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Finding Aid for the Mississippi Education Collection


Descriptive Summary

PURL: http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00305/
Title: Mississippi Education Collection
Dates: 1924-2000
Collector: University of Mississippi
Physical Extent: 1 box (0.5 linear feet)
Repository: University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
Identification: MUM00305
Location: General Special Collections

Language of Material: English
Abstract: The collection contains articles, newsletters, and miscellaneous documents related
to education in Mississippi. Items were created 1924-2000.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Acquired from various sources

Custodial History

Items 1.67-1.78 were a gift of Bobby Mitchell.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid begun
by Chatham Ewing, September 2005. EAD encoding completed by Kathryn Michaelis, December
2011. Collection digitized by Lauren Banquer and Kathryn Michaelis, December 2011.

Additions

Occasional additions may be made to this collection.

Alternative Formats

All materials in this collection have been digitized and made available online: https://clio.lib.olemiss.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ms_educ


Subject Terms

Mississippi Education Association
Mississippi Economic Council
Education -– Mississippi –- History


Formats

booklets
reports
programs (documents)


Scope and Content Note

The collection contains articles, newsletters, and miscellaneous documents related
to education in Mississippi. Items were created 1924-2000.


User Information

Preferred Citation

Mississippi Education Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams
Library, The
University of Mississippi

Access Restrictions

The Mississippi Education Collection is open for research.

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.


Related Material

Resources at the University of Mississippi

All materials in this collection have been digitized and made available online: https://clio.lib.olemiss.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/ms_educ

John Elon Phay Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library

Note: The John Elon Phay 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. Since the collection
has been digitized in its entirety, researchers are strongly encouraged to use the
digital collection rather than originals.

Mississippi Economic Council Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library


Container List

Folder 1.1

Some School Facts for the Ten-County Area, circa 1944
Folder 1.2

Rural School Kids Enjoy Faster, Safer Bus Service, circa 1950
Folder 1.3

Regional Meeting: Department of Classroom Teachers of the Mississippi Education Association,
3-4 November 1950
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi Education Association
Folder 1.4

Your Child’s Land, Every 16th Section, circa 1952
Scope: A Summary of the story of 16th Section School Lands in the Choctaw Purchase- and how
you can help protect your child’s trust fund. Issued by the Mississippi Economic Council
Folder 1.5

Report to the Recess Education Committee, 1953
Scope: Issued by John Elon Phay. Contains findings and interpretations of data.
Folder 1.6

Cost of Equalization Above Minimum Program, undated
Table J of Report to the Recess Education Committee, 2 December 1953
Table K of Report to the Recess Education Committee, 7 December 1953
Folder 1.7

Eighth Annual Education Conference, 9 June 1954
Scope: Issued by Kenneth Toler
Folder 1.8

Teachers Handbook and Administrative Regulations, Marks, Miss. Schools, 1954-1955
Folder 1.9

“Mississippi’s Colleges are Living on Borrowed Time!”, circa 1954
Scope: Pamphlet about college faculty salaries, issued by the University of Mississippi
Folder 1.10

Mississippi Workshop on Economic Education, 12-30 July 1955
Scope: Issued by the University of Mississippi; Mississippi Advisory Council on Economic
Education; Joint Council on Economic Education
Folder 1.11

School Health News, Vol. III, No. 1, Fall 1957
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi School Health Service of the State Department of Education
and Mississippi State Board of Health
School Health News, Vol. VII, No. 1, Fall 1956
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi School Health Service of the State Department of Education
and Mississippi State Board of Health
Folder 1.12

Southern Regional Education Board, 1957
Folder 1.13

Student Mississippi Education Association Handbook
Folder 1.14

Mississippi School Boards Association, Inc., 20 December 1957
Scope: Letter to Citizens of Mississippi supporting the addition of a ninth month added to
the school year
Folder 1.15

Smith County Teachers’ Association Committee on Resolutions, 21 January 1958
Scope: Letter to J.L. Kennedy confirming the adoption of resolutions to be submitted to the
legislation
Folder 1.16

A Report to the Mississippi State Legislature, January 1958
Scope: Issued by the Special Legislative Committee (Columbia Training School), Jackson, Miss.
Folder 1.17

Modern Schools, October 1960
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi Power and Light Company
Folder 1.18

Our Stake in Higher Education, circa 1961
Folder 1.19

Mississippi Scholastic Press Association Journalist, Fall 1962
Scope: Issued by the Department of Journalism of the University of Mississippi for the Mississippi
Scholastic Press Association
Folder 1.20

Town Survey Report – Education, 1963
Folder 1.21

The Mississippi Junior College Story, October 1963
Scope: Issued by The Mississippi Junior College Association. Describes educational opportunities
for all High School Graduates to continue their education.
Folder 1.22

Mississippi Parent Teacher, Summer 1966
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi Congress of Parents and Teachers
Folder 1.23

Textbook form, Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board, 1 July 1967
Folder 1.24

Mississippi Education Association Convention Program, 13-15 March 1968
Folder 1.25

The Reporter – ICS Inc. Project Headstart, May 1969 and November 1970
Scope: Lafayette and Marshall Counties
Folder 1.26

The Beacon, June 1979 and March 1975
Scope: Issued by the Council for the Social Studies
Folder 1.27

The Magnolia Petals, Fall 1971
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi School Food Service Association
Folder 1.28

The Mississippi Education Journal, “From Survival to Service,” November 1971
Scope: Issued by the MTA-NEA
Folder 1.29

Inter – Alumni Council, 1972
Scope: The IAC endorses higher education budget request for 1972-1973
Folder 1.30

Mississippi School Boards Association Legislative Report, 13 April 1972-13 March 1975
Folder 1.31

