An overview of Mississippi-related cinema from 1917 through the present, featuring William Faulkner, Willie Morris, Stark Young, John Grisham, Larry Brown, Beth Henley, Cid Ricketts Sumner, Tennessee Williams and more.
Open Doors Exhibitions
Civil Rights, Mississippi, and the Novelist's Craft
The authors showcased in this exhibit have chosen to utilize the very real drama of the Civil Rights Movement within their own fictional
creations. This exhibition was on display August 1st, 2002 until November 4th, 2002.
Jackson's Chapel School, 1949
John E. Phay Collection
Segregation Through the Lens
This exhibit examines the African American education system in Mississippi before integration. This exhibition is on display from November 4th, 2002
until April 1st, 2003.
We Cannot Walk Alone
An exhibit devoted to the experiences and family histories of
Lafayette County's African-American community from Reconstruction through the Civil Rights Movement and into the early 1970s.
The exhibit combines materials already held in Special Collections with collections on loan from members of the community. The Exhibition will
be displayed April 1st, 2003 until September 1st, 2003.
The photographs in a book created for the 1861 graduating class. The book highlights the buildings, faculty, and senior class at the University of Mississippi just prior to the start of the Civil War.
John Elon Phay Collection: Kodachrome Color Slides
Donated in 1984, the John Elon Phay collection contains photographic images of the segregated Mississippi public school system taken during the 1940s and 1950s. These Kodachrome slides were taken as part of surveys performed in the mid-1950s by the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Mississippi.
Oxford Depot Restoration
This site honors the restoration and opening of the Oxford Depot as a community center and highlights the history of the depot and features archival materials relating to the depot and the Mississippi Central Railroad.
Color postcard. I.C.R.R. Through
University, Miss.
Murder with
Southern Hospitality: An Exhibition of Mississippi Mysteries
An historical overview of the genre from the 1840s through the
present. Featuring authors such as W.C. Falkner, Ben Ames
Williams, Newton Gayle, Elliott Chaze, Julie Smith, Ace Atkins,
Thomas Harris, Nevada Barr, Carolyn Haines, Martin Hegwood,
Charlaine Harris, and many more.
Exhibition catalogues from past exhibitions are available for sale.
Selections from "1975-2000: A Silver Anniversary Exhibition"Selections from "A Faulkner 100: The Centennial Exhibition." 27 July- 22 December 1997.