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MUM00349
MUM00349
Inventory of the George M. Street Collection (MUM00349)
Descriptive Summary
PURL:
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00349/
Collecter:
Street, George M.
Title:
George M. Street Collection
Inclusive Dates:
1914-1985
Materials in:
English
Abstract:
Correspondence and printed matter documenting the career of George M. Street at the University of Mississippi, including materials collected by Street pertaining to civil rights and integration, World War II, Street family genealogy, and university administration.
Quantity:
15.36 linear ft.
Number:
MUM00349
Location:
N-4
Repository :
The University of Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library, Archives & Special Collections
University, MS 38677-1848
(662)995-7408; (662)915-5734 (fax)
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/
J.D. Williams Library, Archives & Special Collections
University, MS 38677-1848
(662)995-7408; (662)915-5734 (fax)
E-Mail: archive@olemiss.edu
URL: https://www.olemiss.edu/depts/general_library/archives/
Cite as:
George M. Street Collection (MUM00349). Archives & Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
George Street, a native Mississippian, spent the majority of his life in Mississippi. His received his academic training in Mississippi as well, including his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Mississippi. He was employed by the University in February, 1949, and retired in January, 1985. During his tenure he held the following positions, Supervisor of Student Housing, Director of Social Affairs, Assistant Dean of Men, Director of Placement and Financial Aids, Director of Development, Director of University Relations and others. He created and served as administrator of the first office of Placement and Financial Aids and administered the Carrier and Jones Scholarships. In 1993, he was elected to the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame.
The material in the George M. Street Collection is divided as follows:
The George M. Street Collection: Two boxes of papers related to Street’s administrative duties at the University of Mississippi.
The George M. Street Collection – Accretion 1: This accretion consists of correspondence, tapes and other materials documenting the career of George Street at the University of Mississippi. It also includes materials pertaining to the Meredith Crisis, Robert F. Kennedy’s speech on campus and civil rights, generally. There is some genealogical information, typed transcriptions of the Civil War correspondence of John Berryman Crawford, and a folder of WWII correspondence between Dean Malcolm R. Guess and his student, Edward Lockard. “Correspondence” refers to personal letters as well as interdepartmental memoranda and other printed materials.
This finding aid describes two units: The George M. Street Collection, consisting of Street’s original donation of materials to the University; and Accretion 1, consisting of additional material received at a later date. These two units were processed at different times and are described separately in the Container List below.
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.
Desegregation in education
McDowell, Cleve
Meredith, James, 1933-
Mississippi–Race relations
Soldiers–Correspondence
Street, George M.
Materials Sent to Cataloging:
1. The Voice of Clarke College Feb. 1968 – Fall 1981
2. Community Plan to Counteract Racial Agitators
3. The Alpha Tau Omega Challenge Vol. 1 No. 2
4. Precept various issues
5. Annual Freedom Fund Banquet & Celebrity Tennis Matches April 29, 1983
6. A Tour of Yoknapatawpha County by Seiya Nishi. This appears to be a reprint and is written in Japanese.
7. The Dan Smoot Report October 8, 1962 “The Mississippi Tragedy”
8. University of Mississippi “Liberty Bulletin” Fall Semester 1962 1st Edition – 2 copies
9. Broadside “Rebel Resistance”
10. “The Founding and Early History of College Hill Presbyterian Church” by Will Lewis
11. “A History of Thaxton High School” October 9, 1982
12. “Conservative Students’ Association” pamphlet 1964-65
13. “The Mississippi Story” Published and Distributed by Mississippi Municipal Association
Materials Sent to the Music Library/Blues Archive:
1. 2 – 45 rpm phonodisks The Rebel Band Plays Dixie
2. 2 – 45 rpm phonodisks Mississippi
3. Several copies of sheet music for the above
The George Street Collection.
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Guess Memorial Award.
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Forest Lands-Interior Department.
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Land Acquisition Agricultural Department U.S. Forest Lands #2.
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Land Acquisition Agricultural Department U.S. Forest Lands #2.
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Highway Six Four-Lane Opening Ceremony. September 10, 1980.
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GRANITE (YAF 1969).
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Faculty-Swartzbaug Case.
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HEW, Office of Civil Rights On-Site Inspection.
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First Federal Awards Forms.
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First Federal Awards. March 30, 1965.
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Geographical Survey Data. 1985.
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First Federal Awards. 1964.
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First Federal Awards. 1965.
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First Federal Awards. February 18, 1967.
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First Federal Awards. February 26, 1966.
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First Federal Awards. 1969.
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First Federal Awards. 1969.
Accession #95-134. The George Street Collection – Accretion 1.
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Inventory and Biographical Information.
Correspondence. 1914 through 1960.
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Correspondence, Misc. University of Mississippi. 1914-1941.
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Correspondence. 1942, 1948.
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Correspondence. 1950-1954.
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Correspondence. 1955.
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Correspondence. 1956.
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Correspondence. 1957-1958.
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Correspondence. 1959.
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Correspondence. 1960.
Correspondence. 1961-1964.
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Correspondence. 1961.
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Correspondence. 1962.
