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Jan Ruehling Polio Era Collection Jun 2024

Jan Ruehling Polio Era Collection

Archives & Special Collections: Finding Aids

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, and records related to the life and work of Jan Ruehling, as well as the 20th century polio epidemic of the United States of America.


Finding Aid For The James O. Eastland Collection (Mum00117) Feb 2024

Finding Aid For The James O. Eastland Collection (Mum00117)

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Correspondence, documents, publications, photographs, scrapbooks, and recordings from the congressional office of U.S. Senator James O. Eastland of Mississippi. Also includes his personal correspondence, financial records, plantation records, and law firm files.


Finding Aid For The Kenneth S. Goldstein Collection (Mum00200) Jul 2023

Finding Aid For The Kenneth S. Goldstein Collection (Mum00200)

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The Kenneth S. Goldstein Collection primarily contains research and audiovisual materials on folk music and folklore from the greater Anglo-Celtic diaspora, as well as materials from various world folk traditions.


Finding Aid For The Southern Punk Archive Jul 2023

Finding Aid For The Southern Punk Archive

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The Southern Punk Archive documents the history of various punk scenes across the American South through a variety of formats.


Finding Aid For The Thomas “Tom” Freeland, Iv Collection (Mum00167) Jul 2023

Finding Aid For The Thomas “Tom” Freeland, Iv Collection (Mum00167)

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Blues research files, primarily concerned with Robert Johnson


Finding Aid For The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Collection (Mum00133) Jul 2023

Finding Aid For The Jimmie Rodgers Foundation Collection (Mum00133)

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Documents related to the operation of the Jimmie Rodgers Foundation and Museum


Finding Aid For The University Of Mississippi Department Of Music Audio Reels (Mum00132) Jul 2023

Finding Aid For The University Of Mississippi Department Of Music Audio Reels (Mum00132)

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Audio reels of performances mostly by faculty and students in the University Of Mississippi Department Of Music primarily in the 1960s and 1970s.


Finding Aid For The Shape Note Music Collection (Mum00699) Jul 2023

Finding Aid For The Shape Note Music Collection (Mum00699)

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The Shape Note Music Collection contains sheet music, singing convention minutes and programs, and other materials related to shape note singing traditions, such as the Sacred Harp.


Finding Aid For The Record Company Catalog Collection (Mum00176) Jul 2023

Finding Aid For The Record Company Catalog Collection (Mum00176)

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Collection of blues record company catalogs primarily from the 1980s.


Finding Aid For The Sid Selvidge Collection (Mum00672) Jun 2023

Finding Aid For The Sid Selvidge Collection (Mum00672)

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Open reel audio tape recordings of Sid Selvidge and commercial 78rpm recordings from Selvidge’s collection.


Finding Aid For The William E. "Bill" Donoghue Collection (Mum00802) Jun 2023

Finding Aid For The William E. "Bill" Donoghue Collection (Mum00802)

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The William E. “Bill” Donoghue Collection mostly contains materials related to the life and music of blues musician Sonny Boy Williamson II.


Finding Aid For The University Of Mississippi Gospel Choir Collection (Mum00168) May 2023

Finding Aid For The University Of Mississippi Gospel Choir Collection (Mum00168)

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Materials related to the University of Mississippi Gospel Choir from the late 1990s to early 2000s.


Finding Aid For The W.C. Handy Music Festival Collection (Mum00134) May 2023

Finding Aid For The W.C. Handy Music Festival Collection (Mum00134)

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Materials related to the early years of Florence, Alabama’s W.C. Handy Festival.


Finding Aid For The Blues Radio Playlists Collection (Mum00166) May 2023

Finding Aid For The Blues Radio Playlists Collection (Mum00166)

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Blues playlists from various radio stations.


Finding Aid For The Clark Hairston Taylor Collection (Mum00624) May 2023

Finding Aid For The Clark Hairston Taylor Collection (Mum00624)

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The materials contained in the Clark Hairston Taylor collection include a letter written by her brother to her upon his hearing of the September 30, 1962 University of Mississippi riot, 1962 periodicals about the integration, and several campus newspapers from that time addressing the integration.


