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Mississippi Humanities Council
Mississippi Department of Archives and History
Mississippi State University Libraries
Special Collections Department
- Mitchell Memorial Libraries
| Mailing
Address: |
P.O. Drawer 9570
Mississippi State, MS 39762-9570 |
| Contact
person/title: |
Dr. Michael Ballard, archivist,
or Mattie Sink, librarian |
| Telephone: |
601-325-3060 |
| Fax
number: |
601-325-3560 |
| E-mail: |
mballard@library.MsState.edu
or msink@library.MsState.edu |
| Web
site: |
http://www.msstate.edu/Library/spcoll.html |
| Hours: |
Monday-Friday, 8:00 a.m.-6:00
p.m.; Saturday, 10:00 a.m.-1:00 p.m. Closed Sundays and
holidays |
| Services/Restrictions: |
Researchers must obtain an
identification card using photo ID. Only notebooks, note
cards, and pencils may be taken into the reading room.
No pens are allowed. Computers, typewriters, and recording
devices are permitted in the reading room provided they
do not disturb other researchers. All other personal belongings
must be stored in locked cabinets. Photocopy services
are available. The staff does all photocopying, and orders
are shipped by mail. The cost is 20 cents per page plus
$5 shipping and handling. Reproduction of tapes is possible,
if no restrictions apply to the specific interview. An
online catalog of the collection is available at the Web
site. |
Collections/Interviews:
John Stennis Oral History
Collection
Number of Interviews: 66
Number of Transcripts: 66
Number of Cassettes: n/a
Year(s) when the interviews were conducted: 1990-1992
Year(s) covered in the interviews: 1954-1972
Principal Interviewers: Jeff Broadwater, Betsy Nash, and Jeff
Sainsbury
This series of sixty-six interviews deals with the life and
career of Sen. John C. Stennis. The interviews cover the years
1954 to 1972 and were collected between 1990 and 1992. The
principal interviewers were Jeff Broadwater, Betsy Nash, and
Jeff Sainsbury. The tapes are in excellent shape. Each interview
has a transcript, which has been reviewed by the interviewee.
Although there are some discrepancies, the transcripts are
reasonably accurate reflections of the taped conversations.
Each interview includes an index. Among the topics discussed
are anti-poverty programs, Freedom Summer, desegregation,
Child Development Group of Mississippi, and the Mississippi
State Sovereignty Commission. Since the intention of the series
was to document the life of Senator Stennis, the focus is
not primarily on civil rights. The twelve interviews listed
below contain considerable information on civil rights. Other
interviews in the John C. Stennis Oral History Collection
contain only brief references about Senator Stennis's views
on the civil rights movement in Mississippi.
Billy Simpson Loyalist Democratic
Collection
Number of Interviews: 5
Number of Transcripts: 5
Number of Cassettes: 5
Year(s) when the interviews were conducted: 1973-1974
Year(s) covered in the interviews: 1965-1972
Principal Interviewer: William M. Simpson
This collection is rather narrowly focused on the Loyalist
Democrats and their struggle with the Regular Democrats during
the years 1965-1972. Tape quality is good, especially considering
the age of the interviews. The transcripts also seem to reflect
the tapes fairly accurately.
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