Box 16
Contains 50 Results:
Jack Markell correspondence and cards, 2003-2004, 2007
Political correspondence, 1965-2004
Contains correspondence from Caleb Boggs, Russell Peterson, Ruth Ann Minner, John Carney, Jim Sills, James Baker, Chris Coons, and others.
Letters from Joe Biden and Thomas Carper regarding Mitchell Fellows Program
The Mitchell Fellows Program Civil Rights and Social Justice provides students with funds to pursue higher education.
Event invitations, circa 1970-2008
Programs for events attended, 1981-1998
Programs for events attended, 1999-2007
Programs for events attended, 2007-2009
Letters of congratulations regarding awards, 1987-2008
Letter of thanks for participation in events and speeches, 1962, 1994-2009
Correspondence from Lit Mitchell regarding various issues, 1953-2000
Contains correspondence with organizations and individuals. Includes letters to journalists about what he perceived as incorrect information or insulting wording in various articles.
Letter thanking Lit Mitchell for inspiration, 1989 April 20
A letter from a resident Millville, Delaware, thanking Mitchell for his work and relaying his admiration for Mitchell personally.
Lit Mitchell correspondence with David P. Roselle, 1993
Two letter thanking David Roselle, President of the University of Delaware, for his words during an event in which Mitchell received the University of Delaware Medal of Merit.
Correspondence from County Councilman Jea P. Street (District 10), 2005, 2008
Correspondence regarding Delaware Theatre Company panel discussion, 2005-2008
Letter from student to Mitchell regarding school integration- Gov. Bacon, undated
A letter from a student at Governor Bacon Health Center regarding integration at the school. She recounts her changing attitude towards people of other races after attending class with black students and laments her parents' intransigent attitudes regarding race, especially following an incident where black and white students danced together.
Silver Star and Purple Heart to Sandy Pratcher, Jr., 1967
Contains information on a US Airman who was awarded a Silver Star and Purple Heart for his actions during the Vietnam War.
Mitchell Freemasonry material, circa 1960-2003
Mitchell was a 32nd Degree Mason and a Shriner. Contains a pamphlet titled "A Lecture in the Second Degree Free and Accepted Masons", correspondence from a Masonic lodge (The Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge) in Wilmington, Delaware, a card confirming Mitchell's membership in a Masonic order, and a certificate confirming his good standing a Shriner order.