Finding Aid For The Ian M. Whalen Collection (Mum00791) Apr 2023

Finding Aid For The Ian M. Whalen Collection (Mum00791)

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Part of the Invisible Histories Project, this collection contains correspondence, visual materials, and ephemera related to the University’s Pride Network, the LGBTQ+ community in and around Oxford, Mississippi, and related archival materials.


Finding Aid For The Ed Bryant Collection Apr 2023

Finding Aid For The Ed Bryant Collection

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Ed Bryant, a Republican from Tennessee served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2003 and acted as one of the House managers (or prosecutors) during the impeachment trial of President Bill Clinton.


Finding Aid For The H.V. Cooper Collection Apr 2023

Finding Aid For The H.V. Cooper Collection

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The H.V. Cooper Collection is open for research. However, this collection is stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection must contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in advance of their planned visit.


Finding Aid For The Library Letter Collection (Mum01770) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Library Letter Collection (Mum01770)

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This collection contains preparation materials for the production of the Library Letter, a newsletter about the University of Mississippi libraries, and copies of the Library Letter that were issued.


Finding Aid For The Fred Jackson Collection (Mum01761) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Fred Jackson Collection (Mum01761)

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The collection contains 289 video tapes of blues performances around New York, filmed by Fred Jackson, and related files.


Finding Aid For The Tackett And Dyson Family Collection (Mum01751) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Tackett And Dyson Family Collection (Mum01751)

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The collection contains diplomas and certificates awarded by Mississippi institutions to members of the Tackett and Dyson families.


Finding Aid For The J.D. Williams Family Collection (Mum01752) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The J.D. Williams Family Collection (Mum01752)

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The collection contains materials created by ancestors of former University of Mississippi Chancellor J.D. Williams, including letters to Sallie Williams on family events from 1850-1880; other letters and invitations to family members and friends between 1831-1902; and receipts for taxes, avoiding the draft, and some real estate.


Finding Aid For The The Scream Collection (Mum01750) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The The Scream Collection (Mum01750)

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The collection contains issues, 1924-1927, of The Scream, a student comic and literary magazine at the University of Mississippi.


Finding Aid For The Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians Small Manuscripts Collection (Mum01749) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Mississippi Band Of Choctaw Indians Small Manuscripts Collection (Mum01749)

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The collection contains informational and promotional brochures related to the Mississippi Band of Choctaw Indians. Also included is a newspaper supplement from the Neshoba Democrat titled "A Salute to...Choctaw Progress."


Finding Aid For The Tyrus C. Gibbs, Sr. Collection (Mum01748) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Tyrus C. Gibbs, Sr. Collection (Mum01748)

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The collection contains photographs and items related to Tyrus C. Gibbs, Sr. who served as a pilot during World War II.


Finding Aid For The King And Anderson Plantation Collection (Mum01746) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The King And Anderson Plantation Collection (Mum01746)

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King and Anderson Plantation was a 17,000-acre plantation near Clarksdale, Miss. It was founded circa 1830-1840, and continued to operate well into the 20th century. The collection contains seventeen ledgers detailing operating expenses of the King and Anderson Plantation, and one ledger detailing operations of the Yazoo Delta Mortgage Company.


Finding Aid For The Mount Vernon Ladies Association Of The Union Collection (Mum01745) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Mount Vernon Ladies Association Of The Union Collection (Mum01745)

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The Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union Collection is a group of promotional items for special events occurring at George Washington's plantation home, Mount Vernon, near Washington D.C. Most of the events featured in the material occurred in 2010.


Finding Aid For The Stefano Marise Collection (Mum01727) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Stefano Marise Collection (Mum01727)

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Photographs of Blues musicians and performances in Europe.


Finding Aid For The Miscellaneous 78s (Mum01740) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The Miscellaneous 78s (Mum01740)

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Collection of 78 rpm audio discs featuring blues, jazz, and popular music from the 1920s through the 1940s.


Finding Aid For The John Egerton Collection (Mum01722) Mar 2023

Finding Aid For The John Egerton Collection (Mum01722)

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Information and articles about southern food, saved by or written by John Egerton as well as notes and information about his book, Southern Food.