Finding Aid for the Will Lewis, Sr. Collection
(MUM00581)
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Finding Aid for the Will Lewis, Sr. Collection
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Descriptive Summary
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http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00581/ |
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Will Lewis, Sr. Collection |
| Dates: |
1949-1992 |
| Collector: |
Lewis, Will, Sr. |
| Physical Extent: |
6 boxes (2.5 linear feet) |
| Repository: |
University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA |
| Identification: |
MUM00581 |
| Location: |
General Special Collections
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| Language of Material: |
English |
| Abstract: |
The collection contains several boxes of material related to the civil rights movement
and the integration of the University of Mississippi, and several boxes of material
related to William Faulkner.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
The collection was donated by Will Lewis, Sr. during Open Doors, a series of events
held in 2002 to commemorate the 40th anniversary of the university's integration.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded
by Kathryn Michaelis, July 2012.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
Meredith, James, 1933-
Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Oxford Race relations
College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford -- History
University of Mississippi -- History
Faulkner, William, 1897-1962 -- Periodicals
Formats
magazines (periodicals)
clippings (information artifacts)
correspondence
pamphlets
broadsides (notices)
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains several boxes of material related to the civil rights movement
and the integration of the University of Mississippi, and several boxes of material
related to William Faulkner. Civil rights materials include correspondence, clippings,
and miscellaneous other documents related to the integration of the University of
Mississippi.
The Faulkner materials chiefly include periodicals with articles on Faulkner. Also
included are programs from the Faulkner and Yoknapatawhpha Conference at the University
of Mississippi, some book reviews and promotional materials, and other items.
User Information
Preferred Citation
Will Lewis, Sr. Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library,
The
University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Will Lewis, Sr. Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for,
or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use,"
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Related Material
Resources at the University of Mississippi
Open Doors Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library
For more collections related to the university's integration, see the Archives' Civil Rights and Race Relations Subject Guide.
For more collections related to William Faulkner, see the Archives' William Faulkner Subject Guide.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series and by format within each series.
Container List
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Series 1: Civil Rights and Integration Materials |
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1.1
| Broadside: “Yankee Go Home,” 1962 |
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Scope: This flyer was dropped from airplanes flying over Oxford in 1962.
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| Letter, Charles D. Fain to Mr. Will Lewis, Sr., 28 November 1962 |
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Scope: Re: Attached newspaper article and attached speech by J.D. Williams. 1p. Printed Signature.
On Program for a Greater University of Mississippi letterhead. Also: Newspaper article.
Nov. 2, 1962. “Williams Earns Acclaim.”
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| Commercial Appeal (photocopy) and typed manuscript: “Another Mississippi Story”/J.D. Williams, 1962
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Scope: Re: Copy of a speech given to Alumni and Service Club members at Greenville, MS on
Oct. 31, 1962.
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1.3
| Pamphlet: "The Oxford Disaster…Price of Defiance" by Karl Wiesenburg |
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1.4
| Pamphlet: "Racial Amalgamation Propaganda versus Segregation and Racial Cooperation: An Address
by Fred A. Ross," State Department of Public Welfare, circa 1963
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| Letter, J.D. Williams and Charles D. Fain to Alumni, Parents of Students and Other
Friends
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Scope: Re: Program for a Greater University of Mississippi
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| Pamphlet: “The Margin for Greatness” |
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1.6
| Typed document: “Integration at the University of Mississippi”/speech by Russell H.
Barrett, 18 November 1963
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Scope: Speech given at the University of Illinois, Navy Pier, Chicago. 4 pp.
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1.7
| Letter, J.D. Williams to Mr. Will Lewis, Sr., 29 June 1959 |
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Scope: Re: appreciation of support. 1p.
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2.1
| Newspaper clippings, 1956-1961 |
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2.2
| Newspaper clippings, 1962 |
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2.3
| Newspaper clippings, 1962 |
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2.4
| Newspaper clippings, 1962 |
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2.5
| Newspaper clippings, 1963-1964 |
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2.6
| Newspaper clippings, 1972-1982 |
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3.1
| Newsweek, 15 October 1962
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3.2
| Mississippi Magazine, Winter 1967
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3.3
| The New Republic, 25 July 1964 and 19 October 1968
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3.4
| Look Magazine, 31 December 1962
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3.5
| Look Magazine, 9 April 1963
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3.6
| The National Guardsman, November 1962
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3.7
| Life Magazine, 12 October 1962
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3.8
| The Saturday Evening Post, 10 November 1962
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3.9
| Time, 12 October 1962
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Series 2: William Faulkner Materials |
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4.1
| Prospectus advertising Faulkner works |
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4.2
| Faulkner and University of Mississippi - Program. Southern Literary Festival, A Tribute
to William Faulkner. University of Mississippi, 22-24 April 1965
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Scope: Malcolm Cowley, Martin Dain, Ruth Ford, Robert Penn Warren and Eudora Welty as guest
speakers
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| Ole Miss Precept, Winter 1977
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Scope: Contains article on the restoration of Rowan Oak
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| Ole Miss Precept, Spring 1972
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Scope: Contains article on the Rowan Oak Papers
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| The Ole Miss Alumni Review, Fall 1962
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Scope: Contains “William Faulkner and the University” by Dr. John Pilkington, Jr.
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| The Ole Miss Alumni Review, Winter 1974
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Scope: Contains article: “Rowan Oak - The Home of William Faulkner” by Dr. James W. Webb
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4.5
| Faulkner and Yoknapatawpha Conference programs, 1974, 1987, 1992 |
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4.6
| “Intruder at its Wust” (mimeograph copy), Second World Premiere, Fulton Chapel (UM),
12 December 1949
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4.7
| Faulkner and the University of Mississippi Exhibition Catalog: “Brodsky: A Faulkner
Collector/ Scholar at Work,” 31 July-16 September 1983
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| Faulkner Book Reviews |
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| Oxford/Lafayette County Chamber of Commerce map of Oxford with community information |
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Scope: Contains substantial information about Faulkner
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Box 5
| Loose Materials: Book Cover, “Collected Stories of William Faulkner.” Letter addressed
to Mrs. Will Lewis
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5.1
| Clippings - “Intruder in the Dust” |
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5.2
| Newspaper clippings, undated |
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5.3
| Newspaper clippings, 1949-1960 |
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5.4
| Newspaper clippings, 1961-1970 |
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5.5
| Newspaper clippings, 1961-1970 |
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5.6
| Newspaper clippings, 1971-1980 |
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5.7
| Newspaper clippings, 1981-1900 |
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6.1
| Newsweek, 2 August 1954; Saturday Review, 28 July 1962
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6.2
| The Faulkner Newsletter, October-December 1987
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6.3
| Vogue, July 1954, July 1962
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6.4
| Holiday, March 1969, April 1954
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6.5
| Time Magazine, 13 July 1962, 17 July 1964
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6.6
| Mississippi Magazine, Winter 1962, Spring 1962, Spring 1963, Summer 1967
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6.7
| Life Magazine, 28 September 1953
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6.8
| Life Magazine, 20 July 1962, 2 August 1963
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