The Civil Rights History Project: Survey of Collections and Repositories

Roberts (Wallace) Freedom Summer collection

Repository: University of Southern Mississippi. McCain Library and Archives

Collection Description (Extant): Wallace Roberts Freedom Summer Collection consists of several items relating to Wallace Roberts and his involvement in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project. Most of the collection was produced during 1964 and is in the form of newspaper clippings about Freedom Summer, manuscripts of articles and letters written by Roberts, and scanned images of photographs taken by Roberts. The collection also contains a paper, two articles, and a book review written by Roberts since the summer of 1964.

Date(s): 1964-2000

Digital Status: Partial

Existing IDs: M 349

Finding Aid URL: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m349.htm

Language: English

Related Archival Items: M400 Jackson Freedom House Civil Rights Photograph, 1964 (This photograph was taken by Wallace Roberts.)

M320 Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection, 1890-1998

M336 Zwerling (Mathew) Freedom Summer Collection, 1936-1965 (This collection contains a photograph taken by Wallace Roberts.)

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

Subjects:

Civil rights workers--Mississippi
Mississippi Freedom Project

Genres:

Manuscripts
Photographs