From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Report of the planned programs for Freedom Summer of 1964. Beginning with a quote from James Silver's book Mississippi: The Closed Society, the prospectus discusses issues such as goals of the Mississippi...
Yearbook photograph with the caption: "When Bennett [Auditorium] closed during the fall for renovations, the UAC [University Activities Council] had to find an alternate location for its popular movie series. The result -- they rented out the old...
Photograph of actors rehearsing a scene from Mozart's operetta, Cosi fan tutte. Pictured: Robert Mesrobian, director; Judy Balo; Jayne Thompson and Mary Starnes. Also found in the April 30, 1970 Student Printz on page 10.
Photograph of three unidentified students rehearsing the song "Going home" from the musical "Hey Daze." This photo was featured in the 1956 Southerner yearbook on page 32.
From the Zwerling (Matthew) Freedom Summer Collection. Typewritten report from the Free Southern Theater, a theatrical group formed by John O'Neal and Gilbert Moses, members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC). The Free...
Photograph of Southern Arena Theatre, also known as Hartwig Theater, a fixture on campus since 1946. The building was replaced with a parking lot when the new Theatre and Dance Building opened. Photograph also found in the 1999 Southerner yearbook...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Report on the Free Southern Theater, a drama group founded by members of the Student Nonviolent Coordinating Committee (SNCC) that performed the play "In White America" throughout...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The curtain on a proscenium stage has comedy-tragedy masks and the label "State fiscal theater." The comedy mask labeled "Surplus" resembles Dave Treen, and the tragedy mask...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Free Southern Theater actor Denise Nicholas performs in Martin Duberman's play "In White America" at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 3 as part of Freedom...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Free Southern Theater guitarist and SNCC Field Secretary Stu House performs in Martin Duberman's play "In White America" at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 3 as...
From the Randall (Herbert) Freedom Summer Photographs; Free Southern Theater actor Susan Tabor performs in Martin Duberman's play "In White America" at True Light Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, on August 3 as part of Freedom Summer,...
Photograph of graduate fine arts major, Bart Noggle, and senior fine arts major, Wendy Obstler, practicing for "Les Liasons Dangereuses," the final theater production of the fall semester. Also found in the 1996 Southerner yearbook on page 38.
Photograph of a scene from Alma Hickman's pageant, "Neka Camon". The title of the scene is "Pine Needles." This photo also appears on page 37 of "Dearly bought, deeply treasured : the University of Southern Mississippi, 1912-1987."; 6 x 8
Photograph of the program for "Neka Camon Woodlawn Pageant," written by Alma Hickman. This photo also appears on page 37 of "Dearly bought, deeply treasured : the University of Southern Mississippi, 1912-1987."; 2 x 4
Photograph of Scene from Alma Hickman's pageant, "Neka Camon." A primeval forest scene with Miss Hickman as the Spirit of the Pines. Also found in Dearly Bought, Deeply Treasured on page 36; 7 x 4 1/2
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...
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Newsletter published by the Council of Federated Organizations (COFO)" Topics in this issue include a sit-in in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, racial violence and discrimination, the Free...
