An orientation day, with a variety of military equipment on display was held at Camp Shelby for basic military science students at USM and area junior colleges. This group is looking over an M110 8-in Howitzer.
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.; An interview with Michael Hewes conducted on December 29, 2006. Hewes discusses his preparations before, and his experience during, and cleanup and recovery efforts after Hurricane Katrina in Gulfport, Mississippi.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on July 16, 2007 with Angelia Gray, a food and beverage director at a Hattiesburg hotel. She describes her experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina at home and at work in Hattiesburg, MS.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on January 31, 1977 with Jimmy Carter Fairley (born 1921). A native of Greene County, Mississippi, Mr. Fairley was active in the civil rights movement at the local, state, and national levels.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on February 22, 2007 with Anne Petty, a retired schoolteacher, who describes hearing about Hurricane Katrina from her hospital bed in Washington and learning of its damage to her home in Pascagoula.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on May 14, 2008 with Robert E. Bass, Jr. (born 1955). Mr. Bass earned degrees from Mississippi State University and the University of Mississippi Law School. He has served in many civic capacities, including...
Oral history.; An interview conducted February 21, 2007 with Thomas Brister, who describes his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on June 12, 2007 and February 20, 2008 with Robert Gavagnie. A descendent of some of the first settlers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mr. Gavagnie discusses his experiences as Chief of the Bay St. Louis...
Photograph of R.B. Hill, retired theatre professor, at a protest against the firing of professors Frank Glamser and Gary Stringer by President Shelby Thames. Hill holds a small sign athat reads, "Retirees against Thames" and wears a small sign on...
Photograph of a crowd protesting President Shelby Thames' termination of tenured professors Gary Stringer and Frank Glamser. Students hold signs calling for Thames' impeachment, appointment of Glamser as university president, and other sentiments.
Photograph of a crowd protesting President Shelby Thames' termination of tenured professors Gary Stringer and Frank Glamser. People in the crowd hold signs calling for reinstatement of the professors, appointment of Glamser as university president,...
Photograph of a crowd protesting President Shelby Thames' termination of tenured professors Gary Stringer and Frank Glamser. People in the crowd hold signs of protest.
Photograph of university President Shelby Thames in the president's box of M. M. Roberts stadium. Thames is looking down on the field. Two unidentified men are in the background. Featured in the Talon, vol. 56, no. 1 (Summer 2002) on page 21.
From the Grimsley (Reagan L.) Research Collection. Pamphlet "Souvenir Castle", 113th Engineers. Camp Shelby, Miss. Contains photographs of officers, along with brief biographical sketches; camp scenes; photos of non-commissioned officers and...
A collection of eight interviews with participants in the Mississippi civil rights movement. The people interviewed discuss how they came to participate in the civil rights movement, their various activities, including voter registration, Freedom...
