Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 19, 2008 with Laura Clare Thompson Creel. A life-long resident of Biloxi, Mrs. Creel recounts her family history and experience dealing with hurricanes, including Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 2, 1976 with the Honorable Hervey O. Hicks at his home in Benton, Mississippi. Hicks was born on a farm near Benton, Mississippi, in Yazoo County in 1900. In 1931, he ran a successful campaign for...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on January 5, 1978 with Miss Florence Mars at her home in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Mars was born on January 1, 1923 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. She studied at Millsaps College and University of Mississippi,...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on August 20, 1997 and August 28, 1997 with Peter H. Stewart (born 1934). He began teaching school in Edwards, Mississippi, in the fall of 1961. In August 1969, he worked for Friends of Children, a Head Start...
Transcribed copy of an essay on African-American history from 1900-1964, written by Otis Pease for Mississippi Freedom Project workers. Includes brief biographies of Booker T. Washington and W.E.B. DuBois, and mentions the Myrdal study.
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in Springfield, Mass. by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., circa 1890-1930. With numerous illustrations. Contents: Cinderella, or, The little glass slipper; Dick Whittington and his cat; Story of...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of a formal portrait of Dr. Theophilus Erskine "T. E." Ross, Sr., owner of the Ross Building. Dr. Ross practiced medicine in Hattiesburg from 1892-1935.
From the Rare Books Collection. This book is a salesman's copy designed to be a preview of a book not yet published. It is comprised of irregularly numbered sample pages and illustrations, a register to record subscribers' names, and examples of...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Illustrated by Richard André. Published in New York by Merrimack, circa 1900. From the Little folks series. Donated wtih the Floyd C. and Stella T. Dickman Collection.
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Illustrations by Arpad Schmidhammer. Published in Mainz, Germany, by Verlag von Jos. Scholz, sometime between 1900 and 1920. Text in Sütterlin font. Part of the Scholz' Künstler-Bilderbücher...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of a formal portrait of Dr. J. D. Donald, Mayor of Hattiesburg from 1907-1911. Dr. Donald was one of Hattiesburg's early physicians. This version from In Hattiesburg: A Pictorial History, page...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of African-American men spraying chemicals into a ditch. Several nearby buildings appear to be unoccupied; 5 x 7
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Photograph of South Bay Street featuring trolley car in operation next to horse-drawn buggies, circa early 1900s.
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in London and New York by Raphael Tuck & Sons, circa 1900s. Title, imprint, and series statements from cover. P. [2] and [3] of cover included in pagination. Part of the RT&S Artistic...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in Warriorsmark, Pa., by the Malena Company, circa 1900s. Title from cover. The book was "Free -- with a box of Malena." Part of the Malena booklet series (no. 100).
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in New York by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., circa 1900s. Title, imprint, and series statement from cover. P. [2] and [3] of cover included in pagination. Acquired from Justin G. Schiller,...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in New York by McLoughlin Bros., Inc., circa 1900s. Title, imprint, and series statements from cover. P. [2] and [3] of cover included in pagination. Contents: Courtship and marriage...
