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From Record Group 9. A web archive of https://www.usm.edu/katrina-anniversary. The Katrina Anniversary Website documents stories and experiences from Hurricane Katrina in 2005 in Mississippi.

From the University of Southern Mississippi Yearbooks Collection. Annual issued by the students of the University of Southern Mississippi in 1985.

From the University of Southern Mississippi Yearbooks Collection. Annual issued by the students of the University of Southern Mississippi in 2004.

From the Map Collection. Map of Mississippi showing counties and Indian territories. To the left, right and bottom of the map are columns of text discussing different aspects of the state. Topic headings are "Situation, Boundaries, and Extent", "Face of the Country, Soil, and Productions", "Rivers", "Indian Country", "Climate", "Civil Divisions and Population", "Chief Towns", "Public Lands, Roads, and Canals", "Government", "Historical Sketch", and "List of Governors".

From the Mississippiana and Rare Books Collection. A cook book compiled by the Moss Point Methodist Church Wesleyan Service Guild, Mary Chappel Unit.

From the Mississippiana and Rare Books Collection. A cook book compiled by the Oak Grove Methodist Church in Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The book was published by the Southern Publishing Company in Raleigh, North Carolina.

From the Mississippiana and Rare Books Collection. A cook book titled "What's Cooking in Lexington?" compiled by the Business and Professional Women's Club of Lexington, Mississippi.

From the Mississippiana and Rare Books Collection. A cook book titled "Recipes of the Methodist Church" compiled by the Woman's Society of Christian Service of the Methodist Church in Laurel, Mississippi. Item was published by Continental Publishing Company in Mission, Kansas.

From the Mississippiana and Rare Books Collection. A cook book titled "Our Favorite Recipes" compiled and published by the Mimosa Extension Homemakers Club of Leland, Mississippi.

Oral history.; Frank Bridges was born in 1923 in Biloxi, Mississippi. He served during World War II in Guadalcanal and Guam. After returning from the war, he worked a few odd jobs before moving to Chicago. After a brief stay, he returned to his native Biloxi. He became involved with the civil rights movement and Dr. Gilbert Mason's Biloxi Beach wade-ins.

Oral history.; Transcript for interview conducted on May 17, 1972 with Associate Justice Thomas Pickens Brady, of the Supreme Court of Mississippi in his chambers in Jackson, Mississippi. This is the second part of an interview conducted on March 4, 1972 with Judge Brady. Brady discusses a wide range of topics including the Black Monday decision, the Communist threat, the development of Mississippi, and the terms of various political officials. He goes on to recite three of his personal poems. In the addendum of this interview Brady reflects on some aspects of democracy as well as giving a commentary on modern politics and the Democratic Party.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview conducted April 24, 2010 in Biloxi, Mississippi at Episcopal Church of the Redeemer. Carney discusses his memories of the Biloxi Beach Wade-Ins, Dr. Gilbert Mason, the NAACP, and Boy Scouts.

Oral history.; Eddie Carthan taught school at Durant Attendance Center and at Saints College in Lexington, Mississippi, and has owned and operated several businesses in Tchula, Mississippi. He also worked for the United States Department of Commerce in the Office of Minority Business Enterprise as a business developer. He was elected to the Holmes County School Board in 1972. In 1979, he was elected mayor of Tchula and served two terms. He was the first African American elected to the position.

Oral history.; Born in Gulfport, Mississippi in 1932, Alfred Brown attended Thirty-third Avenue High School from which he graduated. He was drafted into the United States Army during the Korean Conflict, and he served for one year and nine months. He earned his B.S. degree at Howard University and completed some postgraduate work there. In 1960, Mr. Brown taught at Coleman High School in Greenville, Mississippi; from 1961 to 1965 he was a bell captain at Sun and Sand in Jackson, Mississippi; from 1965 to 1973, he was a Manpower specialist and counselor for Star, Inc., and he has been self-employed since 1969 in his business A and B Construction.

Oral history.; Transcript of interview with Walter Bruce conducted on October 9, 1999. Walter Bruce was born on May 30, 1928, in Durant, Mississippi, in Holmes County. His mother was Georgia Powell Bruce, and his father was Walter Bruce Sr. During Mr. Bruce's childhood, his family sharecropped on a plantation. Mr. Bruce was in the Army for two years. As a civilian, his profession is carpentry. In early 1964, Mr. Bruce became a civil rights advocate, joining in at the Second Pilgrim Rest community, eventually becoming the chair of the Holmes County Freedom Democratic Party. For the past forty-one years, Mr. Bruce has been performing with the gospel group, the Soul Travelers. For the past thirty-plus years, Mr. Bruce has been on the MACE (Mississippi Action for Community Education) board.