Legal research.

Scope and Contents From the Unprocessed Collection:

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

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...

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Materials documenting activities of African-American political activist in Hattiesburg,

Scope and Contents This collection consists of a Forrest County, Mississippi, record book that lists people charged with offenses ranging from "allowing minors to enter and remain in pool room" to murder. The record book was kept between 1912 and 1939, but very few entries include specific dates. Instead, the entries are arranged by circuit court terms, such as "April Term 1916" or "November Term 1939." Most of the entries include a two to four digit number that may be a warrant number, or perhaps a docket...

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Lists of Freedom Riders, arrest records, investigative reports, correspondence, newspaper clippings, etc.

This collection should be of value to researchers interested in the Freedom Rides and the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi.

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Research paper on lawsuit by Monaco regarding issuance of bonds.

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This collection contains materials related to Pearl River County, Mississippi.

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This collection contains historical materials, children’s books, and various magazines.

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