The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Mars (Florence) papers

Repository: Mississippi State University. Libraries. Special Collections

Collection Description (Extant): The Mars (Florence) Papers contain materials related to Florence Mars and her research for and publication of her books, "Witness at Philadelphia" and "The Burnsides of Neshoba County," including photographs, literary manuscripts, research materials, audio tapes, correspondence, newspaper clippings, gravestone rubbings, framed certificates and copies of her completed books.

Collection URL: http://library.msstate.edu/specialcollections/manuscripts/fulllist.asp#m

Existing IDs: Acc. No. 547

Extent: audio cassettes; 6 cu.ft.

Language: English

Rights (CRHP): Contact the repository which holds the collection for information on rights

Subjects:

Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964
Civil rights movements--Mississippi
Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964
Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964
Violence
Whites--Mississippi

Genres:

Interviews
Sound recordings