Mississippiana
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Cover of the book The Stem of Jesse: The Costs of Community at a 1960s Southern School.
Cover of the book Soul Among Lions: Musings of a Bootleg Preacher.
Cover of the book Forty acres and a goat: a memoir by Will D. Campbell.
They Come to AmericaAlbum cover for They Come to America.
Halftime overview from the November 21, 1953 football programTwo-page spread about the football halftime show. The left page features photographs from the Mississippi Southern College marching band. The right…
Mississippi Southern College Beauty Queen, basketball schedule, and football playersTwo pages from a 1953 football program that features a beauty queen from Mississippi Southern College. To the right of the picture is a list of the…
![](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/18935/archive/square_thumbnails/372266a75dee0005d74a263f386f7873.jpg?Expires=1776902400&Signature=IhraNa73JIv%7E%7EwZHnb95AnXbv7WwceXF1HZAQUQoK7HthN-7hA6PSZsuxt9PGwpr89zEBqQKNlJCc-g37u81ioZZ0X1jbRJeRkh4PDmt8FXhlCYhxbZebTIfra7ic9AYcEbe9lQT5r580vsMKu-mWSZvD26cudRom-xG7fOpFbF6kUkH7E4-WfzubVCkMWvQf388liBzLVk5L6KwGad0Za6unUNAmVckVE-UgHNwpxQFPJkQuPCm065NBx5oXl37hpH7l29nyd%7Ek-J1efHw6X0Gg2mK5zVq6kHxky6xaqfecacZWIGNZqGwldTkLWwgOg1zjqH3ACAP3AJr%7EaWTSfw__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "A page from a 1953 football program that covers athletics eligibility to play sports at Mississippi Southern College. According to the document, "we print this here because of the unfair rumors that have been circulated in some quarters by some who are apparently envious of the college's great success." Pictures of the campus are found below the text.")
A Question of Eligibility at SouthernA page from the October 3, 1953 football program about how someone becomes eligible to play sports at Mississippi Southern College.
1952 Football Rules ChangesA list of 8 football rules changes from 1952.
General Information about Mississippi SouthernOverview of the history of Mississippi Southern College found in the November 22, 1952 MSC football program.
Letter from the Jackson Optimist ClubLetter from the Jackson Optimist Club president E. W. Wells about how they are sponsoring the football program with all proceeds going to the Boys'…