White Citizens Council
Civil Rights Movement
White Citizens Council flyer from Selma, Alabama
Pat Vail Collection '63
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family, transcription, 1965-07-10
Correspondence; Mississippi Freedom Project; Voting registers
Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on July 10, 1965. In the letter she discusses registering voters and the Freedom School. This file is a transcription of the actual letter, which is also in the collection
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1965-07-10
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White Folk's Project
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.); Voting registers
Document about the White Folk's Project (WFP)
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Application for Registration to Vote
Civil rights; Mississippi; Voting registers
Questionnaire used by volunteers to assist with voter registration in Mississippi.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Correspondence
Letter from Pat Vail to her family containing mostly personal discussion.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Students for a Democratic Society brochure
Brochures; Students for a Democratic Society (U.S.)
Brochure advertising the work of the Students for a Democratic Society including the vision and projects of the organization.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archvies, Wilson College.
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Letter to Parents of Mississippi Summer Volunteers from COFO
Correspondence; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Mississippi Freedom Project
Letter to parents of all Mississippi Summer volunteers from the Council of Federated Organizations. Robert Moses, director of the Mississippi Summer Project, wrote to request action for all concerned with the safety of the volunteers. Moses encouraged parents to pressure President Johnson and Attorney General Kennedy into committing to protecting workers before any outbreaks of violence occurred.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Resolution of the Parents and Citizens of Washington County
Civil rights; Race relations
Resolution of the parents and citizens of Washington county regarding desegregation in public schools.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-09
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Correspondence
Letter from Pat Vail to her family, discussing various personal issues including the Wilson Club in Boston and smoking.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Letter from Pat Vail written from jail
Civil rights; Correspondence; Mississippi Freedom Project
Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on her 3rd day in city jail in Mississippi.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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The Philadelphia Mississippi case: Chronology of contacts with agents of the federal government
Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Mississippi
Chronology of events related to the disappearance of three men in Philadelphia, Mississippi: Andrew Goodman, James Earl Chaney, and Michael Henry Schwerner.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-06
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Letter from Parents Mississippi Emergency Committee
Correspondence; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Mississippi Freedom Project
Letter to parents of COFO's Mississippi Summer Project volunteers asking them to take action to urge the government to secure protection for the volunteers. The letter included a report of activities, action items for their local community and for Washington, D.C., and a letter sent to the President in 1964.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-1965
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Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party newsletter
Brochures; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
"Mississippi Faces Challenge" newsletter from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party related to challenging the Mississippi Delegation at National Convention.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Challenge of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party brochure
Brochures; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party brochure includes information related to the development of the Party, Party issues and organizations, Freedom registration and candidates, and the challenge to the Democratic National Convention.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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List of materials needed for the Mississippi Summer Project
Mississippi Freedom Project; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
List of materials needed for Mississippi Summer Project volunteers. The list was created by Gail Falk and distributed by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO).
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Correspondence
Letter from Pat Vail to her family.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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The Congressional Challenge
Brochures; Civil rights; Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
A brochure from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party regarding Congress, civil rights, and the Freedom Democratic Party's preferred candidates: Fannie Lou Hamer, Annie Devine, and Victoria Gray.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Chronology of COFO contacts with Neshoba County law enforcement officers
Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
A chronology of the Council of Federated Organizations' (COFO) contacts with the Neshoba County law enforcement officers related to the three missing men in Jackson, Mississippi of Schwerner, Cheney, and Goodman.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
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Rugged, Ragged 'Snick': What It Is and What It Does
Newspapers; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Article in the Chicago Daily News by M.W. Newman. The article is about the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), nicknamed 'Snick'.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1963-07-20
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Note to Pat Vail from Laurie C.
Note from Laura C[?ley] to Pat Vail. It reads: "Pat, I was cleaning my desk yesterday and found this letter you wrote back in the Freedom Summer. Since it's an original, I didn't want to throw it out even though you had a copy. I thought about your weekend when CBS Sunday Morning aired a segment on it. Hope it was fun. Enjoyed meeting you. Sincerely, Laurie C[?]
