Summary Information

Title: Council of Federated Organizations. Panola County Office: Records
Inclusive Dates: 1963-1965

Creator:

• Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.). Panola County Office (Miss.)

Call Number: Mss 521

Quantity: 0.6 c.f. (2 archives boxes)

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:

Records of civil rights activities in Panola County, Mississippi, carried out under the auspices of the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO). Programs included voter registration, a Freedom School and community center, a proposed day care center, and assistance with federal programs and the Agricultural Stabilization and Conservation Service. The papers consist of memoranda, flyers, reports of various types, and similar material, arranged by subject or event title. Very little correspondence is present, and all items have been photocopied.

Language: English

URL to cite for this finding aid: http://digital.library.wisc.edu/1711.dl/wiarchives.uw-whs-mss00521