Oral history.; Mrs. Marie Washington Kent was born in Natchez, Mississippi. She moved to Hattiesburg in 1911. She attended the Eureka School. After graduating in 1923, Ms. Washington studied at Strait College in New Orleans, Louisiana, for two...
Oral history.; Viola Brown Sanders was born in Sidon, Mississippi, on February 21, 1921. After Miss Sanders finished her education, she taught school for two years in Glen Allan, Mississippi. In 1943, Miss Sanders joined the United States Navy...
Oral history.; Born on March 28, 1914, Dr. Eleanor Byrd Walters was born in Gunnison, Mississippi. In 1934, she received her B.S. in education from Delta State Teachers College and went on to earn several advanced degrees. From 1934 through 1943...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on July 12, 1973 with Mr. Jerry Clower at his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. Clower was born in 1926 at Route Four, Liberty, Mississippi. After graduating from high school, he joined the U.S. Navy. On...
Twenty-page typescript of the diary of Jinny Glass, dated August 7, 1964, through August 25, 1964. Glass was a Freedom Summer volunteer from California who worked at the Palmer's Crossing Community Center, south of Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
From the Robert C. Waller Photographs. Photograph (positive image of a negative) of the exterior of A.R. Lee General Merchandise on Central Avenue in Petal, Mississippi.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 14, 1994 with Mr. Andrew R. Carr. Carr was born in Clarksdale, Mississippi. He attended the Naval Academy during World War II, and then enlisted in the Navy. After twelve years in the Navy, Carr...
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...
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Letter from Mattie R. Ellington to Sallie Hardy; written from Iuka, Mississippi. There is no transcript for this letter.
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. The letter from Mrs. Smith expresses her dismay at the forced resignation of Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami from Temple B'nai Israel for his civil rights activities, about which she read in Drew Pearson's Christmas...
From the Margaret Thatch Hinton Collection. Typewritten letter from R.S. Wilson thanking participants for their involvement in the 1928 tour of the "Know Mississippi Better" train.
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 13, 1993 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...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. A speech printed for general release by Clifton R. Whitley, candidate for the United States Senate. Whitley's speech centers around injustice in Mississippi race relations and outlines his...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Typewritten letter from Congressman Ogden R. Reid to Dr. Israel Zwerling dated August 5, 1964. Reid assures Zwerling of his concern about and efforts to bring justice to a recent tragic...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Typewritten letter from Congressman Ogden R. Reid to Mrs. Israel Zwerling dated May 11, 1965. Reid expresses sympathy over the deaths of three civil rights workers murdered in Mississippi...
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. Mort Lewis urges Temple B'nai Israel to reconsider the dismissal of Rabbi Ben-Ami for his civil rights activities.
Photograph of Dr. R.C. Cook (President Mississippi Southern College), Mrs. Bonnibel Cook, Miss Anna Roberts (Librarian Mississippi Southern College), Miss Willa Bolton (Geography Professor) and Miss Mary Pulley (Registrar Mississippi Southern...
