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[Links Chapter Documentation: Newspaper copy item about Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc.]

Description: Unpublished newspaper copy for an article to be headlined "Black Civic Groups Wants [sic] to Honor Veteran Journalist" about the efforts of the Jackson, Mississippi chapter of The Links, Inc. to raise funds to assist Hazel Brannon Smith. Smith was a publisher and journalist who won a Pulitzer Prize for her editorials in support of the civil rights movement, a stance which resulted in her ostracism from local white society and her newspaper's eventual bankruptcy. Aaronetta Pierce (referred to h… more
Date: January 31, 1986
Creator: Gonzalez, Henry B. (Henry Barbosa), 1916-2000 & Andrews, Thelma
Partner: UT San Antonio Libraries Special Collections

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, May 10, 1964]

Description: Letter from John W. Stanford to the Guaranty Bank and Trust Company discussing a check he sent to Mrs. Medgar Evers that had been deposited by Ross R. Barnett, the trustee of the memorial trust for Mrs. Evers' family. The deposited check is included with the letter. The check is made out to Mrs. Medgar Evers and was deposited by Ross Barnett.
Date: May 10, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford, March 23, 1964]

Description: Letter from Julia Kooken to John and Jo Stanford discussing a plan to flood the office of Ross Barnett with checks made out to a memorial fund for the family of Medgar Evers. The fund will support the Evers family while allowing Americans to express their position regarding Medgar Evers' death. There is a handwritten note at the bottom of the typed letter asking John and Jo to forgive the carbon copy and a list of other people Kooken sent the letter to.
Date: March 23, 1964
Creator: Kooken, Julia
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas

[Letter from John W. Stanford to Deposit Guaranty Bank and Trust Company, June 17, 1964]

Description: Letter from John W. Stanford to Deposit Guaranty Bank and Trust Company which is a duplicate of his letter sent on May 10, 1964 except for correcting the name of the bank, which discusses a check he sent to Mrs. Medgar Evers that had been deposited by Ross R. Barnett, the trustee of the memorial trust for Mrs. Evers' family.
Date: June 17, 1964
Creator: Stanford, John W., Jr.
Partner: Private Collection of Mario Marcel Salas
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