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Descriptive Summary
PURL:
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00024/
Creator:
Barrett, Russell H.
Title:
Russell H. Barrett
Collection
Inclusive Dates:
1956-1974,
undated
Materials in:
English
Abstract:
Materials related to
Russell H. Barrett’s tenure as a professor of political science at the
University of Mississippi. Much of the collections pertains to the
integration of Ole Miss by James Meredith in September 1962, and the
riots that ensued on campus and in the town of Oxford. Includes personal
papers, pamphlets, reports, manuscripts, sermons, and other materials on
various topics such as academic freedom on college campuses and the
civil rights movement in Mississippi.
Quantity:
12.22 cubic
ft.
Number:
MUM00024
Location:
D 13 & 14
Repository :
The University of
Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library, Archives &
Special Collections
Cite as:
Russell H. Barrett Collection (MUM00024). Archives & Special
Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Biographical/Historical Sketch
Russell H. Barrett was born in Cottonwood Falls, Kansas, in 1919.
After serving in the Air Force from 1942 to 1945, he earned his
bachelor’s degree in 1946 and master’s degree in 1947, both from the
University of Kansas. In 1952, he completed his doctorate in political
science at the University of Melbourne (Australia). He taught at the
University of Kansas (1947-50), the University of California at Berkeley
(1952-53), and San Francisco State College (1953-54) before serving as a
political science professor at The University of Mississippi from 1954
to 1976.
Barrett’s best-known work is Integration at
Ole Miss
, an eyewitness account of the battle to integrate The
University of Mississippi, published in 1965 by Quadrangle Books.
Barrett was as an advisor to James Meredith, the first African American
student to attend the University in 1962. During the controversy
surrounding Meredith’s enrollment, Barrett served as an intermediary
between the United States Justice Department, faculty members, and
university administrators. His support for integration was actively
opposed by groups such as the Citizens’ Council.
Barrett served on the national council of the American Association of
University Professors, which cautiously supported integration efforts at
The University of Mississippi. He is also the author of Promises and Performances in Australian Politics, 1928
to 1959
, published by the Institute of Pacific Relations in
1959.

Scope and Content Note
The Russell H. Barrett Collection documents the integration of The
University of Mississippi in 1962 and race relations and academic
freedom at the University through the early 1970s. In addition, it
contains Barrett’s academic papers, including rough drafts of his
manuscript for Integration of Ole
Miss
.
Boxes 1 and 2 contain biographical information about Barrett and his
correspondence dating from 1959 to 1974. The bulk of correspondence
pertains to academic affairs and campus events. It also contains letters
from 1962 to 1965 about the integration of the University, including
letters Barrett wrote to reporters describing the situation on campus,
his correspondence with Assistant Attorney General Burke Marshall, and
positive and negative letters he received in reaction to his support for
integration.
Boxes 3 through 8 contain material related to civil rights, academic
freedom, and the publication of Integration at
Ole Miss
. The bulk of this material dates from 1961 to 1970. Box
3 contains a variety of documents pertaining to the enrollment of James
Meredith at The University of Mississippi in 1962, including
correspondence, reports, sermons, speeches, press releases, resolutions,
and notebooks. Box 4 consists of material related to academic freedom on
college campuses. Boxes 5, 6, and 8 contain items related to race
relations at The University of Mississippi, civil rights organizations,
courses given by Dr. Barrett, and visiting speakers. These items include
leaflets, pamphlets, reports, postcards, ephemera, and periodicals. Box
7 contains drafts of the manuscript for Integration at Ole Miss, notes, and book
reviews.
Boxes 9 and 10 consist of Barrett’s academic papers, including
speeches, articles, student papers, financial records, and materials
related to Barrett’s publication Promises and
Performances in Australian Politics
. Box 17 contains manuscripts
of three additional articles by Barrett.
Boxes 12 through 14 contain newspaper clippings pertaining to race,
education, and politics. Boxes 20 and 21 contain journals and
newspapers.
Boxes 15, 16, 18, and 19 consist of duplicates of items found
elsewhere in the Barrett Collection.

Restrictions
Copyright Restrictions
This collection is protected from unauthorized copying by the
Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).
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.

Index Terms
Academic freedom
Barrett, Russell
H.
Civil rights — Mississippi
— Oxford
College integration —
Mississippi — Oxford — History
Meredith, James
Race relations
Riots — Mississippi —
Oxford
University of Mississippi
— History

Related Material
The Russell Barrett Collection — Photographs (CPB17 — Prints) in
the Department of Archives and Special Collections, The University of
Mississippi, contains photographs by Barrett, Fred Ward, Flip Schulke,
and the United Press International documenting riots during the
integration of the University as well as James Meredith’s
graduation.

Separated Material
The following item from the Barrett Collection was moved to
University Small Manuscripts:
University of Mississippi Circulation Record Book, 1943
The following items from the Barrett Collection were removed for
cataloging:
“What is the Citizens’ Council Doing?,” pamphlet,
undated
“The Ugly Truth About the NAACP,” an address by Attorney
General Eugene Cook of Georgia before the 55th Annual Convention of
the Peace Officers Association of Georgia, printed by the Citizens’
Council, undated
“Statewide Scholarship, Essay Contest for Mississippi High
School Students, 1959-60,” printed by the Citizens’ Council
Meet the Press with James H. Meredith transcript, 26 May
1963
“The Church Considers the Supreme Court Decision,” printed by
the Diocese of Mississippi, 1954
University of Mississippi General
Information Bulletin
, 1962
Granite, 17 March 1969
Tougaloo News, December
1963
“Some Highlights of Ole Miss,” undated
“Academic Freedom and Tenure: Alcorn Agricultural and
Mechanical College,” report from American Association of University
Professors Bulletin, September 1962
“Letter from a Birmingham Jail,” by Martin Luther King, Jr.,
printed by American Friends Service Committee, May 1963
U. S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit Court No. 19475
re: Meredith v. Fair, July 1962
“Dual Justice in the Courts — Unconcerned Community,” printed
by The Fellowship of the Concerned, Southern Regional Council,
undated
“Voter Registration in the South,” printed by the Voter
Education Project, Southern Regional Council, Summer 1966
The Voting Rights Act . . . The First
Months
, U. S. Commission on Civil Rights, 1965

Collection History
Provenance
Donated to The University of Mississippi, circa 1976.

Container List
b1f1
Russell H. Barrett biographical information.
b1f2
Correspondence. 1959.
b1f3
Correspondence. 1960.
 
Berkman materials.
b1f4
T. L. S. from Dave Berkman to Barrett. 20 April
1966.
b1f4
Photocopy of The Realist
with article by Berkman regarding University of
Mississippi. March/April
1961.
b1f5
Correspondence. 1961.
b1f6
Correspondence. 1962.
 
