Memo from Virginia Steele, co-coordinator of the Mississippi Summer Project libraries, to librarians, dated July 28, 1964. Discusses improvements to the library collections, services offered, and various projects within the libraries.
Transcribed copy of a case study that examines the purpose and philosophies of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). It also examines the Pledge for Freedom Riders in Parchman Penitentiary,...
Transcribed copy of a document detailing the curriculum of Freedom Schools. Begins with a Table of Contents showing the major curriculum divisions: academic, citizenship, and recreational and artistic. Also gives details of activities and materials...
Running summary of various incidents that occurred during the Mississippi Freedom Project, Summer 1964. Organized chronologically, each entry gives the city and the incident. Includes instances of harassment, hostility, and violence against civil...
Book containing lyrics and music for Christmas carols including First Noel, Good King Wenceslas, I Saw Three Ships, Deck the Hal, O Come All Ye Faithful, O Christmas Tree, We Three Kings of Orient Are, O Little Town of Bethlehem, Hark! The Herald...
From the Map Collection. A map comprised of several sections. The center panel shows the the Gulf of Mexico, the Caribbean Islands, and parts of South America, Mexico, and the U.S. Additional panels illustrates the Baye de Panama, St. Augustini,...
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 3: Rap! rap! Dan has a pan. Ann had a pan. Dan has Nat's hat. Lesson XXII is on the reverse side.
From the McGuffey's Reading Charts. A chart intended to teach students how to read the English language. Lesson 22: Come with me, Sue, to the pond, and see the swans. We will toss them some cake. Yes, I will go with you. Lesson III is on the...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. The "Know Mississippi Better" train newsletter, Mississippi A' Roll, volume III on 3 September 1927. The newsletter was written and distributed during the...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. The "Know Mississippi Better" train newsletter, Mississippi A' Roll, volume III, section IX on 5 September 1927. The newsletter was written and distributed during the course of the train tour. This issue...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. The "Know Mississippi Better" train newsletter, Mississippi A' Roll, volume III, section X on 5 September 1927. The newsletter was written and distributed during the course of the train tour. This issue...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. The "Know Mississippi Better" train newsletter, Mississippi A' Roll, volume III, section XI on 8 September 1927. The newsletter was written and distributed during the course of the train tour. This issue...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. The "Know Mississippi Better" train newsletter, Mississippi A' Roll, volume III, section XIII on 9 September 1927. The newsletter was written and distributed during the course of the train tour. This...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. The "Know Mississippi Better" train newsletter, Mississippi A' Roll, volume III, section XIII on 10 September 1927. The newsletter was written and distributed during the course of the train tour. This...
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Complaint letter with accompanying instructions and cautions, for use to report civil rights violations pursuant to Title III of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964. Letters are to be sent to the U.S....
Photograph of President William D. McCain with his grandson, Robert Glyn Dyar III. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 136; 6 1/2 x 8