Tombigbee Council on Human Relations Collection
Scope and Content
The collection includes correspondence, minutes, reports, surveys, newsletters, and other documents. The original collection (8 cubic feet) consists of the organization's official files. Earl Thomas, a former member of TCHR, donated his personal files (1 cubic foot) concerning the organization. The folders in the Thomas Addition are listed following the TCHR official files. Notable folders include the Black Appalachian Commission, Black Arts Music Society, Black Candidates, Black Child Development Institute, Black Methodists for Church Renewal, Black Mississippians Council on Higher Education, Black Voice (hot line), Court Orders – Interracial Marriages, Equal Rights Amendment, Lowndes County Project – Black Voice, Medger Evers Fund Inc., NAACP, National Council of Negro Women, Office of Minority Business Enterprise, Race Relations Reporter, School Desegregation, and other racial topics and issues.
Dates
- 1967 - 1976
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Rights Statement
Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Unit of Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Historical Note
The Tombigbee Council on Human Relations (TCHR) was a community action organization, which primarily concerned the Mississippi counties of Clay, Lowndes, Monroe, Noxubee, and Oktibbeha. Among the projects with which it was involved were the Starkville city election suit, prison reform in Lowndes County, voter education, and day care.
Extent
9 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
The files follow the organization's original order. The files are arranged alphabetically.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Larry Miller, last director of the Tombigbee Council on Human Relations, 1980 February 8. A later addition was added by Earl Thomas.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Processing Note
This finding aid is currently in progress. Please contact sp_coll@library.msstate.edu for more information.
Preservation Note
Materials have been housed in acid-free folders and enclosures. More in-depth preservation is needed such as removal of metal fasteners and isolation/removal of highly acidic materials.
Processing Note
This collection was processed in the 1980s by Anne Wells, Manuscripts Librarian.
- Title
- Tombigbee Council on Human Relations Collection
- Status
- In Progress
- Author
- Shell by Carrie P. Mastley.
- Date
- February 2022
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository