Petal (Miss.).
Found in 10 Collections and/or Records:
AM21-028, 1967, 1988
Two photographs: Forrest County General Hospital (1967) and Charles Walker, founder of the International Checker Hall of Fame (1988).
Jeff Balfour Collection
This collection contains photographs, slides, postcards, and memoirs of Mississippi.
Thomas E. Dearman Hattiesburg History Collection
This collection contains Hattiesburg/Petal history materials.
P. D. East Collection
This collection contains materials related to the life and activities of P.D. East. Materials include personal papers, photographs, issues of East's The Petal Paper, a speech, and letters. This collection should be of interest to anyone researching the civil rights movement in Mississippi.
Hattiesburg American Photograph Collection
Original photographs published in the Hattiesburg American.
Melinda Haynes Papers
This collection consists of the original copy-edited manuscript of Mother of Pearl (1999) by Melinda Haynes, a Hattiesburg native. The collection is of particular interest to researchers studying Mississippi authors and fiction with themes of race.
Ideal Primitive Baptist Church (Petal, Mississippi) Minutes
Minute books for Ideal Baptist Churches in Mississippi, including Petal, Oak Grove, and two Perry County Churches.
Mississippi Menu Collection
Menus from various eating establishments in Mississippi, primarily the Hattiesburg area.
Petal Historical Collection
The collection includes a “History of Petal” booklet, published March 1976 in honor of the Revolutionary War bicentennial.