From the George A. Owens Papers. This announcement from James W. Loewen, one of the authors of "Mississippi, Conflict & Change," announces the acceptance of the book for publication by Pantheon. Loewen asks the recipients of his announcement...
From the George A. Owens Papers. Dr. Loewen writes to inform Dr. Griffin, director of the Southern Education Foundation, on the acceptance of the Mississippi history textbook "Mississippi, Conflict & Change," authored by Loewen and others. ...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This document details the need for a new ninth-grade public school textbook on Mississippi history. The deficiencies of the standard texts in use at the time, Bettersworth's "Mississippi, Yesterday and Today"...
From the George A. Owens Papers. This prospectus for the textbook Mississippi, Conflict & Change discusses the deficiences of the standard Mississippi history text at that time, John K. Bettersworth's "Mississippi, Yesterday and Today," and...
Speech.; In this speech, Sillers covers the history of Bolivar County from the earliest settlers to 1936. He mentions specific prominent families and details the progress the county has made in the early twentieth century.
Transcription of an interview conducted with Mrs. Mose Allison. Mrs. Allison taught school from 1926-1957 at Tippo School. She is the mother of renowned jazz pianist Mose Allison. Throughout the interview, Mrs. Allison recounts life in Tippo,...
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...
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Iva Brown of Charleston, Mississippi. Mrs. Brown discusses her experience first growing up as a student and finally as a school teacher in Charleston beginning in 1926.
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Albert Day. Day grew up in Gunnison, Mississippi. During his childhood, his father was a general manager of the Delta Cooperative Farm Project in Hillsdale, Mississippi. Day discusses the...
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with three men, Delaware, Vonell and Toliver. These gentlemen discuss several issues, among them slavery and the Works Progress Administration (WPA).
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Charles M. George. George discusses in particular his time spent working for the West Tallahatchie School District where he eventually became the first African American Superintendent.
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Gladys Goodman of Cleveland, Mississippi. Mrs. Goodman discusses various aspects of her life including family, farming and slavery.
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with James Goodman of Cleveland, Mississippi. Goodman talks about farming and slavery in and around Cleveland, Mississippi.
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...
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted in Cleveland, Mississippi with Tommy Naron. Naron talks of his life in Cleveland and his many years of public service in the area.
Transcription of an oral history interview conducted with Mrs. Norma C. O'Bannon. O'Bannon was a teacher in Mississippi for the Washington County School district beginning in 1921. She discusses life then and now in the area.
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 oral history interview conducted in two parts with Jessie Bernice Franklin Williams of Greenville, Mississippi. Williams speaks of her experiences as a young African American woman growing up during the 40s and 50s in...
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...
Oral history with Irene Haper. Interview was conducted by G.B. Crawford on 26 October 1983, at Horn Lake, Mississippi. Includes a transcript and audio.