Mississippi Association of Secondary School Principals News HI-Lites, circa 1973
Scope: The Constitution of the MASSP
Folder 1.32

Career Report, University of Southern Mississippi, Spring 1974
Folder 1.33

Mississippi Music Educator, February 1975
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi Music Educators Association. Convention Issue.
Folder 1.34

Mississippi School Board News & Cues, November 1957
Folder 1.35

MSBA Annual Report, 1976
Folder 1.36

MEA Newsletter, December 1973-April 1975
Folder 1.37

Institute of Community Services Project Headstart for Poverty Families, undated
Folder 1.38

Educational Objectives, undated
Folder 1.39

A Handbook for Parents of Beginning School Children, undated
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi Congress of Parents and Teachers
Folder 1.40

The Mississippi Program of Education for Exceptional Children, undated
Folder 1.41

Supplementary Bibliography of Special Education Material, undated
Folder 1.42

The Master’s Degree in Mississippi, by Mrs. Calvin S. Brown, Oxford, Miss., undated
Folder 1.43

Past and Present History of Latin in Lafayette County, undated
Folder 1.44

Discovering the Educable Mentally Handicapped Criteria for Selecting, undated
Folder 1.45

Regional Screening Center for Program for Exceptional Children, undated
Folder 1.46

“Important – This is What We Have Been Seeking!”, undated
Scope: “How to Order Books written by special education teachers and supervisors of the Rochester
Public Schools for Retarded Pupils”
Folder 1.47

Resolution Urging the Reinstatement of a Compulsory Education Law, undated
Folder 1.48

Twentieth Annual Leadership Conference Program, 25-26 July 1969
Scope: Issued by the Department of Classroom Teacher of the MEA. Theme: In Space: Reaching
for Better Education, Belhaven College, Jackson, Miss.
Folder 1.49

Religious Freedom, 1995-1996
Scope: Issued by the Pontotoc County Citizens for School Prayer
Folder 1.50

Oxford High School Open House, 24 November 1963
Folder 1.51

The West Express, West Jones High School, March 1976
Folder 1.52

College Hill Academy Broadside, 1970-1971
Scope: CHA announces its 1970-1971 School Program
Folder 1.53

MS Vocational Education, undated
Scope: Issued by the State Department of Education Vocational Division. Six brochures.
Folder 1.54

French Camp Academy, 1959-1973
Scope: Booklets, pamphlets, articles and brochures about French Camp Academy
Folder 1.55

The Bulletin: Mississippi Elementary School Principals’ and Supervisors’ Association,
June 1952-February 1953
Folder 1.56

University High School Vesper Service, 23 May 1954
Folder 1.57

Graduation Exercises University High School, 28 May 1951
Folder 1.58

Annotated List of Junior and Senior High School Books by Mississippi Authors by Frances
H. Lord, circa 1950
Folder 1.59

Art Education in Mississippi and the Art Section of MEA by Ralph M. Hudson, November
1951
Folder 1.60

MS Public School System
Scope: Issued by the MEA. Includes various charts, bulletins, circulars to do with the School
Board and budget.
Folder 1.61

MS Teacher Fellowship Program, undated
Folder 1.62

The Mississippi Catalog, The Learning Store of ETV and PRM, undated
Scope: Issued by the Foundation for Public Broadcasting in Mississippi, Inc.
Folder 1.63

State Owned High School Textbooks Broadsheet, circa 1947
Scope: Issued by the Mississippi State Textbook Purchasing Board
Folder 1.64

Teachers College News, 21 June 1924
Folder 1.65

THY-HI News, April, 1936
Scope: Thyatira High School. Memorial Edition.
Folder 1.66

“Gleanings,” Meridian Public School System, 1973
Scope: “A Collection of Student Work Culminating from Creative Writing Courses Meridian High
School English Department”
Folder 1.67

Mississippi Private School Education Association Tenth Annual Spring Convention program,
Jackson, Miss., 12-13 March 1981
Scope: Theme: A Decade of Excellence in Education
Folder 1.68

Mississippi Private School Education Association Twelfth Annual Spring Convention
program, Jackson, Miss., 3-4 March 1983
Scope: Theme: Our Responsibility – Youth’s Destiny. Two copies.
Folder 1.69

Mississippi Private School Education Association, Thirteenth Annual Spring Convention
program, Jackson, Miss., 1-2 March 1984
Scope: Theme: Rededication to Purpose – Quality Education
Folder 1.70

Mississippi Private School Education Association, Sixteenth Annual Spring Convention
program, Jackson, Miss., 5-6 March 1987
Scope: Theme: M – MPSA
P – Provides
S – Superior
E – Educational
A – Achievement

Folder 1.71

Mississippi Private School Education Association, Seventeenth Annual Spring Convention
program, Jackson, Miss., 10-11 March 1988
Scope: Theme: Professionalism: The Cornerstone of Education
Folder 1.72

Mississippi Private School Education Association, Twenty-Second Annual Spring Convention
program, Jackson, Miss., 4-5 March 1993
Folder 1.73

Mississippi Private School Education Association, Twenty-Third Annual Spring Convention
program, Jackson, Miss., 10-11 March 1994
Scope: Theme: Joining Hands In Search of Excellence
Folder 1.74

Mississippi Private School Education Association, Twenty-Fourth Annual Spring Convention
program, Jackson, Miss., 2-3 March 1995
Folder 1.75

Mississippi Private School Association Directory of Member Schools, 1986-1987
Folder 1.76

Mississippi Private School Association Directory of Member Schools, 1993-1994
Folder 1.77

Mississippi Private School Association Directory of Member Schools, 1995-1996
Folder 1.78

Mississippi Private School Association Directory of Member Schools, 1991-1992
Folder 1.79

“Religious Freedom on Trial in Oxford, Mississippi,” 1996


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