Letter from Professor Edgerton to Timothy Sams regarding the March On Washington
date: label: Date
content: February 14, 1995
name: label: Written by
content: Dr. Samuel Y. Edgerton Jr., American, 1926 - 2021
label: Received by
content: Timothy E. Sams, American
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
notes: label: Description
content: Letter written from Professor Samuel Y. Edgerton to Timothy E. Sams, acting director of the Multicultural Center at Williams College, February 14, 1995. The letter is regarding artifacts from the March on Washington for Jobs and Freedom from Edgerton's personal collection, and Edgerton's participation in the march itself. At the top of the letter, in the center, is letterhead in blue for "SAMUEL Y. EDGERTON, JR./ VILLAUOVA FARM" with a street address.
place: label: Place used
content: Williamstown, Berkshire County, Massachusetts, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Men
label: Topic
content: Race discrimination
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
label: Topic
content: Women
setName: label: See more items in
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
label: Movement
content: Civil Rights Movement
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Samuel Y. Edgerton
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2013.187.3
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No Known Copyright Restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 11 x 8 1/2 in. (27.9 x 21.6 cm)