A March UM Libraries survey of more than 1,300 faculty, staff and students found that while overall satisfaction is high, recent facility improvements and an increased number of students using the library have left patrons wanting more. “Probably the biggest single area of note was that undergraduates really wanted more seating in the building andRead the story …
Libraries’ Wish List
Based on the results of 2013 user survey
July 16, 2013 by
A recent UM Libraries user survey identified several needs among university faculty, staff and students. While the results were generally positive, undergraduates in particular commented on the need for more study space and equipment. The library also received requests for increased access to online journals and number of books. Whiteboards (Cost: $300 each) Lounge ChairsRead the story …
New Acquisitions
July 16, 2013 by
University Libraries is thankful for the many new collections it received over the last year. These gifts allow the library to build its offerings, enhance its collections and provide a more comprehensive experience for students, researchers and visitors. While selected gifts are highlighted here, all donations are essential to the development of the library, andRead the story …
2013 Exhibits and Events
July 16, 2013 by
“Preserving Our Past: Highlights from Archives & Special Collections” Exhibit through January 2014 Faulkner Room, J.D. Williams Library “Irish and Scottish Music from the Kenneth Goldstein Collection,” a performance and presentation by Greg Johnson, blues curator, Archives & Special Collections Sept. 12, noon (brown-bag lunch) Faulkner Room, J.D. Williams Library “American Revolution asRead the story …
Remembering John Pilkington, ‘Champion of Libraries’
December 10, 2012 by
Following the passing of revered professor John Pilkington, the university community has remained dedicated to advancing the cause the scholar spent decades championing — the continued support of the J.D. Williams Library. Through the John Pilkington Library Endowment, Pilkington’s legacy continues to strengthen the library, which Pilkington believed to be the heart of theRead the story …
University Grey’s letters tell story of Civil War
December 10, 2012 by
A little more than a century and a half ago, a University of Mississippi student left Oxford to fight in the Civil War. The journey sent him hundreds of miles from Mississippi — a home to which he would never return. During those years, Richard C. Bridges’ only way to communicate with loved onesRead the story …
Head nurse’s photos, papers portray daily life in 1930s Southern prison
December 10, 2012 by
It was more than 80 years ago, when Martha Alice Stewart walked into the Mississippi State Penitentiary known as Parchman Farm to assume her role as head nurse. She was one of few to get an inside glimpse between the walls that make up the most notorious penitentiary in the South. The public canRead the story …
Civil rights activist donates papers to UM
December 10, 2012 by
Sorting Bishop Duncan Gray Jr.’s mail into two stacks — the “good” and the “bad” — was a considerable task at the height of the civil rights movement in Mississippi. The small-town Episcopalian priest, known nationally for his nonviolent and pro-equality stance that segregation was incompatible with the Christian faith, received piles of letters.Read the story …
Collection highlights 1960 election, Kennedy’s presidency
December 10, 2012 by
As President John F. Kennedy prepared to lead a nation in 1961, James Meredith planned to integrate the University of Mississippi the following year. The two men would soon become inextricably linked in one of many battles for civil rights in the South. A collection in Archives and Special Collections, donated by Cincinnati judgeRead the story …
U.S. marshals remember 1962
December 10, 2012 by
Dennis Erby (left), U.S. marshal for the Northern District of Mississippi; William Dunn, a retired Border Patrol officer; and Dave Turk, U.S. marshals historian, present a memory book filled with material related to the 1962 integration of Ole Miss to Julia Rholes, UM dean of libraries. Fifty years ago, as a young U.S. deputy marshalRead the story …