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
This registration card for S.E.L. Weatherford was created when the Mississippi Normal College first opened in 1912. The date of admission is 18 September 1912. This card covers the years 1912-1925
This registration card for F.D. Montague was created when the Mississippi Normal College first opened in 1912. The date of admission is 18 September 1912. This card covers the years 1912-1913.
Oral history.; An interview with Sara Hamilton conducted on June 19, 2007. A volunteer project manager, Ms. Hamilton relocated from Chicago to Biloxi after Hurricane Katrina to continue working on Gulf Coast relief efforts.
Oral history.; An interview with A.J. Holloway conducted on January 18, 2007. Mayor of Biloxi, Holloway describes the impact of Hurricane Katrina on the city, as well as volunteer efforts in recovery.
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...
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Autograph postcard signed. 1 p. (12 x 7.5 cm.) To Mrs. Edmund Evans at Witley from Kate Greenaway dated Tuesday [18 May 1886].
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. Transcription of the March 18, 1965, radio broadcast of Edward P. Morgan on the resignation of David Z. Ben-Ami from Temple B'nai Israel (Hattiesburg, Mississippi).
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. A typed letter from Elinor Lerner on the letterhead of COFO in Vicksburg, Mississippi, explains that teachers in Warren County, Mississippi, do not need a donation of used textbooks and that the...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Typewritten letter from the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO) staff to a Freedom Summer volunteer, dated May 18, 1964. The letter informs the recipient that he/she has been...
From the Campbell (Will D.) Papers; Memo from Will D. Campbell to Dr. W.C. Fields, dated February 18, 1965, entitled "Race in Public Relations" Campbell writes to Fields, the Director of Public Relations for the Southern Baptist Convention (SBC)...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Folk singer "Folksy" Joe Harrison entertains a group of African American children with his guitar in Hattiesburg, Mississippi during Freedom Summer on July 18, 1964.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. A large group of people enjoy refreshments outside the Palmers Crossing Community Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, at the party celebrating the Center's opening on July 18, 1964. Volunteer...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. SNCC staff member Marion Davidson serving hot dogs to local children during a party celebrating the opening of the Palmers Crossing Community Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on July 18,...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Local African-American children (left to right) Henry Lee and Lawrence Dantzler enjoy hot dogs and cold drinks at the party celebrating the opening of the Palmers Crossing Community Center...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs. Guests at the party celebrating the opening of the Palmers Crossing Community Center in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on July 18, 1964, enjoy refreshments on the grass outside the building. Local...
From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Pages from a diary written by Thomas Spight, Spight, a member of the 34th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War, dated 18 March - 14 April 1865. Spight describes his unit's march from Augusta, Georgia,...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph showing the Newman Lumber Company office fire on 18 March 1971. The structure was built in the late 1800s at 808 Newman Street, and was the last remaining building of the company.
From the Adams County Police & Miscellaneous County Records. Warrant requesting payment for services rendered by Constable Peter Laurence, Samuel Wood, Circuit Court Clerk, 18 January 1841. Warrant for payment to Laurence for services rendered on...
