Constance Curry papers, 1958-2010s
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Summary
- Creator:
- Curry, Constance, 1933-
- Abstract:
- Collection contains subject files, clippings, and reunion materials collected by Constance Curry, a civil rights activist and member of SNCC's executive board. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture.
- Extent:
- 0.5 Linear Feet
- Language:
- Materials in English
- Research Center:
- John Hope Franklin Research Center for African and African American History and Culture
- Collection ID:
- RL.11530
Background
- Scope and content:
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Collection consists of Curry's early SNCC documents, including records of outsider support, as well as clippings and ephemera from the Mississippi Freedom Project and other SNCC initiatives. Also contains Curry's subject files on figures like Ella Baker and Stokely Carmichael (Kwame Ture), and clippings from various SNCC reunions and anniversaries in the 1990s and 2000s. Acquired as part of the John Hope Franklin Research Center for African American History and Culture.
- Acquisition information:
- The Constance Curry Papers were received by the David M. Rubenstein Rare Book Manuscript Library as a gift in 2017.
- Processing information:
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Processed by Christian Cleaveland, Oct. 2017
Accessions described in this collection guide: 2017-0124
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
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Collection is open for research.
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