Winchester Avenue Christian Church of Martinsburg
Organization
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
Winchester Avenue Christian Church, Martinsburg, Correspondence Regarding Lynchburg Sit-In and Other Records
Collection
Collection Number: A&M 3602
Overview
Includes correspondence of Reverend William A. Cook of the Winchester Avenue Christian Church of Martinsburg, West Virginia regarding a sit-in in Lynchburg, Virginia for civil rights; there are also clippings regarding this event, including information regarding the response of Lynchburg College to its students involved with the sit-in. Also includes solicitation for funds to build church (1901) and resolution of church elders (1913); membership committee records (1961); and miscellaneous...
Dates:
1901-1962; Majority of material found in 1961-1962