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Thomas G. Abernethy Collection. 1940-1970.
Papers of United States Congressman Thomas G. Abernathy who served as a representative of the 4th Mississippi District
from 1943-1953 and the 1st Mississippi District from 1953-1973. Included in the collection: correspondence, reports and legal
documents concerning various governmental agencies from 1943-1952, Camp Shelby, and numerous legislative documents from 1943-1956.
The manuscripts in this collection would be useful for researching governmental policy and life on the homefront during World War II.
Inventory available. (444 boxes). Patrons should provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Special Collections at (662) 915-7408 to specify requested material.
Allan Boyce Adams Collection. 1916-1955.
This collection contains the World War I correspondence from Allen Boyce Adams, a member of the 42nd Rainbow Division.
Most of Adams' correspondence is with his mother, Evie Lowrey Adams in Claremont, Mississippi. Writing from his stations in
France and Germany, Adams offers insight into soldier morale, training, weather conditions, medical care, and the gratitude
extended to soldiers by local citizens. Inventory available. (3 boxes).
Lucia and Jennie Adams Collection. 1845-1925.
Correspondence between Jennie Adams, Lucia Adams, Boyce Adams, Frank Black, and Mrs. L.E. Bobo during the Spanish-American
War and World War I. In addition, the collection includes photographs and miscellaneous cards from the World War I period.
Inventory available. (10 boxes).
Aldrich Collection. 1798-1942.
Collection contains an extensive assortment of correspondence and family business records for the Treadwell and Aldrich
families of northeast Mississippi. Includes the letters of Ransom Aldrich to his friends and family written while he was
in Army training during the First World War. Ransom Aldrich served in Company E, Officer Training School, which was assigned
to a Cavalry Company in the 81st Division, U.S. Army. In the late spring and early summer of 1918, he trained at Camp Nicholls
in New Orleans, Louisiana; Camp Sevier in Sevier, South Carolina; and Camp Gordon in Atlanta, Georgia. Inventory available. (20 boxes).
Leroy Barry Allen Manuscript.
The typed manuscript is the personal memoir of Mississippi Delta native Leroy Barry Allen (1892-1966) and details
life on the homefront during both world wars. Allen published a book on several of the same topics under the title,
Strictly Personal (A Borrowed Title) (1966).Inventory available. (1 folder).
Beckwith / Yerger Collection. 1869-1930.
Family papers obtained by the University of Mississippi from Byron De La Beckwith in 1962. The collection contains correspondence,
financial documents, legal records, newspaper clippings, and ephemera from the World War I homefront. Inventory available. (7 boxes).
The Book of Gold. 1918- .
Eric A. Dawson, a Mississippi native and a University of Mississippi 1908 graduate, began this autograph album and s
crapbook in 1918 in Pierrefitte, Lorraine, France. During World War I, Dawson served with the YMCA in its Foyers des Soldate
(Soldiers Club), and he joined the Army in 1918, rising to the rank of sergeant in the Intelligence Corps. The books contains
signatures, autograph sentiments, musical notations, poems, drawings, sketches, political documents, photographs and wartime
ephemera. Many important writers, political and military figures, composers, figures from the arts and sciences, persons from film
and stage and sports stars have contributed to Dawson's book, including Ezra Pound, Thomas Mann, Rudyard Kipling, William Faulkner,
Winston Churchill, Marshall Foch, John Pershing, Douglas McArthur, Woodrow Wilson, W.C. Handy, Cole Porter, Igor Stavinsky, Iriving
Berlin, Sergei Rachmaninoff, Howard Chandler Christy, Henri Matisse, Albert Einstein, Sarah Bernhardt, Lillian Gish, Tallulah
Bankhead and Jack Dempsey.
Brickell Collection. 1920s-1950s.
This collection contains letters and manuscript material from Hershel Brickell, native Mississippian and
literary editor of the New York Evening Post. Included in the collection is Brickell's correspondence with famous writers
during World War II thus providing a source for examining literary trends on the homefront.
Inventory available. (56 boxes, 36 linear ft.).
Caughman Collection. 1876-1980.
Collection contains the correspondence of Lyda and Russell Caughman living in Cameron, South Carolina. Although most of the
letters are written from Lyda to her father and two daughters in school at Newberry College in Newberry, South Carolina, there
are some between Lyda and her husband. The accretion contains the letters of Flave Russell, a soldier stationed in California
who saw military action in France during the First World War. Inventory available. (6 boxes).
Ross A. Collins Scrapbook. 1930s-1940s.
