From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Correspondence in French between H.A. Rey and Monsieur Schiffrin; 2 letters from Schiffrin, at Librairie Gallimard, and 1 letter from Rey.
Oral history.; Page discusses his family, his experiences as a black physician, the civil rights movement, his work in state politics, and the Mississippi Humanities Council.
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 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 conducted on July 7, 2006 with George Dale (born 1940). Former Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Mississippi, Mr. Dale now serves as Public Policy Advisor for the law offices of Baker, Donelson. Dale discusses...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on March 19, 2008 with Vincent Creel. An employee of the City of Biloxi, Mr. Creel discussesthe city's preparation, response and recovery from Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; An interview conducted on September 4, 2008 with John Hairston, Chief Executive Officer of Hancock Bank, Gulfport, Mississippi. Mr. Hairston discusses his family history, experience during Hurrican Katrina, and the economic impact...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 2006 with Kai Drobish, a ceramicist and resident of Bay St. Louis. Mr. Drobish discusses his experiences during and after Hurricane Katrina.
Oral history.; Charles C. Jacobs Jr. was born in Greenville, Mississippi, on January 13, 1921. Mr. Jacobs attended the University of Mississippi and returned to its law school after serving as a Marine during World War II. During his career, he was...
A printed copy of the speech delivered in the House of Representatives by Democrat Reuben Davis on 17 February 1859, defending his party's spending record and discussing a proposed revenue tariff.
Amendment: Proposed by the Senate to the Bill (H. R. 379) to levy additional taxes for the year eighteen hundred and sixty-five, for the support of the government.
Amendments: Proposed by the Committee on Finance to the bill (H. R. 18) to lay taxes for the common defense, and carry on the Government of the Confederate States. Two hundred copies ordered to be printed by the Congress of the Confederate States...
A collection of ten 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...
A collection of interviews with African-Americans of the Mississippi Gulf Coast, circa twentieth and early twenty-first centuries, who knew Colonel John Robinson, an African-American pilot who was tapped by Ethiopian Emperor Haile Sellassie in the...
Oral history.; An interview conducted on June 18, 2007 with Margaret Alfonso, the Senior Chancery Court Judge for Hancock, Harrison, and Stone counties. She discusses her experience with Hurricane Katrina on the Gulf Coast.
Oral history.; Orene Ellis Farese was born May 20, 1916, in Choctaw County, Mississippi. She attended a local public schools, Holmes Junior College, and Blue Mountain College. She began her professional career as a high school English teacher. When...
Booklet from the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers Booklet titled "To get that power" compiled by Mississippians United to Elect Negro Candidates to solicit funds to support the campaigns of African American candidates in the 1967 Mississippi...
cartoon by John Knudsen; A boy and a girl stand in the upper right corner of the cartoon, hodling hands. They are wearing clothes that are far too small for them. The girl's dress reads "$600.00 allowance for dependents set up in 1948." In the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 16, 1977 with George Rogers (born 1927). Mr. Rogers, a Rhodes Scholar, was elected to the Mississippi House of Representatives, where he served for more than twenty years. He became well known for his...
