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
Transcribed copy of a typewritten letter from P.D. East to friends, dated November 13, 1962, in which East discusses the continuous harassment to which he is subjected in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. He also mentions the case of Clyde Kennard, an...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic large black and gray partially glazed shallow bowl. Made by Margrey Rey, 1970. 13.5" x 2.5" x 13.5"
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. A large rooster labeled, "La.'s rooster emblem" is walking beside a board fence. Next to his feet is a sign wtih the words, "Hassle in the state Democratic central committee."...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 21-22, 2007 with Carter Bise, Chancery Court Judge on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. Judge Bise describes his experience in Gulfport during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 21, 2007 conducted with Ella Kliger, an independent filmmaker, who describes her experience with various volunteer and relief efforts in New Orleans and the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
From the Spears (Lawrence D.) Civil Rights Collection. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) teletype from the Director to the New Orleans office, dated July 13, 1964. Includes instructions for conducting the investigation of an attack on Rabbi...
From the Spears (Lawrence D.) Civil Rights Collection. Memo from Alex(" Rosen to Alan ") Belmont dated July 13, 1964, about the attack on Lawrence Spears, David Owen, and Rabbi Arthur Lelyveld in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on July 10, 1964. The...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection; Carbon copy of a typewritten letter from Dr. Israel Zwerling to Attorney General Robert Kennedy, dated July 13, 1964. Zwerling expresses disdain for the disparaging remarks made by Police...
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Flyer announcing a Clarksdale youth meeting to be held at Mount Moriah Church on Thursday, August 13 [1964?]. Teenagers and young adults are invited to attend.
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers. Copy of a typewritten letter from Will D. Campbell to Dr. Harold Fleming, dated May 13, 1964. Campbell discusses a recent meeting between a member of the Committee of Southern Churchmen and the administrative...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from Patrick (Jones) to Nancy and Joe Ellin, dated July 13, 1964. Discusses race relations in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, and expresses sympathy and concern for the...
Customs form for the Confederate States of America recording the shipment of whiskey via the Mississippi Central Railroad to J. P. Atkinson at Holly Springs, Mississippi, dated 13 May 1861.
From the Davis (Jefferson) Letters collection. Letter from Jefferson Davis to Frank Moore, dated 13 June 1880. The letter is a response to a previous inquiry by Frank Moore relating to the Confederate Congress. This letter may have been written and...
From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Letter from Thomas Spight to Virginia Barnett, dated 13 April 1864, written from camp near Dalton, Tennessee. Spight, a member of the 34th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War, writes to his cousin and future...
From the Adams (John Q.) Letters. Letter from John Quince Adams to his wife, Sarah Adams, dated 13 June 1862, written from a camp near Corinth, Mississippi. Adams, who served in Co. E., 60th Regiment of the Illinois Volunteers during the Civil War,...
From the Gary (Martin Witherspoon) Papers. Letter, dated 13 June 1864 from James Alexander Seddon to Confederate President Jefferson Davis recommending the promotion of Colonel Gary to Brigadier General.
