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Robinson, Jo Ann, 1942-

Biography:

Jo Ann Ooiman (later Jo Ann Robinson) was a twenty-one year old student majoring in history at Knox College in Galesburg, Illinois when she volunteered to participate in the COFO sponsored Mississippi Freedom Project during the summer of 1964.

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Archival Collections and Reference Resources

• Freedom summer digital collection (Wisconsin Historical Society)
  • CORE--Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 19) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Fourth Congressional District Project Office operations - Memoranda and reports, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 30) (Memorandums)
  • CORE--Fourth Congressional District Project Office personnel - Applications and Lists, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 2, Segment 31) (Reports)
  • CORE--Fund Raising (COFO, CORE) - Correspondence and memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 43) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Harassment (economic, CORE association) - Statements and affidavits 1964 Jan.-Nov.; 1965 Jan.-March (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 46) (Legal documents)
  • CORE--Madison County Congressional Challenge hearings - partial transcripts, January-February, 1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 59) (Memorandums)
  • CORE--Madison County programs (CORE, COFO, MFDP) - Memoranda, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 64) (Reports)
  • CORE--Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Rally (Canton) - correspondence and memoranda, 1964 October 3 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 41) (Correspondence)
  • CORE--Mississippi Student Union - Memoranda and reports, 1964 March-May (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 3, Segment 71) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Rankin County Project (CORE, SNCC) - Memoranda, reports, affidavits, 1964-1965 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 81) (Reports)
  • CORE--Reports on projects (weekly by staff) - 1964 March-1965 Sept. for Camden, Canton, Gluckstadt, Pleasant, Green, Valley View, federal programs, freedom schools, political programs (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 82) (Reports)
  • CORE Southern Regional Office-- Reports from Madison, Miss., 1964, January-1965, November (Congress of Racial Equality. Southern Regional Office records, 1954-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 85, Box 8, Folder 7) (Fliers (printed matter))
  • CORE--Staff meetings (Canton and Meridian, CORE and COFO) - Minutes 1964 Jan., Feb., Aug.-1965 April, June (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 90) (Minutes (administrative records))
  • CORE--Volunteers: Lists and applications, Summer 1964 (Congress of Racial Equality. Mississippi 4th Congressional District Records, 1961-1966; Historical Society Library Microforms Room, Micro 793, Reel 4, Segment 95) (Reports)
  • Kaplow--Friends of SNCC - correspondence, 1964-1967, undated (Alicia Kaplow papers, 1964-1968; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 507, Box 1, Folder 3) (Correspondence)
  • Robinson--Madison County (Miss.) Citizen, 1964-1965 (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 8) (Periodicals)
  • Robinson--Madison County, Mississippi, COFO staff minutes and reports, 1964-1965 (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 3) (Reports)
  • Robinson--Miscellaneous, 1964-1965 (Jo Ann Ooiman Robinson papers, 1960-1966; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 191, Box 1, Folder 9) (Periodicals)
  • SEDFRE--Community Center Proposals, Organization and Plans for Center, 1964-1965 (Scholarship, Education and Defense Fund for Racial Equality records, 1944-1976; Archives Main Stacks, Mss 546, Box 1, Folder 16) (Memorandums)