Special Collections

Department of Archives & Special Collections

Archives and Special Collections will be closed to the public May 11 – June 9 for installation of new flooring.

Links

University of Mississippi Links

Center for the Study of Southern Culture – Center for education and research in all areas of culture in the American South.

Department of Music – Web Site for the Music Department of the University of Mississippi.

Living Blues Magazine – The Magazine of the African-American Blues Tradition

External Links

  • American Memory: Southern Mosaic
    Library of Congress exhibition of the John and Ruby Lomax
    1939 Southern States Recording Trip. The online presentation contains a large number of sound files, images,
    and field note transcriptions from this journey.
  • Archives of African American Music and Culture
    Repository of materials covering various musical idioms and cultural expressions from the post-World War II era.
  • Blues Foundation
    Organization promoting and preserving Blues music around the globe. With the Annual W. C. Handy Blues Awards, Keeping the Blues
    Alive Awards, Blues Hall of Fame induction ceremony, The International Blues Challenge
    and the Lifetime Achievement Award, as well as the internationally syndicated weekly Blues radio program Beale Street Caravan©, The Blues
    Foundation continuously encourages and recognizes the highest achievements of artists, writers, promoters and other supporters of the Blues.
  • Blues World
    Good source for published and unpublished blues articles. Blues World also contains many links to blues and
    blues-related Web Sites.
  • Center for Black Music Research
    A research unit of Columbia College Chicago, the CBMR is devoted to research, preservation, and dissemination
    of information about the history of black music on a global scale.
  • Center for Popular Music
    Archive and research center devoted to the study of American popular music from the pre-revolutionary era to
    the present.
  • Delta Blues Museum
    Located in Clarksdale, MS, the Museum collects, preserves, and makes accessible to the public information,
    programs, and related services concerning the history and significance of the blues.
  • Institute for Studies in American Music
    A branch of Brooklyn College, City University of New York, the Institute is a center for the study and presentation
    of American music.
  • National Association for the Study and Performance of African American Music
    Organization furthering the development and dissemination of African American music through advocacy,
    education, and performance.
  • Year of the Blues
    Official Web Site detailing the events for the 2003 celebration of the blues, recognized by the 107th Congress
    of the United States.

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