From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This two-page document introduces the programs to be undertaken and/or continued by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) from the winter of 1964 to spring of 1965. Programs include...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. This handbook was produced by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" It includes an introduction of Mississippi political programs, voter registration, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Letter written by Jesse Morris for the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO), and sent to the workers and friends of the Mississippi Freedom Project of 1964. The letter is written on the back...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Congressional record of testimony regarding Freedom Summer and the threat to civil rights workers; testimony provided by COFO representatives, including Robert Moses and Lawrence Guyot.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Pamphlet designed to educate Black Mississippians about the Council of Federated Organizations and Mississippi Freedom Summer.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The report covers the Mississippi Student Union (MSU) convention that was held in Jackson. It relates that 50 delegates from MSU chapters across the state discussed a state-wide school...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Cartoon produced by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) that shows the coffins of three civil rights workers (Michael Schwerner, Andrew Goodman, and James Chaney) who were killed in...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This brochure outlines the goals and activities of the Mississippi Student Union (MSU) in the early 1960s. It describes the organization's structure and its coordination with the Council of...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Request letter sent to former Freedom Summer volunteers for items needed by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) for fall and winter programs. Items needed include: school,...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from the Hattiesburg, Mississippi, Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff, dated December 28, 1964. Informs friends of COFO of the plans to send 1,000 people...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Brief descriptions of the programs scheduled by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) for Winter 1964 through Spring 1965. The programs are an extension of the Mississippi Summer...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) Mississippi Summer Project staff to summer project workers assigned to work in voter registration. Lists supplies and materials...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report on the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) Medical Committee for Human Rights (MCHR)" Gives background information about the program and describes its goals, which include...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Memo from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff to Mississippi Summer Project participants, no date given. The letter informs participants of the 1st orientation session...
Yearbook photograph with the caption: "When Bennett [Auditorium] closed during the fall for renovations, the UAC [University Activities Council] had to find an alternate location for its popular movie series. The result -- they rented out the old...
Photograph of Dr. Lucas with members of the University Activities Council. Photo taken in the Union lobby under a banner with the words: "Goodbye Dr. Lucas...we will miss you!" Also found in the 1997 Southerner yearbook on page 201.
Photograph of a step show in front of the R.C. Cook University Union. The caption reads, "During the NAACP's March Unity Rally, representatives from the National Pan-Hellenic Council entertained the crowds with a step show." This photo is featured...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A man is sitting in a sailboat labeled, "HUD confirmation." Nearby floats a buoy labeled "Washington tidal basin." The man says, "Shucks, I've had rougher sailing in city...
