Marion Allan Wright Papers - Accession 197

Authors

Marion Allan Wright

Files

Identifier

Accession 197

Inclusive Dates

1912-1979, nd

Restrictions

Open under the rules and regulations of the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections

Collection Size

3,000 pieces, 1.50 linear feet

Language

English

Historical Note

Marion Allan Wright (1894-1983) of South Carolina was an attorney, author, member of the board of directors of the American Civil Liberties Union, and civil rights supporter.

Scope and Content Note

The Marion Allan Wright Papers consist of correspondence, a journal, autobiographical writings, bibliographies, biographical data, essays, speeches, book reviews, short stories, poems, letters to the editor, oral history transcripts and other papers. Subjects include the death penalty, the civil rights movement, civil liberties, libraries in South Carolina and politics. Correspondents include R. Beverly Herbert, L. Mendel Rivers, J, William Fulbright, Sam Ervin, Jr., Reverend James P. Dees, Preston Wright (Wright's brother) and other relatives. See Acc 48 for an earlier accession of Wright papers and the oral history collection for recorded interviews with Wright.

Provenance

The papers of Marion Allan Wright were deposited with the Winthrop Archives via Dr. Arnold Shankman of the Winthrop History department on various dates from 1976 to 1979.

Keywords

Civil Rights, Race Relations, Capital Punishment, Death Penalty, Civil Liberties, Libraries in South Carolina, Politics

Copyright

For information concerning copyright please contact the Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections at Winthrop University.

Finding Aid Citation

Louise Pettus Archives and Special Collections, Winthrop University, "Marion Allan Wright Papers - Accession 197". Finding Aid 35.
https://digitalcommons.winthrop.edu/manuscriptcollection_findingaids/35

Related Collections

Marion Allan Wright Papers, Accession 197; Mary Elizabeth Frayser, Accession 1; Rock Hill Council on Human Relations Records, Accession 47; Fellowship of the Concerned Reports Accession 40 M15 (25);