Letter from Dr. Myrtle Page Walker to Representative Emanuel Celler, February 8, 1957
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- Title:
- Letter from Dr. Myrtle Page Walker to Representative Emanuel Celler, February 8, 1957
- Date:
- 1957
- Creator (Personal):
- Walker, Myrtle Page
- Description:
- A letter from a Tennessee constituent to Representative Emanuel Celler praising Representative Rivers and condemning Celler's stand on public school integration. The constituent especially emphasizes the influence of Celler's religion as a Jew. This copy of the letter was sent to L. Mendel Rivers with a handwritten note of support for Rivers.
- Collection Title:
- L. Mendel Rivers Papers, 1940-1962
- Contributing Institution:
- College of Charleston Libraries
- Media Type:
- Documents
- Personal or Corporate Subject:
- Celler, Emanuel, 1888-1981
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United Nations - Topical Subject:
- Segregation in education, United States. Civil Rights Act of 1957, Civil rights--United States, and Antisemitism
- Language:
- English
- Shelving Locator:
- MSS 0094 Box 23 Folder 15
- Date Digital:
- 2015-03-11
- 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:
- 43782
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