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Memoir.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Narrative or history autobiographical in nature or stressing the author's personal experience of the events.

Found in 52 Collections and/or Records:

AM15-83, 1997

 Accession
Form of Material

“Grampa” A Memoir chronicles the life of Charles David “Bud” Butte from his birth on March 17, 1921 until 1997. It covers his three careers of military service, teaching and World War II unit research. It details his family life with his wife Velma Louise Gill Butte, son Chuck and granddaughters Jacqueline, Danielle and Meredith.

Dates: 1997

AM20-037, 1944-2002

 Accession
Abstract

Items relating to Herbert Gauderer and his service with the 103d Infantry.

Dates: 1944-2002

AM21-078, circa 1950-circa 1990s; circa 2020

 Accession
Abstract

Reconstruction Era memoir.

Dates: circa 1950-circa 1990s; circa 2020

AM97-58, circa 1920-1997

 Accession
Form of Material

The collection includes:

Legal documents.

World War II materials.

Wallace for President campaign pamphlet.

Account of Mr. Riley's maternal grandfather.

Dates: circa 1920-1997

Jeff Balfour Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M602
Abstract

This collection contains photographs, slides, postcards, and memoirs of Mississippi.

Dates: 1872-1998

Etta Dunn Bolian Memoirs

 Collection
Identifier: M266
Abstract

Her life in St. Helena Parish, Louisiana and Magnolia and Bogue Chitto, Mississippi.

Dates: circa 1870-1930

A.I. and Fay Botnick Civil Rights Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M338
Abstract

Newspaper and magazine articles, journals, newspapers, bumper stickers, cartoons, etc. concerning anti-Semitism and Civil Rights.

Dates: circa 1819-1993

Pat H. Bullock World War II Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M278
Scope and Contents The Pat Harrison Bullock World War II Papers consist of a variety of materials relating to Bullock's military service during World War II. Included are personal correspondence to family and friends, casualty reports for the Morotai and Mindanao Campaigns, the Dixie Division Photograph Album, rules and regulations for guard duty, newspaper articles, and a series of photographs.The collection spans the years from 1942 to 1946, with the majority of the material pertaining to the...
Dates: November 1942-November 1946

Fleet C. Burkett Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M607
Abstract

The Fleet C. Burkett Papers contain letters, newspaper clippings, and photographs pertaining to Burkett’s time at Mississippi Normal College and after. He was the oldest living alumni from the original class of Mississippi Normal College in 1912. This collection would be of interest to those studying about the beginning of Mississippi Normal College and student life at Mississippi Normal College.

Dates: 1912; 1985; 1996

Eugene V. Cameron/USS Biloxi Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M480
Abstract

Eugene V. Cameron served aboard the U.S.S. Biloxi during his tenure in the U.S. Navy during World War II. The U.S.S. Biloxi was commissioned in 1943 and served in the Pacific Ocean. The ship was decommissioned in 1946.

Dates: circa 1944-1998

William Pitt Chambers Diary

 Collection
Identifier: M214
Abstract

Memoir of Chambers' service in 46th Mississippi Infantry.

Dates: March 1862-May 1865

Dr. Joseph H. Clements Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M428
Scope and Contents This collection contains photographs, correspondence, and other materials relating to Dr. Clements' service in the U. S. Army during World War II. Of particular interest is a copy of Clements' handwritten history of the U.S. Army 254th Battalion during the Battle of the Bulge in World War II. There is also a series of newsletters of the 107th Engineer Association entitled, "The Bull Sheet." In addition, the collection includes a spiral-bound booklet titled, "War Experiences from the Hearts...
Dates: 1942-2002

Peggy Jean Connor Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M379
Scope and Contents

This collection should be of interest to students and researchers of the civil rights era circa 1960-1980; especially those interested in civil rights legal cases and the history of black legislators in Mississippi.

Dates: circa 1960s-2001

Thomas Gregory Dabney Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M7
Abstract

Materials relating to his service in the Confederate Army and his work as chief engineer of the Yazoo-Mississippi Delta Levee District.

