Series 2870: “Mississippi Burning:” Attorney General Research Files.
Creator: Attorney General (RG 48)
Collection Summary: Materials documenting the murders of civil rights workers James Chaney, Andrew Goodman, and Michael Schwerner in Neshoba County, Mississippi in June 1964. The materials were gathered and compiled by the Mississippi Attorney General’s office in its 2004 re-opening of the Mississippi Burning (MIBURN) case and investigation, which culminated in the June 2005 trial and conviction of Edgar Ray Killen. Series 2870 is legal research compiled by the Mississippi Attorney General's office in its prosecution of Killen in 2005. Researchers should also consult Series 2902: FBI Memoranda, and Series 2903: Photographs and Video Cassettes.
Access Restrictions: None.
Date(s): 1964-2007.
Volume: 12.0 Cubic Feet.
Finding Aid Created By: Shaun Stalzer in August 2024.
Related Materials: See also:
Series 2902: “Mississippi Burning:” FBI Memoranda. 1964-1965.
Series 2903: “Mississippi Burning:” Photographs and Video Cassettes. 1964-2000.
Record Group History: The office of attorney general was established in the first state constitution of 1817. Subsequent state constitutions mirrored the first in the creation and mode of election for the office. The Attorney General is charged with the duties of being the chief legal officer and advisor for the state, both civil and criminal, and is charged with managing all litigation on behalf of the state. No arm of agency of the state government can bring or defend a suit against another such arm or agency without prior written approval of the attorney general. The present divisions and sections of the attorney general's office include: civil and criminal litigation, opinion processing, governmental affairs, white collar crime, and public advocacy, which consists of consumer protection, Medicaid fraud control, child protection, and environmental protection.
- Collection Inventory:
Box Content Box Number
Box 34559 State of MS v. Killen (1965) 34559 State of MS v. Killen (1967). Director Martin's work copy, Book 1 34559 Director Martin's work copy, Book 2 34559 State of MS v. Killen (1967). Highlighted copy 34559 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts... Carlton W. Miller 34559 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...Delmar Dennis 34559 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...James Jordan 34559 1967 Federal Trial Transcripts...Michael Hatcher 34559 MIBURN Briefing Book. March 2000 34559 MIBURN Briefing Book. July 2001 34559 Historical Homicide, Book 15: Dennis, Jones, etc. 34559 Box 34560 Historical Homicide, Book 16: Federal Grand Jury Summary, etc 34560 Historical Homicide, Book 17: Townshend, Pettis, etc. 34560 US v. Cecil Ray Price et al (1967) Index to Transcript 34560 US v. Cecil Ray Price et al (1967) 34560 Box 34561 AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 1 34561 AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 2 34561 AG Report: MIBURN 2000-0067w (Sept. 2004), Vol. 3 34561 Historical Homicide, General Index 34561 Historical Homicide, Book 9: James Jordan 34561 Historical Homicide, Book 11: Rainey, Burrage, etc. 34561 Historical Homicide, Book 12: Posey, Herndon, etc. 34561 Historical Homicide, Book 13: Chisholm, Herring, etc. 34561 Historical Homicide, Book 14: Wiggs, Price, Hatcher. 