Manuscripts Division

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Abbott (Liberty C.) Family Papers. Acc. No. 1. 1859 – 1930 (Bulk Dates: 1883-1926). 5.75 cu. ft.

The Liberty C. Abbott Family Papers include the papers of Liberty C. Abbott (1836-1894), an official and plantation owner of Howard, Mississippi, his wife Maria Abbott (1830-1912), his daughter Birdie Jones Gearhart (1869-1946), and his brother F. Marion Abbott (1844-1908), Mississippi state senator and railroad president. The papers contain correspondence, ledgers and account books, legal documents, diaries, newspaper clippings, photographs, and miscellany.

Atkinson (James R.) Family Papers

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Family Papers of Atkinson of Houston, Chickasaw County, Mississippi include: Mississippi Young Republican materials, 1971; materials concerning Robert F. Atkinson, Chickasaw County Supervisor Beat, 1974; Chickasaw County prohibition broadsides, October, 191?; Annual Message and Inaugural Address of Governor J.M. Stone to the Legislature Of Mississippi, 1878.

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Baskin Family Papers. Acc. No. 22. 1869-1948 and undated. 1 cu. ft.

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The Baskin Family Papers include records created by the family Robert Ren Baskin (1854-1911) and Rebecca J. Simpson Baskin (1863-1962). The collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal records, and miscellaneous personal, political, agricultural, medical, religious, and educational materials.

Bolton (Mark E.) Papers, 1976-1992.

Editorial cartoons of Bolton, primarily drawn for the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion Ledger from 1986-1996, but also includes some from other newspapers and from Bolton's college days. Topics include Mississippi, local and national politics, education, gambling, public welfare, human and civil rights, and Mississippi events and personalities.

Bouchillon (Barbara) Collection, 1979-1984.

Campaign literature, buttons and printed material concerning the Mississippi Republican Party, the presidential campaign of 1980, and the Republican National Convention of 1984, which Mrs. Bouchillon attended as a delegate from Mississippi.

Boyd (Ona Johnson) Collection, 1816 (1923-1987) and undated.

Papers of Boyd of Kemper County, Mississippi, include material on Kemper County officials, 1857-1969, on Senators and Representatives, 1932-1965, and on Senator John C. Stennis, 1959-1974.

Bradley (Norman and Frances Weems) Papers, 1890-1981.

Correspondence, speeches, editorials, photographs, clippings, and memorabilia, relating primarily to Bradley's career as a journalist and editor (1934-) with the Jackson, Mississippi Clarion Ledger, the Associated Press, the Jackson State Times, The Chattanooga Post, and The Chattanooga Times.

British Communist Party Collection, 1919-1976.

Pamphlets, books and microfilm publications concerning the British Communist Party.

Broadside Collection, 1884-1995.

Digitized Items
Broadsides representing many Mississippi subjects including local, state and national politics.

Brunini (Edmond L., Sr.) Collection, 1948.

Letters, speeches, reminiscence, article, clippings and campaign materials collected by Brunini as a result of assisting John C. Stennis in his 1948 Senate campaign. Documents Stennis' positions on local, national and international political issues, as well as some of the positions of Stennis' opponents, J.E. Rankin and Forrest Jackson.

Byrd (Elvira) Papers, 1866-1964.

Papers of Elvira Rea Byrd (1843-1930), one of the first women in Mississippi to found and edit a newspaper, include three letters (1884, 1885, 1889) written by Congressman Ethelbert Barksdale.

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Cain (Cyril and Annie Gray) Papers, 1785 (1908-1965).

Papers of Cyril Cain (1883-1963) and Annie Gray Cain (b. 1889) contain materials collected for Four Centuries on the Pascagoula, a history of Jackson and Jasper counties, including materials on the election of 1813, elected officials, elections and political organizations.

Calhoun-Kincannon-Orr Papers, 1837-1959.

Papers of the Calhoun, Kincannon and Orr families of Lee, Pontotoc and Lowndes County, Mississippi include a letter from U.S. Ambassador James L. Orr, St. Petersburg, Russia to his brother Jehu (1873) and a speech by E.S. Candler in the House of Representatives (1918).

Campaign Button Collection.

Buttons from political campaigns, primarily in Mississippi, but also including some national races.

Campaign Materials Collection, 1940s-1990s.

Election and campaign materials from local, state and national elections.

Carmichael (Gilbert E.) Papers, 1947-1997.

Papers of Carmichael (1927-), Meridian businessman and Republican activist. Materials included document Carmichael campaigns as the Republican nominee for U.S. Senator in 1972, Governor in 1975 and 1979 and Lieutenant Governor in 1983. Carmichael's other political activities include Fellow of the Harvard University Institute of Politics, National Transportation Study Commissioner and Federal Railroad Administrator.

Carter (Brad) Collection, 1878-1932.

Digitized Items
Papers of J.D. Carter, sheriff and tax collector of Kemper County, Mississippi, including broadsides and pamphlets concerning the Democratic Party, and minutes of the mayor and board of alderman of Scooba, Mississippi (1923-1926).

Carter (Hodding and Betty Werlein) Papers, 1872-1979.

Correspondence, personal papers, literary manuscripts, and publications concerning Hodding Carter Jr. (1907-1972) and Betty Werlein Carter (1910-1999), and their careers as publishers of the Hammond (LA) Courier and the Delta Star and Delta Democrat Times papers of Greenville, Miss. In Louisiana, the Carters opposed the rule of Huey Long. Carter's editorials concerning racial tolerance earned him the Pulitzer Prize. Material from 1962-1979 also documents the work of Hodding Carter III as editor, following his father's retirement to become writer-in-residence at Tulane University.

Carter (Hodding, III) Papers, 1959, 1966-1968.

Typescript of The South Strikes Back and material concerning the Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP), including correspondence, reports, grant information, budgets, and convention materials.

Carter (Ruth) Collection.

Materials collected by Ruth Carter include a writing "Origins of the Teddy Bear" by Mrs. Carter's mother-in-law, concerning Robert Bobo, who hunted bears with Teddy Roosevelt in Mississippi.

Catledge (Turner) Papers, 1873-1985.

Personal and business papers of Catledge (1901-1983), journalist and editor of The New York Times, 1945-1968. Includes material on state, national and international political matters.

Chambers (John W.) Letters, 1898.

Exchange of letters between Chambers and William Jennings Bryan concerning speech by the latter at Whitworth College; letter from Gov. A.J. McLaurin concerning speech.

Citizens Council Collection, 1955-1967.

Includes pamphlets and publications such as "Voter Qualification Laws in Louisiana", "Congressman James C. Davis Speaks to the States Rights Council", and issues of the American Nationalist, the Nationalist Party Bulletin, and the People's Peace Party Forum, 1955-1956.

Citizen's Council Forums Collection, 1957-1966.

Citizen's Council Radio Forums audiotapes include material by Thomas G. Abernathy, Leroy H. Anderson, Ross Barnett, Harry F. Byrd, William Colmer, James O. Eastland, Allen J. Ellender, Sam Ervin, Earl Evans, Orville Faubus, Carroll Gartin, Barry Goldwater, Ben Hilbun, Ernest F. Hollings, Paul B. Johnson, Phil Landrum, Joe T. Patterson, Leander H. Perez, Carleton Putnam, John Rousselot, Richard B. Russell, Frank Smith, John Sparkman, John C. Stennis, Herman Talmadge, Strom Thurmond, John G. Tower, Edwin A. Walker, George Wallace, Jamie Whitten, John Bell Williams and others.

Cobb (Cully Alton) Papers (1932-1967) and Cobb/Ruralist Press Papers, 1906-1972.

Correspondence, speeches, reports and other materials concerning Cobb (1894-1975), his activities with the Cotton Division of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1933-1937), his candidacy for Secretary of Agriculture (1932-1933), his operation of the Ruralist Press in Atlanta, Georgia (1937-1971) and other activities. Includes speech by Senator Isham G. Harris of Tennessee to the U.S. Senate concerning free coinage of silver and gold (1890), speech of Nicholas N. Cox in the House of Representatives (1892), and materials concerning Ross Barnett, Harry F. Byrd, the Democratic National Committee, Wall Doxey, James O. Eastland, Orval Faubus, Walter George, Hubert Humphrey, Lyndon Johnson, Paul B. Johnson, Edward Kennedy, John F. Kennedy, Richard M. Nixon, Ronald Reagan, Richard B. Russell, John C. Stennis, Strom Thurmond, and George C. Wallace.

Coleman (J. P.) Collection, 1949-1982.

