University of Mississippi Libraries
Finding Aid for the Haley Barbour Collection
MUM01779
Table of Contents
- Summary Information
- Biographical Note
- Scope and Content
- Administrative Information
- Related Materials
- Controlled Access Headings
- Access Restrictions
- PURL
- Collection Inventory
- Series 1: Prior to Election as Governor 1974-1998
- Series 2: Governor of Mississippi Files 2004-2012
- Series 3: Oversized Material
- Series 4: Memorabilia
- Series 5: Framed Items
- Series 6: Recordings
- Series 7: Publications
Access Restrictions
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/MUM01779/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Barbour, Haley, 1947-
- Title
- Haley Barbour Collection
- ID
- MUM01779
- Date
- 1974-2012
- Extent
- 6.0 boxes
- Location
- Library Annex
- Abstract
- Haley Barbour served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993 to 1997 and governor of Mississippi from 2004
to 2012.
Preferred Citation
Haley Barbour Collection (MUM01779), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Biographical Note
Haley Reeves Barbour was born on 22 October 1947 to Grace LeFlore Johnson Barbour and Jeptha Fowlkes Barbour Jr. He attended
the University of Mississippi but left his senior year to manage thirty of the state’s counties for Richard Nixon’s 1968 presidential
campaign. In 1970, Barbour was State Director of the U.S. Census in Mississippi. He graduated from the University of Mississippi
Law School in 1972 and joined a law firm in Yazoo City.
Barbour remained active in politics. After supporting Ronald Reagan for the Republican Party presidential nomination in 1976,
he ran the general election campaign for President Gerald R. Ford in seven southeastern states. Four years later, he worked
to elect John Connally as president.
In 1982, Barbour unsuccessfully ran for the U.S. Senate against incumbent Democrat John C. Stennis. Although endorsed by President
Ronald Reagan, he lost the race when Stennis garnered 64% of the vote. From 1985 to 1986, Barbour served in the Reagan White
House as Special Assistant to the President for Political Affairs and Deputy Assistant to the President and Director of White
House Office of Political Affairs. In 1988, he worked on the presidential campaign of George H.W. Bush who later appointed
Barbour to the Amtrak Board where he served from 1989-1993.
In 1991, Barbour cofounded BGR Group which quickly became one of the top lobbying firms in the country. He left the firm temporarily
in 1993 when he was elected chair of the Republican National Committee (RNC). During his tenure, the party gained majorities
in both chambers of Congress, increased the number of Republican governors to thirty-one, and tripled the number of financial
donors. Barbour created the party’s first television production unit and hosted a weekly talk show called “Rising Tide” featuring
Republican leaders from across the nation as guest speakers. Barbour returned to BGR in 1997 at the end of his stint as RNC
chair.
In 2003, the voters of Mississippi elected Barbour as governor in a campaign against incumbent Democrat Ronnie Musgrove. He
served two terms as governor from January 2004 until January 2012. Barbour’s platform focused on improving workforce skills
and attracting higher paying jobs to the state. He also enacted comprehensive tort law reform and balanced the state budget.
Barbour received national recognition for his leadership in the recovery of the state following the devastation of Hurricane
Katrina in 2005 and won reelection against Democratic nominee John Arthur Eaves Jr. in an overwhelming victory in 2007. He
also served as chairman of the Republican Governors Association from 2009 to 2011.
Speculation occurred that Barbour might run for president in 2012. However, he announced in April 2011 that he would not run.
Instead, he rejoined BGR Group and joined the Mississippi law firm Butler, Snow. In 2012, both the Mississippi Emergency Management
Agency headquarters in Pearl and the Center for Manufacturing Excellence at the University of Mississippi were named in his
honor.
Barbour and his wife Marsha have two sons: Sterling Barbour and Reeves Barbour.
Scope and Content
The bulk of the 2012 donation consists of personal material from Haley Barbour’s 2004-2012 tenure as governor of Mississippi.
These include correspondence, reports, publications, photographs, memorabilia, clippings, and speeches.
