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Journal of Mississippi History Volume 77 Number 3 Article 8 2015 Recent Manuscript Accessions at Mississippi Colleges and University Libraries, 2012-2013 Jennifer Ford University of Mississippi Follow this and additional works at: https://aquila.usm.edu/jmh Recommended Citation Ford, Jennifer (2015) "Recent Manuscript Accessions at Mississippi Colleges and University Libraries, 2012-2013," Journal of Mississippi History: Vol. 77: No. 3, Article 8. Available at: https://aquila.usm.edu/jmh/vol77/iss3/8 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by The Aquila Digital Community. It has been accepted for inclusion in Journal of Mississippi History by an authorized editor of The Aquila Digital Community. For more information, please contact aquilastaff@usm.edu. RECENT MANUSCRIPT ACCESSIONS  249249Recent Manuscript Accessions at Mississippi Colleges and University Libraries, 2012-2013Compiled by Jennifer FordThis is the thirty-seventh annual compilation citing manuscript acquisitions to appear in the Journal of Mississippi History.  The collections listed below were acquired by libraries between November 2012 and October 2013. Unless otherwise noted, all collections are open to researchers.Philene Allen Collection. Undated. Contains a Delta Tour Guide book. (Delta State University).Ms. Berry Allison Collection. 1951-52, 1983-84, 1987. Contains material related to the life and career of Mose Allison. (Delta State University).Patsey Embry Bowers Collection. 1963. From his late wife’s papers, Cecil Bowers of Oxford donated a 1963 UPI teletype release received by WNLA radio station in Indianola regarding President John F. Kennedy’s assassination. (University of Mississippi).Camp Shelby History Collection. Accretion. Panoramic photograph of soldiers labeled “Cannon Co. 26th Infantry – Camp Shelby, Miss. – June 1944.” (University of Southern Mississippi).Bob and Beverly Ray Card Collection. Undated. Contains memorabilia related to Delta Cream Donuts and Cake Shop. (Delta State University). 250 THE JOURNAL OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORYCivil Rights in the South Collection. Accretion. Reformatted DVD of the Civil Rights Conference held on the University of Southern Mississippi campus in October 2010. (University of Southern Mississippi).Peggy Jean Connor Papers. Accretion. Materials concerning the renaming of the Committee on Services and Resources for Women’s (CSRW) research grant for Peggy Jean Connor because of her legacy of activism. The materials include the proclamation by the CSRW, a copy of the plaque given to Peggy Jean Connor, and the media coverage of the celebration events. (University of Southern Mississippi).Gary Crews Collection. Accretion. 1986-1987. Contains Statesmen and Lady Statesmen programs. (Delta State University).P. D. East Collection. Accretion. Two letters of correspondence from the early 1960s between Eugene DiMattina and P. D. East. (University of Southern Mississippi).W. Ralph Eubanks Collection. Unprocessed. A collection containing notes, correspondence, and manuscripts related to the author of such works as Ever Is a Long Time and The House at the End of the Road.  Gift of W. Ralph Eubanks. (University of Mississippi).Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly Collection. Unprocessed. A collection of manuscripts of Tom Franklin, the author of such works as Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter, and the papers of acclaimed poet Beth Ann Fennelly. Franklin and Fennelly recently collaborated on The Tilted World, a novel about the 1927 Mississippi River flood. This collection contains annotated manuscripts, notes, and galleys of their works. Gift of Tom Franklin and Beth Ann Fennelly. (University of Mississippi).Noel Funchess Collection. Accretion. 1944. Contains a World War II ration book and the Vmail of Corporal Roger L. Whitmer. (Delta State University). RECENT MANUSCRIPT ACCESSIONS  251Edythe Evelyn Gandy Collection. Accretion. Materials concerning Evelyn Gandy’s life and career including photographs, newspaper clippings, programs, scrapbooks, VHS tapes, oral history interviews, mini DVDs, and a pair of white dress pumps. (University of Southern Mississippi).Nancy Gerard Collection. 