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Correspondence. 1963.
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Correspondence. 1964.
Correspondence. 1965-1968.
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Correspondence. 1965.
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Correspondence. 1966.
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Correspondence. 1967.
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Correspondence. 1968.
Correspondence. 1969-1971.
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Correspondence. 1969.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1970.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1970.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1971.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1971 .
Correspondence. 1972-1975.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1972.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1972.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1973.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1973.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1974.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1974.
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Correspondence. 1975.
Correspondence. 1976-1978.
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Correspondence. 1976.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1977 .
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1977.
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Correspondence. 1978.
Correspondence. 1979-1980.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1979.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1979 .
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1980.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1980.
Correspondence. 1981-1982.
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Correspondence. Jan – March, 1981.
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Correspondence. April – Sept, 1981.
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Correspondence. Oct – Dec, 1981.
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Correspondence. Jan – April, 1982.
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Correspondence. May – Dec. 1982.
Correspondence. 1983-1985.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1983.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1983.
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Correspondence. Jan – June, 1984.
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Correspondence. July – Dec, 1984.
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Correspondence. Jan – Feb, 1985.
Correspondence. undated.
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Correspondence. undated.
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Correspondence – cards, misc.. undated.
Miscellaneous Items.
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Guess-Lockard letters, misc.. 1940-1948.
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Guess-Lockard letters (World War II letters – includes letters exchanged between Dean Malcolm R. Guess and his student, Edward Lockard, then serving in the U.S. Army. Lockard was later killed in action). undated.
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Lockard clippings.
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Death of Malcom R. Guess.
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Street’s farm file.
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Street’s business file.
Sons of Confederate Veterans and Miscellaneous Legal Docs.
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Sons of Confederate Veterans – includes Street’s membership information. ca. 1975-1988. 3 folders.
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Misc Legal Documents and correspondence.
Miscellaneous Items.
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Street’s military service records.
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Letters on behalf of Robin Street Walker, his daughter. 1975, 1978.
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Speech material.
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Speeches correspondence.
Speeches and Speech Material.
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Five folders of speeches and related material.
Speeches and Speech Material.
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Six folders of speeches and speech material.
Speeches and Speech Material.
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Five folders of speeches and speech material.
Meredith Crisis.
Scope Note: Nine folders on Meredith Crisis – includes court documents, eyewitness accounts of the turmoil on campus, complete lists of those detained and arrested, letters from students, parents, and supporters and chronology of the events of 9/30-10/1.
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Miscellany. 1959, 1962.
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Meredith Crisis. Sept, 1962.
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Meredith Crisis. Oct, 1962.
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Meredith Crisis. Nov. 1-19, 1962.
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Meredith Crisis. Nov. 20-30, 1962.
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Meredith Crisis. Dec, 1962.
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Meredith Crisis. undated.
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Meredith Crisis Craig Knobles.
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Meredith Crisis clippings.
Meredith, Civil Rights. 1963-1966.
Scope Note: Folders deal with campus unrest – includes documents pertaining to the arrest and expulsion of Cleve McDowell, a black law student.
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Meredith, civil rights correspondence, includes Cleve McDowell correspondence. 1963.
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“The University and Integration” by J.D. Williams, largely correspondence in response to the above speech.
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Meredith, civil rights clippings, includes Cleve McDowell correspondence. 1963.
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Meredith, civil rights correspondence. 1964.
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Meredith, civil rights correspondence. 1965.
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Meredith, civil rights correspondence, misc. undated.
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Misc. civil rights-related publications. 1962-1965.
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Meredith, civil rights clippings. 1964-65, 1969.
Civil Rights. 1966-1983.
Scope Note: Seven folders on Civil Rights matters – includes the speech of Robert F. Kennedy on campus in 1966; the closing of Mississippi Valley State University in 1970; and reminisces and newspaper accounts of later years that Street filed under the heading, “U.S. v. Mississippi, revisited.”
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Civil rights. 1966-1979.
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Civil rights clippings. 1966.
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Robert F. Kennedy speech on campus, correspondence, docs. 1966.
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Robert F. Kennedy speech on campus, clippings. 1966.
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Closing of Mississippi Valley State. 1970.
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US vs. MS. revisited. 1983.
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US vs. MS. revisited clippings.
Miscellaneous University, Genealogical Materials.
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Hugh Clegg correspondence, misc. 1954-1980 .
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University Police Dept., largely correspondence and legal docs pertaining to a lawsuit for salary increases. 1974-1975.
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Civil War letters of John Berryman Crawford, Company F 16th MS. infantry. 1863-1864. photocopies of typed transcriptions.
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Street genealogy.
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Street genealogical materials.
Clippings.
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Two folders of newspaper and magazine clippings.
Miscellaneous Oversize.
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An oversized box containing miscellaneous scrapbooks and other university-related material e.g. Dormitory Manager’s Handbook. Also includes several campus flyers — some obscene, some merely humorous — drawn by students of the mid- and late 1960s..
Miscellaneous Oversize.
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Two notebooks of speech material; plus several reel-to-reel tape recordings of court hearings pertaining to civil rights..
