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 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...
Memoir written by Jack E. Pitts, a private soldier in Company K, First Virginia Cavalry, Confederate Army, of his experiences in General J.E.B. Stuart's raid around the Army of the Potomac outside of Richmond, Virginia, in the summer of 1862. Pitts...
Transcribed copy of a memo regarding the plans of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) for the Mississippi Freedom Project. Provides a brief background and plans for freedom schools, community centers, voter registration campaigns,...
Transcribed copy of a list of suggestions for teaching methods for teachers in the Mississippi Freedom Project. Suggestions include an emphasis on teaching the students to clearly express their ideas as opposed to an emphasis on grammar and...
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,...
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.
From the Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Collection. Thirty-six pages (typewritten and handwritten) recounting Zoya Zeman's experiences in Mississippi from June 24, 1964, through September 6, 1964.
House Resolutions: Endorsing the recent proclamation and order of the President on the subject of retaliation. By Mr. Vest; read first and second times, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the Confederate States of...
A Bill: To be entitled, "An Act to provide for the payment of officers acting under temporary appointment from the commander of any department, corps, division or brigade." By Mr. Vest, from Committee on Military Affairs; Read first and second...
Preamble and Resolutions on the subject of Taxes. By Mr. Geo. W. Jones, of Tennessee; Read first and second times, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 07 February 1863.
A Bill: Regulating the granting furloughs and discharges in Hospitals. By Mr. Clark, of Ga; Read first and second times and referred to Committee on Medical Department.. Reported back, committee discharged, laid on table and ordered to be printed...
A Bill: To be entitled, "An Act to provide for keeping in repair the railroads of the Confederate States necessary for the transportation of troops and Government supplies." By Mr. Clapp; Read first and second times, laid on the table and ordered...
A Bill: To distribute bounty, granted as a reward to the officers and men serving on board of the Virginia, Patrick Henry, Jamestown, Raleigh, Beaufort and Teazer, for their gallantry and courage in the naval engagement with the enemy's vessels in...
A Bill: To be entitled, "An Act to provide for disabled officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians, privates and seamen." By Mr. Funsten; Read first and second times, laid on the table, and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the...
Resolutions: Expressive of the determination of Georgia to prosecute the present war with the utmost vigor and energy. Presented by the Chair; Laid on the table and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 11...
A Bill: To regulate the currency. By Mr. Preston; Laid on the table and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 15 January 1864.
Proceedings: A meeting of officers and men of the 154th Sr. Tenn. Regiment. By the Chair; Laid on the table and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the Confederate States of America on 26 January 1864.
A Bill: To be entitled, "An Act supplemental to the several acts relating to military courts." By Mr. Gray, from the Judiciary Committee; Read first and second times, laid on the table and ordered to be printed by the Congress of the Confederate...
