Correspondence: posthumous, 1977-1978

Boxes 1-4

The correspondence in this series consists primarily of letters, postal and greeting cards, and telegrams from family members and close friends, or of correspondence pertaining to business matters that affected the Hamer household. There is some correspondence, however, that relates to Hamer's speaking engagements, letters from school children regarding her life, and work and correspondence about the observance of Fannie Lou Hamer Day in 1970. Also in this series is correspondence of her husband, Perry, and the personal correspondence of Harris, as well as financial accounts, most of which include household bills, programs, calling cards, invitations, honors, and awards received by Hamer, biographical information, and a number of newspaper articles about both Hamer and the civil rights movement in Mississippi. Also contained within this series are the correspondence and administrative materials of the Fannie Lou Hamer Living Memorial Charitable Trust Fund.