Southern States--Religion--Social aspects

Scope and Contents This collection contains records related to the Catholic Committee of the South, an organization formed in 1940 by Catholic layman Paul D. Williams, who sought to tackle the oppressive economic, political, racial, and social institutions of the South. The collection highlights the Catholic Church as a religious minority in a region dominated by Protestantism and the presence of progressivism in the post-World War II South. The collection encompasses 0.8 linear feet of correspondence,...

Scope and Contents The Collins Family Papers consist of correspondence dated 1889-1987 that comprises about one-third of the collection. The majority of the letters are between Sophronia A. Collins Easley and her brother Malachi C. Collins and husband Willis Easley, in addition to communication with other family members and friends. Of note are the letters sent to Sophronia A. Collins Easley from various evangelical and ecumenical lay persons and clerics in the United States and Canada.  Also included are the...

Content Description The papers of Rabbi Charles Mantinband document his life and career, particularly his involvement in civil rights. The collection includes correspondence, news clippings, articles, broadsides, sermons, pamphlets, and Mantinband's dissertation. Some of the items pertain to Emmett Till and Medgar Evers, who were both killed in Mississippi. Other items pertain to speaking engagements at historically Black colleges. Correspondents include: A.D. Beittel, P.D. East, Medgar Evers, John Howard...