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William M. Colmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M24
Scope and Contents The vast majority of the William M. Colmer Papers encompass his forty-year career as a United States Congressman from Mississippi (1933-1972). However, it also contains a significant amount of material regarding his activities prior to his election to Congress, and a limited amount of materials generated after his retirement in 1972. The original arrangement of the materials has been preserved as closely as possible. Inclusive dates are approximately 1906–1980. The collection divided...
Dates: 1933-1973
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Charles Davis Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M377
Abstract

Materials documenting activities of African-American political activist in Hattiesburg,

Dates: 1862-2004
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

J. Brackin Kirkland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M15
Abstract

Correspondence, speeches, reports, publications, clippings, photographs, genealogical materials relating to Mississippi-born educator in New York and Alabama and with the Boys Clubs of America.

Dates: 1886-1983
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Charles A. Marx Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M313
Abstract

Correspondence, reports, files, magazines documenting his career with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and as an attorney.

Dates: 1939-1997
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Oseola McCarty Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M442
Abstract

In 1995 Miss Oseola McCarty, an African American laundress, donated the bulk of her life’s savings, $150,000, to The University of Southern Mississippi to provide scholarships for deserving students. This collection documents her generous act and the multitude of honors and awards presented to her in the ensuing years.

Dates: circa 1920-1999
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Nydegger Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M186
Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, genealogical materials.

Dates: 1905-1987
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Jonathan Puckett Research Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM20-040
Form of Materials

Genealogy research materials.

Dates: circa 1931-2020
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

James A. Riley Collection of Mississippi Documents, Newspapers, and Letters

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: M23
Scope and Contents

Large collection of books, printed material, and memorabilia related to Mississippi and other subjects.

Dates: 1646-to date
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Tatum Family Business Records

 Collection
Identifier: M316
Abstract

The Tatum family were prominent owners of businesses and land in and around the Hattiesburg, Mississippi area beginning in 1893 with the establishment of their first lumber mill. The collection contains financial records, personal papers, photographs, blueprints, newspaper articles, maps and artifacts of the Tatum family’s business dealings as well as local Hattiesburg history, including W. S. F. Tatum’s mayoral term from 1922 to 1924 and again from 1928 to 1936.

Dates: 1881-1991; undated
Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

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Certificates. 8
Photographs. 8
Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). 7
Brochures. 6
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Books. 4
Calendar. 4
Essay. 4
Fliers (Ephemera). 4
Hattiesburg (Miss.). 4
Invitation cards. 4
Legal forms. 4
Periodicals. 4
Wills. 4
Awards. 3
Biographies. 3
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Names
Association of American Railroads. AAR (1934-) 1
Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore, Governor, 1877-1947 1
Bonhomie & Hattiesburg Southern Railroad Company. B & HS (1923-1953) 1
Colmer, William Meyers, Congressman, 1890-1980 1
Dahmer, Vernon Ferdinand, 1908-1966 1
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Davis, Charles L., 1943-2016 1
Fernwood, Columbia, and Gulf (Railroad). FC&G (1920-1972) 1
Gulf, Mobile and Ohio Railroad Company. GM & O (1938-1972) 1
Hattiesburg High School. 1
Kentucky and Tennessee Railway. K&T (1902-1904) 1
Marx, Charles Alvin, Dr., 1932- 1
McCarty, Oseola, 1908-1999 1
Puckett, Jonathan Gabriel Marvin 1
Riley, James A. 1
Southern Railroad Company (1894–1990) 1
Tatum Family 1
Tatum Lumber Company (1897-1938) 1
Tatum, Frank Murry (F. M.), 1895-1987 1
Tatum, West O’Neal (W. O.), 1882-1958 1
Tatum, Willie Sion Franklin (W. S. F.), 1858-1949 1
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