Telegrams to Government Officials
In August and September 1962, telegrams were sent to various government officials at both the federal and state level including: President John F. Kennedy, Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy, Senators Mike Mansfield and Everett Dirksen, Representatives John W. McCormack and Charles Halleck; Mississippi Governor Ross Barnett, (then) Lt. Governor Paul B. Johnson, Jr., Secretary of State Heber Ladner; Alabama Governor John Patterson, among others.
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Harold Baumstead to Governor Ross Barnett, 29 September 1962
Harold Baumstead
Telegram supporting Barnett
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Marshall Bennett and Donnie Brock to Ross Barnett, 25 September 1962
Marshall Bennett and Donnie Brock
Telegram supporting Barnett
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Donald Blowers and family to Ross Barnett, 27 September 1962
Donald Blowers
Blowers offers support for Barnett.
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Lynn Britton, George Boutwell, Jimmy Conlee, Carroll Hughes to Ross Barnett, 25 September 1962
Lynn Britton, George Boutwell, Jimmy Conlee, and Carroll Highes
Telegram from students supporting Barnett
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George Burrows to Ross Barnett, 22 September 1962
George Burrows and C. B. Shipp
Burrows asks about Americans allowing "the Kennedy dynasty" to have a "Budapest end."
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Rosemary B. Chappel to Ross Barnett, 26 September 1962
Rosemary B. Chappel
Telegram supporting Barnett's attempt to preserve "what is left of constitutional Americanism"
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Citizens of Americus Georgia to Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Johnson
Citizens of Americus Georgia
Telegram supporting Barnett; message incomplete.
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Citizens of Americus Georgia to Gov. Ross Barnett and Lt. Gov. Johnson
Citizens of Americus Georgia
Telegram supporting Barnett's stand against a movement "which can only result in the downfall of the white race." Names of senders included.
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Citizens of Oxford to Ross Barnett, Walter Sillers, and Homer S. Samuels, 27 September 1962
Citizens of Oxford
Senders urge Barnett to keep the university open, protect its accreditation, and "preserve its good name."
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Linton Crook to Governor Ross Barnett, 19 September 1962
Linton Crook
Crook expects Birmingham to match Barnett's "courage" and hopes Virignia and Georgia will be brought back into the group that cares about their children's future.
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John L. Daniels to Governor Barnett, 28 September 1962
John L. Daniels
Daniels opposes Barnett since he is raising his children as American Citizens.
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Glen E. Dickenson and M. W. Husband to Governor Ross Barnett, 28 September 1962
Glen E. Dickenson and M. W. Husband
Senders discuss the attempted "invasions" of both Cuba and Mississippi.
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Margaret Donna to Hon. Gov. Barnett, 30 September 1962
Margaret Donna
Telegram ask "what has happened to states rights" and offers support to Barnett.
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Robert W. Easley to Honorable Ross Barnett, 21 September 1962
Robert W. Easley
Easley criticizes Barnett's support for racial segregation and argues for the equality of all American citizens.
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O. D. Edwards, Arnold O. Morgan, Decker S. Womack and Dean Gano to Gov. Ross Barnett, 28 September 1962
O. Dudley Edwards, Arnold O. Morgan, Decker S. Womack, and Dean L. Gano
Senders state that for every border patrolman sent "to carry out Bobby's order" they will send another Texan to face him. Message was forwarded to Jackson, MS.
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Fred Fortenberry, Charles Voss and Thomas Purnell to Governor Barnett, 17 September 1962
Fred Fortenberry
The three juniors at the University of Mississippi express support of Barnett's "stand on states rights."
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Gregory Gallo, Student Body President, University of Wisconsin to Governor Ross Barnett, 29 September 1962
Gregory Gallo
Gallo urges Barnett to reconsider his stance.
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Mrs. Rose O'Neill Geaney to Governor Barnett, 29 September 1962
Rose O'Neill Geaney
Telegram supporting Barnett
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Mr. and Mrs. C. R. Goldsmith and Mr. and Mrs. Clyde D. Martin to Gov. Ross Barnett, 29 September 1962
C. R. Goldsmith, Mrs. C. R. Goldsmith, Clyde D. Martin, and Mrs. Clyde D. Martin
Telegram supporting Barnett; mentions communism
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Howard F. Green to Ross Barnett, 27 September 1962
Howard F. Green
Green congratulates Barnett and offers to serve any prison sentence he might receive. Mentions the Kennedys.
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James Ira Grimsley to Governor Ross Barnett, 20 September 1962
James Ira Grimsley
Grimsley congratulates Barnett on his "stand" and states that the sheriff's department of Jackson County supports him.
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R. A. Harris to Gov. Ross Barnett, 30 September 1962
R. A. Harris
Harris suggests closing the admissions office before federal forces arrive.
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Charles C. Hathorn to Governor Ross Barnett, 28 September 1962
Charles C. Hathorn
Telegram supporting Barnett; includes reason why Hathorn voted for Barnett.
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Charles C. Hathorn to Honorable John F. Kennedy, 26 September 1962
Charles C. Hathorn
Hathorn tells President Kennedy to "bend to the will of the majority" of Mississippi citizens.
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W. D. Heddleston Jr. to Governor Barnett, 28 September 1962
W. D. Heddleston Jr.
Heddleston expresses support for Barnett and advises him to close the university in order to avoid bloodshed.
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Dr. and Mrs. Robert L. Holley Jr., Mrs. William Faulkner, Mrs. Gayle Beanland, Mrs. Sam Friedman, Mrs. Kate Baker and Bank of Oxford to Ross Barnett, Walter Sillers and Senator Homer S. Samuels, 27 September 1962
Robert Holley Jr., Mrs. Robert Holley Jr., Mrs. William Faulkner, Mrs. Gayle Beanland, Mrs. Sam Friedman, Mrs. Kate Baker, and Bank of Oxford
Senders urge Barnett to keep the university open, protect its accreditation, and "preserve its good name."
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J. O. Hollis to Ross R. Barnett
J. O. Hollis
Hollis expresses support for Barnett and congratulates him for his attempt to preserve the sovereignty of "the great Anglo-Saxon state of Mississippi." Mentions the Tenth Amendment.
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Water Valley Jaycees to Honorable Ross Barnett, 19 September 1962
Don Holloway
Jaycees offer support for Barnett to keep the university white.
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Mr. and Mrs. John Horan to Governor Ross Barnett, 20 September 1962
Mr. and Mrs. John Horan
The Horans offer their support to Barnett.
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Frank Howard to President, United States of America, 30 September 1962
Frank Howard
Message states he is with the president; "Let her go."
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Robert Huber to Ross Barnett, 27 September 1962
Robert Huber
Telegram supporting Barnett and offering help
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Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Hupp to Governor Barnett, 29 September 1962
Mr. and Mrs. Earl R. Hupp
Telegram protesting the "violation of states rights and gestapo methods" used by federal forces.
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Carl E. and Margaret B. Hutchinson to Ross Barnett, 27 September 1962
Carl E. Hutchinson and Margaret B. Hutchinson
The Hutchinsons offer support for Barnett and state he is the "last stand between democracy and communism."
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Henry D. Irwin to Governor Ross Barnett, 29 September 1962
Henry D. Irwin
Irwin discusses presidential campaigns and supprts Barnett' defense of "our republic, our constitution, and our individual liberties."
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Kappa Alpha Order, Ole Miss to Governor Ross Barnett, 20 September 1962
Kappa Alpha Order
The order offers support for Barnett's "stand on the Meredith case."
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Harry Kelley to Hon. Heber Ladner, Secretary of State, 30 September 1962
Harry Kelley
Kelley expresses support for Ladner, the governor, and the state legislature.
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Helen Majors Kitchens to Ross Barnett, 25 September 1962
Helen Majors Kitchens
Telegram supporting Barnett
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R. E. Lavigne to Hon. Gov. Ross, 30 September 1962
R. E. Lavigne
Lavigne suggests closing the university for a day, reopening it as a state or private school, and returning federal funding. Lavigne also suggests James Meredith could find a school in Africa and does not want the United States to be "another democratic Hungary."
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W. R. Lusk to Ross Barnett, 20 September 1962
W. R. Lusk
Lusk requests to be made registrar for the semester and states he would gladly go to jail "to preserve our rights as a soverign state." The telegram was not delivered on campus.
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C. Comer Makin to Governor Ross Barnett, 29 September 1962
C. Comer Makin
Makin, a veteran, asks Barnett about the "staging area" and states he can assemble a squad.
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Mr. and Mrs. Alvin L. Martin to Governor Ross Barnett, 29 September 1962
Alvin L. Martin and Mrs. Alvin L. Martin
Telegram supporting Barnett
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David Martinez to Ross Barnett, 23 September 1962
David Martinez
Telegram informs Barnett that he has "lost all honor."
