Joseph Tobias Papers
Scope and Contents
Professional papers, case files, and collected publications of Joseph Tobias, attorney based in Chicago, Illinois, regarding his representation of Mamie Till-Mobley from 1955 to 1960. Documents include case files for Mamie Bradley v. Cowles Magazines, Inc., Vernon C. Meyers, Gardner Cowles, and William Bradford Huie; correspondence on Till-Mobley's behalf with the NAACP and motion picture studios; and subject files kept by Tobias on Till-Mobley during and after his employment by her.
Digital copies of materials from the Joseph Tobias Papers are available through the FSU Digital Library
Dates
- created: 1955-1960, 1990-2005
- Other: Majority of material found in 1955-1960
- Other: Date acquired: 02/13/2017
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open to all researchers.
Conditions Governing Use
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Extent
1.50 Linear Feet
Language of Materials
English
Source of Acquisition
Nina Tobias
Method of Acquisition
Deed of Gift
Subject
- Till-Mobley, Mamie, 1921-2003 (Person)
- Till, Emmett, 1941-1955 (Person)
- National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (Organization)
Topical
Uniform Title
- Title
- Joseph Tobias Papers
- Author
- Rory Grennan
- Date
- 07/03/2017
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- eng
Repository Details
Part of the FSU Special Collections & Archives Repository
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PO Box 3062047
Tallahassee FL 32306-2047 US
850-644-3271
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