Oral history.; Two interviews conducted on June 12, 2007 and February 20, 2008 with Robert Gavagnie. A descendent of some of the first settlers on the Mississippi Gulf Coast, Mr. Gavagnie discusses his experiences as Chief of the Bay St. Louis...
Oral history.;Mr. F.W. Bishop was born on December 11, 1897, near Shaw, Mississippi. His family farmed in the Skene community before moving to Cleveland, Mississippi, in 1911. Mr. Bishop began his education in a one-room schoolhouse in Skene and...
From the Belcher (Granville W. and Mary Caroline) Letters. Granville W. Belcher, a farmer from Martinsville, Henry County, Virginia, served in company F, 57th Virginia Infantry during the Civil War. Belcher writes to his wife, Mary Caroline, on...
Oral history.; Mr. Palmer E. Foster was born in Jackson, Tennessee, and moved with his family to Ripley, Mississippi. After his high school graduation, he spent four years in the Army during World War II. Then he entered Rust College and in 1949...
Pamphlet from the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Pamphlet produced by the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE), includes descriptions of the consequences often encountered by those involved in the civil rights movement in the...
Oral history.; Interview conducted on November 1, 1977 with R.B. Layton. Mr. Layton was involved in the Jackson Public Schools as a teacher, a principal, and a curriculum director from the late 1930s to the middle 1970s. Layton was director of...
Copy of a typewritten newsletter, the Mantinband Megillah, from Rabbi Charles and Anna Mantinband to friends, dated January 1958. The Mantinbands discuss their interest in race-related issues, particularly the Rabbi's continued service on the board...
Photocopy of a two-page typed letter with a handwritten postscript, dated Friday [June 26, 1964], from Joe Ellin to "Diane and Susan." The letter was written after approximately one week of Freedom Summer training in Oxford, Ohio. Joe describes his...
Photograph from the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Black-and-white photograph of African-American and white men and women demonstrating in McComb, Mississippi, for voting rights. Some of the demonstrators are holding picket signs.
Photograph of Dr. Horace Fleming. Caption: "Dr. Fleming, who was born and raised in Georgia, shows some of his Southern style as the seventh president of the University of Southern Mississippi." This photo is featured in the 1998 Southerner...
Photograph of Dr. Horace Fleming. Caption: "Dr. Horace Fleming takes a few minutes out of his busy schedule to introduce himself to some of the students who have flocked from across the United States to attend the University of Southern...
Photograph of Facilities Planning Officer, Royce Pierce. Royce Pierce has big things planned for the University of Southern Mississippi campus. An overpass over Hardy Street, new residence hall and centralized student activities are just some of...
Photograph of fall graduation. Caption: Graduation is a long awaited event, longer for some students than others. Some future alumni choose to decorate their caps with messages and sentimental thoughts at the December graduation. Also found in the...
Photograph of J. Fred Walker and some of his anatomy students in class. Dr. Walker joined the faculty in 1926 and remained for almost half a century. Photograph also found in Chester M. Morgan's book, Dearly bought, deeply treasured, on page 45.
Photograph of members of Pride of Mississippi marching band in the stands at a football game. Some band members wear rain coats or slickers, while others wear bath robes and hold toilet plungers. At the bottom of the photograph is a banner with...
Photograph of Perry Edwards and Monroe Hales. Perry Edwards likes to spend some of his free time sitting in the sun and talking to his friends. On this sunny afternoon, he listens to Monroe Hales make weekend plans. Also found in the 1997...