Dates: 1892, 1910, 1914, 1915, 1920, 1926, 1937, 1938, 1965

Martha Davis Freedom Summer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M412
Scope and Contents

This collection was donated by Dr. Martha Davis in 2003. It contains information pertaining to the founding of the Medical Committee for Human Rights, their involvement in Civil Rights activities in Mississippi, and the personal experiences of Martha Davis, Hy Gold, and Tom Levin.

Dates: 1964; 2003

Thomas E. Dearman Hattiesburg History Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M253
Abstract

This collection contains Hattiesburg/Petal history materials.

Dates: 1907-1990

James G. Faulconer Freedom Summer Report

 Collection
Identifier: M385
Abstract

Report of his Freedom Summer activities in Canton, Mississippi.

Dates: 2000

Claude E. Fike World War II Diary

 Collection
Identifier: M275
Abstract

Diary, ship's log, memoirs, correspondence, memorabilia concerning his service in the U.S. Navy with the Seventh Fleet near New Guinea.

Dates: June 1941-August 1993

Courtney L. Frobenius Vietnam Research Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M396
Abstract

The collection contains materials pertaining to the Vietnam War. These materials include medals, photographs, photocopies of books, reports, correspondence, and oversized maps.

Dates: 1868; circa early 1900s; 1940; 1948; 1956; 1979; 1983 – 1989; 1993 – 2002; Undated; Majority of material found within 1962-1971

Guy L. Gammon WWII Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M551
Abstract

This collection consists of materials relating to the Crash Boat Base in Ocean Springs, Mississippi during WWII.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1943-1945; 1999

Jill Wakeman Goodman Civil Rights Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M328
Abstract

Materials relating to her activities with the Delta Ministry in Mississippi.

Dates: 1964-1968

Anthony J. Harris Civil Rights Memoir

 Collection
Identifier: M369
Abstract

Memoir of his arrest as a child for picketing the Forrest County Courthouse during the Civil Rights Movement.

Dates: 1998

William H. Hatcher Memories of World War II

 Collection
Identifier: M556
Form of Material

The William H. Hatcher Memories of World War II Collection contains a four-page typescript of Dr. Hatcher’s experiences as a paratrooper in World War II. This collection would be of particular interest to researchers studying World War II and university history.

Dates: 1995

David “Pears” Smith Hiddle Manuscripts

 Collection
Identifier: M459
Abstract

The collection includes photocopies of two manuscripts entitled “Travels in America” written by David “Pears” Smith Hiddle as well as a typed transcript of the manuscripts.

Dates: Majority of material found within circa 1860s; 1891; 1904

Chester W. Hill World War II Memoirs

 Collection
Identifier: M281
Abstract

Typescripts of his memoirs of service in the U.S. Navy in the Pacific.

Dates: 1939-1946

Boaz Jones Oral History

 Collection
Identifier: M312
Abstract

Tape and transcript of his memories of life in southwest Mississippi.

Dates: Spring 1992

J.P. Kemper Memoirs

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM17-55
Form of Material Photocopy of manuscript written by J.P. Kemper titled “Down Where the Sugar Cane Grows, A Story of Bayou Teche”. His description: “manuscript and notes on reminiscences of a sugar planter and other writings pertaining to the early days in the sugar bowl.” This manuscript was published in the Attakapas Gazette, Official Organ of the Attakapas Historical Association in cooperation with the Center for Louisiana Studies, University of Southwestern Louisiana....
Dates: circa 1944

J. Brackin Kirkland Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M15
Abstract

Correspondence, speeches, reports, publications, clippings, photographs, genealogical materials relating to Mississippi-born educator in New York and Alabama and with the Boys Clubs of America.

Dates: 1886-1983

Matthew J. Kline Vietnam Narrative

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM96-63
Abstract

Narrative of his trip with his uncle to Vietnam revisiting sites where his uncle had served during the Vietnam War.

Dates: 1996-1997

Umoja Kwanguvu Freedom Summer Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M366
Abstract

Photographs and personal reminiscences of his experiences as a Freedom School teacher in Hattiesburg during Freedom Summer 1964.

Dates: 1966, 1999