Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with the Honorable John Pearson of Rosedale, Mississippi. Judge Pearson discusses his life and the many years of public service he performed.
Transcription of an interview conducted with Frank D. Barber. Barber became involved in politics when he was just ten years old going door-to-door hanging flyers for Paul B. Johnson Sr. This interest continued throughout his adult life alongside...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Mississippi Senate Bill No. 1794, which amended a section of previous law, giving power to the state's Commission on College Accreditation to determine which colleges and junior colleges in Mississippi would...
Letter.; Sillers writes to congratulate Strom Thurmond on his re-election to the United States Senate. He notes that he is glad to have such a strong States' Rights advocate in the Senate.
Letter.; Sillers begins the letter by complimenting Governor Coleman on his appearance before the subcommittee of the United States Senate handling the Civil Rights Bill. Sillers states that he hopes future civil rights legislation will fail. He...
Letter.; This letter from Sillers is largely concerned with the possibilty of a state constitutional convention to re-write or greatly amend the Constitution of the state of Mississippi. He also praises the southern delegates to the U.S. Senate.
Letter.; Sillers reminds O'Mahoney of their previous acquaintance at Democratic national conventions, particularly the one in 1944. He expresses appreciation for O'Mahoney's stand against pending civil rights legislation in the U.S. Senate and...
Letter.; Sillers writes about a bill designed to repeal the poll tax. He notes that Senator Bilbo is heading the charge against this bill. Sillers also predicts that there will be not be enough support for the bill to pass the Senate.
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Sylvester Matthews regarding the history of the Rosedale Negro Church. Matthews, born in 1887, discusses his family's history and various aspects of the history of the Rosedale area, in...
Letter.; Sillers thanks Pierce for his previous letters. He notes that he wishes he were in Washington, D.C., to see the debate over the Civil Rights Bill happening in the Senate. He writes hopefully that he has heard those politicians who oppose...
Statement of the faculty senate at Jackson State College responding to the May 15, 1970, shooting of student demonstrators at Jackson State College by Mississippi law enforcement officials. The shootings resulted in the wounding of twelve students...
Letter.; Sillers congratulates Senator Stennis on Congress's enacting of a labor bill, but he notes that he is not completely statisfied with the legislation. He goes on to tell Stennis how and why the bill should be modified. He drops in a...
Letter.; Sillers compliments the editor of the Commercial Appeal on an editorial titled ""Reveal the Authors"" that suggested that a Senate committee should investigate all of the people who contributed to the writing of the Civil Rights Act and...
Letter.; Sillers writes Senator Mundt of his worries over the direction of the United States in the 1950s. He is concerned about the Civil Rights Bill that is pending in the Senate as he feels it allows the judicial branch of government to usurp...
Letter.; Sillers sends Eastland copies of a Mississippi House resolution, a Mississippi Senate resolution, and a copy of an excerpt from Governor Wright's address concerning the opposition of northern Democrats to the South's principles and...
Finding aid for a manuscript collection located at Delta State University.; The collection contains newspaper clippings, notes, correspondence, and other materials related to Florence Sillers Ogden's newspaper column. Ogden's commentary on social...
Letter.; Sillers mentions struggles of the States' Rights Democratic Party in his letter to John Bell Williams. He criticizes white southern congressmen who vote for the leaders and agendas of the national Democratic Party and says that they are...
Article from the View of Mississippi, December 10, 1978. Includes information about Kearney Park, family history and biographical memoranda on Belle Kearney (the granddaughter of Guston Kearney), and a history on Susannah Owens Kearney, the mother...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Appendix E documents sent or presented to the Federal Communications Commission in Washington, D.C. during 1964. A.D. Beittel and others filed statements against the petitions of television stations WLBT and...
From the Adam Daniel Beittel Papers. Typewritten letter from A.D. Beittel to Governor Paul B. Johnson, Jr., dated June 6, 1964. Beittel writes about the possible impact and consequences of Senate Bill 1794, which passed on May 14. The bill...