Speeches, public statements, clippings, campaign advertisements, government documents, scrapbooks, oral history interviews, and seminar paper concerning the public career of Coleman (1914-1992), Mississippi governor (1955-1960) and Judge of U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.

Colston (Douglas) Collection, 1901-1903.

Election ballots, Clarkville, New York; bond issue ballot for Eric, Oswego, Champlain Canals. Ballots show insignia for different political parties.

Conner (Douglas) Papers. Acc. No. 179. 1943-1993. .99 cu. ft.

The Douglas Conner Papers include the papers of Dr. Douglas L. Conner (1920-1998), a prominent African-American physician and civil rights activist in Mississippi. The papers contain election materials, publications, organizational records, newspaper clippings, photographs, video tape and miscellany.

Corley (Silas Edward "Si") Papers, ca. 1940-1967.

Digitized Items
Scrapbooks, photographs of Corley (1900-), state legislator (1928-1932) and Commissioner of Agriculture for the state of Mississippi, 1940-1926.

Cox (Allen Eugene) Papers, 1934-1996.

Correspondence, published material, clippings and other material collected by Cox (1905-1995) of the Delta Foundation, mostly pertaining to the White Citizen's Council, Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, the National Council of Churches and related organizations, farm labor unions, cooperatives, and other civil rights matters. Includes material on Ross Barnett, Jimmy Carter, J.P. Coleman, Russell Davis, the Mississippi Democratic Party, James Eastland, Cliff Finch, Mississippi elections, the National States Rights Party, Eugene Smathers, John C. Stennis, the Voter Education Project, George Wallace, William Waller and John Bell Williams.

Critz (Frank Archibald) Papers, 1880-1937.

Papers of Critz (1846-1922) of West Point, Mississippi, include petitions and correspondence from many prominent Mississippians urging Critz's appointment to the Mississippi Supreme Court; briefs from railroad tax cases; ledgers from Critz's law practice; speeches and other materials.

Crunk (Mrs. Dell Justice) Papers, 1848-1909.

The papers of John F. Johnson (1827-1912), tax assessor for Webster County, Mississippi include a letter of Senator H.D. Money, March 22, 1909, to Johnson.

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Darden Family Papers, 1835-1944.

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Personal correspondence and business and legal papers of John P., John J. Thomas L. and Putnam Darden and others of Jefferson and Adams County, Mississippi. Includes letter from P.B. Richardson (1877) from the Red Lick Club, listing delegates to the County Convention and certificate installing Thomas L. Darden as Justice of the Peace.

Davis (Russell C.) Papers, 1952-1977.

Papers of Davis (1922-1993) contain correspondence, minutes, speeches, reports and other documents concerning his terms as mayor of Jackson, Mississippi (1969-1977), his terms as Representative from Hinds County in the Mississippi Legislature (1960-1969), his campaigns for political office, and various community activities.

Delta and Pine Land Company Records, 1886-1982.

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Records of the Delta and Pine Land Company (DP&L) of Scott, Mississippi contain many political materials in the series of Oscar Johnston, President of DP&L from 1927-1950. Included are: letters and resolution concerning Governor Theodore Bilbo (1934); letters concerning Senator Wall Doxey's campaign (1941); letter concerning Dwight and Milton Eisenhower (1942); letters of Pat Harrison concerning Johnston's support for his campaign; letters of Paul B. Johnson, Sr. concerning his gubernatorial campaign (1934); letters of Dennis Murphree (1927, 1934-1935) concerning his gubernatorial campaign; correspondence of Johnston and Will M. Whittington concerning the McNary-Haugen bill, cotton legislation and other matters.

Delta Ministry Records, 1936, 1964-1971.

Correspondence, newspaper clippings, reports, proposals, minutes, memoranda, press releases, photographs, election and campaign materials and other materials documenting the activities of the Greenville Office of the Delta Ministry. Primarily concerns political campaigns, elections, civil rights issues and school desegregation.

Derian (Patricia) Papers. Acc. No. 130. 1964 – 1976 (Bulk Dates: 1966-1973). 10.25 cu. ft.

The Patricia Derian Papers include the papers of Patricia Derian (1929- ) who was active in civil rights, education and politics in Mississippi, and was an office-holder in the Democratic Party at the state and at the national level. The papers contain correspondence, organizational records and reports, newspaper clippings, publications, audio recordings, photographs, and miscellany.

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Emmerich (John Oliver, Sr.) Papers, 1877-1978.

