Michael Brannon papers
Content Description
This collection contains five folders maintained by Michael Brannon, a University of Virginia alumnus from the class of 1969, which document his involvement in voter registration efforts during the summer of 1966. Two folders are labeled Virginia Students' Civil Rights Committee (VSCRC). One includes field notes and a letter, while the other contains pamphlets, workbooks, newsletters, meeting minutes, agendas, and reports collected through the VSCRC. Another folder, titled Southern Student Organizing Committee (SSOC), holds pamphlets and essays that Brannon obtained during the summer and in subsequent years while attending UVA. The final two folders pertain to conferences organized by ecumenical religious groups in 1966, which were connected to his volunteer work for the registration drive. These include materials from the Conference on People, Religion, and a Changing Virginia (November 1966) and New Day for Virginians (March 1966).
Dates
- Creation: c.1966-1968
Creator
- Southern Student Organizing Committee (Nashville, Tenn.) (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is minimally processed and open for research.
Conditions Governing Use
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Biographical Note
Michael G. Brannon attended the University of Virginia from 1965 to 1969, earning a Bachelor of Arts from the College of Arts and Sciences.
Extent
.2 Cubic Feet (1 half letter document box)
Language of Materials
English
Metadata Rights Declarations
- License: This record is made available under an Universal 1.0 Public Domain Dedication Creative Commons license. The Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library of the University of Virginia makes its bibliographic records and the metadata contained therein available for public use under the CC0 1.0 Public Domain Designation.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was a gift from Michael Brannon to the Small Special Collections Library, University of Virginia on April 24, 2025.
Condition Description
Good
Source
- Brannon, Michael G. (Person)
Subject
- Virginia Students' Civil Rights Committee (Organization)
- Southern Student Organizing Committee (Organization)
- Title
- Guide to the Michael Brannon papers
- Author
- Eric Willersdorf, Accessioning Archivist Assistant
- Date
- 10 October 2025
- 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
Albert and Shirley Small Special Collections Library
P.O. Box 400110
University of Virginia
Charlottesville Virginia 22904-4110 United States