Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 14, 1977 with Mr. Semmes Luckett, attorney at law, at his office in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Luckett was born on October 28, 1905 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He entered the University of Mississippi...
Photograph of the Hardy Street and 30th Ave. intersection featured in the 1985 Southerner yearbook on page 54. The yearbook caption reads, "Dangerous Hardy Street crossing gets long-awaited walk/don't walk traffic light. Photo shows Hardy...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The backdrop is a graph with gridlines and two bars rising from the X axis labeled "Debt ceiling" and "New debt ceiling needs." The second bar is much taller than the first....
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.
Oral history.; Four interviews conducted on October 1, 2, and 23 of 1975, and July 1, 1976 with Mr. Hugh Clegg at his home in Anguilla, Mississippi. Clegg was born on July 17, 1898 in Mathiston, Mississippi. Clegg graduated from Millsaps...
From the Kate Greenaway Papers. Autograph letter signed. 2 pp. on 1 folded leaf (15 x 10 cm.) To Dear Sir from Kate Greenaway at Hampstead, dated 30 May 1901.
From Mrs. W's 1901 Diary. Mrs. W.'s diary paints a vivid portrait of the daily life of a middle class homemaker in 1901, and constitutes a daily account of the author's activities from April 1 - August 7, 1901.Very little biographical or historical...
Transcribed copy of a letter from Zoya Zeman to her family dated May 23, 1964, in which she writes about preparations for her summer participation in the Mississippi Freedom Project. She also asks for input from her family about her summer schedule...
Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. William H. Dickinson writes to his aunt Mary Caroline Belcher on 30 January 1863 about conditions in camp and his recent activities. 7" x 9"
Letter from Lieutenant Andrew J. Locke to Mrs. Jennie A. Dansuns (?), dated 21 May 1862. Locke, Provost Marshall in Grenada, Mississippi, informs Mrs. Dansuns that according to General Ruggles she is free to travel behind Confederate military lines.
One letter written by U. S. Brigadier General Boyle to his wife while he was in camp outside Jackson, Mississippi. The shelling of Jackson, the discovery of Jefferson Davis' papers, and events connected with the 3rd Texas Cavalry are detailed. ...
From the Beauregard (Pierre Gustave Toutant) Papers. Written by and at the command of General Pierre Gustave Toutant Beauregard from Charleston, South Carolina, headquarters of the Department of South Carolina, Georgia, and Florida on 1 December...
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
From the Map Collection. A map of the Pacific ocean with California and part of Mexico on the right, and Japan and the Philippines on the left. Two southern routes are drawn across the map and labeled "Commodore Anson's Track from Acapulco to...
Resolutions: Adopted by Bratton's Brigade, South Carolina Volunteers January 30th, 1865 By Mr. Simpson; Ordered to be laid on the table and printed by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 06 February 1865.
Message of the President to the Senate and House of Representatives, includes Communication from Secretary of Treasury, Communication from Attorney General, and an Estimate of Additional Appropriation, under the control of the Attorney General, for...
Message of the President to the Senate and House of Representatives, includes Communication from Secretary of Treasury, Communication from Attorney General, and an Estimate of Additional Appropriation, under the control of the Attorney General, for...
