Papers of Virginia Foster Durr, 1919-2007

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Papers of Virginia Foster Durr, 1919-2007

Biographical materials, correspondence, clippings, photographs, etc., of Virginia Foster Durr, civil rights activist.

3 cartons, 2+1/2 file boxes, 1 folio folder, 11 folders of photographs

eng, Latn

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Rosenberg, John S.

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Horton, Myles, 1905-1990

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Myles Horton, founder of the Highlander Folk School (Mounteagle, Tenn.) and civil rights activist. From the description of Myles Horton oral history interview, 1989 Dec. 15. (Georgia State University). WorldCat record id: 38726954 ...

Roberts, A. (Andrew)

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Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986

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James Oliver Eastland (b. November 28, 1904, Doddsville, Mississippi-d. February 19, 1986, Doddsville, Mississippi) was a U.S. Senator from Mississippi. Eastland began his career as a lawyer practicing in Mississippi. He then went on to serve as a member of the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1928-1931. In 1941, Eastland served a temporary appointment to the U.S. Senate to fill a vacant seat made by the death of Pat Harrison. Eastland was then officially elected as a Democrat to the U....