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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
Gregory E. Favre Collection
Collection
Identifier: M503
Abstract
The Gregory E. Favre Collection contains family materials, speeches, photographs, articles, and memorabilia.
Dates:
1935-2016
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Hattiesburg Historical Collection
Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM06-29
Form of Material
Photographs, artifacts, and memorabilia from Hattiesburg area businesses and others.
Dates:
1926-1956, 1976, 2006-2014 and undated
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