Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers Z/2312.000/S
The collection consists of correspondence, a voter registration plan, photographs, and newsclippings from Thomas Foner's work as a volunteer with the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project in 1964. The collection documents his work with the project and contains substantial information about the conditions faced by volunteers during the summer.
The collection consists of correspondence, a voter registration plan, photographs, and newsclippings from Thomas Foner's work as a volunteer with the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project in 1964. The collection documents his work with the project and contains substantial information about the conditions faced by volunteers during the summer.
Collection Description General & Tech Data Catalog Record
Image Arrangement and Numbering
The original materials were arranged by the archivist according to format, and the image files were numbered consecutively within these series.
Technical Details
The original scans of the Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers were made by the Image & Sound Section staff in November 2012, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. Correspondence, a report, black-and-white phographs, and news clippings were scanned as 24-bit RGB uncompressed TIFFs at 600 pixels per inch (ppi). For Web display, the original scans of the Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers were converted to Zoomify JPEGs by the Electronic Archives Section.
Copyright
The electronic files in the Foner (Thomas) Freedom Summer Papers are intended for public use in research, teaching, and private study in accordance with the provisions of the Fair Use clause of the United States Copyright Law (Title 17, U.S.C.) and the Digital Millennium Copyright Act. Any use beyond that prescribed by Fair Use requires the permission of the copyright owners. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by the following credit statement:
Credit: Courtesy of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Publicity and Privacy Rights
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Copy Availability
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