From the John Graham Papers.; A yellow copy of a two-page letter to Mary Elizabeth Dudman (08/06/68) concerning John Graham's A Crowd of Cows; 8 1/2 x 11
From the Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Collection. Transcribed copy of the diary of Dean Hay, a Presbyterian minister from Nebraska, in which he details his trip to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in February of 1964. The goal of this trip was to aid in the...
Transcribed copy of a report by the General Legislative Committee of Mississippi based on findings from an investigation of the occupation of the University of Mississippi in 1962 by the United States Department of Justice. Action was taken in...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Paste-up of the dust jacket/ cover samples of the book ABC: An Alphabet Book in Rhyme, two marked "not copy," from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother papers. The McLoughlin Brother Papers contain...
Transcribed copy of an essay written by a Freedom School volunteer. Describes the locations of the Freedom Schools, subjects taught, enrollment, activities, as well as the students' concerns regarding discrimination. Also discusses the burdens of...
A printed copy of an address by Thomas Smith Grimk’e at a religious meeting in Charleston, South Carolina on 29 March 1831. In his comments Grimk’e focuses upon the resolution of the American Sunday School Union on the issue of Sunday Schools...
Transcribed copy of affidavits describing incidents of harassment and violence in Mississippi during the summer of 1964, not including statements about events considered widely publicized.
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Rabbi Arthur J. Lelyveld leaves Methodist Hospital in Hattiesburg, Mississippi in a wheelchair on July 11, 1964, upon being released. Rabbi Lelyveld was hospitalized after being assaulted the...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection; Cartoon by John Collins. Five of six panels show world leaders reading newspaper headlines of Lyndon Johnson's decision not to seek reelection in 1968. Canada's Lester B. Pearson says, "Those Americans!...
From the Earle E. Johnston Papers. Transcribed copy of a typewritten document entitled "Attitudes in Mississippi," written by Erle Johnston in December 1967. Johnston describes what he considers to be the prevailing attitudes in Mississippi in the...
Transcribed copy of a paper about racism in Mississippi during the 1960s. Follows the tribulations of college students who volunteered to register African Americans to vote during Freedom Summer. With regard to racism and white supremacy,...
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Blank book with black and white copy of cover pasted on. flap copy on first page for Bible Stories Told for Children illustrated by Priscilla Pointer (Springfield: McLoughlin Bros., 1941) Cathedral classics #59,...
From the T.P. Scott Papers. Bulletin No. 1 of the Mississippi Normal College, dated July 1913, including a catalog for the 1912-1913 school year and an announcement for the 1913-1914 school year. This copy belonged to Emily Nunnery. There are no...
Transcribed copy of a case study that examines the purpose and philosophies of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) and the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE). It also examines the Pledge for Freedom Riders in Parchman Penitentiary,...
From the Rare Books Collection. Joseph Addison's drama about Marcus Porcius Cato, also known as Cato the Younger, a Roman politician and statesman who lived 95-46 B.C. This copy has brown paper boards with brown calf quarter bindings and corners...
A printed copy of a report from the Committee on the Public Lands, dated 29 May 1812, issuing from their inquiry into the expediency of confirming claims to land in the Mississippi Territory founded on Spanish Warrants of Survey.
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...
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Copy of a typewritten document distributed by the New York office of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). Document outlines the status of various legislative proposals in...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Transcribed copy of an essay written by Freedom School student Vernon Lee Austin. The essay is a modification of the Declaration of Independence written from the perspective of an...
