From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Three-page handwritten letter by Kathy Dahl addressed to the Berkeley, California, chapter of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). Dahl discusses the social impact and financial needs of the...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. A typed letter addressed to Friends that describes time spent in Mississippi: special session of the state legislature called by Governor Paul B. Johnson to address new federal voting...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Two-page fund raising letter by James Baldwin addressed to Friends. Baldwin, an African-American novelist/activist in the 1960s, asks the public to support the Freedom Summer volunteers already...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. A typed letter addressed to Friends that describes their work in and around Batesville, Mississippi, on voter registration and organizing the Freedom Labor Union there. Also contains a description...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Three-page letter by Rita Walker addressed to Kathleen Dahl and her family. Walker, a native of Holly Springs, writes to Dahl about area politics, her efforts at voter education and voter...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Two-page letter written by Ned Opton, begun on November 22, 1966 and continued on December 10, addressed to Kathy (Dahl) and John (presumed to be her first husband John Cummings Tappiener). Opton...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Three-page letter written by Rita Walker addressed to Kathleen Dahl. Walker thanks Dahl for sending money and reports on the progress of a number of community development projects in the area.
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Two-page letter by Rita Walker addressed to Kathleen Dahl. Walker asks Dahl to send clothes and food to Holly Springs, Mississippi. She writes about civil rights workers U.Z. (Nunnally), Howard...
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...
From the Higdon (May) Collection. A letter of recommendation from A. H. Ellett of Blue Mountain, Mississippi, May 21, 1903. It is addressed to "School Authorities", informing them of May Higdon's skills and personality.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Notice addressed to teachers from the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party (MFDP) regarding the up-coming precinct meeting of the party in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, scheduled for July 25,...
From the Ben-Ami (Rabbi David Z.) Papers. This letter to the Editor of the Santa Barbara (Calif.) News-Press by Drew Pearson answers a letter by Rabbi Joseph Jasin. Jasin's letter was critical of Pearson's previous letter to the Editor, which...
Photocopy of a two-page typed letter from Nancy Ellin that is undated and not addressed to a particular person. Nancy writes of a visit from Joe's friend, Yale professor Dick Bernstein, and Nancy teaching her Freedom School students about the...
From the Kershner (Charles) Papers. A seven page speech by Charles “Chuck” Kershner, the editor of The Student Printz in spring 1964. The speech was delivered during the Symposium on Social Justice held at USM’s Thad Cochran Center on...
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Copy of an article addressed to the Scott County Times by Erle Johnston, Jr., also labeled as "Chapter 7, Reminiscing: How a Senator was Born." According to this document, James O. Eastland was appointed...
An autobiography written by Confederate Brigadier General Mark Perrin Lowrey and addressed to Colonel Calhoun Benham for a book Benham was writing. Lowret was born in McNairy County, Tennessee, and was a resident of the Corinth, Mississippi, area...
From the Hattiesburg Historical Photographs; Circular about Hattiesburg by the Hattiesburg Chamber of Commerce featuring pictures of the city. Cover letter addressed to Senator Bilbo is attached.
From the Kitson (John) Letters. Letter addressed to John Kitson at the Registry Office, Norwich, dated March 2, 1831. Written by Alex Stewart, a lawyer based in Dumfries, Scotland, the letter concerns the affairs of James Craig, also of Dumfries,...
Copy of an undated, typewritten newsletter from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband addressed to family. In the first three pages, Anna Mantinband discusses their travels to New York state and the surrounding area, including details of their...
