Invitation cards.

Abstract

Materials relating to her life-time of civil rights and human rights activities.

Form of Material

1. Correspondence

2. Miscellaneous political materials

3, 1996 President’s Report from Hinds Community College

4. Miscellaneous programs

5. Miscellaneous invitations

6. 2000 Delegate Packet for Mississippi State Democratic Convention

7. Newspaper clipping

8. Book related information

9. Letter from Miriam Q. Simmons to Eudora Welty concerning the naming of a building at MUW

Scope and Contents From the Unprocessed Collection:

Photographs, news clippings, programs, uniforms, and memorabilia related to The Dixie Darlings Alumnae Association.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection contains materials from Evelyn Gandy’s personal and political life, speeches, women’s advancements, newspaper articles, Gandy family information, property information, films and tapes, photographs, memorabilia, and scrapbooks.

Form of Material

Invitation to the Mystic Krewe of Zeus of Hattiesburg Summer Party.

Form of Material

The collection includes:

Greater Picayune Area Chamber of Commerce coin.

Stock certificates from various companies.

German bond, 1922.

Digests of game and fish laws.

German stamps.

Invitation to laying of corner stone of first building at Dalhousie University (Halifax, Nova Scotia?).

Other miscellaneous materials.

Scope and Contents This collection contains mainly photographs and correspondence pertaining to the Bolton Family of Newton County, Mississippi. Of the thirty-six photographs in this collection, very few of them are labeled and only five are dated. However, most of the images are from the late 1800s and early 1900s. The photographs are arranged by subject matter.The correspondence is divided into two parts: post cards and letters. The post cards are arranged chronologically, and then by recipient....

Abstract

This collection contains Boney Family materials.

Scope and Contents The vast majority of the William M. Colmer Papers encompass his forty-year career as a United States Congressman from Mississippi (1933-1972). However, it also contains a significant amount of material regarding his activities prior to his election to Congress, and a limited amount of materials generated after his retirement in 1972. The original arrangement of the materials has been preserved as closely as possible. Inclusive dates are approximately 1906–1980. The collection divided...

Abstract

Catalogs, annual reports, laws, commencement invitations and programs from various Mississippi institutions.

Abstract

This collection contains materials from Mississippi Normal College.

Form of Material

Letters, legal and financial documents, and other materials of the Fritchman family of Westmoreland and Washington counties in Pennsylvania. The majority of the materials pertain to David Fritchman, his children and grandchildren.

Abstract

The Edythe Evely Gandy Collection contains Gandy family materials, historical manuscript materials, photographs, films, and memorabilia.

Abstract

This collection contains materials related to Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Sr. and Arthur Lavonne Gilmore, Jr.

Abstract

Family correspondence, scrapbook, other of Mississippi railroad entrepreneur, politician, judge, and founder of Hattiesburg, Laurel, and Gulfport, Mississippi.

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...

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.

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An extensive collection of early twentieth century postcards from around the world. The majority of the collection is assumed to be from the collection of Mrs. Eugene V. Worth of Clinton, Iowa. A smaller portion is assumed to have been collected and arranged by Ella M. Bradley, Librarian, through donations to the Lauren Rogers Museum of Art.

Abstract

Correspondence, reports, files, magazines documenting his career with the Mississippi Highway Patrol and as an attorney.

Scope and Contents

Materials in this collection span more than a century of activities relating to Jessie Morrison and her family. Most of the materials have been photocopied, due to water and insect damage.

Scope and Contents

This collection contains clippings, correspondence, memorabilia, menus, invitations, media, scrapbooks, photographs, speeches and planning materials for The Mystic Krewe of Zeus. The materials primarily date 1924-2020.

Abstract

Correspondence, photographs, memorabilia, genealogical materials.

Abstract

This collection contains political campaign materials related to Mississippi and National political campaigns.

Scope and Contents From the Collection:

The collection contains campaign materials, campaign buttons, documents, and periodicals.

Abstract The Lewis E. and Albertine M. Skilton Papers consist of correspondence, documents, photographs, and other memorabilia associated with the couple’s experiences during World War II. Lewis was stationed at Palm Springs, California while Albertine worked as a dental assistant at Keesler Field in Mississippi. This collection would be of particular interest to researchers studying World War II, gender in the mid-twentieth century, military and civilian social activities, period songs, and...

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The Henry and Sue [Lorenzi] Sojourner Civil Rights Movement Collection contains a vast array of materials from during and after the [Lorenzi] Sojourner’s time in Holmes County, Mississippi, during the Freedom Summer of 1964. This collection would be of interest to researchers studying the Civil Rights Movement, Mississippi history, and Freedom Summer.

Form of Material 1. Invitation from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance, May 5, 20052. Program from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the 2005 Donor Tribute Dinner Honoring Liberators, May 4, 20053. Booklet from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the National Commemoration of the Days of Remembrance 20054. Booklet from the United States Holocaust Memorial Museum for the National...