Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 26, 1977 with William Joel Blass (born 1917). As a lawyer in 1952, he successfully prosecuted the Boyce Holleman case by proving that voter fraud had kept Holleman from winning. Beginning in 1953, he...
Oral history.; Discusses race relations in New York and Mississippi, the problems of freedom-of-choice desegregation, and the power of Joe Patterson, John Bell Williams, and James Eastland in Mississippi politics. This interview reviews the lawsuit...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on June 9, 1977 with the Honorable Herman B. DeCell in his office in Yazoo City, Mississippi. DeCell enrolled at the University of Mississippi but with the start of World War II, he was called to service. After...
Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on July 8 and 23, 1980 with the Reverend Clay F. Lee at his study in Jackson, Mississippi. Lee was born on March 3, 1930 in Laurel, Mississippi. After graduating with his undergraduate degree from Millsaps...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on August 12, 1977 with Edward L. McDaniel (born 1934). Mr. McDaniel was instrumental in organizing the Ku Klux Klan in 1962 in Mississippi as the Grand Kleagle for the whole state. He started a state Klan in...
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.; Two interviews conducted on May 21, 1974 and January 26, 1976 with the Honorable Mildred Wells Norris. Norris was born in Ovett, Mississippi. She studied for one year at Mississippi State College for Women. Norris started working...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on February 13, 1974 with Mayor Bennie G. Thompson at his office in Bolton, Mississippi. Thompson was born on January 28, 1948 in Bolton, Mississippi. He received a BA in political science from Tougaloo College...
Oral history.; Four interviews conducted on June 11, September 26, October 10, and November 21, 1985 with Ms. Ruby Magee in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. Magee was born on August 12, 1940 in Tylertown, Mississippi. In 1962, she received a BA in...
Transcribed copy of a typewritten letter from Jill Wakeman (Goodman) to friends, dated July 8, 1966, in which she discusses her friendship with Mrs. Simms, her hostess in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. She also includes details about her experiences...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic brown and white glazed plate with criss-cross pattern in center. Made by Margret Rey, circa 1965-1980. 9.5" x 1" x 9.5"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic brown cup with handle with blue glaze wave design on side. Made by Margret Rey, 1975. 3" x 3" x 3"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic brown glazed cup with handle with spiral designs. Made by Margret Rey, circa 1965-1980. 4" x 3" x 4"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic damaged brown and white glazed plate with cross and circle pattern. Made by Margret Rey in 1974. 9" x .5" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic damaged large fluted bowl with brown circles and triangles painted on sides. Made by Margret Rey in 1971. 10" x 5" x 10"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic glazed round white plate with brown and blue eight-pointed star pattern; Made by Margret Rey, circa 1965-1980; .5" x 9" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic glazed round white plate with brown criss-cross pattern and a thick brown rim, made by Margret Rey in 1973; 1" x 9" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic glazed round white plate with brown Star of David and pattern with eight circles, made by Margret Rey in 1973; 1" x 10" x 10"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic glazed white plate with brown criss-cross pattern, marked "Test 1," made by Margret Rey in 1973; 1" x 9" x 9"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Ceramic large blue and brown glazed bowl with triangular pattern painted on side. Made by Margret Rey in 1973. 7" x 4" x 7"
