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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
Legacy of Dr. Joseph A. Greene, founding Dean of the College of Business and Economic Development
Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: M586
Dates:
1950-2018
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