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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
Paul B. Johnson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: M191
Abstract
This collection has immense research value. In its coverage of Paul B. Johnson's terms as lieutenant governor and governor of Mississippi, it documents one of the most critical periods in the state's history -- the Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s. The State Sovereignty Commission records, along with the Highway Patrol records paint a graphic portrait of efforts to thwart civil rights activities in the state, and to preserve the separation of the races. Additionally, it documents (through...
Dates:
circa 1910-1973
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Henry and Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner Civil Rights Movement Collection
Collection
Identifier: M502
Abstract
The Henry and Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner Civil Rights Movement Collection contains a vast array of materials from during and after the [Lorenzi] Sojourner’s time in Holmes County, Mississippi, during the Freedom Summer of 1964. This collection would be of interest to researchers studying the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi history, and Freedom Summer.
Dates:
1900s; 1940s–1950s; Majority of material found within 1960s–2010s; Undated
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Zoya Zeman Freedom Summer Collection
Collection
Identifier: M320
Abstract
Materials documenting Zeman's activities as a Freedom Summer 1964 volunteer in Clarksdale, Mississippi.
Dates:
circa 1962-2002
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs