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

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Letter from U.S. District Court clerk A. L. Arnold to defense attorney Kenneth Teasdale in Civil Action No. 42: Lucile Bluford v. S.W. Canada. Arnold writes that he is enclosing a subpoena requested by Teasdale, and describing the fees that are reimbursable to witnesses for their travel. 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.

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Date: 
October 16th 1940
Modern Location: 
Jefferson City, MO
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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-42-0052
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