Special Collections Finding Aids
Publication Date
10-1-2021
Abstract
The Charles F. Holmes papers document the work of Holmes as press liaison for the Shelby County Sheriff's Department during the trial of James Earl Ray, accused of assassinating Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr, in Memphis in 1968. The collection consists of correspondence, notes, photographs, forms and press releases.
Source Collection
Special Collections Department, University of Memphis Libraries
Keywords
King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968.; King, Martin Luther, Jr., 1929-1968--Assassination.; Ray, James Earl, 1928-1998.; Sanitation Workers Strike, Memphis, Tenn., 1968.; Sirhan, Sirhan Bishara, 1944-
Recommended Citation
"MSS0298. Charles F. Holmes papers finding aid" (2021). Special Collections Finding Aids. 130.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/speccoll-findingaids/130
Date
2018 November
Rights Statement
Archival Statement
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