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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
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
Paul B. Johnson Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: M191
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