Music.

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Creighton Allen, born in Macon, Mississippi, was a pianist and composer. The collection contains a scrapbook, correspondence, sheet music and miscellaneous documents.

Scope and Contents A compact disk containing 12 songs recorded by Dr. Will D. Campbell, who accompanied himself on the guitar. The songs are a mix of country/western, folk and blues. There are also two narratives by Dr. Campbell titled, Spoken Word. Selections included on the disk are:1. Spoken Word2. Birds and Children Fly Away3. Here Comes That Rainbow Again4. Cowboys and Daddies5. Sing Me Back Home6. Gospel According to Luke...

Form of Material 1. A second copy of a compact disk featuring songs performed by Will D. Campbell. The contents of the disk are listed on Accession Sheet Number AM04-30.2. A compact disk titled, "Operation Homecoming: Writing the War Experience", generated by the National Endowment for the Arts. The disk is a special audio program featuring Will D. Campbell, Shelby Foote, Barry Hannah, Victor Davis Hanson, Bobbie Ann Mason, Marilyn Nelson, James Salter, Louis Simpson, Richard Wilbur, and Tobias...

Scope and Contents From the Unprocessed Collection:

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

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Sheet music titled “Hattiesburg (That Lovely Southern Town)”, words and music by Betty K. and Conrad F. Nordholm, copyright 1967.

Form of Material From the Unprocessed Collection:

Piano sheet music and framed photograph.

Scope and Contents From the Collection: This collection is comprised of a variety of materials concerning the music and career of Luigi Zaninelli, from his high school days in 1945 through his tenure as a USM Professor of Music in 2000 and beyond. The collection is divided into six series, and wherever possible, Mr. Zaninelli’s system of arrangement has been retained.Music scores and parts make up a large portion of the collection and represent the great majority of the composer’s publications. Zaninelli also wrote in...

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Musical instruments, record albums, trophies, photographs, manuscript and published musical scores, composing notes of noted Southern bandsman and USM professor.

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Literary manuscripts and office files of this Mississippi born author and Civil Rights activist.

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The collection contains four song sheets printed by Charles Magnus during the Civil War. Each sheet features different song lyrics and a patriotic lithograph.

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A diverse collection of around 3,000 music compositions.

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The collection contains memorabilia related to Ruby Randle Dedeaux’s time at Mississippi Normal College from 1914-1916 as well as her “Golden Jubilee Diploma” from 1966.

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The collection contains one CD, two cassette tapes, and one hardback book.

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Photographs, artifacts, and memorabilia from Hattiesburg area businesses and others.

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Items relating to the life of Jackson area physician, Dr. H.H. Howard (1873-1960).

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Materials gathered by John Howard during his research of the history of the Choral Department at USM for his dissertation.

A small section of the materials are photocopies of newspaper clippings and brochures. The remaining section of the materials are original brochures and a photograph of Jack Donovan, Choral Conductor at USM from 1964-84.

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Piano sheet music and framed photograph.

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This collection contains two pieces of sheet music from early popular music publishing from 1912 and 1921 respectively. These two songs are representative of nostalgic and romantic themes typical of that era such as the Mississippi River, the riverboat, and Mississippi life.

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Music scores which may be of interest to researchers of music history, sheet music art and/or music publishing companies.

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Mary Lillian Peters was a music educator who graduated from Mississippi Normal College (now The University of Southern Mississippi) in 1923. The collection contains mementos of her college days including church bulletins, YWCA “helpful Hints”, music recital programs, and Mississippi Normal College historical items. Items date range from 1921-1925.

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The William Henry Presser Collection contains original drafts and published works that were composed by Dr. William Presser, as well as works published under the Theodore Presser Publishing Co. Included in this collection are hymns by R.G. Lowry and a recital program for Dr. William Presser. This collection is of particular interest to those studying music and the inner workings of music composition.

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

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The Stephen C. Rose papers include a broad range of materials spanning a significant portion of Mr. Rose’s life. His relations with Will D. Campbell and his participation in the SCLC’s Student Interracial Ministry project should be of interest to researchers of civil rights activities in the southern United States. The collection is divided into three series, two of which contain several subseries.

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Mrs. Tamara Slobodkin was a member of the Congress of Racial Equality (CORE) while she and her husband lived in Ann Arbor, Michigan in the 1960s. Her work included raising funds and supplies for CORE workers in the South.

The collection includes sound recordings of Civil Rights singers of the 1960s and a copy of Herbert Aptheker's book Mission to Hanoi.

Scope and Contents This collection focuses primarily on Dr. Wilbur White Stout's interest in Native Americans and the theater, but also contains academic, historical, and personal information. While there are several items in the collection dated in the late eighteenth, and early nineteenth and twentieth centuries, the bulk of materials are confined to the period 1945-1965. The collection features a topical arrangement, and has been divided into six major series.Series I: General Information...

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Various papers from Professor of Music and his wife, Pat.

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Materials documenting the work of 1960s Forrest County N.A.A.C.P. leaders J.C. Fairley and Daisy Harris.

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Original and published scores of Paul Yoder's compositions for marching bands.

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Scores and other material created by noted American composer and USM professor of music.