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Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on June 22, 1964 after Vail arrived in Oxford, Ohio. She describes the disappearance of three men from the Summer Project and the federal government's refusal to investigate. She also asks her family to…

Letter from Pat Vail to her family discussing the Cronkhite special on the Mississippi Project, items she needs while out on the Project, and her move to the Greenville office. Transcription of letter in PDF file.

Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written in August 1964. In the letter, she discusses how exciting it is to be in the midst of the burgeoning freedom party and to play an active role in change, rather just reading about it. Transcription in PDF.

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

Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on July 10, 1965. In the letter she discusses registering voters and the Freedom School.

Letter from Pat Vail to her friend Lisa describing the Summer Project staff and their arrest in March.

Letter from Pat Vail describing recent events in Jackson, Mississippi to her friend Lisa, who worked with her in Greenville.

Letter from Pat Vail to her family, written on her 3rd day in city jail in Mississippi.

Letter from Pat Vail written on July 3rd. She describes the community in Greenville, Mississippi.

Letter from Pat Vail, written on July 2, 1964. In the letter, she discusses living and working in Greenville, Mississippi. Transcription in PDF file.

regarding Perrin's new appointment

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.

Form letter from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party to parents of the Mississippi Summer Project volunteers encouraging their support for the MFDP.

Letter from Walter Tillow soliciting parents of the Mississippi Summer Project volunteers to support the seating of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party at the National Democratic Convention by calling their area delegates.

Letter from Ward(?) Howe to Pat Vail, written on July 25, 1964, with envelope.

Letter written by T.S. Eliot congratulating Paul Swain Havens for his appointment to the presidency of Wilson College. Eliot and Havens were both American-born Oxford alumni.

letter discusses instructions for getting Perrin to the United States

letter from President Havens about Perrin

Letter to Mr. and Mrs. Vail acknowledging their interest in the Mississippi Summer Project and the missing men, sent by Lee C. White Associate Counsel to the President.

Letter from Hugh Scott responding to the Vail family's concerns over the student workers.

Letter from U.S. Senator Joseph Clark to Pat Vail's parents regarding federal protection for the civil rights workers in Mississippi.

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…

Letter from MPPT to Pat Vail, accompanied by a donation, presumably to the Mississippi Freedom Project.

Letter to Pat Vail from Congressman Charles Vanik.

Letter from U.S. Senator Joseph Clark to Pat Vail regarding federal protection for civil rights workers in Mississippi.

This is a letter from Pat Vail to her family after she was released from jail on April 3, 1965.

A letter from Patricia Vail to her family discussing integration and the meeting about community action programs

Letter from Patricia Vail to her family illustrating her Greenville living arrangements.

Letter from Pat to her family describing the picketing, her living arrangements, and the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff.

associated with Patsy Takemoto Mink

letter regarding Jean Perrin and getting him to the US