This collection consists of information on Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II.

Materials from Cherry Burns’ world travels.

This collection is a compilation of various materials relating to the Civil Rights Movement in the South.

Materials documenting activities of African-American political activist in Hattiesburg,

Bulletins, Sunday School planners, brochures, flyers of this Hattiesburg, Mississippi church.

The Edythe Evelyn Gandy Personal Collection contains Gandy family materials, historical manuscript materials, photographs, and correspondence.

This collection contains materials related to Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Sr. and Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Jr.

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.

Miscellaneous personal papers of a Hattiesburg resident. Mrs. Edna L. Hollensed was the great granddaughter of John Wesley Hollensed (M34). She lived at 1414 North Main Street and died in the mid-1990s.

In 1995 Miss Oseola McCarty, an African American laundress, donated the bulk of her life’s savings, $150,000, to The University of Southern Mississippi to provide scholarships for deserving students. This collection documents her generous act and the multitude of honors and awards presented to her in the ensuing years.

Materials pertaining to the proposed Mississippi Superconducting Super Collider project.

This collection contains materials generated and/or collected by Perry County Citizens Against Nuclear Disposal, Inc. (PC-CAND). This collection should be of interest to those researching any aspect of nuclear waste disposal.

Organizational records of district encompassing the southern third of Mississippi and southeastern Louisiana.

Materials documenting the work of 1960s Forrest County N.A.A.C.P. leaders J.C. Fairley and Daisy Harris.

This collection contains correspondence, research materials, drafts, and lectures by the author or editor of a dozen books about Southern literature.