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Victoria Gray Adams Papers

Collection

Identifier: M345

Abstract

Materials relating to her life-time of civil rights and human rights activities.

Dates: circa 1938-2000

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

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

Tom Rhea Phillips III Collection

Collection

Identifier: M664

Abstract

This collection contains historical materials, children’s books, and various magazines.

Dates: 1870-1985

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Railroad Collection

Collection

Identifier: M169

Scope and Contents

Organizational records of the Association of American Railroads; the Gulf, Mobile, and Ohio Railroad; the Mississippi Central Railroad; and the Illinois Central.

Dates: circa 1850-1967

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

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