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Cherry Burns Collection

Collection

Identifier: M597

Abstract

Materials from Cherry Burns’ world travels.

Dates: 1926- circa 2005

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Bonnie L. Cole Collection

Unprocessed Collection

Identifier: AM04-71

Scope and Contents

Materials relating to the family of Ms. Bonnie L. Cole, Brookhaven, Mississippi.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1911; circa 1970s-1980s; 2010; undated

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Susan Victoria “Vicky” Garraway Collection (AM15-102)

Unprocessed Collection

Identifier: AM15-102

Abstract

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.

Dates: 1972-2001

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

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

Dorie Ann Ladner Collection

Unprocessed Collection

Identifier: AM2000-63

Abstract

Newspaper clippings, printed material, and photos regarding the professional activities of the donor and her sister Dr. Joyce Ladner, natives of Palmer's Crossing, Mississippi and SNCC Field Secretaries.

Dates: circa 1788-2009

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs