From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Letter from William Hardy to Sallie Hardy; written from Macon, Georgia. There is no transcript for this letter.
From the Hardy (William H. and Sallie J.) Papers. Letter from William Hardy to Sallie Hardy; written from Camp Wagon Train near Macon, Georgia. Pages are missing from this letter.
From the Shonholtz (Raymond) Freedom Summer Collection. Three page memoir of Mr. Shonholtz's experiences as a Mississippi Freedom Summer volunteer. Written in 2002, the memoir involves events that took place during the historic summer of 1964...
From the Dahl (Kathleen) Freedom Summer Collection. Three-page letter written by Rita Walker addressed to Kathleen Dahl. Walker thanks Dahl for sending money and reports on the progress of a number of community development projects in the area.
From Mrs. W's 1901 Diary. Mrs. W.'s diary paints a vivid portrait of the daily life of a middle class homemaker in 1901, and constitutes a daily account of the author's activities from April 1 - August 7, 1901.Very little biographical or historical...
From the Higdon (May) Collection. A newspaper from Blue Mountain, MS dated May 14, 1903. The paper features articles by the students and faculty of Blue Mountain College, including a lengthy article titled, "An Address", written by May Higdon’s...
From the Higdon (May) Collection. A notebook containing several pages of hand written mathematical word problems, and the names and ages of May Higdon's students at the schools in which she taught (Gilchrist, Homochitto, Chamberlain, Topisaw, Nola,...
From the Higdon (May) Collection. A letter of recommendation written by C. W. Grafton, Wesson, Mississippi, July 21, 1909. The letter informs its recipient of May Higdon's good religious background, skills and personality.
From the Ellin (Joseph and Nancy) Freedom Summer Collection; Transcribed copy of a brief essay written by Freedom School student Neretha Stewart about the lack of freedom for African Americans.
From the Johnston (Erle E., Jr.) Papers; Typed letter from Ney M. Gore to William J. Simmons, dated October 12, 1955, written in response to a letter from Simmons discussing the occurrence of maintenance and barratry in South Carolina and...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Three-page typewritten sermon authored by Rev. James N. Porter, pastor of Woodmere Methodist Church in Detroit, Michigan. Rev. Porter's sermon relates the experiences of the African...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Four-page typewritten document entitled "We must be allies...race has led us both to poverty" written by Bruce Maxwell. The document refers to the White Folks Project (WFP), an organized...
From the Hazelton (Margaret J.) Freedom Summer Collection; Typed poem entitled "The House of Liberty" written by Joyce Brown. Presumably, Brown was a Freedom School teacher in McComb, Mississippi, during Freedom Summer 1964. She describes the...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Report of the Deep South Project to the Southern Conference Educational Fund (SCEF) Board, written by Dorothy "Dottie " Zellner. Discusses the progress made by the Deep South Project, which is based in...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Address written by Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams) for the National Conference for New Politics Convention, dated September 2, 1967, to gain support for African American voters in Mississippi. Adams requests...
From the Adams (Victoria Gray) Papers. Report in the form of a memo, titled "Mississippi Report of Citizenship Education Program" written by Victoria Jackson Gray (Adams). Describes the activities of and challenges faced by the Citizenship...
