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Ruth Perry papers, 1951-1968, 1987-04-01

 

Summary

Creator:
Perry, Ruth Willis
Perry, Ruth Willis
Abstract:
Ruth Perry was a white civil rights activist and an active member of the Miami branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). The collection includes copies of Perry's Miami Times newspaper columns in additional to materials documenting Perry's activism.
Extent:
0.21 Linear Feet
1 boxes
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Ruth Perry papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection includes various documents relating to Perry's work with the NAACP and civil rights.  These documents include copies of "Along Freedom's Road," correspondence, reports, journal articles, speeches, press releases, subpoenas, and petitions.

Biographical / historical:

Ruth Willis Perry was a white civil rights activist. She served as secretary (1950-1956) and as vice-president (1957-1963) of the Miami branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP). She helped publicize the NAACP through her radio broadcasts on WMBM and her weekly column in the Miami Times entitled "Along Freedom's Road." During her testimony in 1957 (and again in 1958) before the Florida Legislative Investigation Committee, also known as the Johns Committee, Perry refused to relinquish NAACP membership lists or answer incriminating questions. Her civil rights activities on behalf of the NAACP threatened her career as a librarian at the Miami Beach Public Library.

Acquisition information:

Ruth Perry

Donation

Processing information:

Complete

Arrangement:

Organized by subject

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Terms of access:

None. The contents of the collection may be subject to copyright.  Visit the United States Copyright Office's website at http://www.copyright.gov/ for more information.

Preferred citation:

Ruth Perry papers, USF Libraries - Tampa Special Collections, University of South Florida, Tampa, FL.

Location of this collection:
The University of South Florida, Tampa Campus
4202 East Fowler Ave. LIB122
Tampa
FL
33620-5400
USA