OXFORD, Miss. – A new exhibit at the J.D. Williams Library titled, “‘This Fiery Trial’: An Exhibit on Mississippi and the American Civil War,” features a large collection of Civil War artifacts and documents.

Library’s digitized archives include collections of Alan Lomax and Kenneth S. Goldstein OXFORD, Miss. – Through his long and productive career as an internationally known folklorist, author, radio broadcaster, filmmaker, concert and record producer, and television host, Alan Lomax amassed one of the most important collections of ethnographic material in the world.

First in a series to include papers of J.P. Coleman, Orma Smith, Claude F. Clayton and others OXFORD, Miss. – The papers of former Mississippi Supreme Court Justice Armis Hawkins are the focus of a panel discussion July 1 at the University of Mississippi. The free, public event begins at 5:30 p.m. in the FaulknerRead the story …

OXFORD, Miss. – Poet and blues scholar Tony Bolden is set to delve into the history of funk for the eighth annual Early Wright Lecture today (March 26) at the University of Mississippi.