Telegrams to Media Outlets
In August and September 1962, telegrams were sent to various media outlets including: The New York Times, The Washington Post, the Associated Press, Scripps-Howard Newspapers, Time Inc., Newsweek, The Globe and Mail, and the London Press Observer, among others.
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Sitton to New York Times, 27 September 1962
Author Unknown
Article describes Governor Ross Barnett's interactions with the crowd during another attempt by James Meredith to enroll at the university.
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Tuttle to City Desk, 30 September 1962
Author Unknown
Article focuses on Mississippi lawyer Phil Stone and his opinions on federal attempts at integration and racial differences. Tuttle notes he has to change lodgings due to state troopers taking it over.
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Tuttle to City Desk, Miami Herald, 30 September 1962
Author Unknown
Tuttle is "at the thrift motel in Water Valley."
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Unknown to Globe and Mail, 30 September 1962
Author Unknown
Includes student opinions on James Meredith's admittance and federal participation.
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Unknown to London Daily Telegraph, 27 September 1962
Author Unknown
Discusses Oxford, Oxford residents, and the possibility of integration at the university.
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Wire Oxford, Miss 30 to Wire N P Nyk
Author Unknown
Telegram discusses the Wall Street Journal and a correspondent.
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Yarbrough to Post-Dispatch St. Louis, 28 September 1962
Author Unknown
Describes an "atmosphere of crisis" in Oxford.
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Yarbrough to Post-Dispatch St. Louis, 28 September 1962
Author Unknown
Regarding "temporary peace" in Oxford and on campus
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Annotated article by Walter Wallich to Newscasts London, 30 September 1962
Walter Wallich
Wallich discusses the day's events leading to that night's rioting and emphasizes the presence of outsiders.
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Manager, Western Union Tel. Co. to Shaw Mgr Supr
Western Union Telegraph Company
Asks for "Mr. Green's file" to be expedited to NY Daily News
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Western Union Press Message, 28 September 1962
Western Union Telegraph Company
Includes quotes from university students on the prospect of integration and Barnett's actions
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Annotated article by Charles Whaley sent to Courier-Journal, Louisville, KY, 21 September 1962
Charles Whaley
Article looks at the attitudes of University of Mississippi students to the pending integration of their campus.
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Annotated manuscript by Charles Whaley, Ole Miss Motel sent to The Courier Journal, Louisville, KY
Charles Whaley
Article details J.D. Williams' role in the ongoing situation in Oxford, including contempt charges, and discusses the possibility of the univeristy losing its accreditation.
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Chas Whaley to City Editor, Courier- Journal, 30 September 1962
Charles Whaley
Sender states phone service is cut off and asks the recipient to call them.