Letter from Pat Vail to her family, 1964-06-22
Title
Letter from Pat Vail to her family, 1964-06-22
Subject
Civil rights; Correspondence; Mississippi; Mississippi Freedom Project; Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Description
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 write to the government for support for the volunteers and acknowledges the danger the Summer Project volunteers face. transcription in PDF file
Source
Pat Vail '63 Papers
Publisher
C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives, Wilson College.
Date
1964-06-22
Rights
For information on copyright or permissions for this collection, contact the C. Elizabeth Boyd '33 Archives.
Format
image/pdf
Language
English
Type
Text
Files
Collection
Citation
“Letter from Pat Vail to her family, 1964-06-22,” Hankey Center for the History of Women's Education, accessed November 21, 2024, https://exhibits.wilson.edu/items/show/1183.