Rape Case, May-June 1959
- Scope and content:
This small series consists of material related to the Tallahasssee rape case, State of Florida vs. Patrick Gene Scarborough, David Ervin Beagles, Ollie Adele Stoutamire, and William Ted Collingsworth. These materials include copies of legal papers covering such topics as media court room coverage, indictment charges of rape, state witnesses, and state exhibits. Other materials are letters to Judge Walker, newspaper clippings covering the case, and letters of public concern about the ruling on the case. Letters in this series include one from Claude Pepper to Judge Walker, and a letter the Judge received from William T. Conninsworth, a defendant in this trial.
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Access and use
- Parent restrictions:
- The collection is open to all researchers. Users may access this collection at the Claude Pepper Library.
- Parent terms of access:
- All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to the Associate Dean for Special Collections Archives. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the Florida State University Libraries as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained by the researcher.
- Location of this collection:
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116 Honors WayTallahasseeFL32306-2047USA