In 2015, Barbour added to the collection the digital files of 150 episodes of the GOP-TV television show “Rising Tide” from
January 1994 to January 1997. Barbour hosted an array of Republican guests to the program each week. The recordings also include
GOP-TV’s gavel-to-gavel coverage of the 1996 Republican National Convention along with a pre-conference special. The recordings
are available online in the
Haley Barbour digital collection.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries 2017
Access Restrictions
The Haley Barbour Collection is open for research.
This collection is stored at an off-site facility. Researchers interested in requesting boxes to review 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.
Custodial History note
Haley Barbour donated the collection to the University of Mississippi in 2012. In 2015, he added digital recordings of GOP-TV
television episodes produced during his tenure as chair of the Republican National Committee.
Additions
Further additions to the collection are anticipated.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Political Papers Archivist Leigh McWhite who also encoded the finding aid.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
Related Material in the Archives & Special Collections:
Donna Bailey Dye/Charles Noyes Collection contains a letter by Noyes on the subject of Barbour’s election (Box 1, Folder 66).
Mississippi Politics Collection includes campaign material.
Willie Morris Collection possesses a 1981 letter from Barbour (Box 22, Folder 14) and an undated letter from Barbour (Box 43, Folder 2).
Nash & Taggart Collection includes a recording of a 2006 interview with Barbour as well as interviews with other political figures who discuss Barbour.
The recordings are available as a
digital collection but only on J.D. Williams Library computer terminals.
Edwin Bennett Ogden Jr. Collection contains a file on Barbour (Box 11, Folder 3).
Wm. Clyde Stewart Collection contains Barbour photographs and campaign signs.
For similar political material, see
Politics & Government Subject Guide. Related Material at Other Repositories: Haley Barbour’s official gubernatorial records are at the Mississippi Department
of Archives & History.
Controlled Access Headings
Occupation(s)
- Republican National Committee (U.S.)
Personal Name(s)
- Barbour, Haley, 1947-
Subject(s)
- Governors — Mississippi
- Mississippi – Politics and government – 1951-
- Republican National Convention
Collection Inventory
Series 1: Prior to Election as Governor 1974-1998 |
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BOX 1 |
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Folder 1-1. Correspondence 1974 |
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Folder 1-2. Correspondence 1998 |
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Folder 1-3. Republican National Committee 1994 |
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Folder 1-4. Senate Campaign 1982 |
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Folder 1-5. University of Mississippi Diploma 1972 |
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Series 2: Governor of Mississippi Files 2004-2012 |
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BOX 1 |
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Folder 1-6. Alfalfa Club 2011 |
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Folder 1-7. Awards/Certificates 2004 |
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Folder 1-8. Awards/Certificates 2006 |
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Folder 1-9. Awards/Certificates 2007 |
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Folder 1-10. Awards/Certificates 2008 |
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Folder 1-11. Awards/Certificates 2011 |
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Folder 1-12. Awards/Certificates Undated |
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Folder 1-13. Boy Scouts of America Award 2010 |
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Folder 1-14. Budget 2010 |
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Folder 1-15. Business Cards Undated |
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Folder 1-16. Clippings 2004 |
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Folder 1-17. Clippings 2005 |
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Folder 1-18. Clippings 2009 |
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Folder 1-19. Clippings 2010 |
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Folder 1-20. Correspondence 2004 |
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Folder 1-21. Correspondence 2005 |
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Folder 1-22. Correspondence 2007 |
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Folder 1-23. Correspondence 2009 |
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Folder 1-24. Correspondence 2010 |
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Folder 1-25. Correspondence 2011 |
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Folder 1-26. Correspondence Undated |
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Folder 1-27. Democratic Pacific Union Conference 2005 |
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Folder 1-28. Department of Labor Speech Undated |
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Folder 1-29. Football 2006 |
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Folder 1-30. Gubernatorial Campaign/Election 2004 |
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Folder 1-31. Gubernatorial Campaign/Election 2007 |
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Folder 1-32. Gulf Coast Carnival 2006 |
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Folder 1-33. Gulf Coast Oil Spill 2010 |
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Folder 1-34. Hurricane Katrina Recovery 2005 |