Correspondence, clippings, biographical sketches, manuscripts, research material, publications, photographs, and memorabilia, of John Oliver Emmerich, Sr (1896-1978), editor and publisher of the McComb Enterprise-Journal. Includes material on the States Rights movement, the national Democratic Party, Martin Sennett Connor, Hugh White, and letters written by Dwight Eisenhower, Cliff Finch, John C. Stennis and William Waller.

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Faulk (Charles Johnson) Papers. Acc. No. 514. circa 1864-1990 (Bulk Dates: 1940-1989). 7.5 cu. ft.

The Charles Johnson Faulk Papers comprise the papers of Charles Faulk, Jr. (1915-1990), Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and executive editor of the Vicksburg Evening Post. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs taken by Faulk or collected by him, and manuscripts and copies of articles and short stories he wrote, including an unpublished autobiography. Other materials include correspondence, newspapers, publications, oral interviews and artifacts.

Fields (Norma) Papers, 1960-1999.

Correspondence, articles, clippings, tapes and other records concerning the journalistic career of Norma Fields (1922-), news and feature writer and later Capitol reporter for the Tupelo/Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal. In the 1970's Fields began to focus her articles on the Mississippi Legislature and politics in the state, subjects which are strongly reflected in the collection.

Fridge (B. F.) Papers, 1839, 1913.

Scrapbooks documenting the activities of Fridge as National Committeeman of the Mississippi Progressive Party.

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Gardner (James H.) Collection, 1846-1948.

Political advertisements on the back of facsimiles of Confederate money and political campaign buttons.

George (Mrs. W.L.) Collection, 1893-1945.

Materials collected by Mrs. George include document signed by Governor Longino (1902), concerning the election of C.H. Campbell to office of Marshall of Norfield, Lincoln County, Mississippi.

Godwin Advertising Agency Collection, 1944-1978.

The Godwin Advertising Agency, based in Jackson, Mississippi, handled many political campaigns, primarily in the state, but also in Florida and North Carolina. The collection focuses on politics, with emphasis on the states rights movement (1948-1952) and two gubernatorial campaigns of Charles Sullivan. Also contains photographs of events promoted by the Mississippi A&I Board.

Grisham (John) Papers, 1983-1990.

Materials produced by Grisham (1955-) as Mississippi State Representative (1983-1990), and created as a result of his literary career. Legislative subject files include materials on such legislative issues as reapportionment, highway projects in DeSoto County, government attorneys, the Memphis International Airport, tort reform, educational reform, gambling and energy rates. Correspondence from constituents and colleagues is also included.

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Hamilton (Charles G.) Papers.

Papers concerning the political activities of Charles G. Hamiliton, author and Episcopal Minister of Aberdeen, Mississippi.

Hardy (J. Alison) Papers, 1848-1939.

Papers of J. Alison Hardy of Columbus, Mississippi, includes an 1855 broadside, "Platform and principles of the American Party of the U. States", adopted in Convention at Philadelphia, June, 1855.

Harrison (Byron Patton "Pat") Papers, 1903-1943.

Papers of Harrison (1881-1941), Mississippi State District Attorney, U.S. Representative and Senator. Correspondences, clippings, materials related to the Democratic National Convention of 1924, speeches, notes, news releases, invitations and other materials.

Henry (Marion) Collection, 1904-1968.

Papers of John Justus Henry (1864-1951), general agent of the Gulf, Mobile and Northern Railroad Company. Correspondence, including letters relating to Henry's associations with Theodore G. Bilbo and other letters from prominent Mississippians.

Hilbun (Benjamin Franklin) Papers, 1962-1966.

Papers of Hilbun (1934-), lawyer and state legislator, of Mississippi. Correspondence, legislative material, clippings, and other papers, from Hilbun's legislative career.

Hobbs (Benjamin Turner) Papers, 1834-1936.

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Papers of Hobbs (1853-1910), editor of the Brookhaven News, contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, speeches, minutes of meetings, pamphlets, broadsides, statements of account, tax receipts, deeds and other materials. Political topics documented in the papers include the Secret Caucus of 1910 and the political scandals of this period, J.W. Bailey, the Prohibition movement in Mississippi, the Anti-Whitecap Movement and Lincoln County elections and politics.

Hoffa Papers, 1813-1936.

