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...
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...
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...
Contract signed between private tutor William Westerman and representatives of twelve families in Warren County, Mississippi agreeing that Westerman will teach sixteen children of their children. The families include the Hyland, Rawls, and Gibson...
From the Isabel Wilner Papers.Two page letter (15 February 1989) sent to Donna Brooks (2/15/89) re Isabel Wilner's B is for Bethlehem: A Christmas Alphabet (1990). 8.5" x 11"
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Large colored marker drawing/illustration of Curious George on a flip chart entitled, "A Flower For Pussy, From George," probably sent to Margret Rey from H.A. Rey undated. 23" x 19"
From the Miller (Michael J.) Civil Rights Collection. Complaint letter with accompanying instructions and cautions, for use to report civil rights violations pursuant to Title III of the Civil Rights Acts of 1964. Letters are to be sent to the U.S....
From the T.P. Scott Papers. Pamphlet created by T.P. Scott that was sent to legislators, public school officials, and prospective students about the Mississippi Normal College.
A dispatch sent by Brigadier General John C. Breckinridge to Colonel H. P. Brewster in Corinth, Mississippi, apparently in response to his request for information on Union troop movements in northeast Mississippi, and warning about a potential...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Black and white photograph of "Mrs. Price's first grade class in Marietta, Ohio," inscribed to "Mr. Rey" and dated April 11, 1958. 5.5" x 7"
Photograph of Golden Eagles serving in Operation Enduring Freedom. From left to right, First Lieutenant Dale Moree, Major Victor "Vito" Fiorentini, and Captain Shannon Hales show Southern Miss shirts sent by Lt. Moree's mother. Featured in the...
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...
From the Charles Ghigna Papers.; Hand-decorated necktie sent to Charles Ghigna by students at Thomas Street Elementary School in Tupelo, Mississippi (2000).
From the John Steptoe Papers .; A handmade decorative letter/envelope sent from John Steptoe to Burmah Burris regarding the birth of his daughter Bweela; 8 x 7 1/2
From the Emilie and Marie Stapp Collection. The Governor of Alabama issued a proclamation calling upon the children of Alabama to help the Happy Tribe raise one million pennies fro the children in war devastated Europe. How well they responded to...
From the Margret and Hans Augusto Rey Papers.; Front cover of condolence letter folder sent by schoolchildren to Margret Rey after H.A. Rey's death, featuring colored marker illustration of Curious George crying (September-December, 1977). 8.5" x...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; An extensive list of incidents of violence and discrimination in Mississippi in October 1964. The last page of the document lists the officers of the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 24, 1972 with Dr. William Penn Davis at his home in Jackson, Mississippi. Davis was born in Union County, Mississippi on August 5, 1903. He received a Bachelor of Arts degree from Mississippi College in...
