Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on October 23, 29, and 30, 1996 with Hollis Watkins (born 1941), the twelfth child of sharecroppers. Mr. Watkins was jailed for participating in the Woolsworth's lunch counter sit-in in McComb and a...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 4, 1993 with Joseph E. Wroten (born 1925). Mr. Wroten became famous as one of only two Mississippi House Representatives who voted in favor of allowing blacks to enroll at the University of Mississippi.
Oral history.; Mr. Delmar Robinson was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, July 11, 1937. He attended Biloxi Colored School and M.F. Nichols School from which he graduated. Escaping the oppressive segregation of the Deep South, Mr. Robinson migrated to...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Memo from Council of Federated Organization leaders to national civil rights leaders and notable figures, including Martin Luther King, Harry Belafonte, Ossie Davis, Marlon Brando, and others....
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Cover and first five pages of a booklet compiled by the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Provides a synopsis of the events leading up to and including Freedom Summer 1964....
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) newsletter that describes issues of interest, including the strike of the International Wood Workers of America against the Masonite Corporation in Laurel and...
Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
Rough draft of an article by Terri Shaw submitted to The Antiochian, the alumni publication of Antioch College. It recounts Shaw's experiences as a Freedom Summer volunteer in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1964. Shaw discusses the training session...
Transcribed copy of a typewritten document about the experiences of Jill Wakeman (Goodman) during her stay in Mississippi in the summer of 1966, including her motives for going to Mississippi and the civil rights work she did there. Describes Mount...
From the T.P. Scott Papers. Bulletin No. 1 of the Mississippi Normal College, dated July 1913, including a catalog for the 1912-1913 school year and an announcement for the 1913-1914 school year. This copy belonged to Emily Nunnery. There are no...
Yearbook page with photographs from the first summer stock theatre productions by Mississippi Southern College, including Gigi, The kids, and See how they run. Performances were at the Paspoint Little Theatre in Pascagoula. From the 1960 Southerner...
Photograph of Associate Professor of Journalism, Ed Wheeler. Ed Wheeler's work has been shown in several galleries including the University of Southern Mississippi's Woods Gallery. Also found in the 1996 Southerner yearbook on page 48.
Photograph of campus buildings, including Bennett Auditorium (foreground), the Administration Building (left), and College Hall (right background). [Photograph taken from the top of Mississippi Hall?] Photo also found in the 1999 Southerner...
Photograph of Pi Omega Pi featured in the 1964 Southerner yearbook on page 143. The caption reads: Pi Omega Pi is an honorary business education fraternity. Alpha Sigma Chapter of Pi Omega Pi was organized on April 27, 1940, at the University of...
Cartoon by Ricky Nobile titled "From the Rock 'n' on a roll," celebrating the 2003 football season, including an 8-0 Conference USA record and a trip to the Liberty Bowl. Coach Jeff Bower and a large eagle labeled "Champions" ride in a muscle car...
Photograph of the Science Hall laboratory, with students and instructors, including H. B. Longest (2nd from right) and R. J. Slay (4th from right). Photograph featured in the 1920 Neka Camon yearbook on page 55.
Photograph of Nick Revon (with the ball) during a basketball game against an unidentified team (jersey with ARPOMS). [Revon was the most prolific scorer in the school's history. His 2,024 points led the basketball team to many victories, including...
Photograph of football players during a game, including star player "Bubber" Phillips. Photograph also found on page 92 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987.