Papers of the Hoffa family contain a telegram, Nov. 8, 1916 from W.B. Hoffa of Grenada, Mississippi to President Woodrow Wilson congratulating him on his re-election and a letter from President Wilson's secretary, November 20, 1916, thanking him.

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Jackson (C.H.) Collection, 1891-1952 and undated.

Materials collected by Carrie McCreight Mims Page (1873-1961) and family, and found by Jackson, who donated them. Contains political cartoon satirizing Franklin D. Roosevelt, sample ballot for state-wide Democratic primary, 1939 and L. Mims political broadside, undated.

Johnston (Erle) Papers, 1937-1991.

Photographs letters and clippings of Johnston (1918-1995), documenting his career as campaign publicity writer, newspaper editor, Sovereignty Commission Director and author of I Rolled with Ross and Mississippi's Defiant Years. Contains photographs of Johnston and Ross Barnett and manuscript of Mississippi's Defiant Years.

Jones (Clay) Papers, 1980s-1997.

Editorial cartoons, sketch books, correspondence, clippings and articles, photographs, memorabilia and other materials documenting the journalism career of Jones, who began his career as an editorial cartoonist for the Batesville Panolian and other newspapers and who was by 1997 one of the most widely syndicated editorial cartoonists in Mississippi. Contains cartoons on local, state and national politics.

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Keady (William C.) Papers, 1927-1983.

Papers of Keady (1913-1989), Federal judge and Mississippi state legislator, 1940-1945, U.S. District Judge, Northern District of Mississippi 1968-1983. Primarily includes bench notes, correspondence, and other documents pertaining to Judge Keady's judicial cases (1968-1982); his most prominent cases involved school desegregation, prison reform, and the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway.

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Lewis (Jan) Loyalist Democrat Papers, 1968-1972.

Papers of Lewis, alternate delegate to the 1972 Democratic National Convention include correspondence, memoranda, clippings, minutes, and other papers relating to the Loyalist Democratic Party in Mississippi and the national Democratic conventions in 1968 and 1972.

Lowndes County Courthouse Records, 1821-1929.

Microfilm of Lowndes County records includes: Bonds for elected officials of Lowndes County, 1839-1859; poll books, 1876-1881; and Appointments of Officers and Orders of the Military Governor, 1869-1870.

Lynch (James D.) Papers, 1836-1966.

Papers of Lynch (1836-1903), teacher, lawyer and author, contain his manuscript writing concerning North Carolina Senator Zebulon B. Vance, undated.

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Mars (Florence) Papers, 1885-1999.

Papers of Florence Mars, writer and photographer of Philadephia, Neshoba County, Mississippi include photographs and writings concerning the Neshoba County Fair, known for appearances by political candidates, and framed certificates of Mars' stepfather Dees Stribling, certifying his election as Neshoba County Attorney (1927) and as Mayor of Philadelphia (1934).

Marszalek (Jeanne) Papers, 1984-1999.

Papers of Marszalek, local activist, Oktibbeha Democratic party member, Secretary and Chairperson, and delegate to the 1992 and 1996 Democratic Party conventions. Collections includes materials relating to the Democratic Party, including inaugural information, election laws, newspapers, conference materials, voter registration forms, publications and other information

Mayerhoff (C. F.) Collection, 1938-1974.

Correspondence, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, tapes and other materials concerning the National States' Rights Party (the Dixiecrats), 1948-1950, and its Washington Bureau, which was headed by Mayerhoff (1910-1978), a former newsman.

McIlhenny (George Neal) Papers, 1854-1973 and undated.

Papers of MSU alumnus McIlhenny (1895-1968), include correspondence, legislation, press releases, clippings and other materials of Mississippi Governors Thomas L. Bailey, Ross Barnett, James P. Coleman, Senator James O. Eastland, Senator John C. Stennis, Representative John Bell Williams, the Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, and the Democratic Party Convention of 1960. Also contains G.A. McIlhenny's appointment as County Commissioner, 1912.

Miller (Willie J.) Papers, 1955-1988.

Papers of Miller, (1902-) of Jackson, Mississippi, publisher of the Mississippi Enterprise, an African-American newspaper. Includes articles and photographs on black elected officials and politics.

Minor (Wilson F. "Bill") Papers, 1936-1999.

Papers of Minor, Mississippi Capital reporter for the New Orleans Times-Picayune, publisher of the Jackson Capitol Reporter and syndicated columnist, include subject files and photographs on Mississippi elections and political figures, primarily from 1947 to the present.

