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Archives have always been an important part of academic libraries. Our role to preserve and promote materials within our collections is enhanced when we have unique collections. First, we will discuss the history of Western College and the institutions long tradition of independence and commitment to social justice and civil rights. Second, we will discuss the establishment of the Western College Memorial Archives and the importance of these unique collections to academic libraries. Finally, we will discuss the history of Freedom Summer and the civil rights materials located within the Western College Memorial Archives. During the summer of 1964 Western College for Women opened its campus to civil rights activists for training of college students to register African Americans voters in southern states. This training, now known as the Freedom Summer Project, was organized by a coalition including the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), and the Student for Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The Freedom Summer documents collection consists of journals, diaries, posters, photographs, newspaper clippings, recorded oral transcripts, and other ephemera related to this historic training. Introduction Western College in Oxford, Ohio was the site of the Freedom Summer’s training site in 1964. President Herrick Young and the Western College Board of Trustees made the bold and controversial decision that allowed civil rights workers to train on the campus. The materials telling this amazing story are now housed within the Miami University Libraries; the Mississippi Freedom Summer Collection is part of a broader collection known as the Western College Memorial Archives. It reveals stories of college administrators, as well as the Freedom Summer teachers, students, volunteers, and the local community’s involvement as well. This decision made the civil rights movement a part of the lives of this small town and catapulted it into the midst of a struggle for equality. This decision would bring even national attention to Western College. From June 14-27, 1964, Western’s campus was the site of orientation and training for an estimated 700 young idealistic The Primary Source, Vol. 33, Issue 1 7

Finding Freedom: the Civil Rights Collection in the Western College Memorial Archives