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Victoria Gray Adams Papers
Collection
Identifier: M345
Abstract
Materials relating to her life-time of civil rights and human rights activities.
Dates:
circa 1938-2000
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Dr. John Calvin Berry Papers
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
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Will D. Campbell Papers
Collection
Identifier: M341
Abstract
Literary manuscripts and office files of this Mississippi born author and Civil Rights activist.
Dates:
circa 1950-2001
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs
Michael Sledge Research Collection
Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM18-04
Form of Material
Research materials for Michael Sledge’s book Soldier Dead: How We Recover, Identify, Bury, and Honor our Military Fallen (Columbia University Press, 2005). The book addresses the complicated physical, social, religious, economic, and political issues concerning the remains of men and women who die while serving their country. Michael Sledge is a freelance journalist and writer. He has extensively studied the sociology and psychology of the behavior...
Dates:
1945-2005
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