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
Oral history.; Ms. Eleanora Hayes was born on May 28, 1930, in Bay St. Louis, Mississippi. She grew up on her father's farm in Catahoula, Mississippi. During winter months, she and her siblings attended school, and during the six-month...
Photograph of Hugh Lowery, VP of Indurall Paint Co. of Birmingham and Powell G. Ogletree, Director of Alumni Affairs at the University of Southern Mississippi, standing in front of the bridge over highway 49. Also found in the January 1976 Alumni...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 13, 1993 with Mr. Kenneth O. Williams at the new state capitol building in Jackson, Mississippi. Williams was born on January 18, 1924 in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He received a BA in political science...
Oral history.; An interview on February 21, 2007 conducted with John Lindgren, an engineer at Ingalls Shipbuilding Co., who describes his experiences during Hurricane Katrina in Pascagoula, MS, including rebuilding his home.
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...
Letter, dated 1 November 1872, written by Joseph Reid Anderson, president and owner of Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia to the New York firm of Messrs. Niel, Davidson & Co. relating to the payment of a bill.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co. storefront. A boy is standings between to men in suits on the sidewalk, and a man in overalls is leaning against an automobile.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the front of Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co., signage also reads “Tung Oil Paints,” “Lumber” “Building Materials, “Supplies, and “Lumber.” An automobile is parked out front.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of the front of Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co., signage also reads “Tung Oil Paints,” “Lumber” “Building Materials, “Supplies, and “Lumber” as well as a canopy reading “The Hardware...
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of S. G. Thigpen Co. storefront. Standing near an automobile are four men identified as S. G. Thigpen, E. H. Stevens, L. O. Crosby, Sr. and R. J. Williams.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of buildings in Picayune. From right to left, Picayune Variety Store, J. E. Mitchell, empty building, Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co. Five cars and one truck are parked on the street.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of an unidentified man and S. G. Thigpen standing next to a delivery truck in front of the Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co. building.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co. Truck. A man with his back to the camera is on the back of the truck with a tractor.
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a streetview of Thigpen Hardware Co. Company name on sign is written in large letters with “Lumber, Building Materials, Electrical Appliances, Furniture” in smaller letters. Four automobiles are...
From the Thigpen (S.G.) Papers. Photograph of a parade float wrapped in a white covering reading “Thigpen-Whitfield Hardware Co.” “1926” and “We-R Pulling for Picayune. Are You?”.
