The estates of two dedicated educators—a 1946 University of Mississippi graduate and his wife—have provided funds totaling more than $700,000 that will strengthen a high-impact student service area in the J.D. Williams Library and provide long-term library funding. By the time the estates are closed, the total gift is expected to be close to $1Read the story …
Message from the Dean
December 12, 2011 by
I am pleased to point out the article on the Ainsworth estate gift in this issue of Keywords. This wonderful gift will help the University Libraries with some immediate collection and infrastructure needs, and it will also help in the future as the main portion of the gift will become an endowment. Estate gifts areRead the story …
Scrapbook gift to library archives chronicles Ole Miss integration
December 12, 2011 by
Nowadays, access to the latest news is only a mouse click away, but before the Internet, the printed word was the best way to keep up with current events. Such was the case nearly 50 years ago when James Meredith became the first African-American to enroll at the University of Mississippi. As the university plansRead the story …
Civil rights in Mississippi focus of exhibit
December 12, 2011 by
The J.D. Williams Library at the University of Mississippi is featuring an exhibit that highlights the civil rights movement in Mississippi. The exhibit, “We Shall Always March Ahead: Mississippi and the Civil Rights Movement,” covers a broad range of civil rights history. “We have cases devoted to the university’s history in civil rights, including photographsRead the story …
Integration-Era Editor of Student Newspaper Donates Letters, Other Memorabilia to UM
December 12, 2011 by
OXFORD, Miss. – A memorabilia collection has been donated to the University of Mississippi by alumna Sidna Brower Mitchell, who was editor-in-chief of the student-run campus newspaper when James Meredith enrolled Sept. 30, 1962, as the university’s first African-American student. That evening, some students joined outsiders in riots turning the campus into a battlefield. Mitchell,Read the story …