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Records of estate in Northumberland County, England.

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Report of his Freedom Summer activities in Canton, Mississippi.

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Diary, ship's log, memoirs, correspondence, memorabilia concerning his service in the U.S. Navy with the Seventh Fleet near New Guinea.

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This collection contains a comprehensive and objective look at the Civil War in Mississippi. Anyone researching this time period in Mississippi's history would find ample information. Students of history and journalism would benefit from the writings of Mr. Fleming.

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This collection consists of biographical data and personal diaries that provide insight concerning the career, lifestyle, and personality of Dr. Bertha Maude Fritzsche. The material begins in 1929 when Fritzsche began teaching home economics at the University of Southern Mississippi (USM), known then as the State Teacher's College, and continues until her death in March 1990. The collection is divided into two series: Biographical Data (1929-1987) and Diaries (1937-1990).

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Letters to Godman in Terry, Mississippi regarding Civil War and Reconstruction.

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History of Confederate Company "D", 15th Mississippi Infantry.

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Service records and family documents of two Union soldiers from Pennsylvania.

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The N. V. Hannegan Camp Shelby Letters Collection is comprised of twenty-five letters written between Corporal Norbert Hannegan and his sister, May Hannegan, while he was stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi in 1943. One letter is written by Cpl. Hannegan’s aunt, Sister Ann Vincent of Nazareth, Kentucky. This collection is of interest to researchers studying World War II, Mississippi History, and religion.

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Family correspondence, scrapbook, other of Mississippi railroad entrepreneur, politician, judge, and founder of Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Gulfport, Mississippi.

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Memoir of his arrest as a child for picketing the Forrest County Courthouse during the Civil Rights Movement.

Scope and Contents The three letters in this collection, written February 22, March 28, and April 26, 1923, were sent to Mr. J.E. Boos of Albany, New York. They describe Harwell's experiences during the siege of Vicksburg in 1863 and his unit's action during the Atlanta campaign of 1864. Harwell writes of congenial relationships between Northerners and Southerners both during and after the war and mentions two reunions of Confederate veterans which he attended, one in Louisville, Kentucky, date unknown, and...

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This Collection consists of 2 boxes of historical records on the Hattiesburg Lions Club, dating from its Charter on February 28, 1928 to 1993.

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The collection includes photocopies of two manuscripts entitled “Travels in America” written by David “Pears” Smith Hiddle as well as a typed transcript of the manuscripts.

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Typescripts of his memoirs of service in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific.

Scope and Contents The bulk of this collection consists of 22 letters. Originals, copies, and transcriptions are included. The letters were written between March 21, 1860, and November 6, 1864, by John Wesley Hollensed to his wife, Nancy King Hollensed, in Brookhaven, Mississippi. John's letters regularly express his love and devotion to his wife and children. He pleads for letters from home and seems desperate for news of family and friends. Hollensed speaks of his health and his desire to come home on...

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This collection consists primarily of materials pertaining to the book, "Letters From Mississippi", which was first published in 1965, and republished in 2002. The book contains letters written by Mississippi Freedom Summer volunteers in 1964 about their experiences in that important segment of the Civil Rights Movement.

Form of Material Photocopy of manuscript written by J.P. Kemper titled “Down Where the Sugar Cane Grows, A Story of Bayou Teche”. His description: “manuscript and notes on reminiscences of a sugar planter and other writings pertaining to the early days in the sugar bowl.” This manuscript was published in the Attakapas Gazette, Official Organ of the Attakapas Historical Association in cooperation with the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana....

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Narrative of his trip with his uncle to Vietnam revisiting sites where his uncle had served during the Vietnam War.

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Photographs and personal reminiscences of his experiences as a Freedom School teacher in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964.

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Typescript of 24-page diary kept by Captain John South "Bud" Lewis during the American Civil War. Captain Lewis served with the 16th Mississippi Infantry, Co. K (Wilkinson Rifles). Most of the events recorded therein take place in Virginia. The battles at Spotsylvania and Cold Harbor are covered in some detail.

Scope and Contents This collection consists of typescripts of forty-two letters and photocopies of a photograph of Levi Lewis, four pieces of Civil War stationary, two express company receipts, and a poem. Of the letters, thirty-three are from Levi Lewis to his family, namely his parents, Robert and Mary Lewis, his married sister, Lydia Rugar, and his younger brothers, Robert T. and Car. These letters are dated from August 31, 1861, to March 13, 1863. There are also six letters written by Martin Ruoff, a...

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Letters addressed to Lotterhos in Clarksville, Tennessee.

Scope and Contents This collection includes the personal diary of Lou (Lula) E. Thompson, her miscellaneous personal papers, and various Attala County, Mississippi, court and tax records.Miss Thompson's diary, covering the period January 1, 1867, through December 31, 1874, contains daily and weekly recordings concerning her everyday life as daughter in the Thompson household, residing with her mother, father, and brother in Attala County, Mississippi. The entries prior to 1870 where made while she...

Scope and Contents This document is an autobiography written by Confederate Brigadier-General Mark Perrin Lowrey on September 30, 1867, at Ripley, Mississippi, to Colonel Calhoun Benham. This was sent to Colonel Benham for use in a book he was writing. It deals with Lowrey's early life through the end of his military career in the Civil War.General Lowrey begins his autobiography by telling about his birth, siblings, and move to Mississippi. He then skips to the 1840's when, during the Mexican War,...

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Writings, correspondence, photographs, and condolence letters on the death of this outspoken proponent of Civil Rights and Rabbi at Temple B'Nai Israel in Hattiesburg, Mississippi.

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This collection documents the activities and life of Sara Craig McCorkle. It includes photographs, ephemera, audio tapes, and DVDs.

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This collection contains documents and photographs.

Scope and Contents The collection consists mostly of letters from Opie Lee McNutt to his sisters, mother, and father. Also present in the collection are documents related to McNutt’s death in combat, his life insurance benefits, letters of condolences to his family, three letters from other relatives, friends, or acquaintances in the U.S. Army, and one photograph.Letters to McNutt's family span his time in basic training, shipment to a replacement depot for overseas service, and service with the...

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A vivid portrait of the daily life of a middle class homemaker in 1901.