Case materials.
b1f7
T. L. S. from Clifford P. Case, Senator, to
Barrett. 7 February
1963.
b1f7
Press release from Case regarding Commission on
Congressional Reorganization.
b1f8
Correspondence. 1963.
b1f9
Mimeography copy of T. L. from Barrett to Editor of
New York Times. 28 August
1964.
b1f10
Correspondence. 1964.
b1f11
Correspondence. 1964.
b1f12
Correspondence. 1965.
b2f1
T. L. from Russell Barrett to Editor of Commercial Appeal regarding Robert F.
Kennedy visit to UM. 28 February
1966.
b2f2
Xerox copy of A. L. from “Concerned Friend,” Jackson to
Barrett and xerox copy of pamphlet,”Will You Be in
Heaven?”. 2 April
1966.
b2f3
Correspondence and clippings from Robert E. Lee,
Batesville, to Barrett. 1966.
Scope Note: (See additional letters in oversize Box #21.) These letter came
bound together with rubber band in manila folder marked “Letters
from Screwball.”
b2f4
Correspondence. 1966.
b2f5
Correspondence. 1966.
b2f6
Correspondence. 1967.
b2f7
Correspondence. 1968.
b2f8
Correspondence. 1969.
b2f9
Correspondence. 1970.
b2f10
Correspondence. 1971.
b2f11
Correspondence. 1972.
b2f12
Correspondence. 1974.
b2f13
Correspondence. undated.
b3f1
James H. Meredith v. Charles Fair,
Board of Trustees, Institutions of Higher Learning,
Mississippi
: First Brief; Affidavit; Notes on Trial
Testimony. 1961.
b3f2
Correspondence and sermons re: Oxford religious community
reaction of James Meredith enrollment and riots. September-October, 1962.
b3f3
Resolution by a group of Mississippians opposing
integration of the University of Mississippi, supporters names and
addresses in type. 1 October
1962.
b3f4
A Report by the General Legislative Investigating
Committee to the Mississippi State Legislature regarding: Occupation
of the University of Mississippi. 30 September
1962.
b3f5
University of Mississippi report on the James Meredith
case. 15 November
1962.
b3f6
Statements made by Barrett regarding the enrollment of
Meredith and riots. October 1962.
b3f7
Typewritten statement by [Barrett] regarding treatment of
Meredith by University of Mississippi students. c. 1962-63.
b3f8
“Crisis at the University of Mississippi,” by Barrett
given at A. A. U. P. meeting in South Carolina. 30 November
1962.
b3f9
“The Future of Higher Education in Mississippi,” a speech
by Barrett delivered at the Forest Lion’s Club. 22 October
1962.
b3f10
“The Mississippi Story,” an address by Barrett regarding
enrollment of James H. Meredith at A. A. U. P. meeting in
Nashville. 22 February
1963.
b3f11
“Integration at the University of Mississippi,” address
delivered at University of Illinois, and itinerary. November 1963.
b3f12
Press release regarding Barrett’s address, “Integration
at the University of Mississippi,” in Chicago. 1963.
b3f13
Notebook containing “Questions for Meredith
Book”. undated.
b3f14
Spiral bound notebook with notes regarding Meredith’s
enrollment. c. 1962.
b3f15
Outline of the office of U. S. Marshal. 25 March
1963.
b3f16
Miscellaneous notes regarding the integration of the
University of Mississippi. c. 1962.
b3f17
Articles re: integration of University of Mississippi,
James Meredith, and race. various
dates.
b3f18
Statements by University of Mississippi faculty,
administrators, students and Mississippi officials regarding the
events surrounding James Meredith’s enrollment at UM. October 1962.
b3f19
Statements, reports, memos and other material from UM
faculty, administrators and students re: Meredith
enrollment. October 1962.
b3f20
“Integration at Ole Miss — 1966 Model,” address
delivered by Barrett in New York City. 20 May
1966.
b3f21
Report on the application of Cleveland Donald Jr. to
University of Mississippi by Barrett. 1964.
b3f22
Statement by [Barrett] regarding expulsion of Cleve
McDowell. 22 September
1963.
b3f23
Temporary restraining order in the case of Cleveland Donald v. T.
J. Tubb
. 10 June
1964.
b4f1
Statement by University of Mississippi students re:
Academic Freedom at UM. 1963.
b4f2
Correspondence and related material regarding speech on
University of Mississippi integration by Barrett at A. A. U. P.
meeting in South Carolina. 1962.
b4f3
“Academic Freedom at Ole Miss,” by Russell
Barrett. undated.
b4f4
Material regarding Academic Freedom at Alcorn
Agricultural and Mechanical College. undated.
b4f5
Mimeograph copies of typescript of telegrams received
regarding University of Mississippi A. A. U. P.
statement. 3 October
1962.
b4f6
Material regarding tenure at the University of
Mississippi.
b4f7
American Association of University Professors
correspondence.
b4f8
American Association of University Professors
material.
b4f9
American Association of University Professors
material.
b4f10
American Association of University Professors
material.
b4f11
Miscellaneous material regarding academic
freedom.
b5f1
Report on Dr. Barrett’s lectures by student, Tommy
Malouf, describes what Barrett discussed in class over a four week
period. 4 May 1966.
b5f2
Notes from Barrett conversation with Representative Ted
Millette. 27 March
1970.
b5f3
Omicron Delta Kappa material.
b5f4
Press release from U. S. Commission on Civil
Rights. 14 November
1965.
b5f5
Stenographic notebook with notes regarding civil
rights. undated.
b5f6
Typescript of address by Barrett at Methodist Youth
Fellowship Rally, Starkville. 16 April
1966.
b5f7
“Some Comments on School Integration,” by
Barrett. 22 February 1970.
b5f8
Correspondence and other material relating to Barrett’s
article, “Curse the Darkness,” printed in Nation. 1966.
b5f9
James Silver address, “Mississippi: The Closed Society,”
delivered before the Southern Historical Association, reprint of
article from Journal of Southern
History
, and clippings. 7 November
1963.
b5f10
Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party Information
Bulletin. undated.
b5f11
Correspondence regarding visits to Mississippi by
Out-Of-State professors. 1964.
 
Memos.
b5f12
Chancellor Porter Fortune from faculty regarding
disciplinary action against black students. 16 March
1970.
b5f12
Memo from Fortune. 19 March
1970.
b5f13
Material regarding University of Mississippi Professor of
Law, William Murphy. 1959 – 1961.
b5f14
“The SPD: New Style,” by Robert Clute. undated.
b5f15
Part of untitled address by [Barrett]. undated.
b5f16
Photocopies of pages from the Congressional Record.
 
