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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.

Finding Aid For The E. Wilson Lyon Collection (Mum01726)

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Collection contains personal letters from E. Wilson Lyon (UM 1925) to his family and Girault Jones from his time studying in Oxford, England, as a Rhodes Scholar from Mississippi. Collection contains transcripts of most of the letters as well as a bound volume of The Mississippian from the 1923-1924 terms Lyon served as editor.

Finding Aid For The Kraus / Overstreet Collection (Mum01712)

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Collection documenting Mississippi's financial history

Finding Aid For The David Hinckley 78s (Mum01710)

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No abstract provided.

Finding Aid For The Margaret Countiss Harbison Collection (Mum01709)

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Collection contains newspapers, exploded tear gas canister and football memorabilia relating to the University of Mississippi, 1958-1964.

Finding Aid For The Joseph Howorth Collection Of James O. Eastland Correspondence (Mum01708)

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Collection of correspondence from James O. Eastland to Joseph Howorth concerning politics.

Finding Aid For The Woman’S Book Club Of Oxford, Mississippi Collection (Mum01704)

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Collection of materials related to the Woman's Book Club of Oxford, Mississippi.

Finding Aid For The Jim Mcgrath Collection (Mum01163)

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The collection contains permission forms signed by various musicians who performed on Jim McGrath's City Sounds radio program on WXXI AM Rochester, NY. The collection also includes books, posters, and miscellaneous items, such as a set of Robert Crumb's Heroes of the Blues trading cards.

Finding Aid For The Miriam Weems / Dr. Charles Noyes Collection (Mum01702)

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Correspondence, newsletters and ephemera between Dr. Charles Noyes and former student Miriam Weems

Finding Aid For The Martha Swain/Hubert D. Stephens Collection (Mum00768)

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The collection contains Dr. Martha Swain’s research and manuscripts on Hubert D. Stephens who represented Mississippi’s Second District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1921 before moving to the U.S. Senate from 1923 to 1935.

Finding Aid For The W. Ralph Eubanks Collection (Mum00778)

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The W. Ralph Eubanks Collection consists of materials related to the work and life of this noted author, editor, journalist, and professor.

Finding Aid For The Sally Kate Winters Memorial Collection (Mum00653)

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The materials in this collection consist of the letters, telegrams, and cards received by the Winters family expressing condolences and remembrances of Sally Kate Winters. The collection also contains letters of appreciation concerning the establishment of the scholarship fund, notices of donations to the fund and other charities, as well as letters from students who received the scholarships.

Finding Aid For The Vice-Chancellor Collection (Mum00651)

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Collection contains miscellaneous documents related to vice chancellors at the University of Mississippi. Items were created 1946-1976.

Finding Aid For The Speaker Ban Law Collection (Mum00615)

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Collection contains rejected speakers, court cases, and speaker approval forms related to speakers. Items were created 1961-1974.

Finding Aid For The Science Building Cornerstone Contents Collection (Mum00610)

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Collection contains list of contents, historic bulletins, postcards, and programs related to the Science Hall Cornerstone. Items were created 1849-1907.

Finding Aid For The Religious Emphasis Week Collection (Mum00606)

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Collection contains programs, lists of books, and broadsides related to the Religious Emphasis Week. Items were created 1938-1964.

Finding Aid For The Registrar Ledgers (Mum00605)

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The collection consists of thirteen ledgers housed in twelve boxes. These ledgers contain grades, vital statistics, and attendance records of University of Mississippi students from its founding in 1848 through 1921.

Finding Aid For The Men’S Basketball Programs (Mum00593)

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Collection contains programs from various basketball games of the University of Mississippi basketball team held 1978-1990.

Finding Aid For The Memories Of Mississippi Essay Collection (Mum00592)

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The collection contains first-person essays about life in Mississippi during the Great Depression, written as entries in an essay contest titled "Memories of Mississippi."

Finding Aid For The Library Ledgers (Mum00583)

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Collection contains receipt books, statistics, handwritten and typed accession ledgers, phonograph records, departmental account books, catalog ledgers, and periodicals ledgers related to the Library. Items were created 1882-1994

Finding Aid For The Louis Lowry Mcinnis Collection (Mum00591)

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Collection contains correspondence, an invitation, and composition books related to the life of Louis Lowry McInnis. Items were created 1872-1901.

Finding Aid For The Morton King Collection (Mum00578)

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Materials pertaining to the 1955 resignation of Morton King, a professor of sociology, from the University of Mississippi in protest of Chancellor J. D. Williams's decision to cancel the invitation of the Reverend Alvin Kershaw, a pro-NAACP Episcopal priest, to speak on campus. Includes correspondence, papers, notes, and newspaper clippings documenting King's dispute with Williams and the national attention that it attracted from 1955 to 1956.

Finding Aid For The John Wesley Johnson Collection (Mum00577)

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Collection contains correspondence, invitations, biographical sketches of various people, diaries, and miscellaneous documents related to the life of John Wesley Johnson. Items were created 1853-1930.

Please reach out to [email protected] for a transcription of the John Wesley Johnson "Saturday night report diaries"

Finding Aid For The Honors Day Collection (Mum00572)

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Collection contains programs and certificates related to Honors Day at the University of Mississippi. Items were created 1966-1997.

Finding Aid For The Daniel Rupert Johnson Collection (Mum00576)

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Collection contains clippings, handbooks, correspondence, maps, and miscellaneous documents related to Daniel Rupert Johnson. Items were created 1913-1921.

Finding Aid For The Hermean/Phi Sigma Societies Collection (Mum00568)

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Collection contains society pins, medallions, programs, correspondence, speeches, invitations, minutes, and ledgers related to the Phi Sigma and Hermaen Society. Items were created 1857-1934.

Finding Aid For The Dr. John T. Grantham Collection (Mum00565)

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The collection contains materials relating to the Mississippi Chiropractic Association and political materials relating to various gubernatorial campaigns and civil rights. The materials are dated c.1935-c.1950.

Finding Aid For The Rev. Graham R. Hodges Collection (Mum00570)

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Collection contains biographical sketch, commemorative coins, manuscripts, correspondence, books, and newspapers related to the work of Rev. Graham R. Hodges. Items were created 1797-1999.

Finding Aid For The Graduate Student Conference On Southern History Collection (Mum00563)

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Collection contains correspondence, planning materials, various papers, and other miscellaneous documents related to the Graduate Conference on Southern History held 1996.

Finding Aid For The Graduating/Senior Theses Collection (Mum00564)

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Collection contains theses of seniors and graduates at the University of Mississippi. Items were created 1858-1937.