Box 1
Container
Contains 4 Results:
Sid Simon, QC Volunteers and other people, 1965
File — Box: 1, Folder: 1
Scope and Contents
This series contains photos of Sid Simon, Queens College students, and people from the communities in which the students volunteered.
Dates:
1965
Rebuilding Churches, 1965
File — Box: 1, Folder: 2
Scope and Contents
This series contains photos of the volunteers (both QC and local) rebuilding churches, as well as churches in various states of construction.
Dates:
1965
Scenes of Local Area, 1965
File — Box: 1, Folder: 3
Scope and Contents
This series contains photos of the areas near the churches. The photos depict buildings, work sites, landscapes, and farm animals.
Dates:
1965
Sid Simon Photographs
Collection — Box: 1
Identifier: SCA-0063
Abstract
Sid Simon was the Queens College professor and faculty advisor for the student groups who wanted to volunteer in civil rights initiatives in the South. In 1965, Simon traveled twice to Mississippi to help rebuild churches that were burned down by the Ku Klux Klan. The first group traveled in February; the second during Easter recess. The photos in this collection depict students participating in the February construction projects, as well as scenes of the region in which the volunteers...
Dates:
1965