Scrapbook containing 144 items that include photos, signatures, and original pen and ink political
cartoons from the World War II era. Most of the photographs are of national and state politicians, some of the
more recognizable images are of Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Harry S. Truman, and Winston Churchill. Patrons should provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Special Collections at (662) 915-7408 to specify requested material.
“Commemorative Retreat Ceremony: World War II Weekend, April 8-9, 1994.”
Program contains descriptions of various exhibitions and scheduled events for the 1994 event, which was sponsored by the
University of Mississippi, City of Oxford, Ole Miss Alumni Association, Oxford Tourist Council, Combined ROTC units, and the
Class of 1944. Inventory available. (1 folder).
James J. Cooke Collection. 1998.
Typed manuscript of The All Americans at War: The 82nd Division in the Great War; 1917-1919, (1998) by James J. Cooke.
Inventory available. (1 folder).
Charles Dean Collection. 1830s - 1980s.
This collection contains correspondence, financial records, genealogical information, and manuscripts of a prominent Holly Springs,
Mississippi family. Covering an extensive period of time, the collection includes correspondence, photos, ledgers, and ration stamps
from World War I and World War II. The documents in this collection would aid in examining life on the homefront.Inventory available. (21 boxes).
Louis Dollarhide Collection. 1920-1996.
Louis Dollarhide, an English professor at the University of Mississippi, maintained widespread
correspondence with prominent authors, and thus provides insight into literary methods and interests
during the Second World War. Inventory available. (38 boxes).
John G. Douglas Collection. 1916 – 1975.
Correspondence of John Gray Douglas to his parents and later his wife Violet Marshall Douglas, while he worked as a
geologist in the oil fields of Venezuela. The collection also contains a photograph album of a trip to England, Scotland,
Wales, and Normandy in 1932. While there are more letters from World War II than World War I, this collection of correspondence
would be useful for research in familial relationships and the wartime oil economy. Inventory available. (3 boxes).
Hindman Doxey. 1922.
Photocopied typescript of Hindman Doxey's speech: "Address of Appreciation to the Colonial Dames at the Presentation of
the Monument in Memory of the Boys Who Lost Their Lives During the War, [World War I] Delivered at the University of Mississippi,
April 6, 1922." Inventory available. (1 folder).
Duggan Speech. 1942.
Address entitled, "Agriculture and War," given by I.W. Duggan, Director of the Southern Division of the
Agricultural Adjustment Agency, on April 14, 1942, before a student forum at the University of Mississippi in
Oxford, Mississippi. The speech pertains to American agriculture's role in the effort to fight World War II. Inventory available. (1 folder).
“The Eagle’s ‘G.I.’ Issue”. 1943.
Pictorial catalogue printed by the Oxford Eagle on December 9, 1943. The issue contains
pictures and brief biographic information on World War II soldiers from Lafayette County, Mississippi. (1 folder).
James E. Edmonds Collection. 1886-1934.
Correspondence, photographs, and miscellany of University of Mississippi graduate James E. Edmonds.
The collection contains Edmonds' letters to his parents, fiancé/wife and children, and some letters from his son and wife.
While the exact capacity in which Edmonds was associated with the military during World War I is unclear, the collection does
contain letters sent from military bases in Kentucky and Oklahoma. Typed inventory available. (3 boxes).
Framed Illustrated Broadside. 1917.
Soldier's memorial German-American War 1917 broadside published by National Publishing Company,
New Orleans, Louisiana. Lists the members and officers of Company C, Second Regiment, Mississippi Infantry from Lafayette
County, which was also known as the Lamar Rifles, a volunteer company in the Mississippi National Guard. Organized on June 4, 1917,
the company was mustered into Federal service on August 5, 1917.
French Armband / Postcards . No date.
c. World War II armband, "France D'Abord" [France First] and six postcards regarding Military Gifts from
1870 and World War I, written in French from a M. Lamdin to an unknown recipient. (1 folder).
David Galloway Manuscript. 1920s-1940s.
Typed copy of an unpublished manuscript entitled, "From the Jungle to the Arctic." Galloway's autobiography discusses
growing up in College Hill, Mississippi, in the 1920s and 1930s and his tour of duty during World War II. Galloway served in the
Pacific theater in a Sea Bee construction battalion and took part in the invasion of Iwo Jima, where he was wounded by friendly fire.
He remained in a Navy hospital until the Japanese surrender. Gift of David E. Galloway. Inventory available. (1 folder).
