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William M. Colmer Papers

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

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Kathleen Dahl Freedom Summer Collection

Collection

Identifier: M357

Abstract

Correspondence, scrapbooks, photo albums, printed materials, political campaign and organizations' buttons, poster, and video tapes of this Freedom Summer volunteer in Holly Springs, Mississippi.

Dates: 1963-2003

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

Charles A. Marx Papers

Collection

Identifier: M313

Abstract

Correspondence, reports, files, magazines documenting his career with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and as an attorney.

Dates: 1939-1997

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Henry and Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner Civil Rights Movement Collection

Collection

Identifier: M502

Abstract

The Henry and Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner Civil Rights Movement Collection contains a vast array of materials from during and after the [Lorenzi] Sojourner’s time in Holmes County, 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: 1900s; 1940s–1950s; Majority of material found within 1960s–2010s; Undated

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

United States of America vs. Theron C. Lynd, Registrar of Voters for Forrest County, Mississippi - Legal case

Collection

Identifier: M27

Abstract

Court records of a lawsuit filed by the U.S. Department of Justice against a county registrar of voters for infringing the civil rights of black citizens by denying them the right to vote.

Dates: 1961-1967

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs