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  • Collection: Historical Manuscripts

Brochure Front Cover. At the top is a graphic of the State of Mississippi with marked areas separating designating areas of the entire state by sections one through five. To the right of the graphic, the text reads "Council of Federated Organizations". Below that is a photograph of a black man in an agricultural field wearing a straw hat and a work shirt. He has a cigarette in his mouth and looks thoughtfully at the camera. Below him, the text reads, "MISSISSIPPI FREEDOM SUMMER"
Brochure for Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964 explaining programs and activities.

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RABBI ARTHUR J. LELYVELD<br /> FAIRMOUNT TEMPLE<br /> CLEVELAND, OHIO 44122<br /> <br /> 5 Tevet 5742<br /> December 31, 1981<br /> <br /> Ms. Sheila Michaels<br /> 87 Columbia Street<br /> New York, NY 10002<br /> <br /> Dear Sheila:<br /> <br /> Your letter was a joy to receive and it awakened memories -- in retrospect it was a peak experience. It was good to see the names of other "alumni" as well. I open feel we really turned Mississippi around.<br /> <br /> Good luck and may 1982 bring you peace and blessings.<br /> <br /> Cordially,<br /> [signature]<br /> Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld<br /> <br /> AJL:et
December 31, 1981 letter from Rabbi Lelyveld to Sheila Michaels regarding Civil Rights Movement reunion and thoughts about movement.

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A candid photo of Sheila Michaels in 1959. She is looking thoughtfully at the camera with her head slightly tilted.
Headshot of Sheila Michaels 1959.

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Four beautiful women wearing elegant formal gowns, jewelry, and makeup pose in a sitting room circa 1950s. Jolie Gabor is standing, her daughters Magda, Zsa Zsa, and Eva are seated to each side of her and one in front. There are elegant furnishings and drapery around them.
Business Card Front for Pearl Salon in New York City featuring Proprietor Jolie Gabor and her actress/socialite daughters, Eva, Zsa Zsa and Magda Gabor.

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Alma Kessler and Buddy Hackett circa 1970s standing close together in front of an exit door. Alma Kessler is wearing orange pants, an orange jacket, and an orange striped shirt. She is wearing gold necklaces and has sunglasses resting on her head. Buddy Hacket is wearing yellow, white, and gray striped pants, a yellow pullover v-neck sweater with two white stripes around the v-neck over an orange collared shirt. He has a white fisherman-style hat with an indistinguishable emblem on it. His hands are in his pocket.
Photograph of Alma Kessler Sheila Michael's mother and the actor Buddy Hackett

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Sheila Michaels as a child circa 1945. She is smiling at the camera, wearing a striped smock dress with baby doll sleeves and a Peter Pan collar. Her hair is long in the back, and the front is pulled back and secured with a bow.
Childhood picture of Sheila Michaels circa 1940s

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Sheila Michaels (seated front left) and classmates as members of the Horton Watkins High School newspaper, The Claytonian Columnist, circa 1957.<br /> Six people are standing three women and two men. The women are wearing formal dresses and the men are wearing jackets. Two women are seated. Sheila Michaels sits to the left wearing a plaid blouse and dark sweater with a big smile on her face. Seated on the right is a smiling woman wearing a white blouse.
Black and white photograph of Sheila Michaels (seated front left) and classmates as members of the Horton Watkins High School newspaper, The Claytonian Columnist, circa 1957.

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Sheila Michaels circa 1945 sits at a booth table in a Chinese restaurant with her parents and another man. There is a partial view of a Chinese tapestry on the wall behind them that depicts an elderly Chinese man wearing an ornate kimono. There are china dishes with an Asian pattern and a teapot and condiments on their tables. The man closest to the wall is wearing a suit and smoking a cigarette. Sheila's mother sits across from him and is wearing a dress and a printed headscarf. She is smiling. Sheila sits next to her and is wearing a plaid jumper with a white blouse with baby doll sleeves and a Peter Pan collar. She looks timidly at the camera. Her father sitting across from her is wearing a suit and smiling at the camera.
Black and white photograph of Sheila Michaels, her mother and stepfather, and one unknown gentlemen dining in a Chinese restaurant circa 1940s.

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Sheila Michaels circa 1940 being held by an older gentleman. They are both smiling at the camera. She is wearing a winter baby pram suit and a bonnet. The gentleman is wearing an overcoat with a suit and tie and a fedora-styled hat. They are standing in front of an old brick building with wood sash windows.
Black and white photo of Sheila Michaels as an infant with a male family member in front of a building in New York City, NY.

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Civil Rights Songbook<br /> Blue and white cover of Civil Righs songbook with contemporary graphics depicting a sun, a house, people dancing, and shapes. The text reads "IT COULD BE A WONDER-FUL WORLD<br /> songs of peace and freedom".
Blue and white pamphlet sized songbook cover

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