Scope and Contents Note From the Collection: This collection was compiled by Reed Massengill during the research and publication of his book, Portrait of a Racist. Much of the early research was furnished by mail by Byron de la Beckwith through his jail correspondence with Massengill, and by Massengill's aunt, Mary Louise Williams, who was Beckwith's first wife. The collection includes FBI records concerning Beckwith's movements released to the subject at his request; court transcripts and records of each of trial Beckwith...