M341 Campbell (Will D.) Papers

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Report prepared by the Southern Regional Council that provides a detailed account of civil rights-related activities and incidents that took place during 1963. The events are listed according to state and chronological order. The statistics represent activities that occurred in eleven southern states.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Handwritten account of the student walk-out that occurred at Alcorn A & M College (now Alcorn State University) in Mississippi in March 1957. The protest was a result of a controversy related to Professor Clennon King. The summary is written on letterhead of the National Council of Churches of Christ in the United States of America.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Typewritten letter from Garry Oniki, Executive Coordinator of the Committee for Racial Justice Now, to Will D. Campbell, stamped May 20, 1964. The writer requests that Campbell write a letter to the Federal Communications Committee (FCC) in support of petitions filed against two Jackson, Mississippi, television stations, WLBT and WJTV. The petitions were filed with the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) on April 15, 1964, and requested that the licenses of the two stations be denied on charges of discrimination against minorities and failure to represent public interests.

Photograph from the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Color photograph of Will Campbell wearing casual clothing; a flannel shirt and jeans.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten memo from Will D. Campbell to Dr. J. Oscar Lee, dated August 25, 1958. Campbell expresses hesitation in abandoning Christians in Mississippi working on behalf of the civil rights movement, as well as apprehension with regard to the segregation laws in the state at the time.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will Campbell to Dr. McLeod (misspelled as MacLeod in the letter) Bryan of Wake Forest College regarding Campbell's dismissal from the University of Mississippi in October 1956. Campbell had served as the Director of Religious Life and the secretary of the "Y" at Ole Miss. Campbell maintains that he was not dismissed, but voluntarily resigned.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will Campbell to Rev. Robert C. Dodds, dated November 8, 1962, written in response to a memo from Dodds. Campbell explains his reaction and concerns regarding the proposed changes in the policies and activities of the National Council of Churches.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to Sally Smith, dated January 11, 1957, written in response to earlier correspondence. Campbell advises Smith to approach her parents calmly with regard to the subjects of prejudices and race relations.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to Jane Eddy, dated February 14, 1963. Campbell informs Eddy that he is sending her various newspapers and articles as evidence that The Free Press was not the only liberal newspaper in the state of Mississippi. He also mentions the importance of newspapers in the lives of down-trodden citizens.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Essay written by Campbell in which he addresses the topics of race relations and Christian action toward those who support segregation. He notes that Christians should embrace the differences among humans and oppose segregation.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Typewritten letter from Leslie W. Dunbar to Will Campbell, dated March 8, 1965. Includes five pages of notes on Mississippi which Dunbar request that Campbell keep to himself. Provides details about the political climate in Mississippi with regard to race relations and his opinion about the future.

Photograph from the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of Fannie Lou Hamer sitting on her front porch and talking. Taken during an interview.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to Walker Percy, dated September 2, 1965, in which Campbell asks Percy to serve on the board of the Committee of Southern Churchmen. He also discusses the goals and objectives of the committee particularly the assistance to the on-going civil rights movement.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to William H. Willis, dated May 4, 1961, and written in response to a letter from Willis. Campbell maintains that he can do nothing to aid the cause of the judicial candidate that Willis wrote about previously, as certain institutional restrictions kept him from being politically active.

From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers. A black and white photograph of a religious collage created by Will Campbell. The collage includes a Bible, Torah, newspaper, whiskey bottle and peanuts spilling out of a "carpet bag."