MUM00286
Finding Aid for the Lealon E. Martin Collection
(MUM00286)
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.
Finding Aid for the Lealon E. Martin Collection
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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:
Container List
