Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 1980 with Charles Hudson Griffin (born 1926). Griffin served in the office of U. S. Congressman John Bell Williams until 1968 when he campaigned for the position himself. He served three terms...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on November 12, 1981 and February 6, 1982 with Judge J. P. Coleman. Coleman was born on December 9, 1914 in Fentress, Mississippi. After attending the University of Mississippi, he was invited to work in...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. Booklet published for the 3rd annual tour of the "Know Mississippi Better" train. The tour, which visited 30 cities in the United States, ran from 25 August - 10 September 1927.
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. Booklet published for the 4th annual tour of the "Know Mississippi Better" train. The tour, which visited 36 cities in the United States, ran from 7-23 August 1927.
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. The "Know Mississippi Better" train newsletter, Mississippi A' Roll, volume 3, number 1 on 26 August 1927. The newsletter was written and distributed during the course of the train tour. This issue was...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. Typewritten letter from Dennis Murphree, Governor of Mississippi, dated 31 July 1928. Includes information regarding a reservation for the "Know Mississippi Better" train of 1928.
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. Typewritten letter from Dennis Murphree, Governor of Mississippi, dated August 15, 1927. Includes information regarding a reservation for the "Know Mississippi Better" train of 1927.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Official ballot for the Democratic primary election for Clay County, Mississippi. Includes Democratic nominees for governor: M.S. (Mike) Conner, Albert C. Anderson, Dennis Murphree, and Theodore Bilbo.
From the Political Campaign Collection. Political handout from Dennis Murphree, expressing his appreciation to voters following the 8 August 1939 election where he elected for the third time as Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor. According to the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on April 16, 1985 with Mr. Thomas Y. Minniece. Minniece was born in Meridian, Mississippi on October 9, 1912. He received a BA degree from the University of Texas in 1933 and a law degree from the University of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 25, 1991 with Mr. Maurice Black at his home near North Carrollton, Mississippi. Black was born on October 18, 1915, near Flora, Mississippi, in Madison County. After graduating from Hinds Junior College...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 2, 1976 with the Honorable Hervey O. Hicks at his home in Benton, Mississippi. Hicks was born on a farm near Benton, Mississippi, in Yazoo County in 1900. In 1931, he ran a successful campaign for...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on September 14, 1977 with Mr. Semmes Luckett, attorney at law, at his office in Clarksdale, Mississippi. Luckett was born on October 28, 1905 in Yazoo City, Mississippi. He entered the University of Mississippi...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 30, 1980 with Mr. Erle Johnston at his home in Forest, Mississippi. Johnston was born on October 10, 1917 in Garyville, Louisiana. In 1941, he moved Forest, Mississippi and bought the fledgling newspaper,...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 15, 1978 with Mr. Thomas Y. Minniece. Minniece was born in Meridian, Mississippi on October 9, 1912. He received a BA degree from the University of Texas in 1933 and a law degree from the University of...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 7, 1976 with Mr. P.A. Tims of Poplarville, Mississippi. Tims was born on October 20, 1890 in Ethel, Mississippi. In 1912, he enrolled in the first class to convene on the campus of the newly established...
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...