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Folder 1-35. Hurricane Katrina Recovery 2006 |
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Folder 1-36. Hurricane Katrina Recovery 2010 |
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Folder 1-37. Inauguration 2008 |
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Folder 1-38. Industry Undated |
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Folder 1-39. International Democrat Union 2009 |
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Folder 1-40. Labor Force 2011 |
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Folder 1-41. Legislative Agenda 2008 |
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Folder 1-42. Legislative Agenda Undated |
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Folder 1-43. Let’s Go Walkin’ Mississippi 2011 |
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Folder 1-44. Let’s Go Walkin’ Mississippi Undated |
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Folder 1-45. Mail Log 2004 |
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Folder 1-46. Military 2009 |
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Folder 1-47. Military Undated |
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Folder 1-48. Notes Undated |
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Folder 1-49. National Governors Association 2009 |
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BOX 2 |
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Folder 2-1. National Policy and Politics Undated |
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Folder 2-2. Office Administration 2005 |
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Folder 2-3. Office Administration Undated |
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Folder 2-4. Political Cartoons Undated |
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Folder 2-5. Politics 2008 |
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Folder 2-6. Presidential Debate at the University of Mississippi 2008 |
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Folder 2-7. Publications Featuring Barbour 2004 |
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Folder 2-8. Publications Featuring Barbour 2007 |
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Folder 2-9. Publications Featuring Barbour 2010 |
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Folder 2-10. Publications Featuring Barbour 2011 |
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Folder 2-11. Republican Governors Association 2009 |
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Folder 2-12. Republican National Committee 1994 |
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Folder 2-13. Southeastern United States-Canadian Provinces Alliance (SEUS-CP Alliance) in Biloxi, Mississippi 2010 |
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Folder 2-14. Speech – Perrin Ferris Tribute Undated |
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Folder 2-15. Speech – Republican National Committee 2008 |
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Folder 2-16. Speech – Society of the Friendly Sons of St. Patrick 2011 |
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Folder 2-17. Speech – Statehood Day 2009 |
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Folder 2-18. Speech – U.S. Department of Labor 2005 |
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Folder 2-19. Speeches by First Lady Marsha Barbour Undated |
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Folder 2-20. State of the State Address 2004 |
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Folder 2-21. State of the State Address 2005 |
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Folder 2-22. State of the State Address 2008 |
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Folder 2-23. Stationary |
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Folder 2-24. Telecast – Building a 21st Century World Class Workforce Undated |
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Folder 2-25. Trip — Governor Delegation to Middle East 2009 |
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Folder 2-26. Trip – Paris (June 17-21) 2011 |
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Folder 2-27. USS Ronald Reagan Carrier 2005 |
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Folder 2-28. White House Meeting Notes Undated |
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Folder 2-29. Workforce Development Legislation 2004 |
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Series 3: Oversized Material |
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BOX 3 |
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Folder 3-1. Barbour Business Cards as Governor Undated |
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Folder 3-2. Certificates/Awards 2008 |
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Folder 3-3. Clippings 2010 |
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Folder 3-4. Governor’s Initiative for Volunteer Excellence Awards 2007/2009 |
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Folder 3-5. Gubernatorial Campaign/Election 2007 |
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Folder 3-6. Mississippi Duck Prints by Joe Mac Hudspeth Jr. 2005-2006 |
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Folder 3-7. Print by Michelle Rideout, re: Picayune, Mississippi, 1996 |
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Folder 3-8. Print of Sigma Alpha Epsilon National Headquarters Undated |
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Folder 3-9. Speech – Mississippi State University 2001 |
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Tube 1. Banner. “Congratulations Haley! Mississippi Is Proud. So Are We.” (Undated). |
