Sue Clifton Collection on Emmett Till, February 2017
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 128 Megabytes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Sue Clifton Collection on Emmett Till, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_2019-002
Background
- Scope and content:
Audiovisual recordings and still images created by Clifton during visits to sites in Mississippi significant to the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till.
https://www.diginole.lib.fsu.edu/islandora/object/fsu:tillcliftoncollection
This collection includes historical and primary sources documenting racism and violence against children. Some content may be traumatic to researchers and difficult to view. We provide access to these materials to preserve the historical record and support research and instruction on difficult topics. See our full Statement on Potentially Harmful Content here: https://repository.lib.fsu.edu/potentially-harmful-content-statement
- Biographical / historical:
Dr. Sue Clifton (1945- ) was born in rural north Mississippi. She served as a teacher and administrator in school districts in Mississippi, Alaska, Montana, Canada, and New Zealand. Her novels include White Feathers From Emmett (2017).
Further reading: http://www.drsueclifton.com/
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by Sue Clifton via deed of gift, April 3, 2019
- Material specific details:
- All video content created with a Sony HDR-PJ10 High Definition Handycam Camcorder.
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers.
- Terms of access:
Intellectual property rights in donated materials created by Sue Clifton have been assigned to Florida State University Libraries. All requests for permission to quote, publish, broadcast or otherwise reproduce from works in the collection must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections & Archives.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Sue Clifton Collection on Emmett Till, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. http://purl.fcla.edu/fsu/MSS_2019-002
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
