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| Creator: | Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003 |
| Title: | Letter, 1955 Dec. 27, (Detroit, M.I.), Martha W. Griffiths, to Averell Harriman, (Albany, N.Y.) |
| Date: | 1955 Dec. 27 |
| Description: | Letter from Martha W. Griffiths, United States Representative for the 17th District in Detroit, Michigan to Governor Averall Harriman in Albany, New York, requesting that he deny South Carolina officials' petition to extradite Joseph A. DeLaine, Sr. to South Carolina because of unjust reprisals he might face. Griffiths also references DeLaine's son, Joseph A. DeLaine, Jr., serving in the military in Korea. The Civil Rights Digital Library received support from a National Leadership Grant for Libraries awarded to the University of Georgia by the Institute of Museum and Library Services for the aggregation and enhancement of partner metadata. |
| Types: | Letters (correspondence) |
| Subjects: | Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003 | DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1898-1974 | DeLaine, Joseph A. (Joseph Armstrong), 1933- | Griffiths, Martha W. (Martha Wright), 1912-2003--Correspondence | Harriman, W. Averell (William Averell), 1891-1986--Correspondence | Legislators--United States | Women politicians--Michigan--Detroit | Governors--New York (State) | Extradition--South Carolina | Political crimes and offenses--South Carolina | Detroit (Mich.) | Wayne County (Mich.) | Albany (N.Y.) | Albany County (N.Y.) | South Carolina |
| Collection: | Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine Papers ca. 1918-2000 |
| Institution: | University of South Carolina University Libraries Digital Collections |
| Contributors: | South Caroliniana Library | University of South Carolina. Library. Digital Collections |
| Online Publisher: | Columbia, S.C. : University of South Carolina, University Libraries, Digital Collections | 2008 |
| Original Material: | Legal size - 13439 - (Folder 9), Joseph Armstrong DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000, South Caroliniana Library, University of South Carolina, Columbus, South Carolina. |
| Rights and Usage: | Digital image copyright 2008, The University of South Carolina. All rights reserved. For more information contact The South Caroliniana Library, USC, Columbia, SC 29208. |
| Related Materials: | Forms part of online collection: Rev. Joseph A. DeLaine papers, ca. 1918-2000. |
| Persistent Link to Item: | http://digital.tcl.sc.edu/u?/jad,671 |
