Baer (Byron M.) Freedom Riders Collection Z/2309.000/S

This collection contains correspondence, notes, publicity flyers, scrapbook pages, newsclippings, and other materials concerning the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the 1961 Freedom Rides to Jackson, Mississippi. Most of the materials relate to Byron M. Baer’s experience as a Freedom Rider and his resulting imprisonment in the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm). Of particular interest are originals and photocopies of correspondence sent by Baer and other Freedom Riders during their imprisonment and photocopies of daily notes written by Baer on tissue during his time at Parchman.
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Items

  • Z2309-1-1.pdf

    Date: 1961

    Descr: Folder 1: Correspondence, notes, and other documents related to Freedom Rider imprisonment in Parchman Penitentiary.

  • Z2309-1-2.pdf

    Date: 1961

    Descr: Folder 2: Letter from Byron M. Baer to Mrs. Elizabeth Kroll, written on toilet paper in Parchman Penitentiary.

  • Z2309-1-3.pdf

    Date: 196x

    Descr: Folder 3: Byron M. Baer's codes for prison communication, trial information, and a hearing aid receipt, 1961-1962.

  • Z2309-1-4.pdf

    Date: 196x

    Descr: Folder 4: Freedom Rider correspondence; publicity flyers; and a 1964 report on a study of Freedom Riders' race, gender, geographic distribution, motivation, political and philosophical views, and religious identification; 1961-1964; n.d.

  • Z2309-1-5.pdf

    Date: 1961

    Descr: Folder 5: Byron M. Baer's "Confessions of a Freedom Rider" scrapbook, containing newsclippings, photographs, and other information, both typed and handwritten, compiled on construction paper.

  • Z2309-1-6.pdf

    Date: 1961

    Descr: Folder 6: Newsclippings.

  • Z2309-1-7.pdf

    Date: 1961

    Descr: Folder 7: Newsclippings.

  • Z2309-1-8.pdf

    Date: 196x

    Descr: Folder 8: Newsclippings, 1961-1962; n.d.