Segregation: Correspondence between S. L. Gentry and Senator Burnet R. Maybank, May-June 1954

Title:

Segregation: Correspondence between S. L. Gentry and Senator Burnet R. Maybank, May-June 1954

Date:

1954

Creator (Personal):

Gentry, S. L.

Description:

A letter from a South Carolina constituent requesting support for an amendment to alter the oath given by justices of the Supreme Court that they be guided by a strict interpretation of the constitution alone. Senator Maybank replied that he did not think the plan feasible.

Collection Title:

Senator Burnet R. Maybank Papers, 1914-1973

Contributing Institution:

College of Charleston Libraries

Media Type:

Documents

Series:

Burnet R. Maybank Senatorial Papers - Segregation 1954

Personal or Corporate Subject:

United States. Supreme Court

Topical Subject:

Civil rights and Segregation in education

Geographic Subject:

South Carolina

S.C. County:

Sumter County (S.C.)

Language:

English

Shelving Locator:

MSS 0085 Box 193 Folder 60

Date Digital:

2015-02-18

Digitization Specifications:

300 dpi, 24-bit depth, color, Epson Expression 10000XL, Archival masters are tiffs.

Internet Media Type:

image/jpeg

Copyright Status Statement:

Public domain.

Access Statement:

For more information contact Special Collections at Addlestone Library, College of Charleston, Charleston, SC, 29424.

Admin ID:

44019