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Series 4: Memorabilia |
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BOX 4 |
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Top Tray: |
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Keychain flashlights. “2004 Mississippi’s Moment: The Inauguration of Haley Reeves Barbour” (2004). Five items. |
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Lapel pins. “’08 The Inauguration of Haley Reeves Barbour Mississippi” (2008). Five items. |
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Money clips. “’08 The Inauguration of Haley Reeves Barbour Mississippi” (2008). Five items. |
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Conference credentials on lanyard. Re: National Governors Association annual meeting (2010). |
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Credentials on lanyard with pin. Re: Indianapolis 500 Mile Race (2010). |
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Medal on ribbon. “Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College” and “Commencement Speaker George W. Bush, President of the United |
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Bottom Tray: |
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Paperweight. “RTI/Hamilton TRONOX Signing Ceremony 20-Year TiCl4 Supply Partnership March 26, 2008 Monroe County Mississippi” |
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Medals in case. “Adam Smith Award Haley Barbour 2008” (2008). Two items. |
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Paper box. Re: M & M candy box with presidential seal and signature of George W. Bush. Note: candy removed. |
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Sunglasses. Re: “Mississippi Bluesman Sunglasses” label attached; “Haley Barbour” sticker on one lens. |
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Pen. “Presidential Debate, September 26, 2008, The University of Mississippi” (2008). |
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BOX 5 |
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Box with photograph in frame. “Thank you for visiting Better Place,” re: Governor Haley Barbour’s visit to Better Place Center |
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Box with engraved glass. “Hon. Haley R. Barbour, Guest Speaker, The Friendly Sons of St. Patrick of Los Angeles 2011,” with |
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Stone plaque with miniature shovel. “Walnut Grove Youth Correctional Facility Expansion, Walnut Grove, Mississippi Groundbreaking |
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Engraved glass. “U.S. Chamber Institute for Legal Reform, Legal Reform Summit 2004, Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, |
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Engraved glass. “U.S.-China-Japan Automotive Conference, ‘The Future of the Global Automotive Industry,’ Tuesday, October |
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Glass plaque. “Governor Haley Barbour Host, Mississippi Freedom 50th, Presented by Mississippi Freedom 50th Foundation Inc. |
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Engraved glass. “In appreciation to Governor Haley R. Barbour for your support to the Mississippi Department of Corrections |
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BOX 6 |
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Engraved glass with stand. “George F. Walker Workforce Training Award, Governor Haley Barbour 2011, in honor of Mr. George |
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Engraved glass with stand. “The Boot vs. The River, Who’s the “Mann” Annual Football Classic” (undated). |
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Series 5: Framed Items |
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Framed Item Bin 18 |
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Framed Item #999. Watercolor. “Haley Barbour Presents in Person The James Brown Show…Dec. 11 1968 Univ. of Miss.”; inscribed |
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Framed Item #1000. Compilation of images and medallions. “Sponsor’s Ball, Gulf Coast Carnival Association 98th Anniversary |
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Framed Item #1009. Photographic print on canvas. “Introducing America’s Next Generation of Steel, SeverCorr” (undated). |
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Framed Item Bin 19 |
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Framed Item #997. Compilation of images and Mississippi flag “This state flag has flown above 70,000 feet over Iraq & Afghanistan |
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Framed Item #998. Painting. “Blessings over Mississippi” by Debra Koen Abernethy (2007); presented to Governor Barbour, Given |
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Framed Item Bin 37 |
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Framed Item #1001. Plaque. “USS Mississippi Virtute et Armis, Presented to the Honorable Haley Barbour Governor of Mississippi |
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Framed Item #1002. Plaque. “2011 Government Leader of the Year Award, The Honorable Haley Barbour, Governor of Mississippi, |
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Framed Item #1003. Plaque. “National Narcotic Detector Dog Assoc. Presented to Governor Haley Barbour, Governor of the State |
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Framed Item #1004. Plaque. “Paver Awards 2007 Governor Haley Barbour, Outstanding Leadership in the Rebuilding and Recovery |
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Framed Item #1005. Plaque. “Kid Academy Presented to Governor Haley Barbour, Thank you for making a difference, 2007” (2007). |
