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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

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

Edythe Evelyn Gandy Collection

Collection

Identifier: M367

Abstract

The Edythe Evely Gandy Collection contains Gandy family materials, historical manuscript materials, photographs, films, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1910-2011

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Sr. and Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Jr. Papers

Collection

Identifier: M660

Abstract

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

Dates: 1912-2010

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Legacy of Dr. Joseph A. Greene, founding Dean of the College of Business and Economic Development

Unprocessed Collection

Identifier: M586

Dates: 1950-2018

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

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

Fannie Kyker Collection

Collection

Identifier: M518

Abstract

Post cards, correspondence, printed items, photos, and other memorabilia collected by this long time Hattiesburg resident.

Dates: circa 1910-2010

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Nuclear Waste Disposal Research Collection

Collection

Identifier: M427

Scope and Contents

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.

Dates: circa 1969-1987

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs