Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 27, 1991 in the city hall of Corinth, Mississippi with Mayor Edward S. Bishop, Sr. Bishop was born in Starkville, Mississippi on December 11, 1907. In 1926, he completed high school at Jackson...
Oral history.; Mr. George A. Stevens was born in 1910 in Forrest County, Mississippi. He attended Hattiesburg public schools but graduated from high school in Anthony, New Mexico. Mr. Stevens returned to attend The University of Southern...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on May 8, 1971 with the Honorable Ross Robert Barnett in Jackson, Mississippi. Barnett was born on January 22, 1898 in Leake County, Mississippi. He graduated with his B.A. from Mississippi College in 1924. In...
Oral history.; Ann Spivey Bishop Ruscoe was born in 1923 in Cleveland, Mississippi. She was graduated from Cleveland High School in 1941. She was Salutatorian, OAR Good Citizenship Girl, and won the Senior Award. After attending Delta State...
From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. Granville W. Belcher, a farmer from Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, served in company F, 57th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Belcher writes to his wife, Mary Caroline, on...
Copy of a typewritten newsletter written in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband to friends, dated December 1954. Discusses their efforts to build a Jewish life in the South, the impact of the May 1954 Supreme Court...
Transcribed copy of a paper about racism in Mississippi during the 1960s. Follows the tribulations of college students who volunteered to register African Americans to vote during Freedom Summer. With regard to racism and white supremacy,...
Dedication Page of the 1924 Neka Camon. Text reads: The Dedication To Vice-President T.P. Scott a Gentleman, Christian, Leader and Teacher, whose whole-hearted service has been a strong factor in making S.T.C. what it is; this volume of Neka Camon...
Dedication page featured in the 1925 Neka Camon yearbook on page 5. Text reads: Dedication to Rev. J.N. McMillin Whom We Respect Above All, As A Christian Leader, Trust As A Friend And Admire As A Teacher, Do We The Class of 1925 Affectionately...
Yearbook page featuring Beedie Smith, a nurse at Mississippi Southern College. The 1942 issue of the Southerner yearbook was dedicated to Beedie Smith, whom the students affectionately referred to as "Our Granny". This photo was featured in the...
