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Mississippi Action for Progress

 Organization

Dates

  • Existence: September 13, 1966

Historical Information

Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP) was charter on September 13, 1966 as a non-profit organization aimed to address poverty in specific counties across Mississippi that were more highly affected.

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Mary O'Hara papers on Helen Bass Williams

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 311
Abstract

This collection documents Dr. Mary O'Hara's research into and relationship with Helen Bass Williams and includes research notes, correspondence, oral history recordings, interview transcripts, and published materials.

Dates: 1951 - 2007; Majority of material found within 1985 - 2000
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections

Helen Bass Williams papers

 Collection — Multiple Containers
Identifier: MSP 310
Abstract

This collection includes documents, correspondence, published materials, photographs, and audio recordings collected and created by Helen Bass Williams that document her personal life, education, and her work as a civil rights activist in the South, educator, and counselor and professor at Purdue University.

Dates: 1915 - 2004; Majority of material found within circa 1960s and 1970s
Found in: Purdue University Archives and Special Collections