Mars (Florence) papers [manuscript],1893-2001.
By: Mars, Florence
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BookDescription: 1.50 cubic ft.Subject(s): Chaney, James Earl, 1943-1964 | Goodman, Andrew, 1943-1964 | Mars, Florence, 1923-2006 | Schwerner, Michael Henry, 1939-1964 | Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 | Mt. Zion Methodist Church (Philadelphia, Miss.) | Neshoba County Fair (Neshoba County, Miss.) -- History | Mississippi Freedom Project -- History | Mississippi Freedom Project | Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Neshoba County -- 20th century | Murder -- Mississippi -- Neshoba County | Neshoba County (Miss.) -- History | Neshoba County (Miss.) -- Race relations -- History -- 20th century | Europe -- Description and travel | Mississippi authorsOnline resources: Collection description finding aid created by Tyson KoenigScope and content: This collection primarily consists of research notes, calendars, book drafts, photographs, and travel materials created or compiled by Neshoba County, Mississippi, author Florence Latimer Mars. Of particular interest are the research notes compiled during the writing of Mars’s book WITNESS IN PHILADELPHIA, which gives a firsthand account of her experiences when three workers with the Freedom Summer Project were murdered in Neshoba County during the Civil Rights Movement.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
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| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/2326.000/S/Box 1 | Box 1 | Available | 113631 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/2326.000/S/Box 2 | Box 2 | Available | 113632 |
This collection primarily consists of research notes, calendars, book drafts, photographs, and travel materials created or compiled by Neshoba County, Mississippi, author Florence Latimer Mars. Of particular interest are the research notes compiled during the writing of Mars’s book WITNESS IN PHILADELPHIA, which gives a firsthand account of her experiences when three workers with the Freedom Summer Project were murdered in Neshoba County during the Civil Rights Movement.
Cite as: Z/2326.000: Mars (Florence) Papers.
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Gift; Mars, William Montgomery; Philadelphia, MS; Z/U/2013.032.
Please see collection description for detailed biography.
finding aid created by Tyson Koenig