Miscellaneous Collection, 1862-1904.

Miscellaneous materials collected from a variety of sources include certificate of election of J.B. Harris to the office of Stewart, Montgomery County, Mississippi (1904), signed by Governor James K. Vardaman.

Mississippi Association of Supervisors Papers, 1964-1979.

Correspondence, speeches, budgets, resolutions and other materials produced by the organization, 1968-1978 and materials (1964-1979) documenting the career of A.J. Foster, Assistant to the President of the Association.

Mississippi Press Association Records, 1856 (1940s-2000) and undated.

Minutes, correspondence, proceedings, press releases and mailouts, programs, contest and advertising materials, photographs, memorabilia, newspaper issues, articles, and publications documenting the activities of the Association (1866-2000), Mississippi journalists and the Mississippi press.

Mississippi Republican Party Records, 1928-2000.

Correspondence, financial records, bylaws, manuals, convention materials, campaign materials, election materials, general office files, patronage files, press releases, clippings, publications, legislative materials, audiovisual material, photographs, and other materials reflecting the activities of the Mississippi Republican Party.

Mississippi Socialist Newspaper, 1916.

Only known issue of November 15, 1916, of this rare newspaper published in Kilmichael, Mississippi and edited by J.H. Merten.

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Nash (Virginia Wadley) Papers, 1897-1997.

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Papers of Virginia Wadley Nash, local historian and wife of Starkville News publisher Sherrill Nash, contain election campaign materials for Oktibbeha County (1995) and William Winter inaugural invitation (1980).

Nash (Wiley Norris) Papers, 1872-1924.

Papers of Nash (1846-1916) of Starkville, Mississippi, lawyer, attorney of the 6th Judicial District, State legislator and attorney general of Mississippi. Includes correspondence and speeches relating to his career as attorney general.

Nash (Steve) and Willie Nash Taylor Collection, 1791-1992 and undated.

Collection amassed by Steve Nash and Willie Nash Taylor, descendants of the Nash family includes materials concerning Wiley Norris Nash (1846-1916): "To the Democratic Party of Mississippi", an address by Mississippi state Attorney General Wiley Nash, 1898; "Circular address of Wiley N. Nash", Starkville, Miss., 1884; and a scrapbook, 1885-1902 kept by Wiley Nash's daughter which concerns his candidacy and the race for Attorney General of Mississippi and his possible candidacy for Governor, 1902. The scrapbook contains many clippings from newspaper issues that are no longer extant.

Neilson (Lillian) Collection, 1829 (1844-1892) 1976.

Journals, financial records, diaries, correspondence, photographs, family history and miscellany, pertaining primarily to James C. Neilson (1838-1905) of Greene County, Alabama and Lowndes County, Mississippi. Neilson, a farmer, served as a Mississippi state legislator and as a Grange official.

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Oral History Collection, 1948-2000.

Transcriptions and tapes documenting the political activities and/or opinions of : Governor James L. Alcorn, Senator Theodore Bilbo, David Bowen, Gilbert Carmichael, Hodding Carter III, James P. Coleman, Douglas Conner, Charles Evers, Barry Goldwater, Pat Harrison, Aaron Henry, Erle Johnston, Robert F. Kennedy, L.Q.C. Lamar, Leroy Percy, Rubel Phillips, Eddie Rickenbacker, John C. Stennis, Herbert Stevens, Henry Stump, Charles Sullivan, Norman Thomas, Governor James Vardaman, George Wallace, William Waller, Louise Wier, John Sharp Williams, Fielding Wright, the Democratic and Republican and Socialist Parties, the Woman's International League of Peace and Freedom, and the Woman's Party.

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Pace (Vernon) Collection, 1940s-1980s.

Audio materials and publications documenting conservative political activities in the U.S., including those of the John Birch Society and others.

Political Realia Collection.

Realia from Mississippi and national political campaigns.

Pound (Thompson) Papers, 1960-1976.

G. Thompson Pound (d. 1981), was an educator, administrator and industrialist, who served in the Mississippi State Legislature from Pontotoc, where he was instrumental in getting legislation passed to create the Tombigbee River Valley Water Management District. Pound was later Executive Director of the District. His papers include materials concerning the Presidential inaugurations of 1965 and 1969 and materials documenting the activities of elected officials including John C. Stennis, Pat Harrison, Paul B. Johnson, James Eastland, John Bell Williams, Jamie Whitten, Theodore Smith, and others involved in the Appalachian Advisory Committee.

