Skip header and navigation
Stanford University
Stanford
The Martin Luther King, Jr.
Research and Education Institute
  • Search
  • Help
  • Selections 0
Print

Telegram to Martin Luther King, Jr.

https://okra.stanford.edu/link/document601021-014
Author
Rettig, Dick
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pa.
Document Date
10/21/1960
Genre
Letter
Document Type
Wire or Telegram
Type of Writing
Printed -- published
More detail
Author
Rettig, Dick
Author Affiliation
United States National Student Association
Document ID
601021-014
Document Date
10/21/1960
Type of Writing
Printed -- published
Document Type
Wire or Telegram
Type of Signature
Signed with representation of author (Handwritten signature by author's representative)
Status
Cal. 5
Place Written
Philadelphia, Pa.
Genre
Letter
Document Length
1 p.
Names
King, Martin Luther, Jr.
Organizations
Fulton County Jail (Atlanta, Ga.)
Places
Atlanta, Ga.
Topics
Martin Luther King, Jr. - Arrests
Lunch counter sit-in, 1960
Support correspondence
Code for Location of Original
CSKC-INP
Location of Original
Coretta Scott King Collection, In Private Hands
Location of Original - Detail
File 250
Copy Location (1)
MLKPP, Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project, Stanford University, Stanford, Calif.
Date Created
7/7/1998 12:00:00 AM
Date Verified
10/01/1999
Date Updated
6/4/2025 7:34:54 AM
Less detail
  • Share
    Facebook Facebook Twitter Twitter LinkedIn LinkedIn
  • Feedback
  • More like this
  • Permalink

Cypress Hall D, 466 Via Ortega, Stanford, CA 94305-4146
P: (650) 723-2092 | F: (650) 723-2093 | kinginstitute@stanford.edu | Campus Map

The Institute cannot give permission to use or reproduce any of the writings, statements, or images of Martin Luther King, Jr. Please contact Intellectual Properties Management (IPM), the exclusive licensor of the Estate of Martin Luther King, Jr., Inc. at licensing@i-p-m.com or 404 526-8968. Screenshots are considered by the King Estate a violation of this notice.

Stanford University
  • Stanford Home
  • Maps & Directions
  • Search Stanford
  • Emergency Info
  • Terms of Use
  • Privacy
  • Copyright
  • Trademarks
  • Non-Discrimination
  • Accessibility

© Stanford University, Stanford, California 94305.