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Maria Saporta photographs of the Southern Christian Leadership Civil Rights March

 Collection — Box: BW 33, Folder: 1
Identifier: MSS 16500

Content Description

This collection contains six black and white photographs of members of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC) marching in Richmond, Virginia in 1963. Maria Saporta is identified as the photographer in the photographs.

The SCLC's seventh annual convention occurred from September 24 to September 27 at Virginia Union University in Richmond. Martin Luther King Jr. was one of the organization's founding members and acted as president until his 1968 assassination. He spoke on the final night of the conference, in the university's Belgian Building. The photographs are 7 x 9.5 inches each with annotations on the back.

Dates

  • Creation: September 24-27, 1963

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is minimally processed and open for research.

Extent

0.03 Cubic Feet (1 letter sized folder)

Language of Materials

English

Immediate Source of Acquisition

This collection was purchased from Royal Books by the Small Special Collections Library at the University of Virginia Library on March 10, 2021.

Condition Description

good

Subtitle
Guide to the Maria Saporta photographs of the Southern Christian Leadership Civil Rights March
Status
Completed
Author
Initial record created by Rose Oliveira.
Date
13 May 2021
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library Repository

Contact:
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States