34561 Box 34562 Featherston Family Autopsy Information 34562 Dr. Featherston: "Autopsy Stuff" 34562 Agent Notes, Highway Map 34562 1967 Court Transcript, p. 55-94 34562 1967 Court Transcript, p. 400-466 34562 1967 Court Transcript, p. 554-579 and 1159-1170 34562 1967 Court Transcript, p. 400-466 and 755-907 34562 1967 Court Transcript, p. 951-1111 34562 Witnesses - Alive and Dead 34562 Petition to reopen the murder case 34562 Wilmer Faye Jones, Ernest Gilbert 34562 Supplemental Prosecutive Summary, DOJ Correspondence 34562 FBI Memos, Agent Notes, Clippings 34562 AG Office Research: MIBURN General Index (Sept. 2000) 34562 US v. Cecil Ray Price et al Transcript, p. 1-142 34562 US v. Cecil Ray Price et al Transcript, p. 143-343 34562 Philadelphia Subpoenas (2005) 34562 Newspaper Articles, Index (2000) 34562 AG Office Working Files: KKK in MS Research, Case Chronology 34562 AG Office Working Files: Witness Index, Correspondence 34562 Billy Wayne Posey Proffer Preparation 34562 Online News Articles, Blog Research on KKK 34562 Box 34563 Interview Prep re: Jerry McGrew Sharpe, et al 34563 Interview Prep re: Joseph M. Hatcher, et al 34563 James Jordan transcript, notes 34563 FBI Memos, Jordan and Barbette statements 34563 Duke Torrence Info 34563 Cecil Ray Price 34563 Misc. Info re: Government Witnesses 34563 Jimmy L. Townshend 34563 Dexter Duke Torrence 34563 Box 34564 Herman Tucker 34564 Defendants: Sentences 34564 Defendents: Interviews 34564 Lee Information 34564 Newspaper Articles 34564 Misc Notes 34564 Misc Info 34564 Lawrence Rainey 34564 Lab Info 34564 Sequence of Events 34564 Search for Cellmates 34564 Witness Overview 34564 Price, Jordan, Barnette Stories 34564 Table of Contents File 34564 Cecil Ray Price Proffer 34564 Harry J. Wiggs 34564 Time Analysis 34564 Vehicle 34564 To Do Lists 34564 Gun - .38 Caliber 34564 Jerry Sharpe 34564 Robert L. Stringer - Suicide 34564 Subject Files: Autopsy 34564 Subject Files: Crime Scenes 34564 Subject Files: Testimony Overview 34564 Subject Files: Evidence 34564 Subject Files: Maps and Sketches 34564 Subject Files: FBI Lab Report 34564 Transcripts and Interviews 34564 Subject Files: FBI Memoranda 34564 Subject Files: James Jordan Statement 34564 Subject Files: MIBURN Chronology 34564 Subject Files: Jimmy Arledge 34564 Subject Files: Horace Doyle Barnette 34564 Subject Files: Travis Barnette 34564 Subject Files: Sam Bowers 34564 Subject Files: Open Burrage 34564 Subject Files: Delmar Dennis 34564 Subject Files: Joseph M. Hatcher 34564 Subject Files: Rayford Jones 34564 Subject Files: Wilmer Faye Jones 34564 Box 34565 Subject Files: James Jordan 34565 Subject Files: Edgar Ray Killen 34565 Subject Files: Carlton Wallace Miller 34565 Subject Files: W. H. Pettis 34565 Subject Files: Billy Wayne Posey 34565 MIBURN Chronology: June 1964 34565 MIBURN Chronology: July 1964 34565 MIBURN Chronology: August 1964 34565 MIBURN Chronology: Sept. 1964 34565 MIBURN Chronology: Oct. 1964 34565 MIBURN Chronology: Nov. 1964 34565 MIBURN Chronology: Dec. 1964 34565 MIBURN Chronology: Jan. 1965 34565 MIBURN Chronology: Feb. 1965 34565 MIBURN Chronology: Mar. 1965 34565 Box 34566 MIBURN Chronology: Apr 1965 34566 May 1965--Sept 1966 34566 Dec 1966--Jan. 1968 34566 Sept. 1968--Oct. 1968 34566 June 1969--Sept. 1969 34566 Jan. 1970 34566 Mar. 1970--May 1970 34566 Jan. 1971 34566 Mar. 1972 34566 Jan. 1973 34566 Mar. 1973 34566 Jun. 1973--Aug. 1973 34566 Oct. 1973 34566 Aug. 1975 34566 Sept. 1999 34566 Misc Memoranda 34566 Misc Synopses, no date 34566 