Series II, Sub-Series 9: Sovereignty Commission, Boxes 135 - 143:
The State Sovereignty Commission was created by the Mississippi Legislature in 1956 to
defend the state "from encroachment by the Federal Government." The Commission monitored
those suspected of supporting racial integration, until the Legislature abolished it in 1977.
As Governor and Lieutenant Governor of Mississippi, Paul B. Johnson, Jr. received copies of
regular reports prepared by the head of the State Sovereignty Commission. Reports in this
sub-series have been arranged by dates, and other materials have been placed in files,
according to their subject. |
| Box 135 |
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| Folder 1 |
Reports and Related Materials (undated) |
| Folder 2 |
Reports and Related Materials (January 1960 - December 1962) |
| Folder 3 |
Reports and Related Materials (January - June 1963) |
| Folder 4 |
Reports and Related Materials (July - December 1963) |
| Folder 5 |
Reports and Related Materials (January 1964) |
| Folder 6 |
Reports and Related Materials (February 1964) |
| Folder 7 |
Reports and Related Materials (March 1964) |
| Folder 8 |
Reports and Related Materials (April 1964) |
| Folder 9 |
Reports and Related Materials (May 1964) |
| Folder 10 |
Reports and Related Materials (June 1964) |
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| Box 136 |
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| Folder 1 |
Reports and Related Materials (July 1964) |
| Folder 2 |
Reports and Related Materials (August 1964) |
| Folder 3 |
Reports and Related Materials (September 1964) |
| Folder 4 |
Reports and Related Materials (October 1964) |
| Folder 5 |
Reports and Related Materials (November 1964) |
| Folder 6 |
Reports and Related Materials (December 1964) |
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| Box 137 |
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| Folder 1 |
Reports and Related Materials (January 1965) |
| Folder 2 |
Reports and Related Materials (February 1965) |
| Folder 3 |
Reports and Related Materials (March 1965) |
| Folder 4 |
Reports and Related Materials (April 1965) |
| Folder 5 |
Reports and Related Materials (May 1965) |
| Folder 6 |
Reports and Related Materials (June 1965) |
| Folder 7 |
Reports and Related Materials (July 1965) |
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| Box 138 |
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| Folder 1 |
Reports and Related Materials (August 1965) |
| Folder 2 |
Reports and Related Materials (September 1965) |
| Folder 3 |
Reports and Related Materials (October 1965) |
| Folder 4 |
Reports and Related Materials (November 1965) |
| Folder 5 |
Reports and Related Materials (December 1965) |
| Folder 6 |
Reports and Related Materials (January 1966) |
| Folder 7 |
Reports and Related Materials (February 1966) |
| Folder 8 |
Reports and Related Materials (March 1966) |
| Folder 9 |
Reports and Related Materials (April 1966) |
| Folder 10 |
Reports and Related Materials (May 1966) |
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| Box 139 |
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| Folder 1 |
Reports and Related Materials (June 1966) |
| Folder 2 |
Reports and Related Materials (July 1966) |
| Folder 3 |
Reports and Related Materials (August 1966) |
| Folder 4 |
Reports and Related Materials (September 1966) |
| Folder 5 |
Reports and Related Materials (October 1966) |
| Folder 6 |
Reports and Related Materials (November 1966) |
| Folder 7 |
Reports and Related Materials (December 1966) |
| Folder 8 |
Reports and Related Materials (January 1967) |
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| Box 140 |
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| Folder 1 |
Reports and Related Materials (February 1967) |
| Folder 2 |
Reports and Related Materials (March 1967) |
| Folder 3 |
Reports and Related Materials (April 1967) |
| Folder 4 |
Reports and Related Materials (May 1967) |
| Folder 5 |
Reports and Related Materials (June 1967) |
| Folder 6 |
Reports and Related Materials (July 1967) |
| Folder 7 |
Reports and Related Materials (August 1967) |
| Folder 8 |
Reports and Related Materials (September 1967) |
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| Box 141 |
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| Folder 1 |
Reports and Related Materials (October 1967) |
| Folder 2 |
Reports and Related Materials (November 1967) |
| Folder 3 |
Reports and Related Materials (December 1967) |
| Folder 4 |
Reports and Related Materials (January 1968) |
| Folder 5 |
Americans for the Preservation of the White Race (APWR) |
| Folder 6 |
Child Development Group of Mississippi |
| Folder 7 |
Citizens' Council |
| Folder 8 |
Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) |
| Folder 9 |
The Eagle Eye |
| Folder 10 |
Freedom Democratic Party in Mississippi |
| Folder 11 |
Freedom Schools |
| Folder 12 |
Janet Maedke Situation |
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| Box 142 |
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| Folder 1 |
Ku Klux Klan |
| Folder 2 |
Letters Requesting Dismissal of Erle Johnston (August 1964) |
| Folder 3 |
"Meredith's March on Jackson" Material |
| Folder 4 |
Miscellaneous Materials |
| Folder 5 |
Miscellaneous Materials |
| Folder 6 |
Miscellaneous Materials |
| Folder 7 |
Mississippi Delta Ministry |
| Folder 8 |
Mississippi Eyewitness (1964) |
| Folder 9 |
Mississippi Freedom Labor Union |
| Folder 10 |
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) |
| Folder 11 |
Newsletters |
| Folder 12 |
Poor People's Corporation |
| Folder 13 |
Posey, Buford |
| Folder 14 |
Proposal From the Bureau of Business and Economic Research, MSU |
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| Box 143 |
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| Folder 1 |
Race |
| Folder 2 |
Racial Agitator (1965) |
| Folder 3 |
Southern Student Organizing Committee |
| Folder 4 |
Speeches and Policy Statements |
| Folder 5 |
Student Non-Violent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) |
| Folder 6 |
U.S.A. vs. Barnett |
| Folder 7 |
Young Democratic Clubs of Mississippi |