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From the Paul B. Johnson Family Papers. Erle Johnston, Jr., director of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, writes to Governor Paul B. Johnson and Lieutenant Governor Carroll Gartin on 5 May 1964, concerning the dismissal of Dr. A.D. Beittel as president of Tougaloo College. Dr. Beittel, a white man, was active in the civil rights movement. His involvement caused him to get fired as president. The memo also recommends that a legislative bill be passed to remove accreditation from Tougaloo College.

From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Letter from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff to volunteers chosen to work on voter registration as part of the Mississippi Summer Project, dated May 5, 1964. Informs the recipient of upcoming assignments and priorities, and includes a list of books to be read that will help to establish a common knowledge base among the volunteers.

From the Hamlett (Ed) White Folks Project Collection. The letter, presumably written by Dottie (Dorothy) Zellner to Anne Braden and Ed Hamlett, is typed on Boston Friends of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee letterhead. Braden and Hamlett are asked to locate a man named Sam and to talk to him about accepting an offer of psychiatric help.