1927, 1932, 1948-49. Contains Green Book, 1948-49; a 1932 Henry Wenz bookmark, and “The Thrist Message” flier from the Bank of Eupora, July 1927. (Delta State University).Candy Brown Gonzalez Freedom Summer Photographs. A collection of forty-five black and white photographs and eight digital images taken during the summer of 1964 in the South Mississippi and Hattiesburg area. (University of Southern Mississippi).Mary Mann Hamilton LLC Collection. Undated. Contains papers and materials related to the life and work of Mary Hamilton. (Delta State University).Raymond L. Harshman Collection. Raymond L. Harshman of Edmond, Oklahoma, presented the archives with two letters he received from President John F. Kennedy and U. S. Attorney General Robert F. Kennedy regarding injuries received during his service as a deputy U. S. marshal in the 1962 integration riot at the University of Mississippi. Harshman is a 1958 alumnus of the University of Mississippi. (University of Mississippi).Hattiesburg Historical Collection. Accretion. Miscellaneous memorabilia and advertisements for Hattiesburg, various dates. A reproduced photograph taken in 1924 in the office of the New Orleans and Northeastern Railroad in Hattiesburg. Also includes a program from the Hattiesburg High Pre-Christmas Basketball Tournament held in December 1961. (University of Southern Mississippi).A. V. Henry Collection. 2013. Contains an oral history with A. V. Henry. (Delta State University).252 THE JOURNAL OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORYTara Herrin Collection. Accretion. 2006-2009. Contains several Lady Statesmen Media Guides. (Delta State University).Mrs. Macklyn Hubble Collection. 1947. Contains three photographs of the First Girls’ Nation and First Magnolia State, and two Iverness Rotary Club newsletters. (Delta State University). James Thomas Hughes II Collection. A collection containing the portraits of John Alexander Klein, George Marion Klein, Dr. William T. Balfour and Thomas Harrison of Vicksburg. It also includes the antique color portrait of the Klein family home, Cedar Grove. Gift of James Thomas Hughes II. (University of Mississippi).Arnold Joe Collection. Undated. Contains memorabilia related to the Chinese- American community in Mississippi. (Delta State University).Peter Joe Collection. 1988-2013. Contains the TIFF files of the Cleveland Chinese Church. (Delta State University).Joyce Kennedy Collection. 1940s-1960s. Contains fifteen black and white photographs of Kennedy Motor Company. (Delta State University).Jane Robbins Kerr Collection. Undated. Contains three framed prints of Po Monkey, L.V. Hull, and W. Anderson. (Delta State University).Steve LaVere Collection. Contains several 78 RPM records and books related to sound recordings. (Delta State University).Dr. William D. McCain Travel Journals. Consists of a collection of twenty-three travel journals written by Dr. William D. McCain and given to a fellow traveler, Dr. Raymond Mannoni. (University of Southern Mississippi).Donna McLellan McCaleb Collection. Accretion. Undated. Contains the McLellan family Bible. (Delta State University).RECENT MANUSCRIPT ACCESSIONS  253McCleskey Architectural Drawings. Accretion. Consists of a CD containing copies of blueprints of Main Street Baptist Church, now Mt. Carmel Baptist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. (University of Southern Mississippi).Phillip McGregor Collection. Accretion. 1965-1966. Contains twenty-two copies of Miss Delta. (Delta State University).Sallie Meek Collection. 1935, 1941-42, 1963-64, 1969-70, 1974. Contains scrapbooks, portraits and photographs, manuscript materials, awards, and certificates related to Greek P. Rice. (Delta State University).Louella Gill Milner Collection. Accretion. Contains materials that document Milner’s years as a student at Malta-McConnelville Schools, c. 1920s. (University of Southern Mississippi).Mississippi Menu Collection. Accretion. Consists of a menu from Petra Café & Hookah in Hattiesburg, 2013. (University of Southern Mississippi).Mystic Krewe of Zeus of Hattiesburg Records. Accretion. Contains memorabilia pertaining to the Mystic Krewe of Zeus of Hattiesburg, Mississippi, 2012-2013 coronation festivities. (University of Southern Mississippi).Newspaper Collection. Accretion. Consists of eleven editions of various newspapers added concerning the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in 1963, the resignation of President Richard M. Nixon in 1974, the inauguration of President Barack H. Obama in 2009, and the liftoff from the moon in 1969. (University of Southern Mississippi).John Pendergrass Collection. Accretion. 