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

1964-06-22_PV-2.pdf

Citation

“Letter from Pat Vail to her family, 1964-06-22,” Hankey Center for the History of Women's Education, accessed October 30, 2024, https://exhibits.wilson.edu/items/show/1183.