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Sam Bowers Papers
Collection
Identifier: M538
Abstract
The Sam Bowers) Sam Papers include the correspondence and writings of Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard and convicted murderer, Samuel Holloway Bowers, Jr. Bowers’ correspondence contains information concerning the Ku Klux Klan, as well as Bowers’ personal religiosity and philosophy. The writings in the collection are on a variety of topics, including the Medgar Evers assassination and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. The collection is of particular interest for researchers studying secret societies,...
Dates:
1968; circa 1986-2006
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Vernon F. Dahmer Collection
Collection
Identifier: M250
Scope and Contents
The Vernon F. Dahmer Collection consists of copies of newspaper clippings and programs dating from 1966 to 1998, and 24 photographs taken during the fifth trial of Sam Bowers. Most of the newspaper clippings were collected by the Dahmer family between 1966 and 1986, and follow events surrounding the bombing of their home, community support after the tragedy, and the trials of those men indicted for arson, murder, and conspiracy. Other articles in the collection were published in ...
Dates:
1966-1998
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
Jill Wakeman Goodman Civil Rights Collection
Collection
Identifier: M328
Abstract
Materials relating to her activities with the Delta Ministry in Mississippi.
Dates:
1964-1968
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs