Tabscott (Robert W.) notebooks [manuscript],1962-2005.
By: Tabscott, Robert Woodville
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BookDescription: 0.50 cubic ft.Subject(s): Tabscott, Robert Woodville, 1937- | Covenant Presbyterian Church (Jackson, Miss.) | Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) Presbytery of Central Mississippi | Civil rights -- Religious aspects | Segregation -- Mississippi | Civil rights movements -- Mississippi -- History -- 20th century | Jackson (Miss.) -- Race relations -- 20th century -- Archival resourcesOnline resources: Collection description Finding aid created by Tyson M. KoenigScope and content: This collection consists of four notebooks of materials related to the career of Rev. Robert W. Tabscott, primarily his service as minister of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1967 to 1969. The notebooks contain some routine items related to Tabscott’s work. Most significantly, though, they contain writings, correspondence, and other materials concerning the effects of the Civil Rights Movement on all organizational levels of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Some of the material dates as early as 1962, when controversy was already ongoing within the PCUS. Items of interest in the collection include Tabscott’s writings and correspondence about Rabbi Perry Nussbaum; bulletins from the Jackson Citizens’ Council; and a letter written by Sam H. Bowers, Jr., Imperial Wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
| Item type | Current location | Collection | Shelving location | Call number | Vol info | Status | Date due | Barcode |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/2319.000/S/Box 1 | Box 1 | Available | 96891 | |
| Archive Request | Mississippi Department of Archives and History | Manuscript Collections | Archival Reading Room | Z/2319.000/S/Box 2 | Box 2 | Available | 96892 |
This collection consists of four notebooks of materials related to the career of Rev. Robert W. Tabscott, primarily his service as minister of Covenant Presbyterian Church in Jackson, Mississippi, from 1967 to 1969. The notebooks contain some routine items related to Tabscott’s work. Most significantly, though, they contain writings, correspondence, and other materials concerning the effects of the Civil Rights Movement on all organizational levels of the Presbyterian Church in the United States. Some of the material dates as early as 1962, when controversy was already ongoing within the PCUS. Items of interest in the collection include Tabscott’s writings and correspondence about Rabbi Perry Nussbaum; bulletins from the Jackson Citizens’ Council; and a letter written by Sam H. Bowers, Jr., Imperial Wizard of the White Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
Cite as: Z/2319.000: Tabscott (Robert W.) Notebooks.
This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).
Gift; Tabscott, Robert, on behalf of the Elijah P. Lovejoy Society, St. Louis, MO; Z/U/2012.028
Please see collection description for detailed biography.
Finding aid created by Tyson M. Koenig