Robert W. Lentz Collected Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains personal material about Lentz's 1964 civil rights work in Mississippi, including letters and his manuscript "Diary of a Country Lawyer During Two Weeks in Mississippi"; letters and certificates about his speaking engagements to recount this experience (1964-1966); and reference material about the civil rights movement in Mississippi (1960s-2001).
Dates
- Creation: Majority of material found within 1964-2001
Creator
- Lentz, Robert W. (Person)
Language of Materials
Materials are in English.
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Conditions Governing Use
None.
Biographical note
Robert W. Lentz was a civil rights lawyer, originally from West Chester Pennsylvania. He was admitted to practice in Pennsylvania in 1959, and was admitted to practice in the U.S. District Court Eastern District of Pennsylvania in 1970; the U.S. Supreme Court in 1980 and the U.S. Tax Court. Lentz received his undergraduate degree from Lafayette College and his law degree from the University of Pennsylvania (J.D., 1958). He worked with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in Mississippi; for two weeks in the summer of 1964, and served as a lawyer to aid volunteers who were jailed in Mississippi for their civil rights efforts. Lentz returned to Mississippi in November 1966 to help with voter rights in the general election.
Extent
0.21 linear ft. (2.5 linear in.)
Abstract
Robert W. Lentz was a civil rights lawyer, originally from West Chester Pennsylvania. He worked with the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) in Mississippi; for two weeks in the summer of 1964, and served as a lawyer to aid volunteers who were jailed in Mississippi for their civil rights efforts. Lentz returned to Mississippi in November 1966 to help with voter rights in the general election.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift of Rick Valelly, 2003 [Acc. 03A-050]
Separated Materials
One photograph of Lentz (1964) removed to the Photograph Collection.
Legal Status
Copyright has not been transferred to the Swarthmore College Peace Collection or by the creators/authors (or their descendants), in this collection, as stipulated by United States copyright law. Please contact the SCPC Curator for further information.
Processing Information
Processed by Anne M. Yoder; this finding aid created by Wendy E. Chnmielewski, April 2015.
Subject
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
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