Stennis, John C. (John Cornelius), 1901-1995

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This series includes materials about speeches, events, and programs at schools, colleges, and universities in and out of Mississippi. The materials are arranged in chronological order. Schools included are Mississippi State University, the University of Mississippi, William Carey College, Northeast Mississippi State Junior College, East Mississippi Junior College, the University of Southern Mississippi, and others. Dates included are 1952-1988.

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This series contains material related to numerous Mississippi special interest and professional organizations and associations. They are arranged alphabetically and then chronologically. Dates range from 1947-1987.

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This series contains invitations to social events, speeches, and other related correspondence. They are arranged chronologically and range in date from 1951-1988.

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This series contains requests from individuals and organizations for Senator Stennis to appear or speak at certain events. It also contains requests for tours, visits, and flags. The material is arranged alphabetically and chronologically. Dates range from 1956-1988.

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This series contains materials related to the numerous Senate committees on which Senator Stennis served throughout his career. They are arranged alphabetically by name of committee and then chronologically. The committees include armed services, preparedness, appropriations, ethics, and others.

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This series contains material related to various commissions including the National Forest Reservation Commission, Government Security, and the National Memorial Stadium. Dates range from 1953-1976.

Scope and Contents This series contains material from Senator Stennis’ pre-Senate years, arranged chronologically from 1927-1946. The material contains correspondence from constituents, friends, and acquaintances, many sent from soldiers fighting in World War II. It also includes correspondence from Stennis' time as a Circuit Court Judge, grades and correspondence from his studies at the University of Virginia, his work as a member of the MSU Alumni Association, and a scrapbook he maintained as a student at...

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This series contains material related to Senator Stennis’s personal life, family, and friendships, as well as post-Senate life. The date range is 1948-1990. It includes correspondence, personal files, schedules, date books, reading files, memos, family history, and an array of other materials. It also includes information about the Jackson office.

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This series contains material related to members of Senator Stennis’s staff. The material includes correspondence, files, memos, voting records, directories, and the personal papers of Stennis’s staff members. It is arranged chronologically with a date range of 1947-1988.

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This series contains material related the operations of Senator Stennis’s office, including the Jackson office, ranging from the years 1947-1988. The material is arranged by subject, and then chronologically within subject. Subjects include expenses, communication, schedules, phone calls, news clippings, files and memos.