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
Copy of a typewritten newsletter, the Mantinband Megillah, from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband to friends dated 1963, in which the Mantinbands discuss events in their life during the past year. Included in the letter is information about their...
Yearbook page with photographs of Clifford Reims, who directed the Opera workshop, and a scene from the performance of Paint your wagon by Frederick Loewe. From the 1963 Southerner yearbook on page 229.
Photograph of students studying in Joseph Anderson Cook Memorial Library, 1963. This photo can also be found in the 1963 Southerner yearbook on page 218. 8" x 10"
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document consists of three previously published news stories about Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) field secretary and Mississippi native Samuel Block. The articles...
Booklet from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Booklet distributed by the Coordinating Committee for Fundamental American Freedoms in an effort to explain the origin and purpose of the Civil Rights Act of 1963. The authors argue that the...
From the Ed Renfro Papers.; An original watercolor illustration by Ed Renfro used in Patricia K. Miller and Iran L. Seligman's Joey Kangaroo (1963). 15" x 18.5"
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. A Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) poster. Photo by Danny Lyon of John Lewis with two others demonstrating at the "all white" swimming pool in Cairo Illinois in the summer of 1962....
From the Zeman (Zoya) Freedom Summer Collection. Describes the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC), its structure and leadership, history, programs, and future plans.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Campaign brochure for Paul B. Johnson's 1963 Mississippi gubernatorial campaign; mostly concentrates on economic development plans.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Campaign brochure for Paul B. Johnson's 1963 Mississippi gubernatorial campaign; argues that support for the Mississippi Republican party would have disastrous effects on the lives of voters.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. A 1963 pamphlet designed to appeal to potential donors; briefly outlines SNCC's history, power structure, activities, present and past achievements.
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection; This document compiled by Guy and Candie Carawan includes four "Freedom Songs" excerpted from We Shall Overcome (New York: Oak Publishers. 1963) and an introduction that describes the origins of...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Pencil sketch and word list for "T" words from H.A. Rey's Curious George Learns the Alphabet (1963). 5.5" x 8.5"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Colored pencil illustration of the letter "Q" for H.A. Rey's British version of Curious George Learns the Alphabet [Zozo Learns the Alphabet] (1963). 7" x 8.5"