Congressman Frank Smith.
b6f1
Congressman Frank Smith’s Newsletter. 7 May
1962.
b6f1
“Frank Smith for Congressman” card. undated.
b6f2
Washington Report from
John Stennis. 18
December 1963 and 28 May 1964.
b6f3
Transcript of Robert F. Kennedy address at University of
Mississippi School of Law. 18 March
1966.
b6f4
Xerox copy of notes from harassing phone call received by
Barrett. 13 April
1966. 2 copies.
b6f5
“Roads and Ruts in Mississippi,” address by Barrett
delivered at Rust College. 1966.
b6f6
Material regarding off-campus speaker
controversy. 1968.
b6f7
Correspondence and legal brief re: Stacy v. Williams and Cupit v. Roberts. 1970.
b6f8
Memo from M. M. Roberts, Attorney, to Members of the
Board re: Stacy v. Williams and Cupit v. Roberts. 1970.
b6f9
Material regarding speaker requests at University of
Mississippi campus. 1970.
b6f10
Photocopy of article “Mississippi Schools in Crisis,” by
W. F. Minor, New South. 1970.
b6f11
Material on research project re: Voter
Registration.
b6f12
Material re: Mississippi Council on Human
Relations.
b6f13
Mississippi Summer Project and COFO. 1964.
b6f14
Southern Student Organizing Committee.
b6f15
Notes by Barrett re: Aspects of Black and White
Conflict. undated.
b6f16
“Soldiers of America,” carbon copy of leaflet and
clipping re: University of Mississippi students and John F.
Kennedy. 1962.
b7f1
“Integration at Ole Miss: An Introduction,” mimeograph
copy of typescript with corrections. undated.
b7f2
Chapter 1, “Building the Wall,” carbon copy of typescript
with corrections. undated.
b7f3
Chapter 1, “Building of a Wall,” mimeograph copies and
original typescript with corrections and handwritten
notes. undated.
b7f4
Chapter 1, “The Cast of Characters,” mimeograph copy of
typescript and original typescript with corrections and
notes. undated.
b7f5
Untitled remains of Chapter 1, mimeograph copies,
original typescript and handwritten notes. undated.
b7f6
Chapter 2, “In the Eerie Atmosphere of Never-Never Land,”
mimeograph copies, typescript and handwritten notes. undated.
b7f7
Chapter 2, “In the Eerie Atmosphere of Never-Never Land,”
and Chapter 3, “None So Blind,” mimeograph copies of typescript with
handwritten corrections. undated.
b7f8
Chapter 4, “Blueprint for Riot,” mimeograph copy of
typescript with handwritten notes. undated.
b7f9
Chapter 4, “Blueprint for Riot,” mimeograph copy of
typescript and original typescript with notes. undated.
b7f10
Chapter 5, “A Night of Violence,” mimeograph copy of
typescript and original typescript with corrections. undated.
b7f11
Chapter 6, “Blueprint for Success,” mimeograph copy of
typescript, uncorrected. undated.
b7f12
Chapter 6, “Integration versus Disintegration,”
typescript with corrections. undated.
b7f13
Publishing agreement, correspondence and other material
from Quadrangle Books, Chicago re: Barrett’s Integration at Ole Miss. 1964-66.
b7f14
Integration at Ole Miss,
book reviews.
b7f15
Miscellaneous Book Notes.
b8f1
U. S. House of Representatives Report No. 914, re: Civil
Rights. 20 June
1963.
b8f2
Public Laws No. 88-352 (1964) and 89-236 (1965) re:
Voting Rights and Immigration.
b8f3
“Emergency Employment of Army Resources, Civil
Disturbances Report No. 500-50”. February 1964.
b8f4
Platform Proposals of the AFL-CIO to the Republican and
Democratic National Conventions. 1964.
b8f5
The University of Mississippi Ten
Year Report
. c. 1956.
b8f6
Three Views of the Segregation
Decision: William Faulkner, Benjamin Mays and Cecil
Sims
. 1956.
b8f7
Pamphlets: “Oxford: A Warning for Americans” and
“Operation Ole Miss”. 1962.
b8f8
Dedicated to the Proposition: The
Editorial of Ira Harkey from the Pascagoula and Moss Point
Chronicle
. 1963.
b8f9
Christianity and Crisis
re: Race Prejudice. 29 October
1962.
b8f10
“The Oxford Disaster… Price of Defiance,” by Karl
Wiesenburg. 17-21
December 1962.
b8f11
“The Voting Rights Act… The First Months,” printed by
the U. S. Commission on Civil Rights. 1965.
b8f12
The Dan Smoot Report re:
UM Integration. October 8
& 15, 1962.
b8f13
“Civil Disorders, U. S. A.: Reports and Recommendations,”
