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USM materials and state teaching certificates.

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Photographer Duncan Heron's photographs of Paul B. Johnson (Sr. and Jr.) family in Mississippi, 1943 and 1967.

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The Alma Hickman Papers are a fascinating group of materials that document the life and career of one of the University of Southern Mississippi’s first faculty members. The collection provides information on the educational system in Mississippi during the years Hickman taught, as well as information on the early days of the university. It also documents the many awards and honors Hickman received throughout her career, and includes some of her personal items such as her Bible.

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The B.B. Hilbun Collection contains photographs, panoramas, and a yearbook that belonged to Benjamin Bryan Hilbun. Seen these panoramas and photographs are scenes taken from Alma Hickman’s pageant “Neka Camon,” Student Army Training Corps class photographs, and a wedding photograph from the 1960s. This collection is of particular interest to those studying college life in the early 1900s, the Mississippi Normal College, and the “Neka Camon” pageant of 1920.

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Photographs, brochures, news clippings, and mementos pertaining to the State Teachers College Band's participation in the "Know Mississippi Better" tours of the U.S. by train.

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Descriptions of buildings and sites in the Hattiesburg area during the Civil Rights era.

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History of the University of Southern Mississippi’s Library, written in 1972.

Abstract The Gilbert H. Hoffman Papers and Research Collection contains the research notes and photographs which Hoffman compiled and collected for the book, Dummy Lines Through the Longleaf, a history of sawmill operations and logging railroads in Southwest Mississippi during the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries. In addition, it contains hundreds of photographs, both positive and negative images, of other railroads and logging operations principally in...

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The collection contains material pertaining to the writings and publications of Dr. James G. Hollandsworth, correspondence, and manuscripts.

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One original letter, dated December 29, 1822, from Senator David Holmes of Mississippi to the Secretary of the Navy. The letter endorses the recommendation made by Judge Thurston Speaks of Missouri that Hamilton E. V. Robinson, also of Missouri, be appointed as a midshipman.

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An assortment of items relating to Mississippi’s first governor, David Holmes (1817-1820) and the Liberty Ship named in his honor during World War II.

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Land deeds of the Holmes family of Scott County, Mississippi, ca. 1869-1926. Most of the documents are in the names of David S. Holmes and his daughter, Mary L. Holmes.

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An aerial photograph of the Homochitto Lumber Company in Bude, Mississippi.

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Materials gathered by John Howard during his research of the history of the Choral Department at USM for his dissertation.

A small section of the materials are photocopies of newspaper clippings and brochures. The remaining section of the materials are original brochures and a photograph of Jack Donovan, Choral Conductor at USM from 1964-84.

Form of Material 1. Want Book compliments of Flynt Wholesale Co. and Byrd’s of Columbia, Mississippi2. Want Book compliments of S.N. Thomas’ Sons of Jackson, Mississippi3. Cancelled check dated January 3, 1958, to Morgan and Lindsey from J.E. Sarphie III4. Prince Albert paper wrapper5. WWII Red and Blue Points O.P.A. stamps used for rations6. Food canning label “Miss. Hattie Brand Golden Yellow Yams Sweet Potatoes” and “Packed for Fine Trade By...

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Letter from Howe in response to request of Harper's Weekly for sketches of the War of 1812.

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The bulk of the collection consists of 70 logging railroad maps drawn by Tony Howe. The maps portray railroad operations, timber holdings and other aspects of lumber companies that proliferated in South Mississippi during the latter years of the 19th century and the first half of the 20th century.

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The collection contains a three-page letter from State Detective A. J. Hoyt to the Chief of Police in Dallas, Texas, asking for help locating an escaped convict, R. L. Buchanan, who had been serving time for murder.

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Color photographs taken of sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast before and after Hurricane Camille.

Form of Material Two photograph albums containing images of Mrs. F.A. Hughes and her family. Photos were taken in various locations in Mississippi, such as Tupelo, Greenwood, Hattiesburg, Glade, and Sellers. A significant number of images were taken on The University of Southern Mississippi campus (formerly known as Mississippi Normal College, State Teachers College and Mississippi Southern College). Rena Hughes and J.T. Hughes (whose pictures are in the albums) were students at Mississippi Normal College,...

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Photographer Fred Hutchings' photographs of the aftermath of Hurricane Camille on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

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Research collection of historian Charles Sullivan for his book "Hurricanes of the Gulf Coast."

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The collection contains various paper material such as correspondence, copied newspaper articles, copied photographs, several publications, and material on President Jimmy Carter’s inauguration.

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Photographs of pine and oak forests owned by this Lyman, Mississippi lumber company and a 2003-2004 Forestry Association calendar.

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Items related to Ann Mulloy Ashmore and her experiences as chair of the Oklahoma IWY Coordination Committee. Marjorie Spruill Wheeler at The University of Southern Mississippi conducted her oral history for inclusion of her book: Divided We Stand: The Battle over Women’s Rights and Family Values that Polarized American Politics.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of an 8 x 10 photograph of Tom Wahman (left) and SNCC Field Secretary, Ralph Featherstone (right), taken during the summer of 1964 in the Freedom House at 1017 Lynch Street in Jackson, Mississippi. The Freedom House also served as state headquarters for Freedom Summer, the 1964 summer project of SNCC. The photograph was taken by Wallace Roberts, a 23 year-old COFO worker from Lennox, Massachusetts. While in Mississippi, Roberts served as a Freedom Summer volunteer in...

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This collection consists of records of the Jefferson Davis Soldiers' Home, located at Beauvoir in Biloxi, Mississippi. The bulk of the material dates from 1944 to 1954. It documents the operation of the home and includes records of the home's board of directors and superintendents, as well as payroll and budget records, and inmate files.

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...

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This collection is comprised mainly of materials that document Erle Johnston's personal life and professional activities from approximately 1922 through his death in 1995. The Erle Johnston Papers should be beneficial to any researcher interested in the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi, as well as the political history of Mississippi in the twentieth century. The collection also provides insight into the life and personality of an important Mississippian.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of two items. One item is a copy of the minutes of the August 8, 1966, meeting of the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission. The other item is an eighteen page document entitled, "Report on Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission (1964-1967)." Both items were part of the Erle Johnston, Jr., Oral History, Volume 276, Part I, that were previously restricted pending the opening of the official State Sovereignty Commission Records in the Mississippi Department of...