Oral history.; Mr. King T. Evans was born on March 19, 1913 near Uniontown, Alabama, in Perry County. In 1925, Mr. Evans moved to Mississippi with his parents. His father was a mechanic and farmer. For a brief period, Mr. Evans attended the...
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.; An interview conducted on June 6, 2008 with Rev. Lee J. Adams, Jr., a pastor at Little Rock Baptist Church in Gulfport, MS. Mr. Adams discusses the role of the church in recovering from Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Three interviews conducted on August 8 and 10, 1976 and October 19, 1976 with Jesse Boyce Holleman (born 1924). He served in the Mississippi House of Representatives from 1947 until 1953. At that time, he became district attorney for...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Galley of The Story of Our Navy edited by Constance Holland, illustrated by Marguerite Gayer (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1942) Little color classics #899, from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. A Letter from Jacob B. Abbott to Miss Holland, from the correspondence series of the McLoughlin Brother Papers. The McLoughlin Brothers Papers contain manuscripts, typescripts, galleys, correspondence,...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Pierre Bellocq. Harold Wilson holds a brief case labeled "Common Market" in one hand and his smoking pipe in the other hand. He is walking away from Charles de Gaulle and other Common Market...
A collection of eight 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 June 22, 2007 with Martha Williams, a volunteer with the North Carolina Baptist Men. Miss Williams discusses her role with this organization dedicated to disaster relief and their efforts on the Mississippi...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on 06-11-1981 with Mr. Wilson Evans II (born 1924). Evans began his long career as a union leader in Gulfport in 1950, later becoming president of the union. This interview covers topics as diverse as his service...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on October 24, 1978 with Mr. Nathaniel H. Lewis at his home in McComb, Mississippi. Lewis was born in McComb, Mississippi. In 1928, Lewis and his father organized the McComb Independent Lodge NO. 846 of the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 26, 1979 with Mr. William J. Simmons at his office in Jackson, Mississippi. Simmons was born in 1916 in Utica, Mississippi. He attended Millsaps College and Mississippi College, graduating from the...
Oral history.; Mr. Ulysses Sims was born on May 31, 1918, in Mendenhall, Mississippi and after his parents died was raised by his grandparents. In 1936, he entered the Piney Woods School of Mississippi, working to pay his own way through school....
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.; 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...
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 McLoughlin Brothers Papers. A Letter from Clarissa Lorenz Aiken to Miss C. Holland at McLoughlin Brothers Inc., from the correspondence series of the McLoughlin Brother Papers. The McLoughlin Brothers Papers contain manuscripts,...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. A Letter from Ruby Alinder to Mrs. Constance Holland at McLoughlin Brothers Inc., from the correspondence series of the McLoughlin Brother Papers. The McLoughlin Brothers Papers contain manuscripts, typescripts,...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. A Letter from Clarissa Lorenz Aiken to Miss Holland at McLoughlin Brothers Inc., from the correspondence series of the McLoughlin Brother Papers. The McLoughlin Brothers Papers contain manuscripts, typescripts,...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. A Letter from John T. Watts to Mrs. Constance Holland at McLoughlin Brothers Inc., from the correspondence series of the McLoughlin Brother Papers. The McLoughlin Brothers Papers contain manuscripts,...
