Letter to Arthur J. and June Schmidt from Carol Ann and Terry Parssinen
date: label: Date
content: April 8,1968
name: label: Written by
content: Carol Ann Parssinen, American
label: Subject of
content: Terry M. Parssinen, American, born 1941
label: Subject of
content: Arthur J. Schmidt, American
label: Subject of
content: June Schmidt, American
label: Subject of
content: Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., American, 1929 - 1968
label: Subject of
content: Grinnell College, American, founded 1846
notes: label: Description
content: Handwritten letter to Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt and his wife June Schmidt from her sister, Carol Ann Parssinen and her husband Terry Parssinen. The letter was written by Carol Parssinen. The four-page letter is written in blue ink on ruled paper. The pages are stapled together in the top left corner. The content of the letter deals with the aftermath of the assassination of Martin Luther King, Jr. particularly Bud Schmidt's participation in the memorial march in Memphis and the reactions of the community of Grinnell College in Iowa.
place: label: Place made
content: Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Civil Rights
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Education
label: Topic
content: Families
label: Topic
content: Race relations
label: Topic
content: Social reform
label: Topic
content: U.S. History, 1961-1969
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Documents and Manuscripts
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Arthur J. "Bud" Schmidt
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2017.71.1
objectType: label: Type
content: letters (correspondence)
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Unknown - Restrictions Possible
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Rights assessment and proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper, metal
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 7 3/16 × 5 1/16 in. (18.3 × 12.8 cm)