University of Mississippi Libraries
Alan P. Lampson Collection
MUM00749
Table of Contents
PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00749/
Access Restrictions
Open for research. This collection is stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection must
contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in advance of their planned visit.
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Lampson, Alan P.
- Title
- Alan P. Lampson Collection
- Date
- 1962
- Extent
- 1 box
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- Typed letter dated 14 December 1962 from U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to Joseph G.N. Chenette. A federalized border
patrol agent, Chenette was wounded during the 1962 University of Mississippi integration riot.
Preferred Citation
Alan P. Lampson Collection (MUM00749), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Biographical Note
On 30 September 1962, a riot occurred when James Meredith arrived to enroll as the first African American student at the University
of Mississippi.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of one letter.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries 2015-08-26
Access Restrictions
The collection is open to the public.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions
of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a
photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be “used
for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research.” If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy
or reproduction for purposes in excess of “fair use”, that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Acquisition Information
Alan P. Lampson donated the letter in August 2015.
Processing Information
Political Papers Archivist Leigh McWhite processed the collection in August 2015.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
For additional material in the Archives and Special Collections on the subject of the University of Mississippi’s integration,
review the Civil Rights & Race Relations Subject Guide and the University of Mississippi Subject Guide.
Controlled Access Headings
Function(s)
- University of Mississippi – Riot, Sept. 30, 1962
Subject(s)
- Kennedy, Robert F., 1925-1968
- Letter
Collection Inventory
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Folder 1: Typed letter from U.S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy to Joseph G.N. Chenette. 14 December 1962 Scope and ContentA federalized U.S. Border Patrol agent, Chennette was wounded at the 1962 University of Mississippi integration riot. |
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