Andrew P. Mullins Jr. Collection
MUM00736
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Access Restriction
Open for research. This collection is stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in using this collection must contact Archives and Special Collections at least two business days in advance of their planned visit.
PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00736/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator - Donor
- Mullins, Andrew P., 1948-
- Title
- Andrew P. Mullins Jr. Collection
- ID
- MUM00736
- Date [inclusive]
- 1952-2011
- Extent
- 6.0 Linear feet 5 boxes
- Abstract
- Papers of Dr. Andrew P. Mullins Jr. related to his books on Mississippi Governor William F. Winter, his work with the Mississippi legislature on education, and his work as Chief of Staff for University of Mississippi chancellors Robert Khayat and Dan Jones. Includes files related to the 2008 presidential debate on the University of Mississippi campus.
Preferred Citation
Andrew P. Mullins Jr. Collection (MUM00736), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Biographical Note
Andrew P. Mullins Jr. was born in Macon, Mississippi in 1948. He graduated from Noxubee County High School and earned a bachelor of arts degree from Millsaps College in 1970, and a master’s degree in History from Mississippi College in 1976.
Mullins taught high school history and served as assistant headmaster at St. Andrew’s Episcopal School in Jackson, Mississippi for eight years. As special assistant to Governor William F. Winter (1980-1984), he played a key role in the development and passage of the landmark Education Reform Act of 1982. Mullin also worked as special assistant to Governor Bill Allain (1984-1988), who tasked him as liaison with the newly appointed State Board of Education.
In 1985, Mullins joined the office of the State Superintendant of Public Education, serving as special assistant to three state superintendants. His responsibilities included acting as both liaison to the state legislature and director of public relations for the State Department of Education. Building strong and trusted relationships with legislators, Mullins significantly influenced the education policy and implementation in Mississippi. In 1989, he cofounded the Mississippi Teacher Corps which trains and places teachers in high-poverty school districts across Mississippi. By 1992, he completed a Ph.D. in Higher Education from the University of Mississippi and published his book Building Consensus: A History of the Passage of the Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982.
Mullins joined the Office of the Chancellor of the University of Mississippi in 1994 serving as a Special Assistant to the Chancellor and later as Chief of Staff. His responsibilities included government relations at the federal, state, and local levels; working to improve the university’s relations with K-12 schools in the state; liaison to the state’s community colleges; and co-director of the Mississippi Teacher Corps. Mullins chaired the university’s Presidential Debate Steering Committee which successfully applied for and managed the 2008 Presidential Debate on campus. In 2008, the University Press of Mississippi published his edited volume The Measure of Our Days: Writings of William F. Winter.
Mullins retired from the Office of the Chancellor in June 2013 and assumed a teaching position in the School of Education.
Mullins has been active in a number of organizations, including stints as a board member of the following: Mississippi Humanities Council (2002-2010); Southern Regional Education Board (2002-2006); Barksdale Reading Institute (2000-2004); University of Mississippi William Winter Institute on Racial Reconciliation (1999- ); Mississippi Association of Gifted Children (1987-2003); Mississippi Blood Services (1985-1989); Jackson Public School District’s Performing Arts School (1985-1994); Mississippi Geographic Alliance (2005- ); Very Special Arts Program in Mississippi (1988-1994); Mississippi School for Mathematics and Science (1995-1999); and the Lott Leadership Institute at the University of Mississippi. He is the recipient of the 2011 Winter-Reed Partnership Award from the Mississippi Association of Partners in Education and the 1994 Outstanding Service to Public Education Award from the Mississippi Administrator Development Network. He is married to Lisa Mullins and has a son, Andew Mullins, and a daughter, Katie Mullins.
Scope and Content
Due to Mullins’ lengthy career working with the legislature and the State Board of Education as well as his activities at the University of Mississippi, the collection is a valuable resource in tracing the links between education, government, and politics. The files in Series 1 primarily consist of reports on educational policy in Mississippi dating from 1952 to 2010 and material produced by the University of Mississippi for the legislature. Also includes a substantial file of material related to planning the fiftieth anniversary of the integration of the university.
Series 2 holds items related to the 2008 Presidential Debate on the University of Mississippi campus.
Series 3 consists of material connected to Mullins’ book The Measure of Our Days: Writings of William F. Winter, including speeches and writing by Governor William F. Winter (several of which do not appear in the book).
Series 4 contains recordings related to William F. Winter, the University of Mississippi, and Mississippi politics.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries 11/5/2013
Access Restrictions
The Andrew P. Mullins Jr. Collection is open for research.
