The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2006 As the “world’s newspaper of record,” The Times of London has covered all major international events from the French Revolution to the War in Iraq. The Times Digital Archive, 1785-2006 makes 221 years of this highly regarded resource available for students and researchers of 19th-, 20th- and early 21st-century historyRead the story …

More than 35 documents, including letters from political figures such as Winston Churchill and invitations to White House dinners, were added to the James O. Eastland Collection in October. The new documents were donated by Eastland’s four children, Anne Howdeshell, Woods Eastland, Sue McRoberts and Nell Adams, and were received by Modern Political Archives, aRead the story …

Welcome to a new look for Keywords. Many of you will be reading this issue electronically rather than in hand as you have in the past. Our transition to the e-newsletter mirrors many of the changes and advances that the University Libraries have undergone to better serve our students, faculty, staff and other users. OurRead the story …

Several recent donations of historical materials to the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants collections in the J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi have expanded opportunities for accounting research. These include a large collection of printed materials comprising basically everything published by the Financial Accounting Standards Board from its founding in 1973 throughRead the story …

Revolutionary War letters handwritten by President George Washington and unpublished poetry by Nobel Prize-winning author William Faulkner are among the rare and fragile documents being scrutinized at the University of Mississippi with the use of a pioneering digital imaging technology. Both the Kate Skipwith Papers and the Wynn-Faulkner Collection contain damaged, faded manuscripts that areRead the story …

The new Starbucks coffee shop in the J.D. Williams Library is a hit among students at the University of Mississippi. With its convenient location, it is an ideal spot to grab a pumpkin-spiced latte or caramel macchiato during a study break. “I really enjoy having Starbucks on campus and having it conveniently located in theRead the story …

As incoming freshman classes grow at Ole Miss, class sizes and needs grow with them. This past summer, the J.D. Williams Library added two new state-of-the-art classrooms, complete with new computers and flat-screen monitors. One class has 20 desktop computers, and the second class has 40 laptops. Thanks to funding provided by the university administration,Read the story …

From film production notes to Tony Awards Playbills, Ellis Nassour’s donations to University Libraries offer a look into the fascinating world of theater and entertainment. “Mr. Nassour’s donations provide a behind-the-scenes glimpse of the entertainment world, particularly the theater of New York City and the film industry,” said Alex Watson, theater and English subject librarianRead the story …

The rare and valuable memorabilia of two legendary bluesmen have found a home in the Blues Archive at the University of Mississippi, thanks to two patrons who generously donated the materials. Thousands of items once owned by singer-songwriters Percy Mayfield and Lowell Fulson were donated by Mick and Molli Kolassa to the archive housed inRead the story …

 The library held several brown bag lectures in the fall that focused on civil rights. On Oct. 13, David Sansing lectured on “Meredith and Ole Miss: A Pivotal Moment in the Civil Rights Movement.” Sansing is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Mississippi. His presentation addressed the events of fall 1962 and theirRead the story …