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When did the Library receive the materials related to Rosa Parks?
When did the Library receive the materials related to Rosa Parks?
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How many items are there in the Manuscript Division of Rosa Parks's papers collection?
How many items are there in the Manuscript Division of Rosa Parks's papers collection?
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Who was the gift of Rosa Parks's papers collection made through?
Who was the gift of Rosa Parks's papers collection made through?
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What event led to Rosa Parks's arrest in 1955?
What event led to Rosa Parks's arrest in 1955?
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Which division contains approximately 2,500 photographs of Rosa Parks's collection?
Which division contains approximately 2,500 photographs of Rosa Parks's collection?
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Who largely concerns his efforts to convince Rosa Parks to move to Detroit?
Who largely concerns his efforts to convince Rosa Parks to move to Detroit?
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When were the materials formally opened to researchers in the Library’s reading rooms?
When were the materials formally opened to researchers in the Library’s reading rooms?
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What was the main focus of Rosa Parks's public activism?
What was the main focus of Rosa Parks's public activism?
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Who generously made a gift of Rosa Parks's papers collection to the Library in 2016?
Who generously made a gift of Rosa Parks's papers collection to the Library in 2016?
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What was the name of Rosa Parks's husband?
What was the name of Rosa Parks's husband?
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What type of materials are included in the Family Papers series of the Rosa Parks Collection?
What type of materials are included in the Family Papers series of the Rosa Parks Collection?
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What types of materials are included in the General Correspondence series of the Rosa Parks Collection?
What types of materials are included in the General Correspondence series of the Rosa Parks Collection?
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In which series of the collection would you find material related to Rosa Parks's speaking engagements and events she attended?
In which series of the collection would you find material related to Rosa Parks's speaking engagements and events she attended?
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Which series in the collection includes material pertaining to Parks's affiliation with organizations and participation in civil rights events?
Which series in the collection includes material pertaining to Parks's affiliation with organizations and participation in civil rights events?
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What type of material is included in the Writings, Notes, and Statements series of the collection?
What type of material is included in the Writings, Notes, and Statements series of the collection?
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Study Notes
Rosa Parks Collection Overview
- The collection covers Rosa Parks's work in Congressman John Conyers's Detroit office and her participation in major civil rights events.
- It includes material on Parks's affiliations with various organizations and institutions, such as the Rosa and Raymond Parks Institute for Self Development, and honors received by Parks.
- The majority of items in the collection have been digitized and are available for online viewing.
- The collection is arranged in eleven series, including Family Papers, General Correspondence, Subject File, Writings, Notes, and Statements, Events, Resolutions and Other Honors, Miscellany, Printed Matter, Books Owned by Parks, Medals, and Oversize.
- The Family Papers series includes correspondence, certificates, financial records, photographs, and news clippings pertaining to the family of Rosa Parks.
- The General Correspondence series includes letters from prominent individuals, incoming correspondence, greeting cards, and children's letters and drawings.
- The Subject File series includes material pertaining to Parks's affiliation with organizations, participation in civil rights events, and efforts to honor her.
- The Writings, Notes, and Statements series contains book galleys, drafts of writings, notes, interviews, prayers, and statements by Parks.
- The Events series includes programs, flyers, tickets, and printed matter related to Parks's speaking engagements and events she attended.
- The collection also includes material on resolutions, tributes, certificates, honorary degrees, and poetry honoring Parks.
- It contains miscellaneous material documenting Parks's daily life and circumstances, as well as printed matter and books owned by Parks.
- Additionally, the collection includes medals received by Parks, oversize material, and visual materials.
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