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.
Additions
Further additions may occur in the future.
Acquisition Information
Dr. Andrew P. Mullins Jr. donated his papers to Special Collections in Spring 2013 and subsequently added material in 2014.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Political Papers Archivist Leigh McWhite. Finding aid created by Susan Ivey.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
2008 Debate Highlights Video. University, MS: Media and Documentary Projects, 2008. DVD recording includes interview with Mullins who chaired the University of Mississippi Presidential Debate Steering Committee. Call Number: JF2112 D43 D433 2008.
The Debate Starts Here: The Presidential Debate Comes to Mississippi. University, MS: Media and Documentary Projects, 2009. DVD recording includes interview with Mullins who chaired the University of Mississippi Presidential Debate Steering Committee. Call Number: JF2112 D43 D434 2008.
Delta Autumn: A Guide for First-Year Teachers in the Mississippi Delta: General Teaching Strategies: Teaching the Content Areas. Oxford, MS: Mississippi Teacher Corps, 2001. Mullins edited and contributed to contents. Call Number: LB2832.3 M6 D35 2001.
History Lives in Mississippi: Creating the Presidential Debate Collection. University, MS: Media and Documentary Projects, 2008. DVD recording includes presentation by Mullins about the 2008 presidential debate on the University of Mississippi campus. Call Number: JF2112 D43 H578 2008.
Andrew P. Mullins Jr. Building Consensus: A History of the Passage of the Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982. [Mississippi Humanities Council]: 1992. Call Number: LA313 M84 1992.
Andrew P. Mullins Jr. Building Consensus: A History of the Passage of the Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982. [Mississippi Humanities Council, 2012]. 30th anniversary commemorative edition. Call Number: KFM6990 A332 A166 2012.
Andrew P. Mullins Jr. “The Education Programs of Governor William Winter” Journal of Mississippi History 70:4 (Winter 2008). Call Number: F336 J68.
Andrew P. Mullins Jr. “A History of the Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982.” Ph.D. dissertation; University of Mississippi, 1992.
Andrew P. Mullins Jr., ed. The Measure of Our Days: Writings of William F. Winter. [Jackson, MS]: University Press of Mississippi, 2006. Call Number: F345.3 W56 A25 2006.
Presidential Debate Collection. Material related to 2008 presidential debate on the campus of the University of Mississippi. Includes files of the university’s Presidential Debate Steering Committee, chaired by Mullins. Finding aid available online at http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01697/ (6 boxes).
Saving History: Preserving Recordings in the University of Mississippi Modern Political Archives. University, MS: Media and Documentary Projects, 2011. DVD recording that includes appearance by Mullins. Call Number: Z701.3 S285 2011.
For similar material in Special Collections, see the Politics & Government Subject Guide , the Education Subject Guide, and the University of Mississippi Subject Guide.
Separated Materials
The collection includes a large number of publications removed for cataloging in Special Collections. These volumes may be found by conducting an AUTHOR search for “Mullins, Andrew P.” in the library catalog at https://umiss.lib.olemiss.edu/. This search will not only identify all holdings in the library written by Mullins but also result in a list of all publications collected and donated by him. The subject of many of the volumes is education in Mississippi, the Mississippi Legislature, and William F. Winter.
A large broadside “Transformation through Reconciliation” (2010) is stored in the Modern Political Archives Flat Case Drawer 3.
Controlled Access Headings
Personal Name(s)
- Winter, William F.
