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 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Scope Note: Use as a topical subdivision under names of individual persons, corporate bodies, and military services, and under topical headings.

Found in 44 Collections and/or Records:

103d Infantry Division Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M514
Scope and Contents This collection contains papers, photographs, and physical materials of the 103d Infantry Division during World War II (1942-1945). This collection follows the soldiers of the 103d division as they train and deploy to Europe during WWII. It contains Morning Reports that give daily updates of the soldiers in the 103d, 328th, 383d, 384th, 803d, 928th, 1089th, 409th, 410th, 411th units. Narratives of the 103d, 409th, and 410th headquarters explain the journey the soldiers undertook once they...
Dates: 1942-1947

Victoria Gray Adams Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M345
Abstract

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

Dates: circa 1938-2000

AM06-37, circa 1950s-2006

 Accession
Scope and Contents From the Collection:

This collection is both an eclectic blend of materials from the civil rights era, and the writing materials and manuscripts from one of the South's most notable authors. The materials in the collection should be of use to those who are interested in the civil rights struggle as well as those who want to examine the literary and biographical materials of a successful Mississippi author.

Dates: circa 1950s-2006

AM10-11

 Accession
Form of Material

Contains a variety of materials:

NAACP and the Democratic Party materials

Family Bible and scrapbook

Family portraits

Two flags (one from his Uncle during the Spanish American War)

Awards

Dates: 1862-2004

AM17-21, circa 1940s; 1990s–2000s, 1990 - 2012

 Accession
Scope and Contents From the Unprocessed Collection:

Materials from the 103d Infantry Division during WWII, reunion materials and Harold Branton's book, 103rd Infantry Division: "the trail of the cactus".

Dates: circa 1940s; 1990s–2000s; 1990 - 2012

AM20-030, 1947-1952, 2018-2019

 Accession
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.

Dates: 1947-1952; 2018-2019

AM22-017, July 1991

 Accession
Scope and Contents

This framed award honors Mississippi Libraries, a publication of the Mississippi Library Association, for its outstanding publication. The award mentions the excellent content, design, and production of the periodical.

Dates: July 1991

AM86-1

 Accession
Form of Material

Includes copies of the his Master's Thesis, Doctoral Dissertation, several certificates and awards, miscellaneous correspondence, ad several articles.

Dates: circa 1935-1985

AM87-39

 Accession
Form of Material 11 plaques and certificates recognizing the work of Dr. Raymond B. Seymour.ACS Tour Speaker19721977 - Mid-South Circuit1981 - Chisholm Circuit1983 - Palmetto Circuit "Outstanding Achievements in Plastic Education". May 1982 in San Francisco, CA by the Society of Plastic Engineers.Recognized as a "Notable American" by the American Biographical Institute, Raleigh, NC. (Includes the usual biographical...
Dates: circa 1935-1985

AM87-43

 Accession
Form of Material

This accession includes three plaques or framed items, (Dr. Seymour's Ph.D. diploma, a professor emeritus plaque from the University of Houston, and an award from the Manufacturing Chemists Association), in addition to a dozen books, journal articles or manuals.

Dates: circa 1935-1985

AM87-48, circa 1937-1987

 Accession
Form of Material

Journal articles, news clippings, a book draft (typescript), certificates and framed awards.

The articles, book draft and clippings are primarily from 1980-1987; the awards and certificates are from 1937-1987.

Dates: circa 1937-1987

AM87-59, 1933-1987

 Accession
Form of Material

Copies of scholarly papers, oral presentations, articles, newspaper and other clippings or notices, awards, certificates and other framed memorabilia.

Dates: 1933-1987

AM88-1, 1935-1987, bulk: 1950s

 Accession
Form of Material

Framed 1935 M.S. degree, publication catalogs, conference programs, technical papers and reports, copies of articles written by Seymour, newsnotes about Seymour, script and illustrations for the filmstrip "The Significance of Avogadro's Number", copies of books, plaques and awards given to Dr. Seymour.

Dates: 1935-1987; Majority of material found within 1950s

AM89-6, circa 1969-1975

 Accession
Form of Material

Plaques presented to Dr. Wilber for his service to several organizations and a USM laundry bag with "Golden Eagle" logo.

Dates: circa 1969-1975

AM89-49, 1945; 1970s-1989, bulk: 1970 - 1989

 Accession
Form of Material Typescript drafts of the books, Chemistry and You, Pioneers in Polymer Science, and Engineering Polymer Sourcebook. Numerous copies of journals containgn Seymour articles (including a number of foreign language journals), typscript copies of articles and speeches, correspondence, awards and certificates, and the dedicatory program and speech for the University of Chatttanooga Industrial Research Institute...
Dates: 1945; 1970s-1989; Majority of material found within 1970 - 1989

AM91-54

 Accession
Form of Material

1 cubic foot of polymer periodicals including Polymer News; Chemical Business; Popular Plastics and Packaging; Journal of Coating Technology; and Revista de Plasticos Modernas.

2.50 cubic foot includes office files, transparencies; notes; books and articles (drafts); USM materials; meetings and agendas; award files; and other miscellaneous files.

Dates: circa 1935-1985

AM97-48, 1933-1991

 Accession
Form of Material

Sixteen color slides showing Dr. Raymond Seymour in New York, where he was presented The Soiety of Plastics Engineers 1989 International Award, a newspaper clipping documenting presentation of the SPE Award, and a list of Dr. Seymour's publications from 1993 forward.

Dates: 1933-1991

Dr. John Calvin Berry Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M536
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.

Dates: 1953-2013

Harold Branton 103d Infantry Division Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM17-17
Scope and Contents

Materials from the 103d Infantry Division during WWII, reunion materials and Harold Branton's book, 103rd Infantry Division: "the trail of the cactus".

Dates: 1919; circa 1940s-2000s

Will D. Campbell Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M341
Abstract

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

Dates: circa 1950-2001

William M. Colmer Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M24
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...
Dates: 1933-1973

James M. Edwards Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM92-8
Abstract

Photographs, certificates, and plaques awarded to Civil War collector.

Dates: Majority of material found within 1950, 1969-circa 1990s, 2007

Donald Paul Ellis II Military Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM18-047
Form of Material

Correspondence, medals, uniforms and artifacts from USM student who served in Afghanistan, Iraq, and South Korea.

Dates: Unknown

Wesley James Ellzey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: M568
Abstract

The Wesley James Ellzey Papers contains documents and a ledger pertaining to his activities as a school teacher in Pike County, Mississippi. Ellzey also served as a Justice of the Peace during the late 1870s and early 1880s.

Dates: 1864-1887

Gregory E. Favre Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M503
Abstract

The Gregory E. Favre Collection contains family materials, speeches, photographs, articles, and memorabilia.

Dates: 1935-2016

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

Edythe Evelyn Gandy Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M367
Abstract

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

Dates: 1910-2011

Maude Moseley Gordon Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM11-69
Abstract

State Teachers College student memorabilia.

Dates: 1931-1932

Hattiesburg Track Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M522
Abstract

The collection contains various paper materials such as correspondence, copied newspapers, brochures, flyers, and photographs. Non-paper material items includes such things as a plaque, a ribbon, a windbreaker, and a plastic Coke mug.

Dates: circa 1970s-2000s