Witness Testimonies: Mrs. Nelson Chisholm 34566 Witness Testimonies: Beatrice Cole 34566 Witness Testimonies: William Diamond 34566 Witness Testimonies: Delmar Diamond 34566 Witness Testimonies: Willie D. Dennis 34566 Witness Testimonies: William P. Featherston 34566 Witness Testimonies: Adele Griffis 34566 Witness Testimonies: Rodney Harrison 34566 Minnie Lee Herring 34566 Harold B. Holley 34566 Witness Testimonies: T. Hudson 34566 Witness Testimonies: Charles Johnson 34566 Witness Testimonies: Wilbur Jones 34566 Witness Testimonies: James Jordan...1 of 2 34566 Witness Testimonies: Ernest Kirkland 34566 Witness Testimonies: Frances Ruby May 34566 Witness Testimonies: Ruel May 34566 Witness Testimonies: Carlton Wallace Miller 34566 Witness Testimonies: William D. Perry 34566 Witness Testimonies: W. H. Pettis 34566 Witness Testimonies: Earl Robert Poe 34566 Witness Testimonies: Edwin J. Ross 34566 Witness Testimonies: Randolph Percy Russell 34566 Misc Info: General Index 34566 Edgar Ray Killen: Criminal Conviction Documents 34566 MIBURN Documents obtained by 5th circuit court 34566 Box 34567 MIBURN Documents obtained by 5th circuit court continued 34567 Prosecutive Summary Report of S.A. John T. Kelly 34567 Rask and Wooten Testimonies 34567 Lee Martin Unlabeled Notes 34567 Defense Attorney's Closing Arguments 34567 Alibi and Character Witnesses: MS v. Killen 34567 Lee Martin Preliminary Briefing Book 34567 J. W. Johnny Stewart Testimony 34567 Alfred E. Keene et al Testimonies 34567 Joseph Hatcher Interview Info 34567 Bonnie Jane Mitchell Informant Report 34567 Lee Martin MIBURN Notebook 34567 FBI Teletype re Killen 34567 Transcripts: Kirkland, Herring, Chisholm et al 34567 Transcripts: Russell, Johnson, May et al 34567 Box 34569 Transcripts: Russell, Johnson, May et al 34569 Transcripts: Mr. Owen 34569 Transcripts: Awe, Hudson, Cochran et al 34569 Statement of Billy Wayne Posey 34569 Summary of Criminal Trial Transcript 34569 Informant Report: Carlton Wallace Miller and Bonnie Jane Mitchell 34569 Transcripts: J.C. Brister, Clara Hardy et al 34569 "MIBURN Tips" 34569 Delmar Dennis Testimony 34569 James Jordan FBI Interview 34569 Wallace Miller FBI Interview 34569 FBI Informant Reports 34569 Summary of Federal Testimony: Carlton Wallace Miller 34569 Summary of Federal Testimony: James Jordan 34569 Misc Transcripts (1967) 34569 Misc FBI Memoranda 34569 Lee Martin Transcript Notes 34569 Lee Martin Memos and Notes 34569 Box 34571 Destruction of Trial Evidence 34571 Info on State Pressing Charges 34571 Witness Summary: Evidence List 34571 Exhibits in 1-A File 34571 Lee Martin: Newspaper Articles 34571 Lee Martin: Misc Correspondence 34571 Lee Martin: Testimonies of Government Witnesses 34571 Lee Martin: Wilmer Faye Jones Incident Summary 34571 Jordan, Doyle Barnette Testimonies 34571 Cecil Ray Price Proffer 34571 Killen Interview by Barnette 34571 Federal Court File 34571 Selective Prosecution Motion 34571 Subpoena 34571 Selective Prosecution: Westlaw Cases 34571 Due Process Research 34571 Impeachment Contradiction 34571 Replacement Grand Jurors 34571 Grand Jury Waivers 34571 Mike Hatcher 34571 Informant Lists, David Goodman Transcript etc 34571 Misc Research Notes 34571 KKK in MS: Research Notes 34571 Potential Defendant Lists 34571 Misc Reports and Interviews 34571 Gov. Paul B. Johnson Interview (1980) 34571 US v. Price et al 34571 Box 34568 Jury Questionnaire, Killen Trial (2005) 34568