Subject(s)
- Campaign debates -- United States
- Educational law and legislation
- Legislative history – Mississippi
- Mississippi – Politics and government – 1951-
- Presidents -- United States -- Election -- 2008
- University of Mississippi
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Education |
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Box 1 |
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Folder 1: Recess Education Committee Report 1952 |
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Folder 2: School District Reorganization and School Consolidation Report (Mississippi State Board of Education) 1985 |
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Folder 3: History of K-12 Bills Since 1985 1985-1994 Scope and ContentIncludes Mississippi State Department of Education memoranda. |
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Folder 4: Handwritten List of Mississippi Legislation on Education from 1980 to 2003 |
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Folder 5: State Board of Education Legislative Recommendations 1986-1993 |
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Folder 6: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1985 |
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Folder 7: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1986 |
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Folder 8: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1987 |
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Folder 9: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1988 |
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Folder 10: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1989 |
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Folder 11: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1990 |
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Folder 12: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1991 |
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Folder 13: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1992 |
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Folder 14: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1993 |
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Folder 15: Mississippi State Department of Education, Legislative Update 1994 |
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Folder 16: Public Education Legislative Summary 1990-1995 |
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Folder 17: An Update on Educational Issues in Mississippi Circa 1996 |
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Folder 18: An Update on Educational Issues in Mississippi September 1997 |
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Folder 19: The Clarion-Ledger: Mississippi’s Teacher Shortage, Bridging the Gap, A Seven Part Series 1997 |
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Folder 20: House Bill 1601: The New Frontiers Teacher Education Cooperative Pilot Project (Mississippi Institutions of Higher Learning) 1997 |
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Folder 21: Material on Mullins’ Building Consensus: A History of the Passage of the Mississippi Education Reform Act of 1982 1982-1998 Scope and ContentIncludes correspondence reacting to the book as well as passages from First Lady Elise Winter’s personal journal; Governor William F. Winter’s remarks at the 1981 Governor’s General Conference on Education; reports associated with the 1982 legislation; and copies of other author’s manuscripts and publications on the legislation. |
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Folder 22: Typed manuscript “Diary of Mississippi’s First Public School Conservator: March 8, 1996 – July 31, 1997” by W. Ray Strebeck 1998 Scope and Content243 pages. |
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Folder 23: 1999 Education Legislation Summary 1999 |
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Folder 24: Information Regarding School Districts in Congressional District 2 Circa 1997 |
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Folder 25: Material on Mississippi Education 1954-2003 |
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Folder 26: Material on Mississippi Legislature 1995-2000 |
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Folder 27: Material on Mississippi Judiciary |
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Folder 28: Richard V. Barrett v. University of Mississippi 2000 Scope and ContentRe: court case on restricting use of Confederate flags at university sporting events. |
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Folder 29: Typed manuscript “Architects of Education Reform: An Interview with Dr. Andrew P. Mullins, Jr.” April 2003 Related Materials at the University of MississippiInterview conducted by students at Florence Middle School in Florence, Mississippi. |
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Folder 30: Typed manuscript “Balancing the Scales: A Journey through School Desegregation” by Julian Day Prince October 2006 Scope and ContentMemoir of school superintendent in McComb, Mississippi recounting his experiences with school desegregation (164 pages). |
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Folder 31: University of Mississippi Material Prepared for Each House and Senate District c. 2010 Scope and Content[according to Dr. Mullins, the file is incomplete as several sheets were distributed to legislators) |
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Folder 32: Commemoration of Fifty Years of Integration at the University of Mississippi 2012 Scope and ContentDocuments related to planning of commemorative efforts. |
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Folder 33: Miscellaneous University Material 2006; undated Scope and ContentIncludes among other items the following: letter dated 20 April 2006 from U.S. Secretary of the Treasury John W. Snow to Mullins, re: recent trip to university; handwritten note undated from General Colin L. Powell to Chancellor Robert Khayat, re: working together on project; and 1996-19998 memoranda from Mullins to Chancellor Khayat on the status of special projects on campus. |
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Box 2 |
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Folder 1: Binder. “Ole Miss Leadership Planning Meeting at Ole Waverly” September 1997 Scope and ContentChancellor Robert Khayat’s first meeting with university leadership to plan priorities for his administration. |
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Box 4 |
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Glass-enclosed medallion. Appreciation Dinner, Mellon Auditorium, March 22, 1995 1995 Scope and ContentU.S. Senator Thad Cochran on one side with “The University of Mississippi Congressional Archives” on other side. |
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MPA Map Case |
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Drawer 3 |
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Broadside. “Transformation through Reconciliation.” April 2010 Scope and ContentUniversity of Mississippi symposium as part of the inauguration celebrations for Chancellor Daniel W. Jones. |
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Series 2: "2008 Presidential Debate" |
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Box 2 |
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Folder 2: University Planning for 2008 Presidential Debate 2007-2008 Scope and ContentIncludes handwritten notes, correspondence, reports, building plans, and other related material. |
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Folder 3: Three-ring binder. Application to Host a 2008 Presidential Debate, The University of Mississippi, Oxford, MS 2007 |
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Folder 4: 2008 Debate Host Agreement between the University of Mississippi and the Commission on Presidential Debates 2007 Scope and ContentThree copies. |
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Folder 5: Three-ring binder. Commission on Presidential Debates 2008 Scope and ContentPrepared for 2008 D.C. Debate Host Meeting on January 23, 2008. |
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Folder 6: The 2008 Presidential Debates (Commission on Presidential Debates) 2008 Scope and Content3 copies |
