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Records and briefs.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Briefs, Legal ; Briefs and records ; Court records ; Legal briefs ; Records, Court

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

AM85-10, circa 1916-1950

 Accession
Form of Material

Miscellaneous Mississippi materials:

1. Newspapers from Hattiesburg, Hazlehurst, Greene County, and elsewhere in Mississippi, 1920s-1930s.

2. Legal briefs, reports, brochures, correspondence, 1916-1950.

Dates: circa 1916-1950

AM87-33, 1841

 Accession
Form of Material

Arkansas court document involving the Tucker family of Jefferson County, Arkansas, which used slaves as collateral for a debt.

Dates: 1841

American Civil Liberties Union, Southern Regional Office, Records

 Collection
Identifier: M32
Scope and Contents The collection of American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) records contains copies of legal papers from civil liberties cases handled in the Southern Regional Office of the ACLU during the late 1960's and 1970. Charles Morgan, Jr., Director of the Southern Regional Office, was involved in all these cases.Also included in the Collection is a report of the activities for the first five years (1964-1969) of the Southern Regional Office of the ACLU (Box 3, Folder 1) and a copy of Before...
Dates: 1964-1970

Farm book from an English estate

 Collection
Identifier: M213
Abstract

Records of estate in Northumberland County, England.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1806, 1817-1834

Leesha Faulkner Civil Rights Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M398
Abstract

A group of materials that give an in depth look into the Civil Rights Movement and primarily the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission.

Dates: 1932-1995; Majority of material found within 1960-1970

W.G. “Bud” Gray Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M387
Scope and Contents

This collection consists primarily of materials related to Gray’s law enforcement career in Mississippi.

Dates: 1962-1998

Robert B. Helfrich Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M410
Abstract Robert B. Helfrich was the prosecuting attorney in both the 1998 Sam Bowers trial and the 1999 Charles Noble trial that took place in Mississippi. Mr. Helfrich received his undergraduate degree from George Mason University and his Juris Doctorate from the University of Mississippi in 1985. In January 2003 Mr. Helfrich began his appointment as Circuit Court Judge for the Twelfth Circuit Court District in Mississippi. The materials in this collection consist of the documentation...
Dates: circa 1966-2001

Mississippi (State of) vs. W. M. McDonald, Jr.

 Collection
Identifier: M181
Abstract

Court record of indictment and trial of W.M. McDonald, Jr., convicted of embezzlement while employed as a cashier at the Bank of Utica in Utica, Mississippi.

Dates: 1927

James A. Riley Collection of Mississippi Documents, Newspapers, and Letters

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: M23
Scope and Contents

Large collection of books, printed material, and memorabilia related to Mississippi and other subjects.

Dates: 1646-to date

John Ray Skates / History of the Mississippi Supreme Court Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M130
Abstract

Research for his book, A History of the Mississippi Supreme Court, 1817-1948.

Dates: 1817-1973

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