General Photographic Collection. Photographs of Benito Mussolini and Adolf Hitler circa 1930s-1940s. Mussolini and Hitler appear together and separately in various crowd scenes, disembarking from airplanes and being saluted by various soldiers. The collection also contains photographs of a WWII era Italian airplane and soldiers running through he field (circa 1930s-1940s).
Edwin Granberry Collection. 1900s-1960s.
Correspondence, manuscripts, clippings, and miscellaneous material relating to Meridian, Mississippi
native Edwin Phillips Granberry. Prior to his writing career, Granberry served with the United States Marines in World War I.
A portion of this collection relates to that period. Inventory available. (17 boxes).
“Guide to Greenwood and Leflore County, Miss. For Service Men and Their Families.” 1943.
The Greenwood Chamber of Commerce issued this 76-page guide. The pamphlet contains information on churches, recreational
opportunities, transportation, and industrial companies in Greenwood, Mississippi. (1 folder).
John C. Hall Papers. 1942-1949.
Unpublished manuscript by John C. Hall entitled, "You are Drafted—Period" comprised of transcripts of letters detailing
Hall's divorce from his wife Edith, other legal troubles and his selection in the wartime draft. A native of Nettleton,
Mississippi, he was twice honorably discharged from the United States Army and later confined to a psychiatric ward at Fort
McClellan, Alabama, for mental handicaps incurred during his service. (1 folder).
Poetry by Joe Hayes at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi. 1943-1944.
Two original, untitled poems written by Joe Hayes, a soldier stationed at Camp Van Dorn, Mississippi.
Both poems relate to a soldier's life in camp. (1 folder)
Hill's Southern Almanac. 1919.
Published in Virginia, this almanac seems to have served people in Virginia and North Carolina,
as evidenced by the list of school, state, county, and judicial officials in the last pages. This almanac
would be a good source for someone interested in World War I advertisements, specifically for War Savings Stamps.
Other advertisements stress the homefront ideals of conservation and economic spending as well as classifieds looking
to employ women and ineligible military men. (1 folder).
Graham R. Hodges Collection. 1810-1996.
Included in this collection is the December 9, 1941 issue of the Providence, Rhode Island newspaper,
The Evening Bulletin. Published only two days after the attack on Pearl Harbor, the issue chronicles Americans'
shock, horror, and disbelief at the day's events.Inventory available. (2 boxes).
Howry Family Collection. 1838-1981.
Collection of mainly personal correspondence among members of the Charles B. Howry family with some essays,
articles, diaries, and journals from various family members. Included in the collection is some of the correspondence
of Elizabeth Butler Howry, who helped to organize the first entertainment circuit for U.S. troops during World War I.
Gift of Mrs. Louise Howry McRae. Inventory available. (6 boxes).
Harriet Jackson Collection. c. 1941-1945.
This collection contains a souvenir program for the American Legion Minstrels, Curtis E. Pass Post No. 37 of Water Valley,
Mississippi, which contains the names of local service men who died in 1918-1919 and two poems about Flanders Fields. It also
contains a Ration Book Holder and a Victory-Liberty Loan promotional. Inventory available. (5 boxes.)
Jiggits Collection. 1917-1923.
Collection contains family correspondence and scrapbook materials. For researchers investigating the homefront during
World War I, the collection contains correspondence from 1917-1918 between Louis M. Jiggitts, writing from Camp Perry, Ohio, to
his parents in Canton, Mississippi. It also contains a typed list of Aviation Examining Boards with Physical Examining Unit
Attached, A Soldier's Handbook on the Rifle and Score Book for Special Course C Arranged for the United States Rifle Model of 1917,
and Lieutenant Louis M. Jiggitts' Book of Common Prayer.Inventory available. (2 boxes—one oversize).
Daniel Rupert Johnson Collection. 1913-1921.
This collection contains University of Mississippi literature, correspondence, military training tracts,
and financial records of an Ole Miss student during World War I. Inventory available. (1 box).
Keesler News : The Official Publication Every Week for the Military Personnel of Keesler Air Force Base, Miss.,
a Base of the Air Training Command.
July 12, 1952-September 24, 1953.
Biloxi, Mississippi base.
Leavell Family Collection.
This collection includes two of Marion Leavell's scrapbooks, which contain magazine and
newspaper clippings of stories and images of American and European military personalities, war ruins,
and the homefront; war time cartoons; and correspondence from World War I. The collection also contains I.P. Leavell's
scrapbook, which is primarily concerned with David Lloyd George, who was the British Prime Minister during World War I,
and contains clippings and images, poetry, and personal notes. Inventory available. (1 box).