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Folder 7: Community Guide and Map Prepared for 2008 Presidential Debate 2008 |
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Folder 8: Academic Activities Related to 2008 Presidential Debate 2008 |
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Folder 9: Three-ring binder. Presidential Debate, The University of Mississippi, September 26, 2008 2008 Scope and ContentContents prepared for media attending debate. |
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Folder 10: Media Coverage of 2008 Presidential Debate 2008-2011 |
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Folder 11: University of Mississippi Telephone Directory 2008-2009 Scope and ContentWith presidential debate logo. |
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Folder 12: Correspondence. 2008 Scope and ContentLetter from Barack Obama and letter from Mississippi Senator Alan Nunelee, re: debate. |
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Folder 13: Presidential Debate Historic Marker 2009 |
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Series 3: Governor William F. Winter |
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Box 2 |
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Folder 14: William F. Winter Clippings |
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Folder 15: Dedication of William F. Winter Archives and History Building 2003 |
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Folder 16: Material Related to The Measure of Our Days: The Writings of William F. Winter Edited by Andrew P. Mullins Jr. 2006-2007 |
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Folder 17: Journal of Mississippi History 70:4 (Winter 2008), Special Issue: William F. Winter |
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Folder 18: Copy of broadside advertising campaign debate of Charles Sullivan, William Winter, and John Cannon. 1960 |
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Folder 19: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1942 |
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Folder 20: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1960 |
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Folder 21: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1962 |
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Folder 22: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1963 |
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Folder 23: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1964 |
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Folder 24: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1965 |
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Folder 25: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1966 |
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Folder 26: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1974 |
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Folder 27: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1975 |
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Folder 28: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1978 |
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Folder 29: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1979 |
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Folder 30: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1981 |
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Folder 31: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1983 |
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Folder 32: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1985 |
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Folder 33: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1986 |
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Folder 34: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1987 |
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Folder 35: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1988 |
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Folder 36: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1989 |
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Folder 37: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1990 |
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Folder 38: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1991 |
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Box 3 |
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Folder 1: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1992 |
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Folder 2: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1993 |
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Folder 3: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1994 |
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Folder 4: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1995 |
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Folder 5: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1996 |
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Folder 6: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1997 |
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Folder 7: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1998 |
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Folder 8: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 1999 |
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Folder 9: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2000 |
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Folder 10: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2001 |
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Folder 11: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2002 |
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Folder 12: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2003 |
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Folder 13: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2004 |
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Folder 14: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2005 |
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Folder 15: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2006 |
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Folder 16: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings 2008 |
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Folder 17: William F. Winter, Speeches & Writings Undated |
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Series 4: Recordings |
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Box 5 |
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VHS audiovisual recording “William Winter 80th Birthday Celebration” (University of Mississippi Media Production and Distributed Learning, 2003). Scope and ContentCopies: 2 |
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VHS audiovisual recording “William Winter News Clip” (undated). |
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VHS audiovisual recording “Investiture Ceremony, April 11, 1996, Part 1” (University of Mississippi Teleproductions Resource Center). |
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CD disc “Charles Capps, Disc 1 of 2, 9/10/99, Interviewer: Dr. Charles Bolton: 1. Introduction; 2. Background/Family; 3. Cotton; 4. Growing up in the Delta; 5. ‘Great Migration’ and Race Relations in the Delta; 6. Education and WWII Experience; 7. Great Depression in the Delta; 8. Impact of World War II in the Delta; 9. Ole Miss; 10. Family Cotton Business and Bankruptcy; 11. Local politics; 12. County Sheriff; 13. Civil Rights Activists and Law Enforcement; and 14. Ku Klux Klan and White Citizens’ Council.” |
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CD disc “Charles Capps, Disc 2 of 2, 9/10/99, Interviewer: Dr. Charles Bolton: 1. State Representative and Redistricting; 2. Campaigns for Sheriff and State Representative; 3. State Legislature; 4. Appropriations Committee; 5. Power of the State Legislature; 6. Black Caucus; 7. Mississippi Governors; 8. Move to Decrease Power of State Representatives; 9. Education Reform; 10. Riverboat Gambling; 11. Appropriations ‘Lean Times”; 12. Higher Education and the Ayers Case; 13. Speakers of the House, Buddy Newman and Tim Ford; 14. Changes to Legislature Since 1972; 15. Delta State University; 16. Changes in Mississippi during Lifetime.” |
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