Finding aid for the Merle M. McCurdy Papers


Repository: Western Reserve Historical Society
Creator: McCurdy, Merle M.
Title: Merle M. McCurdy Papers
Dates: 1960-1968
Extent: 0.20 linear feet (1 container)
Abstract: Merle M. McCurdy (died 1968) was a Cleveland, Ohio, attorney and civil rights leader. The collection consists of correspondence, including two letters from J. Edgar Hoover, dated April 9, 1963 and December 17, 1963, and a copy of a speech delivered by McCurdy at a national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Atlanta, Georgia.
MS Number MS 3597
Location: closed stacks
Language: The records are in English

Scope and Content

The Merle M. McCurdy Papers, 1960-1968 and undated, consist of correspondence, including two letters from J. Edgar Hoover, dated April 9, 1963 and December 17, 1963, and a copy of a speech delivered by McCurdy at a national convention of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in Atlanta, Georgia.

This collection will be useful to researchers studying the history of the civil rights movement in Cleveland, Ohio in the 1960s.


Statement of Arrangement

The collection is arranged by document type and then chronologically.

Restrictions on Access

None.

Indexing Terms

The following terms have been used to index the description of this collection in the library's online public access catalog.

Subjects:

Civil rights -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
Civil rights workers -- Ohio -- Cleveland.
McCurdy, Merle M., d. 1968.
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People.

Preferred Citation

[Container ___, Folder ___ ] MS 3597 Merle M. McCurdy Papers, Western Reserve Historical Society, Cleveland, Ohio

Acquisition Information

Gift of Brenda Garrison in 1971.

Detailed Description of The Collection

Merle M. McCurdy Papers 1960-1968 undated

Box Folder
1 1 Correspondence 1960-1968
1 2 Greeting cards undated
1 3 Addresses given by Merle M. McCurdy 1962
1 4 Newsletter 1964