Letters, 1965-1969

Letters (1965-1969) to and from J. Arthur Brown regarding the work of the NAACP and other organizations and individuals working towards equal rights for African Americans. Correspondence includes an official invitation (1965) to the inauguration of Lyndon B. Johnson and Hubert H. Humphrey, with printed copies of their photos and signatures; a letter (1965) to attorney Matthew J. Perry regarding integrating the YMCA in Charleston; letters regarding Charleston hospitals discriminating against African-American patients; multiple letters commending J.A.B. for his service as state president of the SC conference of the NAACP, including a letter (1965) from Charleston Police chief William F. Kelly; a typed postcard (1965) from the James Island White Citizens Council threatening J.A.B. for instigating demonstrations at white churches; a letter (1967) from Benjamin Mays regarding a survey on personal relations with white people; letters from various fraternities with one letter (1968) from Albert Brooks; a photocopy of a letter (1968) from Senator Ernest F. Hollings regarding what he had done for individual African Americans and the black community as a whole, including the mentioning of James Clyburn. Other letters are from J.A.B.'s daughter Millicent including school reports (1965) from the Charleston Tutoring Center, and correspondence (1968) on her withdrawal from Emerson College.