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1994-07-15
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Court summons
Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Court summons for the Chancery court of Washington County, Mississippi to the sheriff of Washington County. The sheriff was commanded to summon seventeen individuals, including Pat Vail, and the Council of Federated Organizations, Delta Ministry, and Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. The court date was set for Thursday, July 8th at 9 am.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1965-07
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Civil rights; Correspondence; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Greenville (Miss.); Mississippi Freedom Project; Voting registers
Letter from Pat Vail to her family. The letter discusses Pat's return from Miami to Greenville, Miss. and the amount of work she has to do, as well as events related to the Mississippi Freedom Project's efforts in the area.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1965-05-16
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Civil rights; Correspondence; Race relations
Letter from Pat Vail to her family in May 1965. In the letter she discusses family news as well as the ongoing efforts to desegregate schools.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1965-05
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Correspondence;
Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on April 10, 1965. In the letter she discusses her birthday, her Dad's talk at the Calvary Episcopal Church (likely related to the civil rights work Pat was involved in), Wilson College's involvement in the College Bowl, and her upcoming court appearance. She also requests a slide camera to help document her time in Mississippi.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1965-04-10
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Civil rights; Correspondence; Greenville (Miss.)
Letter from Pat Vail to her family on April 3, 1965 after her stint in jail. The letter is typed on the back of a flyer advertising: "15 People were arrested for crossing a street in Greenville. What are you going to do about it? Mass meeting Friendship Baptist Church, North Street Tonight: Wed. March 24, 1965 Time: 8:00 PM Stamp out Injustice in Greenville!!!"
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1965-04-03
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family from city jail
Civil rights; Correspondence; Greenville (Miss.); Picketing--Law and legislation
Letter from Pat Vail to her family on March 22, 1965, written from city jail. The letter describes the events leading up to her arrest and her time in jail.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1965-03-22
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Correspondence; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Greenville (Miss.); Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party
Letter from Pat Vail to her family written on Wed. October 14, 1964. The letter discusses Pat Vail's "freedom school" for elementary school kids to teach them about the freedom to vote and includes singing and artwork based on COFO's freedom primer series. She also mentions receiving the Pittsburgh NAACP "award of the year" for her work in Mississippi.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-10-14
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Letter from the Greenville Project
Correspondence; Greenville (Miss.)
Letter from the Greenville Project sent out to the summer volunteers. The letter includes an update on activities in Greenville. The second page is nearly illegible.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-10-14
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The Student Voice
Civil rights; Mississippi; Newspapers
The Student Voice newspaper from Atlanta, Georgia. Vol. 5, no. 22 released on Sept. 23, 1964. This issue includes: McComb: City of Terror; Negro Candidates in Georgia, Arkansas, and Mississippi.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-09-23
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Letter from Pat Vail to her family
Civil rights; Correspondence; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Greenville (Miss.); Mississippi Freedom Project; Race relations
Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on Sept. 10, 1964. The letter includes a discussion of moving out of the Greenville freedom house and freedom school, ongoing harassment of African-American students by the local school board, and the violence in Mississippi.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-09-10
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The Student Voice
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party; Newspapers
August 19, 1964 edition of The Student Voice newspaper, (vol. 5 no. 21), published in Atlanta, Georgia.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-08-19
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The Student Voice
Civil rights; Newspapers
August 12, 1964 edition of The Student Voice newspaper (vol. 5 no. 20), published in Atlanta, Georgia. This issue includes an article on the three missing civil rights workers (James Early Chaney, Michael Schwerner, and Andrew Goodman).
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives
1964-08-12
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Letter from Lisa to parents
Civil rights; Correspondence; Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.); Greenville (Miss.); Voting registers
Letter from Lisa to her parents, written on August 6, 1964. The letter discusses politics in Mississippi and voter registration. She also mentions Pat Vail, one of her coworkers in the Greenville Office.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-08-06
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The Student Voice
August 5, 1964 edition of The Student Voice newspaper (vol. 5 no. 19), published in Atlanta, Georgia.
Pat Vail '63 Papers
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
1964-08-05
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