From the Whyte (Iain) Civil Right Collection. This collection contains slides from Reverend Whyte's time in Mississippi during the summer of 1964 in Greenville and Jackson. There are two groups of slides: Group A, which Rev. Whyte took himself in...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Volunteers William D. Jones and Susan Patterson talk together shortly after Peter Werner was assaulted in their company while walking in downtown Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Jones, Patterson, and...
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. William H. Hardy with great grandchildren, William Hardy Lott and Laura Green Lott, in Crystal Springs, Mississippi.
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Left to right, 1st row: Ida Hardy, W.H. Hardy, Mattie Hardy Lott, son of Ida and W.H.H.; 2nd row: Mabel Hardy, Lizzie Hardy Huey, Jeff D. Hardy, Lamar Hardy; 3rd row: Edwin Huey, Blanche Hardy,...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. A historical marker on West Pine Street reading: “William Harris Hardy: In 1880 near the banks of the Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for...
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of William J. Simmons, taken in the 1950s. Simmons was the long-time leader of the White Citizens council in Mississippi and a staunch segregationist.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of William M. Duke (at left, on running board), John B. Duke (standing with hand on car), and three unidentified friends posed outside their early model automobile on a tree-lined dirt road.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Campaign handout for Roland B. Wall, candidate for United States Senate in 1942. The back contains biographical information.
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. The Leaf River Camp Number 28 (Hattiesburg, Mississippi) Woodmen of the World marching band posed on the front steps of the Forrest County Courthouse.
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of a group of white and African-American civil rights demonstrators at the Woolworth's store in Jackson, Mississippi, on May 28, 1963. The sit-in was an attempt to...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Pamphlet with information about a work-study program coordinated by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and Tougaloo College, whereby 30 Tougaloo students per year could work to...
From the Major-Sowers Saw Mill Photographs Collection. Photograph of eight workers in front of the boiler shed at the Major-Sowers Sawmill Company, Tallahala site in Perry County.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; The document describes a plan to revamp and enlarge the communications department of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) so that it plays a greater role in the civil rights...
From the Ingram-Day Lumber Company Photographs Collection. Photograph of a thick stand of yellow pine trees. The original caption reads, "Long Leaf Yellow Pine".