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Ramsey (Marshall) Papers, 1997-1998.

Editorial cartoons produced by Ramsey, cartoonist for the Jackson, Miss. Clarion-Ledger include cartoons on state and national politics.

Rand (Clayton) Papers, 1918-1971.

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Papers of Rand (1891-1971), author, columnist, speaker, and publisher of the Dixie Guide, Gulfport, Mississippi. Rand operated newspapers in Neshoba County and North Missisisppi, before moving to the Gulf Coast in the 1920s to found the Dixie Guide. Included are correspondence, manuscripts, printed material, photographs and other materials which document Rand's varied activities and his political views.

Richardson (Bobby G.) Collection, 1960-1983.

Papers primarily document Richardson's service as Mississippi Highway Commissioner, Northern District, from 1976-1983. One major subject is the Tennessee-Tombigbee Waterway; also reflected are Richardson's interest in Mississippi politics and his service on the National Advisory Committee on Outdoor Advertising and Motorist Information.

Robson (George) Collection, ca. 1968-1972.

Printed material collected by Robson concerning mostly civil disobedience in the U.S. during the late 1960s and early 1970s. Among the items in the collection are a pamphlet entitled "The Plot Against Black America" and "Combat: The Newsletter that keeps you informed about the revolutionary struggle in America today".

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Salter (Sidney L. "Sid") Papers, 1890-1997.

Papers of Salter (1959-), editor and publisher of various Mississippi newspapers, including The Scott County Times and The Morton Tribune. Salter's syndicated column appears in more than 40 daily and weekly newspapers. Included are letters from readers, letters from political leaders, research files, photographs and other materials documenting Salter's career and public activities.

Segregation-Integration Miscellaneous Collection, 1920-1995.

Materials on voting rights, elections, the Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party and other topics pertaining to the politics of civil rights.

Scarbrough (James) Papers, 1822-1917.

Papers of Scarbrough (1801-1889) of Chickasaw and Webster County, Mississippi, include a political broadside for the campaign of J.M. Pruitt for the 13th Senatorial District (1880s).

Sheldon (George Lawson) Papers, 1928-1961.

Papers of Sheldon (1870-1960), Nebraska Senator and Governor, State legislator of Mississippi, and leader of the "Lily White" Republican Party of Mississippi. Correspondence, legal papers, speeches and state, county and national records (1932-1961) of the Republican Party of Mississippi, largely relating to efforts to unseat the Howard-Redmond delegates, the Negro faction, at national conventions and in party patronage.

Simpson (Billy) Loyalist Democrat Collection, 1973-1974.

Tapes and transcripts of interviews with Charles Evers, Hodding Carter II, Flavous Hutchinson, Jan Lewis, John Crawford, Douglas Conner, and Virginia Hooper (closed), concerning the interviewees activities with the Loyalist Democratic Party of Mississippi.

Smith (Frank E.) Collection, 1962-1973.

Material pertaining to the activities of Smith (1918-1997), Mississippi State legislator and journalist with TVA, the Southern Regional Council and the five volume series Conservation in the U.S.: A Documentary History.

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Wilbourn (R.E.) Collection, 1833-1963.

Collection contains genealogical and historical material of the Wilbourn, Scott and Eggleston families of Kemper, Noxubee, and Yalobusha Counties. Included is one letter written by Senator E.C. Walthall (1891), and one by Senator John C. Stennis (1941).

Williams (Dan) Papers, 1849-1936.

Papers of Dan Williams (1907-1970) include correspondence, speeches, a broadside and other materials concerning the Williams family of Dry Grove and Brookhaven, Mississippi. Includes Mims Williams letter (1913), concerning J.W. Bailey of Texas, two C.A. Williams letters (1936) concerning Pat Harrison, and a certificate of election for W.D. Carmichael as Senator for Hinds and Warren Counties, Mississippi.

WLBT Archives, 1967-1980.

Correspondence, memoranda, board minutes, programming logs, newscast scripts, videotapes, and news film documenting the policies and operation of television station WLBT in Jackson, Mississippi, during the period (1971-1980) in which Communications Improvement, Inc., a non-profit organization, held the station's interim license. The 16 mm news film documents political events and personalities; videotapes of the Probe program includes interviews with political figures concerning elections and other political issues.

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