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An Oral History with Mr. Thomas J. Tubb
This oral history is provided through a cooperative project of USM Libraries and USM's Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage It is presented here for reference purposes only. Interviews in this collection are protected by copyright and PERMISSION TO PUBLISH MUST BE REQUESTED from the Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. Please call ( 601) 266- 4574 for more information.
Biography
Thomas Jefferson Tubb was born in Amory, Mississippi, August 14, 1899, to Brice and Iler Rebecca Tubb. After attending local schools, Mr. Tubb went the University of Mississippi where he earned a bachelor's in 1921 and a law degree in 1922. The year he graduated from law school, Mr. Tubb opened up his law practice in West Point with Thompson McClellen. For 47 years, from 1928 to 1975, Mr. Tubb served as chairman of the Clay County Executive Committee. He was a member of the state committee for 26 years and served as chairman from 1950 to 1956, during the Dixiecrat movement. He was a delegate to the Democratic National Convention in 1952 and 1956. Mr. Tubb was a member of the board of trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning of Mississippi for nine years, from 1955 to 1964. The last two years, he was president of the trustees and was serving as president when Ole Miss was forced by the federal government to admit an African American student, James Meredith. Mr. Tubb was a member of the bar at the state and national levels and was an active member and elder in the First Christian Church. He was awarded citations by Ole Miss and by Mississippi Women's University, both in 1964. Mr. Tubb was married to Sarah Frances Spalding and they had two children, Sarah Judith Tubb Davis and Thomas Murray Tubb.
Topics Discussed
Family background Schooling in Amory Ole Miss in the 1910s and ' 20s Starting law practice in West Point Early law cases Clay County Democratic Party Governors Mike Connor and Theodore Bilbo Luring industry to West Point The Dixiecrat movement The state Democratic committee mus- coh. tubbt. doc Page 1 of 50
Object Description
| Title | Oral history with Mr. Thomas J. Tubb |
| Description | Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 30, 1978 with Thomas Jefferson Tubb (born 1899). Mr. Tubb served as chairman of the Clay County Executive Committee for 47 years from 1928 to 1975 and during the Dixiecrat movement from 1950 to 1956. He was serving as President of the Board of Trustees of the Institutions of Higher Learning from 1955 to 1964 when Ole Miss was forced by the federal government to admit James Meredith. |
| Date of interview | 30 August 1978 |
| Interviewer | Healy, Thomas F. |
| Coverage (time period) | 1899-1978 |
| Resource type | Text |
| Format | Digital reproduction of a 50-page document. |
| Language | English |
| Publisher |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage. University of Southern Mississippi Libraries. (electronic version) |
| Contributors | Electronic version made available through a National Leadership Grant for Libraries from the Institute for Museum and Library Services to the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Notes | This item is part of the Civil Rights in Mississippi Digital Archive. |
| Rights | Copyright protected. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Contributing institution | Mississippi Oral History Program of the University of Southern Mississippi. |
| Digital repository | University of Southern Mississippi Digital Collections. |
| Digital collection | Oral History. |
| File size | 356.466 KB |
| File extension | |
| Identifier | mus-coh.tubbt |
| File name | mus-coh.tubbt.pdf |