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Framed Item #1006. Plaque. “Run for the Wall, Presented to Honorable Haley Barbour Governor, In grateful appreciation for |
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Framed Item #1007. Plaque. “UWC UI Integrity Award Presented to Governor Haley Barbour in grateful recognition of your commitment |
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Framed Item #1008. Compilation of plaque and coins. “Presented to State of Mississippi from the United States Mint America |
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Framed Item #1010. Plaque. “ACEC American Council of Engineering Companies of Mississippi 2007 Leadership Award presented |
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On permanent display in the University of Mississippi Haley Barbour Center for Manufacturing Excellence building: |
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Framed Item #984. Portrait of Haley Barbour by Steve Penley. |
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Series 6: RecordingsScope and ContentThe Haley Barbour Collection includes 183 recordings of GOP-TV television programs produced during Barbour’s tenure as chair During the 1996 Republican National Convention, GOP-TV also produced three shows: “GOP-TV@ Sunrise” provided daily previews Access RestrictionsThe recordings are available online in the The Republican National Committee holds the copyright to the GOP-TV recordings, but has graciously permitted the University |
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Series 7: PublicationsSeparated MaterialsThe publications listed below were cataloged and physically separated from the collection. Click call number link to confirm |
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Alternative Housing Pilot Program (U.S.). |
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Alternative Housing Pilot Program (U.S.). |
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Alternative Housing Pilot Program (U.S.). |
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Sumesh M. Arora and Joseph A. Linton. |
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Haley Barbour with Jere Nash. |
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Big City Rhythm & Blues. Magazine issues from February/March 2011, June/July 2011, and August/September 2011. Call Number: |
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CME: Center for Manufacturing Excellence, the University of Mississippi (circa 2012). Call Number: |
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Delta Business Journal. Issue 13:8 (2011) with Barbour on the cover. Call Number: |
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Determined Warrior: Restoring USS Cole (Pascagoula, MS: Northrop Grumman Ship Systems, 2002). DVD recording. Call Number: |
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Electric Power Associations of Mississippi. |
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Golf Mississippi: 2007 Guide ([Atlanta, GA: Crossroads Marketing Inc., 2006]). Call Number: |
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Governor’s Awards for Excellence in the Arts, 2011 (Jackson, MS: Mississippi Arts Commission, 2011). Call Number: |
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Homeless of the Oregon Place Apartments. Mailbox Muffins: And Other Recipes from the Gulf Coast Homeless (Changing Lives Press, 2011). Foreword by Marsha Barbour. |
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Kathleen Koch. |
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Legends (Meridian, MS: Blue South Pub. Corp., 2010). Mississippi arts and entertainment review. Call Number: |
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Ray Mabus. |
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Mississippi Development Authority. Tourist Division. |
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Mississippi Development Authority. Tourist Division. |
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Mississippi Development Authority. Tourist Division. |
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Mississippi Development Authority. Tourist Division. |
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Mississippi. Governor (2004-: Barbour). |
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Mississippi. Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal. |
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Mississippi. Governor’s Commission on Recovery, Rebuilding, and Renewal. |
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Mississippi reMixed (Surrey, BC: Ottewell Media, 2010). DVD recording. Call Number: |
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Mississippi Renewal Forum, Summary Report: Recommendations for Rebuilding the Gulf Coast (Gaithersburg, MD: The Town Paper, 2005). Call Number: |
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Mississippi SmartCode Team. |
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Mississippi Tourism Association. |
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Kim Murphy. The Wall: 25 Years of Healing and Educating (Evansville, IN: M.T. Pub. Co., 2007). Inscribed by Jan C. Scruggs, |
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Gilbert A. Robinson, et al. |
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William Grant Still. |
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UM Lawyer (University of Mississippi Law Center). Commemorative issue on the dedication of the Robert Khayat Law Center. Call Number: |
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Donald E. Wildmon. |
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Frank Wilem. |
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Paul H. Yarbrough. |
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