Ligon Collection. 1941-1945.
The Ligon collection contains correspondence between Herschel Ligon, a soldier in the United States Army during World War II,
and his wife, Wydell Lott Ligon of Columbia, Mississippi, as well as a photographic album of World War I-era shots of Camp Shelby,
Mississippi, and San Juan, Puerto Rico. The correspondence runs from September 1941 to June 1942 and from September 1943 to 1945.
During this period, Herschel lost his wife due to complications from the birth of their twin daughters.Inventory available. (2 boxes).
Lumber Archives.
Andrew Brown and Son/R.F. Learned Lumber Company. 1831-1957.
This collection contains correspondence, business records and related ledgers which detail and reflect the growth patterns,
management practices, logging techniques, manufacturing procedures, advertising strategies, and transportation mediums
and innovations of the Andrew Brown and Son/R.F. Learned Lumber Company and its related business endeavors, including
he Learned Plantations, Natchez Ice Company and Natchez Department Store.
L.N. Dantzler Company (1894-1948)
One of the first chartered private corporations in the State of Mississippi, the L.N. Dantzler Company had
mills located in Moss Point-Gulfport area, Howison and Handsboro. World War I and World War II brought great profit to
the company, which struggled prior to World War I because of initial loss of exports and prior to World War II because of
losses sustained during the Great Depression. This collection contains correspondence, financial records, and related ledgers
that document the patterns of growth, acquisitions, labor organization, reforestation, transportation, and distribution.
H. Weston Lumber Company (1841-1951)
Owned and operated by the Weston family, the H. Weston Lumber Company was based in Logtown and operated along the
Pearl River basin. The fortunes of the family were closely connected with the company's financial condition during the
Great Depression and during/after World War II. This collection contains correspondence, financial records, related ledgers,
and family papers that document the growth patters, management practices, acquisitions, and timber estimates of the H. Weston Lumber
Company and its subsidiary companies, including the Union Lumber Company. Of particular interest are the personal letters of Horatio
S. Wilson, which contain the only references to labor relations in the collection, and a series of correspondence by J. Roland Wilson,
which concern his activities as a professional forester and member of the Society of American Foresters and his reminiscences about
the company's early reforestation activies.
Hardwood Manufacturers Institute — Southern Hardwood Producers, Inc. (1902-1956)
This collection contains correspondence, pamphlets, bulletins, charts and reports of the Hardwood Manufacturers Institute —
Southern Hardwood Producers, Inc. Of interest are the bulletins issued by the Southern Hardwood Industry War Committee,
which describes government regulations applicable to the lumber industry and federal lumber requirements during World War II,
and the Southern Hardwood Producers, Inc., Governmental Regulations Series, which includes regulations issued by various
governmental defense organizations, which affected the hardwood lumber industry. Inventory available
J. N. Merrill Diary. 1914-1915.
This two-volume diary of John N. Merrill details his tour as a colonel in
the Persian Army during World War I. He was stationed both in Shiraz and near Tehran in present-day
Iran. Merrill discusses military life and battles during the First World War. (1 folder) .
Mississippi Industries Collection. 1926 – 1999.
This collection contains published reports, articles, and pamphlets of Mississippi industrial mobilization
and defense planning during World War II. Inventory available. (7 boxes).
Thomas Reber Collection. 1830-1918.
Correspondence and paperwork from World War I soldier Thomas Reber. The collection contains financial records,
ordinance reports, and memos issued during the summer of 1918 from Camp Beauregard, Louisiana.Inventory available. (4 boxes).
Kim Lacy Rogers Manuscript. 1996.
Typed manuscript, "The Movement and Mobility: Federal Intervention and Political Power in the Mississippi Delta,"
by Kim Lacy Rogers. The manuscript details a brief history of the Mississippi Delta, including World War I and World War II,
and includes interviews of African-Americans who lived in the region during the time. (1 folder).
Dr. and Mrs. Dunbar Rowland Collection. 1880s – 1950s.
Correspondence, photographs, biographical material, clippings, and other miscellany of Dr. Rowland Dunbar,
director of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History from 1902-1937 and his wife, Eron O. Rowland,
a historian and author. The collection includes correspondence, journals, manuscripts, pamphlets, scrapbooks,
and photographs from the homefront during World War I and World War II. Inventory available. (4 Boxes).
Eron O. Rowland Collection. 1899 – 1949.
