|
|
| Manchester University Archives and Brethren Historical Collection |
|
Full listing > Accession MC2002/154c| Accession # | MC2002/154c | | Topic | King, Rev. Dr. Martin Luther: Memorial Service, 1968, | | Keywords | Famous People, Important Person, Civil Rights, Justice, Minority, Diversity, African American, | | Title | President's Office Papers | | Subtitle | Martin Luther King Manchester College Memorial Service Records | | Size | 1 File | | Location | Small Box 39 - King, Martin Luther | | Citation | President's Office Papers, MC2002/154c, Archives and Brethren Historical Collection, Funderburg Library, Manchester University, North Manchester, Indiana. | | Access | Researchers are responsible for determining copyright status of archived materials where this is relevant to their intended use of the materials. | | Provenance | President's Office | | Scope and Content | The file contains:
Programs from the memorial service
Texts of the three spoken tributes (Terry Pettit, Robert Allen, Kenneth Brown),
Text of a statement from A. Blair Helman regarding Dr. King's assassination
Report of the survey of students' responses to the memorial service
Newspaper clipping regarding the assassination | | Date of Accession | Unknown | | Bio History Note | Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. spoke on Manchester College's campus on February 1, 1968 (he was originally scheduled to speak on May 11, 1967, but the visit was postponed). His visit to Manchester was the last appearance he made in Indiana. He was assassinated shortly afterwards, on April 4, 1968. A memorial service for Dr. King was held on Manchester's campus on April 11, 1968. | | Archivist Note | Date of Accession; August 2002.
Description prepared 4 September 2002 by Sara L. Smith. |
|
| |
|
