Colleen FitzPatrick and Kevin Murphy Collection on Emmett Till, 1955
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 37 Megabytes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Colleen FitzPatrick and Kevin Murphy Collection on Emmett Till, SCA 2026-007, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/SCA-2026-007
Background
- Scope and content:
Digital images of Mississippi public records related to the 1955 trial of J.W. Milam and Roy Bryant for the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. Photographs were taken by Kevin Murphy and Colleen Fitzpatrick during June 2025 and August 2025 visits to the Tallahatchie County Courthouse, Sumner, Mississippi.
- Acquisition information:
- Copies of Mississippi public records donated by FitzPatrick and Murphy by SCA Deed of Gift, April 2026.
- Physical facet:
- total collection extent
- 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:
Copies of Mississippi public records in this collection are in the public domain in the United States. Any user may copy, distribute, display, or broadcast them without restriction.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Colleen FitzPatrick and Kevin Murphy Collection on Emmett Till, SCA 2026-007, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/SCA-2026-007
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
