James Forman Papers 1848-2005 (bulk 1961-2001)

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James Forman Papers, 1848-2005, (bulk 1961-2001)

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James Forman Papers 1848-2005 (bulk 1961-2001)

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http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.mss/eadmss.ms010125

Abstract

Author, journalist, and civil rights activist. Correspondence, memoranda, diaries, subject files, speeches and writings, family papers, appointment books and calendars, and other papers relating primarily to Forman's activities as executive secretary of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee and president of the Unemployment and Poverty Action Committee.

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79,000 items; 255 containers plus 2 oversize and electronic files; 100.2 linear feet

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eng,

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Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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SNAC Resource ID: 6357012

Library of Congress. Manuscript Division

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