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...
Photograph of Aubrey Lucas and President William D. McCain when Lucas was announced as McCain's successor. Image featured in Chester M. Morgan's book, Dearly bought, deeply treasured on page 137.
Photograph of the 1915 women's basketball team. Also found in Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured on page 30 and in the 1915 Neka Camon yearbook on page 57.
Photograph of the Southern Arena Theatre (earlier called Southern Arena Playhouse) being moved to a location near the Education and Psychology Building. Theatre professor Gilbert Hartwig listens as another man talks about details of the move....
Photograph of three men and two women reading copies of a 1953 Hattiesburg American newspaper with the headline "Southern mops up Tide" following a victory over the University of Alabama football team in 1953. Photograph also found on page 93 of...
Photograph of a university satellite location planned for Natchez, Mississippi. Photograph also found in Chester M. Morgan's book, Dearly bought, deeply treasured on page 116.
Photograph of students lying on mattresses outside the ticket office, waiting to buy football tickets. The photograph is also found on page 142 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987.
Photograph of homecoming floats being built in front of the Administration Building. Photograph also found on page 164 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987.
Aerial view photograph of Jackson's Memorial Stadium during the football game between USM and Mississippi State University on November 7, 1981. The game set a record for the largest attendance at an event in Mississippi sports history. Photograph...
Photograph of basketball coach Lee Floyd and player Wendell Ladner at a game. Also found in Chester M. Morgan's book, Dearly bought, deeply treasured, on page 126.
Photograph of Ben Garry during a football game against Auburn University. Garry rushed for more yards than any player in Mississippi college football history. Photograph also found on page 143 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured,...
Photograph of football coach Thad "Pie" Vann and University of Mississippi football coach John Vaught. Photograph also found on page 121 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987.
Photograph of football player Sammy Winder leaping to a touchdown against the University of Mississippi. Photograph also found on page 144 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987.
Photograph of place kicker Ray Guy kicking a football. Thought to be at the time of a football game against University of Mississippi. Photograph also found on page 123 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987.
Photograph of Willie Heidelberg, wearing the No. 1 jersey, rushing in a football game. Also found on page 123 of Chester M. Morgan's Dearly bought, deeply treasured, published in 1987, and in the 1972 Southerner yearbook on page 159.
Photograph of adults and children standing in front of the Roberts School, a one room schoolhouse in Jackson County, Mississippi. The Roberts School now stands in the courtyard of Owings-McQuagge Hall. Photograph also found in Chester M. Morgan's...
Photograph of Portland McCaskill during a basketball game against Memphis State University. [McCaskill finished her career in 1985 and was the most prolific scorer and rebounder in the history of women's basketball at the University of Southern...
Photograph of Casey Fisher, captain of the Golden Eagles basketball team. During the 1987 NIT championship, Fisher set a school record for career assists and entered the 1000 point club. Also featured in Chester W. Morgan's book, Dearly bought,...
Photograph of the rose garden at the Hardy Street entrance, with campus buildings in the background. Featured in Chester M. Morgan's book, Dearly bought, deeply treasured on page 110.
