Johnnie Mae Walker Letter to Anne Koeppicus
Abstract
This letter, to Mississippi Freedom Summer Project volunteer Anne Koeppicus, is from her Mississippi host Johnnie Mae Walker, a field secretary for the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party. The letter describes life in Mississippi during the summer of 1964. A newspaper article about Koeppicus, a photo of Koeppicus, a published autobiography of Walker, and transcript of the letter are also included.
Dates
- 1964
Creator
- Koeppicus, Anne (Recipient, Person)
Access
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Copyright
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Biographical Note
In 1964, Anne Koeppicus, a 55-year-old Cambria Heights resident and mother of three, decided to volunteer in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project. For three weeks in July 1964, she taught in the Freedom School in Hattiesburg, MS. While in Mississippi, she stayed with the family of Johnie Mae Walker.
Extent
0.5 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source
Donated in 2010 by Barbara Thomas, daughter of Anne Koeppicus
- Title
- Johnnie Mae Walker Letter to Anne Koeppicus
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Processed by Kevin Schlottmann, May 2010. Approved by Alexandra Dolan-Mescal 2014
- Date
- May 2010
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Queens College (New York, N.Y.) Special Collections and Archives Repository
Queens College Library, CUNY
Benjamin Rosenthal Library RO317
65-30 Kissena Boulevard
Flushing 11367 USA us
QC.Archives@qc.cuny.edu