distributed by Church in Metropolis. undated.
b8f14
“The Murder of the Young President,” by Merriman Smith,
UPI. c. 1963.
b8f15
The Key
Reporter
. Winter
1962-63Spring 1964.
b8f16
Granite, published by the
University of Mississippi Young Americans for Freedom. 17 March
1969. 2 copies.
b8f17
“Klansman… Someone Knows Who You Are,”
Postcard. 1966.
b8f18
Tougaloo College, Jackson, Mississippi
pamphlet. undated. 2 copies.
b8f19
“Paul B. Johnson, Jr. for Governor” pamphlet. undated.
b8f20
“Mississippi Democrat — Constitutional Conservative”
leaflet. 1963.
b8f21
Envelope stamped “Mailed in Occupied
Mississippi”. 1962.
b8f22
“The Knights of the Ku Klux Klan is [sic] Watching You,”
postcard mailed to Barrett. 1965.
b8f23
“Honorary Nigger,” card mailed to Barrett. 1962.
b8f24
Ole Miss Coloring Book. c. 1962. 2 copies.
b8f25
“Yankee Go Home,” leaflet. undated.
b8f26
“McNamara’s (New Frontier) Band” music and lyrics
published the Rebel Underground. undated.
b8f27
“The South Will Rise Again”. undated. 3 copies.
b8f28
N. A. A. C. P. Membership Application
(parody). undated.
b8f29
Rebel Underground Membership Application
(parody). undated.
b8f30
“The Ole Miss Dubious Achievement Awards and Christmas
Gifts for 1963”. 1963.
b8f31
K. K. K. Rally Leaflet, Sardis, MS. 7 October
1967.
b8f32
John Birch Society Pamphlet. undated.
b8f33
“A Southern Observance,” parody of Ross
Barnett. undated.
b8f34
“Famous Quotations,” pamphlets quoting Theodore Bilbo and
Henry Grady, printed by The Citizens’ Council. undated.
b8f35
N. A. A. C. P. Legal Defense Fund material. 1964.
b8f36
“To All White “Parents from Parents for Segregation,”
Jackson, Mississippi. 1966.
b8f37
“To the Citizens of Greenwood and LeFlore County from
‘Working Citizens’,” leaflet re: Head Start Program. undated.
b8f38
Broadside with John and Robert Kennedy political
cartoons. undated.
b8f39
Paul Flower’s Greenhouse. 18 January
1963. 6 copies.
b8f40
Soul Force. 28 March
1974.
b8f41
The Voice of the Movement:
Nonviolent Agitation Association of College
Pupils
. 9 March
1964.
b8f42
“America’s Tomorrow,” a series of editorials published by
Jackson State Times. October 1958.
b8f43
Descant: Posthaste, Volume
4, No. 4.
b8f44
Rebel
Underground
. October 1962January 6,
1963January 12,
1963February 19,
1963March 1964April 27,
1965.
b8f45
Reprints from The Pascagoula
Chronicle
re: Carlton Putnam’s Race
and Reason
. 1963.
b9f1
Ledger Book with business records. 1966.
b9f2
Recommendations for students.
b9f3
Research project material re: Australian
politics. 1961-64.
b9f4
Social Science Research Council Material.
b9f5
Promises and Performance in
Australian Politics
by Barnett. 1963.
b9f6
Supply Catalogs, Order Forms and Invoices.
b9f7
Research paper by Jess White on Connally
Amendment. May 1966.
b9f8
“American Policy in Asia,” speech by Barrett with
handwritten notes. undated.
b9f9
Barrett, “Motivation and Causation in War,” The Southwestern Social Science Quarterly,
Volume 22, No. 1.
b9f10
“American Goals and Communism,” speech delivered by
Barrett at Mississippi Conference for Junior College Social Science
Instructors. 10 March
1961.
b9f11
“A Proposal for Trading Ph.D.’s from Minority and Poverty
Backgrounds,” by Barrett. undated.
b10f1
Report on Fulbright Program in Australia. 1963.
b10f2
Correspondence from Virginia Polytechnic Institute re:
Job Search. 1970.
b10f3
Material re: Communism in United States.
b10f4
Xerox copies of clippings.
b10f5
Material re: Barrett manuscript “Promises and Performance
in Australian Politics”. undated.
b10f6
Miscellaneous.
b12
Clippings.
b13
Clippings.
b14
Clippings.
b15
Duplicates from Barrett Collection.
b16
Duplicates from Barrett Collection.
 
Manuscripts.
b17
Barrett, “Responsible Government in
Australia”.
b17
Barrett, “My Soul is Weary of My Life”.
b17
Barrett, “The Political Ideas of William
Faulkner”. RESTRICTED.
b18
Duplicates from Barrett Collection.
b19
Duplicates from Barrett Collection.
b20
Periodicals and Journals.
b21
Newspapers.
 
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