Devery Anderson Papers, 1922-2014, bulk 1955-2005
Collection context
Summary
- Extent:
- 8.25 Linear Feet 11 boxes
- 9 items
- 10 Cassettes
- 1 Cassettes
- Language:
- English
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Devery Anderson Papers, MSS 2015-009, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS_2015-009
Background
- Scope and content:
Newspaper articles, publications, interviews, and notes collected and created by author Devery Anderson during research for publications on Emmett Till, including his 2015 monograph Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement.
Select materials from the Devery Anderson Papers have been digitized and are available through the FSU Digital Library.
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:
Devery S. Anderson is an author and editor at Signature Books, a scholarly press in Salt Lake City, Utah. He has published books and articles on Mormon history and the American civil rights movement, including the 1955 kidnapping and murder of Emmett Till. His book Emmett Till: The Murder That Shocked the World and Propelled the Civil Rights Movement was released by the University Press of Mississippi in August 2015.
- Acquisition information:
Devery S. Anderson
Deed of Gift executed July 15, 2020
- Physical / technical requirements:
Content of audio, audiovisual, and digital carriers may not be immediately accessible to researchers. Please contact Special Collections & Archives staff at lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information on access to this content.
- Physical facet:
Computer disks: CD-R and DVD-ROM
Sound recordings: 9 compact audiocassettes, one microcassette
8 mm videocassette
- Rules or conventions:
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Indexed terms
- Names:
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955
Access and use
- Restrictions:
Except where specifically noted, content of this collection is open to all researchers.
Audio, audiovisual, and digital content in Box 9 is restricted from reading room use. See also Technical Requirements note.
Interview notes in Box 10 are restricted until January 1, 2045, and until then may only be accessed with written permission from Devery Anderson.
Contents of Box 11 are restricted pending further processing.
Users may access this collection at the Claude Pepper Library.
- Terms of access:
Copyrights held by Devery Anderson in donated works have been deeded to Florida State University. For permission to re-use content beyond Fair Use, contact Special Collections & Archives staff at lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu.
Copyright restrictions may apply to other works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder.
- Preferred citation:
[Title of Item], [Date of Item], [Box and Folder number], Devery Anderson Papers, MSS 2015-009, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS_2015-009
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
