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Program Training Manuals, 1967
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Box
1
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86-89
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Teacher Development Program, 1967-1968
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Box
1
Folder
90
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Training Proposal, 1967
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Box
1
Folder
91-96
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Community Development Group of Mississippi Proposals, 1966-1968
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Proposals for Implementing Programs, 1967
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Box
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1
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Frybarger
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Box
2
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2
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Hollister
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Box
2
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3
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Safran
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Box
2
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4
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Southern Consumers' Training Program, 1967
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Box
2
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5
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Southern Consumers' CO-OP, 1967
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Box
2
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6-9
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Office of Economic Opportunity, 1966-1967
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Box
2
Folder
10-11
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Friends of Children of Mississippi, 1967
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Box
2
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12
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Mississippi Action for Progress, 1967
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Box
2
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13
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Mississippi Action for Community Education, 1965
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Box
2
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14
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Anemia Research, 1967
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Box
2
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15
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Farmers Home Administration, 1967
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Box
2
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16
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Food Stamps, 1967
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Box
2
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17
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Lowndes County Health Survey, 1966
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Box
2
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18
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Britton Testimony, 1967
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Box
2
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19
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Citizens' Crusade Against Poverty, 1967
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Box
2
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20
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Kenneth Dean, Senate Hunger Testimony, 1967
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2
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21
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Stennis Hunger Bill, 1967
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Box
2
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22
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Mississippi Children and Politics, 1962
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Box
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23
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Mississippi Welfare Rights Handbook, 1967
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Box
2
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24
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Illegitimate Proceedings in Mississippi, 1965
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2
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25-26
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Mississippi Political and Population Statistics, 1966-1967
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2
Folder
27-28
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U.S. Office of Manpower, 1965-1967
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Box
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29
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Housing Legislation, 1966
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Box
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30
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School Desegregation, 1965
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Box
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31
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Tougaloo College, 1964-1968
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32
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Mississippi Church Ministries, 1965
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33
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Mississippi State Hospital, 1965
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34
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Black Power, 1967
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35
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Mississippi State Sovereignty Committee, 1964-1967
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36
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Black Power, 1967
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37-38
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Mississippi Political and Social Action Groups, 1967
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39-47
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Newspaper clippings, 1965-1967
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2
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48-49
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Magazine articles, 1965-1967
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Audio Recordings
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Audio
435A/11-25
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Marvin Hoffman's audio diaries, 1965-1966
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Audio
435A/26
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Hartman Turnbow Interview
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Audio
435A/27-28
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Friday night discussion, 1965 May 7
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Audio
435A/29-30
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Wednesday night discussion, 1965 May 26
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Audio
435A/31-32
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Head Start Center visit, 1965 October 22
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Audio
435A/33-34
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Mississippi college students, 1966 March 5
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Audio
435A/35-36
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Civil rights tapes
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M2014-043
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Part 4 (M2014-043): Additions, 1965-1967, 2012-2013 0.2 cubic feet (1 archives box) : Addition, 1965-1967, 2012-2013, consisting of Polly Hoben Greenberg's notes and recollection of the Civil Rights Movement and Crystal Sander's doctoral dissertation about the Child Development Group of Mississippi. Also included in Sander's dissertation are notes and annotations written by Greenberg.
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Polly Hoben Greenberg notes
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Crystal Sander doctoral dissertation
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