Finding Aid for the Lealon E. Martin Collection (MUM00286)
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Received from Mr. and Mrs. Lealon E. Martin, 1993
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Michaelis, April 2012.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
Formats
Biographical Note
Lealon E. Martin was born 31 May 1910 in Natchez, Miss. He earned a B.A. from Millsaps College, where he served as editor of the student newspaper, in 1931. Martin taught briefly at Hazlehurst High School before becoming a reporter and assistant editor at the State Tribune newspaper in Jackson, Miss. Martin went on to work for several other publications and the Associated Press. From 1943 until 1948 he served as Assistant Chief of Venereal Disease Technical Services and Education at the Public Health Service in Washington, D.C. Martin worked for the National Heart Institute and the National Institutes of Health in various capacities until his retirement in 1973. Martin published multiple articles on health-related topics and environmental conservation. He authored two books, Conquest of Disease (1961) and Mental Health/Mental Illness: Revolution in Progress (1971).
Scope and Content Note
The collection chiefly contains writings of Lealon E. Martin (including manuscript drafts of novels, stories, and nonfiction works) and related items. Also included are clippings from and issues of newspapers of which Martin was editor.
User Information
Preferred Citation
Lealon E. Martin Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Lealon E. Martin Collection is open for research. Photographs from this collection are stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection's photographs must contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in advance of their planned visit.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use," that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Separated Material
Photographs have been removed from this collection and transferred to cold storage.
Arrangement
This collection is arranged in two series: