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Collection
Identifier: M514
Scope and Contents
This collection contains papers, photographs, and physical materials of the 103d Infantry Division during World War II (1942-1945). This collection follows the soldiers of the 103d division as they train and deploy to Europe during WWII. It contains Morning Reports that give daily updates of the soldiers in the 103d, 328th, 383d, 384th, 803d, 928th, 1089th, 409th, 410th, 411th units. Narratives of the 103d, 409th, and 410th headquarters explain the journey the soldiers undertook once they...
Dates:
1942-1947
Collection
Identifier: M345
Abstract
Materials relating to her life-time of civil rights and human rights activities.
Dates:
circa 1938-2000
Collection
Identifier: M194
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of Garrett Smith Ainsworth's memorandum book (diary), October 2, 1860-Dec. 31, 1861; diary, Jan. 1, 1862-April 28, 1863; and pocket diary, Aug. 24, 1862-April 27, 1863. They mainly recount his experiences while a private in Company A, 15th Illinois Volunteer Regiment, United States Army. Included are details of conditions in camp, particularly accidents and illness among the troops, especially the malaria from which Ainsworth suffered. He discusses day-to-day...
Dates:
1860-1863
Collection
Identifier: M95
Abstract
Creighton Allen, born in Macon, Mississippi, was a pianist and composer. The collection contains a scrapbook, correspondence, sheet music and miscellaneous documents.
Dates:
1917-2006
Collection
Identifier: M534
Abstract
Manuscripts of novels and related papers by Mississippi author.
Dates:
circa 1994-2000
Collection
Identifier: M512
Abstract
Materials that document the life and career of radio and television personality, Woodie Assaf.
Dates:
1931-1999
Collection
Identifier: M565
Abstract
The David Batzka Civil Rights Collection contains papers from before, during, and after Batzka’s time in Clarksdale, 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:
circa 1963-1965; 1984, 1989, 1993-1995
Collection
Identifier: M365
Abstract
Materials pertaining to the life and work of Rabbi David Z. Ben-Ami, who served at Temple B'Nai Israel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi, in 1963 and 1964.
Dates:
1924-2003
Collection
Identifier: M523
Abstract
The David C. Berry, Jr. Papers include the correspondence, drafted writings, and publications of USM professor and poet David C. Berry. This collection would be of particular interest to researchers focusing on the writing process or studying university professorships and family life in the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries. Topics in Berry’s poetry include the Vietnam War, marriage, divorce, and religion.
Dates:
circa 1965; 1965-2020
Collection
Identifier: M536
Scope and Contents
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia relating to the life and career of Dr. John Calvin Berry, the first African American faculty member at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Dates:
1953-2013
Collection
Identifier: M2
Scope and Contents
The Theodore G. Bilbo Papers document the activities of the former Mississippi governor and United States Senator from approximately 1905-1947.This collection provides insight into the government of the state of Mississippi in the early decades of the twentieth century, as well as American culture, political climate, and governmental activities during the Great Depression and World War II. It paints a definitive portrait of one of Mississippi's most colorful and controversial...
Dates:
1905-1947
Collection
Identifier: M403
Scope and Contents
This collection consists of information on Women Airforce Service Pilots (WASPs) of World War II.
Dates:
circa 1941-1996
Collection
Identifier: M388
Scope and Contents
The Blumenthal papers are a relatively small, but diverse collection of materials; the papers are divided into two series.
Dates:
1967-1988
Collection
Identifier: M140
Scope and Contents
This collection contains mainly photographs and correspondence pertaining to the Bolton Family of Newton County, Mississippi. Of the thirty-six photographs in this collection, very few of them are labeled and only five are dated. However, most of the images are from the late 1800s and early 1900s. The photographs are arranged by subject matter.The correspondence is divided into two parts: post cards and letters. The post cards are arranged chronologically, and then by recipient....
