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Located on the third floor of the J.D. Williams Library, the Department of Archives and Special Collections houses important collections of Mississippiana. Since 1975, our primary purpose has been to acquire, conserve, and make accessible rare books, manuscripts, maps, visual and audio materials, and ephemera related to the University of Mississippi, the state of Mississippi, and the Blues.
The Department of Archives and Special Collections invites patron visits during our regular hours from 8:00 to 5:00, Monday through Friday, except during selected University holidays.
Finding Aids: Finding aids and detailed inventories of collections.
Collections: Brief descriptions of collections and subject information.
Exhibitions: Currrent exhibits, online exhibits, and related publications
Policies: Rules, regulations, and forms
Ask Special Collections: Submit queries to the Special Collections staff
Frequently Asked Questions: Browse a list of common questions about Special Collections
James H. Meredith Finding Aid Available
The Department of Archives & Special Collections is pleased to announce that the finding aid to the collection of James H. Meredith, the first black student to enroll at the University of Mississippi, is now available online here. The Meredith finding aid is Special Collections' inaugural contribution to the Mississippi Digital Library, a state project to provide a lasting cooperative digital library resource. Other participating institutions include Delta State University, Jackson State University, Mississippi Department of Archives and History, Tougaloo College, and the University of Southern Mississippi. More information on the project appears on the Mississippi Digital Library website.
Mississippi Matinée: An Exhibition of the State and the
Silver Screen
An overview of Mississippi-related cinema from 1917 through the present,
featuring William Faulkner, Willie Morris, Stark Young, John Grisham,
Larry Brown, Beth Henley, Cid Ricketts Sumner, Tennessee Williams and
more.
Open Doors Oral Histories
Watch Harold Antwine, Jr., Merlie Evers-Williams, Chooky Falkner, Sidna Brower Mitchell, and Charles Moore discuss the integration of the University of Mississippi.