Jan Hillegas Letter
A description of the item at Syracuse University
Finding aid created by: LMD
Date: 12 May 2010
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Finding aid created by: LMD
Date: 12 May 2010
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Overview of the Collection |
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| Creator: | Hillegas, Jan. |
| Title: | Jan Hillegas Letter |
| Dates: | 1965 |
| Quantity: | 1 folder (SC) |
| Abstract: | Letter describing civil rights activities in Jackson, Mississippi. |
| Language: | English |
| Repository: |
Special Collections Research Center, Syracuse University Libraries 222 Waverly Avenue Syracuse, NY 13244-2010 https://library.syracuse.edu/special-collections-research-center |
Jan Hillegas was an American civil right worker. She volunteered in Jackson, Mississippi in 1964-1965 and later managed the Freedom Information Service.
The Jan Hillegas Letter is a two-page, typewritten letter dated 5 Sep 1965 reporting on recent events in the civil rights movement in Jackson, Mississippi. Hillegas discusses activities of the Freedom Democratic Party (FDP) and the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO). Enclosed with the letter is a two-page "Proposal for a Civil Rights Information Center."
The collection also contains a related fund-raising letter for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) written by Nathan H. Schwerner.
Items are arranged in chronological order.
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Persons
Hillegas, Jan.
Schwerner, Nathan H.
Corporate Bodies
Council of Federated Organizations (U.S.)
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party.
Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (U.S.)
Subjects
Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Jackson.
Civil rights movements -- United States -- 20th century.
Places
Jackson (Miss.) -- History.
Genres and Forms
Correspondence.
Preferred Citation
Preferred citation for this material is as follows:
Jan Hillegas Letter,
Special Collections Research Center,
Syracuse University Libraries
Acquisition Information
Gift of Frank Piskor.
Correspondence
| Correspondence | |||||||||||
| SC 483 | 1965 | ||||||||||