Dates:
1849-1918
Collection
Identifier: M25
Abstract
In 1971, William Brannon donated materials to the University of Southern Mississippi Archives. The collection largely consists of magazines, manuscripts, and correspondence related to the writer’s career as both a staff and freelance writer whose work appeared in many publications.
Dates:
1935-1981
Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM17-17
Scope and Contents
Materials from the 103d Infantry Division during WWII, reunion materials and Harold Branton's book, 103rd Infantry Division: "the trail of the cactus".
Dates:
1919; circa 1940s-2000s
Collection
Identifier: M114
Scope and Contents
The Kate B. Brown collection consists of a photograph of Miss Brown, various newspaper articles, letters sent by Miss Brown as director of the Memorial Fund at Mississippi Normal College, journals and addresses from her trip to Europe with the Carnegie Foundation, the address given by her when elected as president of the Mississippi Education Association, a letter to Miss Brown, a telegram regarding her health, and a report of the Mississippi Works Progress Administration.The...
Dates:
1918-1939
Collection
Identifier: M402
Scope and Contents
The Katherine Brown collection is a fascinating group of documents that shed light on the “Bootstrap” program at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Dates:
circa 1950s-1990s
Collection
Identifier: M4
Scope and Contents
This collection contains the personal papers of Madge Burney, as well as material she collected from the United Daughters of the Confederacy (U.D.C.), Children of the Confederacy (C. of C.), Wayne County Red Cross, The Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR), and the Women's Christian Temperance Union (W.C.T.U.).The personal correspondence, covering the period 1926 and 1953 with the bulk of the material from 1948 to 1953, concerns Burney's membership in the U.D.C. and C. of...
Dates:
1913-1953
Collection
Identifier: M597
Abstract
Materials from Cherry Burns’ world travels.
Dates:
1926- circa 2005
Collection
Identifier: M527
Form of Material
Correspondence, copied newspaper clippings, and other materials pertaining to activates of the Business and Professional Women’s Club.
Dates:
1927-1934; undated
Collection
Identifier: M480
Abstract
Eugene V. Cameron served aboard the U.S.S. Biloxi during his tenure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The U.S.S. Biloxi was commissioned in 1943 and served in the Pacific Ocean. The ship was decommissioned in 1946.
Dates:
circa 1944-1998
Collection
Identifier: M517
Abstract
Photographs, newspaper clippings, postcards, correspondence relating to history of Camp Shelby, an armed forces training camp located near Hattiesburg, Mississippi.
Dates:
Majority of material found in Circa 1918-2004
Collection
Identifier: M341
Abstract
Literary manuscripts and office files of this Mississippi born author and Civil Rights activist.
Dates:
circa 1950-2001
Collection
Identifier: M433
Abstract
This collection contains publications, correspondence, numerical systems, and miscellaneous subjects pertaining to poet, Henry Tim Chambers.
Dates:
1930-1987
Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM21-007
Form of Material
Scrapbooks, photographs, and Air Force Manuals from Mississippi Gulf Coast resident.
Dates:
circa 1930s-1990s
Collection
Identifier: M24
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
Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM2001-48
Abstract
Historical information regarding Wayne Wellington Cox and his wife, Minnie M. Geddings Cox.An article titled "The Unsung Heroes of Mississippi", which provides historical information regarding Wayne Wellington Cox and his wife, Minnie M. Geddings Cox. Wayne Cox was an educator and businessman in Indianola, Mississippi. In 1904, he and his wife founded the Delta Penny Savings Bank in Indianola, which is believed to be the first African American bank in Mississippi. The Coxes also...
Dates:
circa 2001
Collection
Identifier: M654
Abstract
This collection contains Crosby family correspondence, ledger, and financial reports of the Native and Ten Mile lumber companies of Mississippi.
Dates:
1849-1916
Collection
Identifier: M267
Abstract
The Lura Gibbons Currier Papers are comprised of correspondence, newspaper articles, journal articles, reports, speeches, notes, photographs, and memorabilia gathered by Currier throughout her professional library career.
Dates:
1937-1983