1962-1964. Contains materials related to the Zeta Beta Chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha. (Delta State University).254 THE JOURNAL OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORYPowell G. Ogletree Papers. Accretion. Consists of materials from the Ogletree estate, including VHS tapes of the University of Southern Mississippi’s seventy-fifth anniversary and the Independence Bowl, Mississippi Southern College memorabilia, USM 1979 commencement program and two Talons. There is also a photograph of an unidentified military police unit, c. 1940. (University of Southern Mississippi).Postcard Collection. Accretion. Consists of two postcards added of the Maid of the Mist at Niagara Falls and Coral Castle at Homestead, Florida. (University of Southern Mississippi).Ella Fountain Keesler Pratt Collection. Accretion. Consists of historical materials concerning the Keesler family of Greenwood, Mississippi. Some topics include World War I, MSCW/MUW, and Keesler Air Force Base. (University of Southern Mississippi).David Price Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad News Periodical Collection. Consists of digital version of news periodicals from the Gulf, Mobile & Northern Railroad c. 1920s. The collection contains one DVD with 1.57 GB of stored materials. (University of Southern Mississippi).“Reflections of Mississippi Freedom Summer.” Accretion. Consists of a reformatted version of the VHS tape titled, “Reflections of Mississippi Freedom Summer.” (University of Southern Mississippi).Ephus Ruth Collection. Undated. Contains several posters from various blues festivals. (Delta State University).Raymond Shonholtz Freedom Summer Collection. Accretion. Contains a framed license plate purchased by Raymond Shonholtz in Coahoma County, Mississippi in 1964 as a condition of his being released from jail. He handwrote a description of how he acquired the license plate and his trip with Dr. Aaron Henry. The other items are obituaries and articles concerning his life. (University of Southern Mississippi).RECENT MANUSCRIPT ACCESSIONS  255Southern Tourism Collection. Accretion. Contains various brochures, booklets, and maps pertaining to tourism in Mississippi and/or the greater southeastern region of the United States. Includes an advertisement for the Great Southern Hotel in Gulfport, Mississippi. Statement included indicates that the hotel was purchased and razed in 1951. (University of Southern Mississippi).Thomas Spight Collection. Unprocessed. A collection consisting of the papers of Thomas Spight, Mississippi legislator and later U. S. congressman from North Mississippi. Spight also served as district attorney for the Northern District during the infamous trial of the murder of William Clark Falkner, great-grandfather of Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner. Gift of Thomas Spight Hines, Jr. and Mattie Spight McDowell. (University of Mississippi).Robert Stevens Collection. 1928. Materials relating to the first graduation class of Delta State Teachers College. (Delta State University).William Clyde Stewart Collection. William C. (Bill) Stewart of Okolona donated his father’s collection of Mississippi gubernatorial political memorabilia. Among the contents are campaign sheet music, posters and decals, as well as certificates and medals associated with William Clyde Stewart’s honorary appointments as “Colonel and Aide-de-Camp” to the staff of governors Ross Barnett, Paul B. Johnson, Jr., John Bell Williams, Bill Waller, and Cliff Finch. (University of Mississippi).Linda Strong Collection.  1924, 1952. Contains three sepia prints of “The Red Store” and “One Stop” in Merigold, Mississippi. Gift of Linda Strong. (Delta State University).Brenda Tidwell Collection. Accretion. Undated. Contains manuscript materials relating to the genealogy of the Tidwell, Fox, Reed, and Kamien families. (Delta State University).256 THE JOURNAL OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORYDwight Van de Vate, Jr. Collection. Unprocessed. A collection of newspaper clippings, correspondence, and magazines covering the 1962 integration of the University of Mississippi. Gift of the family of Dwight Van de Vate, Jr. (University of Mississippi).Frances Williams Collection. 1961-1962. Contains “Freshmen Orientation of Delta State College” by Miss Nell Lawler and several issues of the Sigma Alpha Epsilon Record. (Delta State University).RECENT MANUSCRIPT ACCESSIONS  257258 THE JOURNAL OF MISSISSIPPI HISTORY

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