John Whitten Jr. Papers, 1955-1956
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 0.25 Linear Feet 3 folders in 1 box
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], John Whitten Papers, SCA 2024-014, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/SCA_2024-014
Background
- Biographical / historical:
John Whitten Jr. was a lawyer based in Sumner, Mississippi. In 1955 he was a junior partner at Breland & Whitten and a member of the defense team in the case of Mississippi vs. Milam and Bryant, concerning the kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till.
John Wallace Whitten Jr. was born on February 26, 1919 in Cascilla, Mississippi. He earned undergraduate and law degrees at the University of Mississippi. He was a World War II veteran, serving as a U.S. Army captain in Europe and Japan. He was awarded the Bronze Star for action in Europe.
Whitten served as counsel for the Tallahatchie County Board of Supervisors for 50 years and to the Tallahatchie General Hospital for 44 years. He was also the attorney for the Yazoo-Mississippi Levee Board for 20 years.
Whitten died of Parkinson's disease, Tuesday, February 18, 2003.
- Acquisition information:
- Donated by SCA Deed of Gift, July 2024. Donation facilitated by Davis Houck.
- Physical facet:
- total collection extent
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Access and use
- Restrictions:
This collection is open to all researchers. Box 1 may be accessed by researchers upon request at the Claude Pepper Library.
- Terms of access:
Correspondence and other works by John Whitten Jr. in this collection are In Copyright - FSU. For permission to re-use this content beyond Fair Use, contact Special Collections & Archives staff at lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu. These copyright terms will expire on January 1, 2074.
Copyright terms in correspondence and other unpublished works by William Bradford Huie will expire on January 1, 2057. To seek permission to re-use this content beyond Fair Use, consult the Huie estate contact information at the Ransom Center WATCH File.
Copyright restrictions may apply to other works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from rights-holders. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], John Whitten Papers, SCA 2024-014, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/SCA_2024-014
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
