Collection Title: Grantham (John T.) Papers

Accession Number: AM04-58

Dates: ca. 1952 - 1973

Volume: .25 cu. ft.

Provenance: Given by Dr. John T. Grantham

Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Form of Material:

A collection of materials from the estate of Dr. John Grantham, a chiropractor who practiced in Yazoo City, Mississippi from the 1930s - 1950s. Most items in the collection pertain to racial issues and the Methodist Church. A container list is attached.

AM04-58
Container List

1. Articles about Race (ca. 1952-1963; undated)

2. Correspondence (1956-1961; undated)

3. "Impromptu Remarks Relative to TV Show, Bonanza", by Allen C. Thompson, Mayor of
Jackson, Mississippi (Jan. 23, 1964)

4. The Methodist Church and Segregation (ca. 1953-1954)

5. Mississippi Free Press (1961-1962)

6. Newsletter: Information Bulletin, Association of Methodist Ministers and Laymen
(1957-1958)

7. Newsletter: White American News Service (1957-1958)

8. Newsletter: The White Sentinel (1960-1963)

9. Newspaper: The Citizens' Council (1956-1959)

10. Newspaper: Militant Truth (1957-1962)

11. Newspaper Clippings (ca. 1954-1965)

12. Pamphlets and Leaflets (ca. 1955-1963)

13. Poem: "The Eye Can Tell" by John Crowe Ransom (ca. 1973)

14. Resolution Adopted by First Presbyterian Church, Yazoo City, Mississippi (undated)

15. Voter Registration (ca. 1960s)

Accession Number: AM05-29

Date: October 3, 1966

Volume: 1 item

Provenance: Given by Paul Cartwright

Copyright: This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Form of Material:

A two-page (front and back) bulletin issued by the Sons of Confederate Veterans, Jefferson Davis Camp No. 635, Jackson, Mississippi (October 3, 1966, Issue #43). The primary topic is a report on the General Convention in Charleston, South Carolina.

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