University of Mississippi Libraries
Lee Annis Collection
MUM00758
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content
- Administrative Information
- Related Materials
- Controlled Access Headings
- Access Restriction
- PURL
- Collection Inventory
- Box 1:
- Box 2. Note Cards 1922-1938 and 1940-1954
- Box 3. Note Cards 1955-1965
- Box 4. Note Cards 1966-2000s
- Box 5. Note Cards: Oral Histories, Books, Miscellaneous
- Box 6. Recordings
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/MUM00758/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Title
- Lee Annis Collection
- ID
- MUM00758
- Date
- 2009-2016
- Extent
- 6.0 boxes 6 boxes (4.5 linear feet)
- Location
- University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- Dr. Lee Annis is the author of Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi (2016), a biography of U.S. Senator James O.
Eastland of Mississippi. This collection contains his research notes, including notes of oral interviews, recordings, and
manuscripts of the book.
Preferred Citation
Lee Annis Collection (MUM00758), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Biographical Note
James O. Eastland received an appointment to the U.S. Senate in 1941 upon the death of Senator Pat Harrison. Elected in his
own right in 1943, Eastland remained in office until his retirement in 1978. He chaired the powerful Judiciary Committee from
1956 until 1978 and was the second highest ranking Democrat on the Agriculture and Forestry Committee at the time of his retirement.
Lee Annis attended Hanover College for his undergraduate education and received a master’s degree and doctorate in History
from Ball State University in Maryland. He is chair of the History Department on the Rockville campus of Ball State University.
His research has focused on congressional biographies, publishing Howard Baker: Conciliator in an Age of Crisis in 1994 which
has since gone into a second, revised edition;
Tennessee Senators, 1911-2001: Portraits of Leadership in a Century of Change co-authored with Senator William H. Frist; and
Big Jim Eastland: The Godfather of Mississippi in 2016.
Scope and Content
Box 1 contains handwritten notes from oral interviews Dr. Annis conducted with family, colleagues, staff, friends, supporters,
and others who knew James O. Eastland as well as manuscript drafts of the biography and reader comments. Boxes 2 through 5
hold handwritten note cards and Box 6 stores a small selection of physical recordings with oral histories. However, most of
the individuals consulted in preparation for the biography preferred not to have their comments about Senator Eastland recorded.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries 2017
Access Restrictions
The Lee Annis Collection is open for research. However, the recordings remain closed until funds are available to create digital
copies. 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.
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
Dr. Lee Annis donated the collection to the University of Mississippi in the fall of 2016.
Processing Information
Political Papers Archivist Dr. Lee McWhite processed the collection in December 2016.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
James O. Eastland Collection. 1941-1978. Correspondence, documents, publications, photographs, scrapbooks, and recordings from the congressional office
of U.S. Senator James O. Eastland who represented Mississippi in Congress for a few months by appointment in 1941 and from
1943 until 1978 by election. Also includes his personal correspondence, financial records, plantation records, and law firm
files.
For other politically-related resources in the Archives and Special Collections, consult the
Politics and Government Subject Guide.
Controlled Access Headings
Occupation(s)
- United States. Congress. Senate.
Personal Name(s)
- Eastland, James O. (James Oliver), 1904-1986
Collection Inventory
Box 1: |
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Folder 1: Notes from Oral Interviews (1 of 5) |
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Folder 2: Notes from Oral Interviews (2 of 5) |
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Folder 3. Notes from Oral Interviews (3 of 5) |
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Folder 4: Notes from Oral Interviews (4 of 5) |
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Folder 5: Notes from Oral Interviews (5 of 5) |
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Folder 6: James Abourezk’s Written Comments |
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Folder 7: Clarence Pierce Material |
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Folder 8: Notes from Archives at Various Institutions |
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Folder 9: “Big Jim Eastland” Manuscript |
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Folder 10: “Big Jim Eastland” Manuscript |
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Folder 11: University Press of Mississippi Reader Comments. |
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Box 2. Note Cards 1922-1938 and 1940-1954 |
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Box 3. Note Cards 1955-1965 |
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Box 4. Note Cards 1966-2000s |
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Box 5. Note Cards: Oral Histories, Books, Miscellaneous |
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Box 6. RecordingsScope and Content[recordings will remain closed to researchers until funding permits creation of digital copies] |
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Cassette Tape “Gil Carmichael 3/10/10 Meridian.” |
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Cassette Tape “William Winter 3/18/10 Jackson.” |
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Cassette Tape Untitled |
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Olympus Note Corder DP-10. “Joe Tydings DC 2/28/1; Thad Cochran DC 4/6/1; Hodding Carter Chapel Hill 5/17/11; Howard Baker |
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