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Joseph Tobias Papers, 1955-1960, 1990-2005, Date acquired: 02/13/2017, bulk 1955-1960

 

Summary

Extent:
1.50 Linear Feet
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Joseph Tobias Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2017-002

Background

Scope and content:

Professional papers, case files, and collected publications of Joseph Tobias, attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, regarding his representation of Mamie Till-Mobley from 1955 to 1960. Documents include case files for Mamie Bradley v. Cowles Magazines, Inc., Vernon C. Meyers, Gardner Cowles, and William Bradford Huie; correspondence on Till-Mobley's behalf with the NAACP and motion picture studios; and subject files kept by Tobias on Till-Mobley during and after his employment by her.

Digital copies of materials from the Joseph Tobias Papers are available through the FSU Digital Library

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Acquisition information:

Nina Tobias

Deed of Gift

Rules or conventions:
Describing Archives: A Content Standard

Access and use

Restrictions:

This collection is open to all researchers.

Terms of access:

Copyright restrictions may apply to works in this collection. Re-use or copying beyond Fair Use may require permission from the rights-holder. Please contact lib-specialcollections@fsu.edu for more information.

Preferred citation:

[Title of Item], [Date of Item], Joseph Tobias Papers, Special Collections & Archives, Florida State University Libraries, Tallahassee, Florida. https://purl.lib.fsu.edu/fa/MSS-2017-002

Location of this collection:
116 Honors Way
Tallahassee
FL
32306-2047
USA