"Freedom Libraries: Mississippi Summer Project, 1964" Materials (SC-307)
Content Description
This collection contains materials pertaining to the Freedom Libraries project undertaken by Virginia Steele during Freedom Summer of 1964. The materials were assembled by Mary Steele Morgan, Virginia’s sister. The collection consists primarily of journal articles about the project.
Dates
- Creation: 1965
- Creation: 1996
Creator
- Morgan, Mary Margaret (Steele), 1925-2015 (Person)
- Steele, Virginia, 1922-2006 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
There are no restrictions on accessing material in this collection.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright restrictions may apply. Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the repository and the copyright holder.
Biographical / Historical
Virginia Steele (1922-2006) was a librarian who responded to the call for volunteers to join the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project in 1964. Because of her training as a librarian, she was assigned the task of organizing “Freedom Libraries” from all of the books sent from northern donors. The books were parceled out to public places where they would be accessible to African Americans, who were not allowed to use public libraries in Mississippi.
Extent
0.1 linear feet
Language of Materials
English
Other Finding Aids
The finding aid is available on the Special Collections & Archives, Wright State University Libraries web site at http://www.libraries.wright.edu/special/collection_guides/guide_files/sc307.pdf.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated to Special Collections and Archives by Judith Ezekiel, a friend of Mary (Steele) Morgan on May 28, 2015.
Processing Information
Finding aid written according to DACS standards by Alyssa Stark and Lisa Rickey, July 2017.
donor
- Ezekiel, Judith, 1956- (Person)
Cultural context
- Title
- "Freedom Libraries: Mississippi Summer Project, 1964" Materials
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Lisa Rickey
- Date
- July 2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Special Collections Repository
Wright State University Libraries
Special Collections and Archives
3640 Colonel Glenn Hwy
Dayton OH 45435-0001 USA
937-775-2092
library-archives@wright.edu
