A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
A collection of eight interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
A collection of six interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
A collection of ten interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
Photograph of Southern's first ROTC Battalion. This photo can also be found in the 1951 Southerner yearbook on page 40; also Dearly bought, deeply treasured page 81; also the April 6, 1982 Student Printz; 6 1/2 x 4
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
Transcribed copy of an essay written by a Freedom School volunteer. Describes the locations of the Freedom Schools, subjects taught, enrollment, activities, as well as the students' concerns regarding discrimination. Also discusses the burdens of...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 25, 2007 with Lieutenant General John C. ""Clark"" Griffith. General Griffith describes his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina, as well as his involvement in commissions planning for the...
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
A two-page photocopied and typed letter from Nancy and Joe Ellin to "Mom and Dad" [Joe's parents] dated July 3, [1964]. The letter describes preparations for the Freedom Schools and the compiling of a "Freedom Booklet." The Ellins talk of the area...
Carbon copy of a 1 1/2-page typed letter, dated July 9, [1964], from Nancy Ellin to an anonymous person(s). The document describes Freedom Schools (curriculum, enrollment, etc.) and the opinions of teachers and students. It also details the local...
Materials in this collection were donated by William M. Colmer: First accession-1970. Additional information online at: http://www.lib.usm.edu/legacy/archives/m024.htm
Photograph of a typing class. This photo can also be found in the 1946 Southerner yearbook on page 55; also Dearly bought, deeply treasured page 81; 5 x 3 1/2
Photograph of Leonard Williams catching the pass that set up the winning touchdown for USM in the 1953 football game against the University of Alabama. Photograph also found in the 1954 Southerner yearbook on page 262; and in the September 25,...
Photograph of Orville G. Brim, Head of Department of Education. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 40, and in the 1914 Neka Camon yearbook on page 9, and in the February 9, 1982 Student Printz; 4 x 6
Photograph of Powell G. Ogletree, Editor of the Student Printz and later Alumni Association Secretary. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 85, and in the 1948 Neka Camon yearbook on page 92, and the April 6, 1982 Student Printz on...
Photograph of In Memoriam, Andrew Webb. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 71, and in the 1945 Neka Camon yearbook on page 7, and in the March 2, 1982 Student Printz on page 4; 4 x 6 1/2
Photograph of Mr. and Miss USM, Fred Cook and Lula Fuller. Fred Cook was the first African-American Mr. USM. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 135, and in the 1974 Southerner yearbook on page 186, and in the 4 May 1982 Student...
Photograph of Linda Grantham. President William D. McCain and Jesse Morrison. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 98, and in the 1959 Southerner yearbook on page 18, and in the 4/6/1982 Student Printz; 7 x 5
