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This collection contains a ledger.

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Notes, news clippings photographs, scrapbooks, publications, other documenting the life of this Biloxi, Mississippi school teacher.

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This collection consists of biographical data and personal diaries that provide insight concerning the career, lifestyle, and personality of Dr. Bertha Maude Fritzsche. The material begins in 1929 when Fritzsche began teaching home economics at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), known then as the State Teacher's College, and continues until her death in March 1990. The collection is divided into two series: Biographical Data (1929-1987) and Diaries (1937-1990).

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The collection contains materials pertaining to the Vietnam War. These materials include medals, photographs, photocopies of books, reports, correspondence, and oversized maps.

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Materials related to Freedom Summer 1964.

Form of Material Newspaper clipping funeral announcement for Alec [sic] D. Galloway (24 Dec 1854-20 Jan 1933) and two pages removed from the Galloway/Young/Taylor family bible (1784-1906). Clipping: “Mr. Galloway died at the home of his Daughter, Mrs. H.E. Price, 224 Moss Avenue after an illness of several weeks. He is survived by three sons, H.A. Galloway, of the Jackson Fire Department; C.A. Galloway, Jackson; and E.F. Galloway, Evansville, Ind., and two sisters, Mrs. Jessie Fink,...

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This collection consists of materials relating to the Crash Boat Base in Ocean Springs, Mississippi during WWII.

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The Edythe Evely Gandy Collection contains Gandy family materials, historical manuscript materials, photographs, films, and memorabilia.

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The Edythe Evelyn Gandy Personal Collection contains Gandy family materials, historical manuscript materials, photographs, and correspondence.

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Vicky Garraway was a lifetime resident of Hattiesburg, a graduate of Hattiesburg High School and University of Southern Mississippi. She taught in the Hattiesburg Public School System and was a former flight attendant for Eastern Airlines. She served in the Hattiesburg Medical Auxiliary, a lifetime member of the Junior Auxiliary and volunteer at the Abby Rogers Civitan Camp. She was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church.

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This journal (1931-1935) from Paul L. Gaston's Hattiesburg, Mississippi, insurance agency contains a monthly record for each insurance company Gaston represented. These records include the names of his clients, a description of the property insured, the amount of the insurance, and the premiums paid. Significantly, the descriptions sometimes include addresses of the insured property.

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One handwritten ledger from 1815, believed to be from a bar in north Mississippi.

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This collection contains materials related to Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Sr. and Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Jr.

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Diary of Freedom Summer 1964 volunteer in Palmer's Crossing Community Center and 1996 article on Freedom Summer.

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This collection contains historical materials and various publications.

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Candy Brown Gonzalez of Los Angeles, participated in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project from June to December 1964. The collection contains photographs she took while in Greenville, Issaquena County, McComb, Hattiesburg and Waveland.

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Materials documenting the Lamar Elementary School, of which Mrs. Gooding was principal, and other Hattiesburg and South Mississippi public schools.

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Materials relating to her activities with the Delta Ministry in Mississippi.

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Lists of Freedom Riders, arrest records, investigative reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc.

This collection should be of value to researchers interested in the Freedom Rides and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

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This collection consists primarily of materials relating to desegregation in the South (especially Mississippi) and in the Methodist Church following the May 17, 1954 Brown v. Board of Education case, in which the United States Supreme Court ruled that segregated schools are inherently unequal. The materials apparently were collected by Dr. John T. Grantham, and most of them exhibit the segregationists’ perspective.

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Scrapbook, newspaper clippings, and programs documenting the history of USM and Hattiesburg given by the former secretary of President Emeritus Lucas.

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The collection contains one CD, two cassette tapes, and one hardback book.

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This collection consists primarily of materials related to Gray’s law enforcement career in Mississippi.

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Reagan Grimsley has written numerous archival and historical articles. He is also the author of "Enriching Lives: A Pictorial History of Columbus State University" and "Hattiesburg in Vintage Postcards".

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The Ira Grupper and Bob Beech Civil Rights Collection contains a Klan recruitment poster as well as information on Grupper’s involvement in the Civil Rights Movement in the 1960s. This collection is of particular interest to researchers studying the Civil Rights Movement, the Ku Klux Klan, Vernon Dahmer, and Mississippi history.

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Copies of articles from 'FORsooth", a newspaper of Louisville, Kentucky chapter of F.O.R. (Fellowship of Reconciliation).

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Papers of Dr. John D.W. Guice, University of Southern Mississippi Professor Emeritus of History.

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Documents and scrapbook belonging to John E. Guier, Jr. of Fairhope, AL. It contains various newspaper clippings, cards, postcards, photographs, letters, religious materials, etc.

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The Gulf Hills, Mississippi, Photograph Album Collection consists of an album of photographs taken by Alfred A. Heldt, who was employed by Branigar Brothers of Chicago during the development of the Gulf Hills Golf Club in Jackson County, Mississippi. This collection is of particular interest to researchers studying twentieth-century leisure and Mississippi history.