Finding Aid for the Robert A. Herring III Scrapbooks
MUM01786
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PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01786/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Herring, Robert A.
- Title
- Robert A. Herring III Scrapbooks
- ID
- MUM01786
- Date
- August-November 1962
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- Scrapbooks of news clippings created during the integration of the University of Mississippi.
Preferred Citation
Robert A. Herring III Scrapbooks (MUM01786), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Biographical Note
In 1962, Robert A. Herring III was a high-school student in Oxford, Miss. He lived with his family near the heart of campus, and Herring witnessed firsthand the events surrounding the University of Mississippi’s integration. Herring collected several scrapbooks of clippings that documented those events.
Scope and Content
The scrapbooks contain daily media accounts of the events surrounding James Meredith's enrollment at the University of Mississippi in 1962. Clippings come from Mississippi newspapers including the Oxford Eagle, The Clarion-Ledger and the Jackson Daily News. Each scrapbook is approximately 80 pages.
Arrangement
Scrapbooks are arranged chronologically.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries January 2013
Access Restrictions
The Robert A. Herring III Scrapbooks are 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
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Acquisition Information
Donated by Robert A. Herring III, August 2012
Processing Information
Collection processed by Lauren Rogers, January 2013. Finding aid created by Kathryn Michaelis, January 2013.
Alternative Formats
This collection has been digitized and can be accessed through the Integration of the University of Mississippi digital collection.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
For more collections related to the University of Mississippi's integration, please see the Archives' Civil Rights and Race Relations subject guide.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- University of Mississippi -- History
Format(s)
- scrapbooks
Personal Name(s)
- Meredith, James, 1933-
Subject(s)
- Civil rights -- Mississippi -- Oxford
- College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford
- Race relations -- Mississippi
- Riots -- Mississippi -- Oxford
Collection Inventory
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1.1 Scrapbook #11, August-30 September 1962 Scope and ContentNote: Including Kerry Drake (comic) first four pages; news about the university’s integration begins on page 16. |
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1.2 Scrapbook #12, 1-4 October 1962 |
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1.3 Scrapbook #13, 4 October-6 November 1962 |
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