Fraternal organizations.

Form of Material

Original letter, encased in hard transparent plastic, for E. A. Allen, member of Leaf River Masonic Lodge No. 19, located in Jones County, Mississippi, dated January 8, 1873. It appears to be a letter accepting Allen’s resignation from the lodge. It is signed by the Secretary, last name Mixon.

Provenance

1. Political materials: campaign buttons, posters, flyers, pamphlets, cards and bumper stickers.

2. Materials pertaining to Belize: newspapers (Amandala, Belize Times, Reporter

Scope and Contents

This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and other memorabilia relating to the life and career of Dr. John Calvin Berry, the first African American faculty member at the University of Southern Mississippi.

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This collection contains Boney Family materials.

Abstract The Sam Bowers) Sam Papers include the correspondence and writings of Ku Klux Klan Imperial Wizard and convicted murderer, Samuel Holloway Bowers, Jr. Bowers’ correspondence contains information concerning the Ku Klux Klan, as well as Bowers’ personal religiosity and philosophy. The writings in the collection are on a variety of topics, including the Medgar Evers assassination and the 1992 Los Angeles Riots. The collection is of particular interest for researchers studying secret societies,...

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The Papers of Howard S. Williams contain information which documents his career as a traveling evangelist for more than thirty years. The collection includes correspondence, newspaper clippings, sermons, promotional material, broadsides and photographs.

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

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Original photographs published in the Hattiesburg American.

Scope and Contents The collection consists of one volume of minutes from meetings of the Knights of Pythias Crescent Lodge #47, Hattiesburg, Mississippi, covering the period March 1900 to August 1913, and two pamphlets on the history of the Knights of Pythias. The pamphlets were provided by Mr. Jack Klai, Supreme Secretary of the Knights of Pythias.The minute book contains weekly chronological entries from meetings held at Castle Hall, Odd Fellows Hall, and the third floor of the Citizens Bank...

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This collection consists of a ledger containing handwritten minutes of the meetings of the Leaf River Masonic Lodge No. 19 from 1858 to 1907. The minutes contained therein record names of members, names of officers, payment of dues, and other lodge business. Also included are three loose items found in the ledger, and a photocopy of an obituary attached to page 431 of the ledger. Inclusive dates of these items are ca. 1861-1963.

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

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Bound originals and copies of documents for several heritage organizations in which Dr. McCain was a member and/or officer.

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The James Earl Price Mississippi History Collection is comprised of diverse materials and subject matter.

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Political memorabilia, research collections, personal and family materials of a historian and student of state, national, and international politics.

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Material received from estate sale conducted by K & D Sales – Estate, Moving & Clean-Out Sales.

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The collection contains a letter from Union Fraternal Association President J. R. Young of Aberdeen, Mississippi, to Vernon Brown in Sherman, Texas.

Form of Material

1. Tax receipts for property in Smith County owned by the W.B.M. Ware family, 1881-1906.

2. Tax receipts for property in Simpson County owned by the W.B.M. Ware family, 1892-1907.

3. Membership cards of Pearl Ware in the Brotherhood of Railway and Steamship Clerks, Freight Handlers, Express and Station Employees, 1940-1952.

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Documentation of his career as a traveling preacher.