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[Martin Luther King Jr.]. Archive of Montgomery Improvement Association Ephemera. ...
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[Martin Luther King Jr.]. Archive of Montgomery Improvement Association Ephemera. Compromises of eighteen documents spanning the years of 1956 through 1963, including: Five MIA Checks countersigned secretarially by Martin Luther King, Jr. Each measure 8.25" x 3", Montgomery, Alabama; February 12-20, 1957. All five are signed by Erna A. Dungee and E. D. Nixon with two endorsed by Rev. Ralph Abernathy. [and:] MIA Financial Report. Four pages, 8.5" x 13.5", Montgomery, Alabama; June 18, 1956. Carbon copy of the financial report from February 27 - May 31, 1956 recording a gross income of $240, 143.83 with Mrs. Dungee written in the upper left corner in pink ink. Erna Dungee was the financial secretary for the MIA. [and:] MIA Financial Report. Two pages, 8.5" x 14", Montgomery, Alabama; September 13, 1956. Financial report from July 16 to September 12, 1956 recording a cash balance of $101, 223. Note written on the panel of report reads: "Since we got the Supreme Court's decision the Crackers don't know what to do about putting the buses back on the streets. The law is that we ride & sit where we wish. The crackers are holding out now." Report has holographic list of Ex Board Members next to varying amounts, including "Rev ML King $50.00", "Dr. Jones $20.00", "Abernathy $35.00", "Dungee 10.00", and "Nixon". [and:] Ralph J. Bunche Typed Letter Signed. One page, 8.5" x 11", New York; April 25, 1956. Addressed to Dr. Padover on N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc letterhead. It reads in part: "The Reverend Martin Luther King, Jr...will personally report on the Montgomery movement which he has led so successfully, at a dinner sponsored by the N.A.A.C.P. Legal Defense and Educational Fund...I feel it is a very special privilege to introduce this inspired young leader to New York friends. Dr. King and his associates in Montgomery, strongly supported by the Negro citizens of the that city, are contributing magnificently to our great American tradition of resistance to injustice." [and:] Notice of Garnishment. One page, 8.25" x 6.75", Montgomery, Alabama; February 4, 1961. Notice of Garnishment from the Circuit Court of Montgomery County, L. B. Sullivan vs Ralph D. Abernathy, Fred L. Shuttlesworth, and J. E. Lowery. [and:] Two Traffic Tickets for Matthew Kennedy and James Smith. Each measure 8" x 4.75", Montgomery, Alabama; July 27 and August 3, 1956. [and:] Typed Copy of the MIA Constitution and By-laws. Three pages, 8.5" x 11", no place; no date. Also included are several invoices billed to the MIA, a check made payable to The Shoup Voting Machine Corporation, and an article soliciting funds for MLK's defense fund.Condition: Occasional rust stain from staples and paperclips. Light edgewear with sporadic areas of soiling.
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