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Waveland (Miss.).

 Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Waveland, Mississippi

Found in 6 Collections and/or Records:

Candy Brown Gonzalez Freedom Summer Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: M484
Abstract

Candy Brown Gonzalez of Los Angeles, participated in the Mississippi Freedom Summer Project from June to December 1964. The collection contains photographs she took while in Greenville, Issaquena County, McComb, Hattiesburg and Waveland.

Dates: 1964

Bob Hubbard Hurricane Camille Photographs

 Collection
Identifier: M259
Abstract

Color photographs taken of sites on the Mississippi Gulf Coast before and after Hurricane Camille.

Dates: 1969

Hurricane Camille Photograph Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M315
Abstract

Photographer Fred Hutchings' photographs of the aftermath of Hurricane Camille on the Mississippi Gulf Coast.

Dates: August 19-29, 1969

Dr. James P. Smith Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M605
Scope and Contents

The collection contains testimonies, articles, press releases, and documents on various aspects of Mississippi during the Hurricane Katrina disaster and the years of struggle for recovery on the Mississippi gulf coast. These materials were compiled by University of Southern Mississippi History Professor, James "Pat" Smith, in creating his book Hurricane Katrina: the Mississippi Story.

Dates: 2004-2012

“The Haven” Record Book

 Collection
Identifier: M557
Abstract

“The Haven” Record Book collection contains a handwritten ledger with entries from 1901-1910 that detail the daily activities at “The Haven,” the Waveland summer home of Robert E. Craig of Yazoo City, Mississippi. The ledger also contains inserts, which include Confederate money, a needlework, and newspaper clippings. This collection would be of particular interest for researchers studying Mississippi history and life on estates / manor homes in the early twentieth century.

Dates: 1855; 1863-1864; 1901-1910; 1926

U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District, Hurricane Camille Collection

 Unprocessed Collection
Identifier: AM20-044
Form of Material

Items relating to Hurricane Camille disaster operations by the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, Mobile District.

Dates: circa 1969-1970