From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs. A historical marker on West Pine Street reading: “William Harris Hardy: In 1880 near the banks of the Gordon Creek, this lawyer, railroad builder and Confederate veteran selected the site for...
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of African-American civil rights activist Aaron Henry, taken in the 1980s.
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of African-American civil rights activist Gilbert Mason, taken in the 1980s. A physician in Biloxi, Mississippi, Dr. Mason was a local leader in the civil rights...
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of Justice Reuben Vincent Anderson, taken in the 1980s. Anderson was the first African American to serve on the Mississippi Supreme Court.
Photograph of M. M. Roberts Stadium, the playing field, and the full stands during the football game against Jackson State University on October 31, 1987. Photograph taken from the south end, from the top of an observation stand. Featured in the...
Photograph of the Lady Eagles basketball team, 1987 Metro Conference champions, and coach Kay James. Featured in the 1988 Southerner yearbook on page 220.
Photograph of the 1987 NIT basketball champions when they were honored at the last home football game later that year. Casey Fisher, team captain, spoke for the team. Featured in the 1988 Southerner yearbook on page 5.
Photograph of President Aubrey Lucas with members of the original class of Mississippi Normal College at the university's 75th anniversary celebration. From left: Emily Cook Bickerstaff (daughter of President Joseph A. Cook), Mollie Graham...
A collection of ten interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on February 7 and 21, 1992 with Mr. Thomas Knight Sr. at the University of Southern Mississippi. Knight was born on July 9, 1920 near Hattiesburg, Mississippi. In 1941, he began working at the Reliance...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 31, 1981 with Mr. Cecil Shelton at the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Shelton was born on September 1, 1945 in Gore Springs, Mississippi. After graduating high school in...
Oral history.; Mr. Terry Allen Broadus was born on October 11, 1938. Mr. Broadus enrolled at Perkinston Agricultural High School in 1952 and later received a baseball scholarship to attend Perkinston Junior College. In the late 1960s, Mr. Broadus...
Photograph of President Aubrey Lucas and Alumni Association director Powell Ogletree with the 75th anniversary birthday cake. Also found in the 1988 Southerner yearbook on page 28.
A collection of six interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on August 1, 2006 with Hattiesburg, Mississippi Mayor Johnny DuPree. Mayor DuPree discusses preparations made before the arrival of Hurricane Katrina, as well as his experiences during and after the storm.
