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Oliver Clifton and Family papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-CLIF
Scope and Content
The Mayor Oliver Clifton and Family Papers arrived in subpar conditions. Most of the documents were in a brown paper bag that was wrapped in a dust-covered garbage bag. The majority of the papers in this collection are letters addressed to either Oliver Clifton (1847-1905) or other members of his family. The letters were stacked together in various piles and tied together by shoe strings. There did not appear to be any arrangement to the materials. Along with the letters that were tied...
Dates:
1870 - 1911; Majority of material found within 1896 - 1906
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
James P. Coleman collection
Collection
Identifier: MPC-381
Scope and Contents
Speeches, public statements, newspaper clippings, campaign advertisements, government documents, scrapbooks, oral history interviews, M.A. thesis and seminar paper concerning the public career of J.P. Coleman, Mississippi governor (1956-1960) and judge of U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals.
This collection consists of gifts and copies from the following collections: Allen Eugene Cox, Wilson Minor, John C. Stennis, Kenneth Toler, and Mississippiana Vertical file.
Dates:
1949 - 1985
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
Russell C. Davis papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-141
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1952 - 1977
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
Patricia Derian Papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-130
Scope and Contents
The Patricia Derian papers contain primarily records of Derian’s activities from 1964 to 1976; the two largest groups document MAP and the Democratic Party. Among the types of materials included are correspondence, minutes, logs, reports, publications, legal materials, scrapbooks, artifacts and audio tapes.The first group of records is the Mississippi Action for Progress (MAP) series. It consists of materials relating to Derian’s tenure as the OEO oversight person within MAP and...
Dates:
1964 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1966 - 1973
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
Kenneth Drake Embry papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-036
Scope and Content
The papers of Kenneth Drake Embry consist of genealogical records of the Embry family, partial maps of Oktibbeha County, various photographs, and a congressional record of the speech of John E. Rankin on the Tennessee-Tombigbee Inland Waterway. The content spans from1786-1954 with the bulk falling in the 1870s and 1950s.
Dates:
1786 - 1954; Majority of material found within Bulk Dates
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
Mike Espy papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-ME
Scope and Contents note
The Espy Collection contains files, audio/visual material, publications, and memorabilia documenting his congressional career plus some personal files and other items from his work as Secretary of Agriculture. The collection is open to the public An oral history project with Espy is in the planning stages.
Dates:
1986 - 1996
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
John J. Fraiser papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-JJF
Content Description
This collection is comprised of seven cubic feet of Judge Fraiser's papers, In addition, there are two cubic feet of small memorabilia items. Oversized memorabilia includes larger framed documents such as diplomas, trophies, and professional awards and plaques. There are two boxes of photographs spanning Judge Fraiser's years in WWII to his retirement from the Mississippi State Court of Appeals, along with a VCR recording of his Investiture ceremony into the COA. Finally, there are 40+ boxes...
Dates:
Majority of material found within 1942 - 2010
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
Benjamin Franklin Fridge papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-037
Scope and Content
The Fridge Collection contains letters between Progressive Party leaders and Benjamin F. Fridge in relation to his trip to speak at the Progressive Convention between July 2-3, 1913. The collection also contains his speech at the convention and newspaper clippings from August, 1912.
Dates:
1839 - 1913; Majority of material found within 1912 - 1913
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
James Z. George and Elizabeth B. George papers
Collection
Identifier: MPC-JZG
Scope and Contents
J. Z. and Elizabeth George papers Scope and Content:This collection is composed of one box of correspondence from 1846 to 1899 with the majority of letters being written between 1892-1894 during which time J. Z. and his wife, Elizabeth Brooks or E. B. George, were in Washington as he served as a United States Senator representing the state of Mississippi. The collection also contains one receipt book and three scrapbooks of family news.The correspondence contained in...
Dates:
1846 - 1899; Majority of material found within 1892 - 1894
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
Godwin Advertising Agency collection
Collection
Identifier: MPC-096
Scope and Contents
The collection is divided into 20 series, arranged both chronologically and by format type. The content concerns the advertising campaigns run by the Godwin Advertising Agency on behalf of the States’ Rights Democratic Party and a number of state and local politicians in Mississippi between 1948 and 1971, as well as a large group of photographs taken for the Agricultural and Industrial Board to promote the state between 1947 and 1955. The material gives insights into the role of advertising...
Dates:
1940 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1948 - 1971
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
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