Manuscripts

This collection of Byron M. Baer contains correspondence, notes, publicity flyers, scrapbook pages, newsclippings, and other materials concerning the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) and the 1961 Freedom Rides to Jackson, Mississippi. Most of the materials relate to Baer’s experience as a Freedom Rider and his resulting imprisonment in the Mississippi State Penitentiary (Parchman Farm). Of particular interest are correspondence sent by Baer and other Freedom Riders during their imprisonment, and daily notes written by Baer on tissue during his time at Parchman.