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Jason Berry papers
Collection
Identifier: 045
Scope and Contents
The personal papers of Jason Berry, author, civil rights activist, and press secretary to Charles Evers, consist of 7.89 linear feet of material related to civil rights, politics, and race relations in Mississippi and Louisiana. The papers also document Berry's journalism and interest in the history of jazz in New Orleans, as well as environmental issues in southeast Louisiana. The bulk of the materials consist of documentation related to Charles Evers' gubernatorial (1971) and senatorial...
Dates:
Created: 1971-1991; Other: Majority of material found in 1971-1988; Other: Date acquired: 12/01/1986
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Amistad Research Center
William J. Jefferson papers
Collection
Identifier: 198
Content Description
The papers of former Louisiana State Representative, Senator, and U.S. Represenative William J. Jefferson includes correspondence, printed items, family and professional photographs, and clothing. The bulk of the collection documents his various political campaigns, bills submitted to the state legislature, materials of the Louisiana Black Political Caucus, State Supreme Court records, licensning agreements, records of the Southern University Remedial Plan, political opinion survey data, and...
Dates:
Other: 1953-2009
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Amistad Research Center
Daisy F. Young papers
Collection
Identifier: 401
Scope and Contents
The Daisy F. Young papers contain material related to Young and her family. Although some materials document Daisy Young's life and associations, most relate to the life and career of her son, civil rights activist and politican Andrew Young. Materials include correspondence, photographs, collected news clippings and publications, speeches, and materials related to Andrew Young's various political campaigns and tenures. Correspondents include: Jimmy Carter, Henry Chauncey Jr.,...
Dates:
Created: 1938-1990; Other: Date acquired: 01/01/1983
Found in:
Amistad Research Center
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