Rose Carver Fishman papers
Scope and Contents
Fannie Lou Hamer was Field Secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), a founder of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party, and helped seat an integrated delegation to the Democratic National Convention. This collection consists of seventeen letters written by Hamer to her friend Rose Carver Fishman in Waban, MA, who Hamer had earlier met while raising money for the Cambridge, Massachusetts, chapter of SNCC. Hamer reports on SNCC activities in various states and writes of the struggles she and her family face as a result of her civil rights work. Also included is a letter to Ms. Fishman from Irma Slater, which contains reference to Fannie Lou Hamer, August 11, 1965.
This collection was processed under a grant from the Council for Library and Information Resources.
Dates
- Created: 1965-1968
- Other: Date acquired: 10/27/1995
Creator
- Fishman, Rose Carver (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
The Rose Carver Fishman papers are open and available for research use.
Conditions Governing Use
Copyright to these papers has not been assigned to the Amistad Research Center. It is the responsibility of an author to secure permission for publication from the holder of the copyright to any material contained in this collection.
Extent
18.00 items
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement Note
The letters are arranged in chonological order.
Source of Acquisition
Mrs. Rose Carver Fishman
Method of Acquisition
Gift
Appraisal Information
Original handwritten letters from Fannie Lou Hamer, Field Secretary for the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) to Rose Carver Fishman of Waban, MA.
Accruals and Additions
This gift was originally identified as an addition to the Fannie Lou Hamer papers.
Processing Information
This collection was processed in February 2010 by L. Thomson.
Creator
- Fishman, Rose Carver (Person)
- Hamer, Fannie Lou (Person)
- Title
- Rose Carver Fishman papers
- Author
- Laura J. Thomson
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
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- Language of description note
- und
Repository Details
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