Correspondence of Eron O. Rowland, wife of Dunbar Rowland, the director of the
Mississippi Department of Archives and History from 1902-1937. Collection includes family correspondence,
photographs, and manuscripts. Inventory available. (6 Boxes).
Sesquicentennial Issue of the Daily Mississippian . October 27, 1995.
Special issue of the Daily Mississippian devoted to the sesquicentennial history of the University of
Mississippi. Articles of interest include a story on the Cuban War of 1894, a story concerning women's increasing roles
and enrollment post-1941, and a picture of ROTC students in the 1930s.
Calvin R. Simmons. 1840-1992.
The collection contains letters, documents, photographs, clippings, genealogical material,
and ephemera, largely from Pontotoc County, Mississippi. The correspondence in this collection includes more
than twenty letters written during World War II, most of which are between Emmye and Doug Simmons. It also contains a
Mississippi Memorial certificate and an American Legion Gold Star citation presented to the family of John Douglass Simmons
III who died during World War II. The items would be useful for research about World War I and World War II on the homefront
and during combat.Inventory available. (12 boxes).
“A Soldier’s Guide to Jackson, Mississippi.” 1941.
Pamphlet produced with the support of the State Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Board
of Development: Advertising & Industrial Division. The manuscript provides visiting soldiers with information
on recreation and religious activities in Jackson, Mississippi. (1 folder).
Soldier's Individual Pay Record Book. 1918-1919.
Pay record book with entries made by Private Joseph W. Seymour, an African American soldier in Company C of the
340th Labor Battalion. Seymour served as a teamster stationed in Gulfport, Mississippi. (1 folder).
Speech Before American Legion and American Legion Auxiliary. Circa 1950.
Found within The Gadget: United States' Naval Training Camp, Gulfport, Mississippi (1919 and catalogued in Special Collections
as V434 G8 G2 1918). The speech addresses rehabilitation and the extension of benefits and training under public law for veterans
of the Korean War; the voting power of veterans and their families; and plans
for hospital and medical facilities for veterans. (1 folder).
Hub Walker Collection. 1927 – 1953.
Collection contains correspondence, photos, and a scrapbook of Hub Walker, a University of Mississippi
student and a professional baseball player. Walker was a center fielder and played for the Nashville
Volunteers and the Minneapolis Millers in the Minor League, and the Detroit Tigers and the Cincinnati Reds in
the Major League. Walker's baseball career was interrupted by his service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
He spent his final year in Major League Baseball as a member of the 1945 Detroit Tigers, which captured the 1945 World Series.
Also included is a notebook of World War II reminiscences. Inventory available. (1 box).
We Also Serve: Armed Forces Edition. 1945.
Pamphlet published to praise the efforts of African-American men and women during World War II.
The manuscript contains photographs and articles about the contribution blacks made to the war effort.Inventory available. (1 folder).
Ralph Mitchell Weed Collection.
Correspondence between a World War I soldier and his family in Winona, Mississippi.
Weed trained in Louisiana for the United States Army and served in France as a corporal in the Thirty-eighth U.S.
Infantry until May 1919. The collection offers a glimpse into warfare, military activities, and personal relationships
during the First World War. Inventory available. (1 box).
William M. Whittington Collection. 1897-1962.
Collection of U.S. Representative William Whittington from Mississippi containing speeches, legislation,
publications, Federal Agency Files, census records, and other material. Whittington represented the 3rd Legislative
District of Mississippi from 1925-1951. The collection would be useful for researching Mississippi political activity
during World War I and World War II. Inventory available. (316 boxes). Patrons should provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Special Collections at (662) 915-7408 to specify requested material.
John Sharp Williams Collection. 1809-1923.
Collection contains speeches, correspondence, manuscripts, and newspaper clippings of U.S.
Senator John Sharp Williams of Mississippi and would be useful for researching political activities in
the United States Senate during the Spanish American War and World War I. Items of interest include
correspondence with Woodrow Wilson and Franklin D. Roosevelt concerning issues of national interest. Inventory available. Patrons should provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room. Please contact Special Collections at (662) 915-7408 to specify requested material.
World War I Newspapers, 1918-1919.
Original newspapers from World War I. Includes clippings from The Stars and Stripes,
The New York Herald, Excelsior, The Chicago Tribune, and The Natchez Democrat.
(1 box).
World War II Memories: University of Mississippi Museums .
Materials from the University Museum’s World War II Exhibition. The collection contains correspondence
between soldiers and the University of Mississippi’s Dean of Men, as well as documents concerning the
World War II monument built by the University of Mississippi Alumni Association. Inventory available. (3 boxes).
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