The main topic in the papers for these months is Mitchell's attempt to obtain better contracts for menhaden fishermen which would be in compliance with the safety standards set under the Jones Act; see especially his letters to AMC Maryland organizer Melvin H. Tyler (Oct. 10) and to lawyer James Youngdahl (Nov 19) and a draft copy of the proposed contract (Nov 23). There is also a memorandum by Mitchell on the status of the contract negotiations (Dec 13). Another important issue was the demand of the fishermen for a separate AMC charter, which Mitchell opposed on the grounds that the resulting local would be all black; see his exchange with organizer Willie Berry (Nov 18, 21) and his letter to Patrick Gorman on this subject (Nov 19). The papers include an interesting letter from Mitchell to Eugene Cox on the problems of the Southern Rural Training Project (Oct 14) and one to Fay Bennett on the future role of NSF in the South (Dec. 21)