Bluford vs. Canada, Civil Action No. 42: Letter from Kenneth Teasdale to U.S. District Court Clerk

Description: 

Letter from defense attorney Kenneth Teasdale to the clerk of the U.S. District Court in Civil Action No. 42: Lucile Bluford v. S.W. Canada. Teasdale writes that he is enclosing an application for a subpoena duces tecum to be issued in the case. At the time, Bluford was the managing editor of the Kansas City Call and her effort to gain admittance to the masters degree program at MU's School of Journalism, and repeated denials due to her race, lead to a a series of lawsuits that eventually reached the Missouri Supreme Court.

Date: 
October 15th 1940
Modern Location: 
300 N. Broadway Street
St. Louis, MO
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Rights Statement: 
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Collection Title, Call or Box Number: 
Records of District Courts of the United States, 1685 - 2009, Civil Case Files, 1938 - 1991, Lucile Bluford v. S. W. Canada
Digital Object Identifier: 
NARA-42-0051
Transcription: 
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