Historical Manuscripts
Title
Historical Manuscripts
Description
These are resources that reside in the Historical Manuscripts Collection in Special Collections at the University of Southern Mississippi.
Collection Items
Marion BarryPhotograph of Marion Barry in 1965 at Assembly of Unrepresented People, Washington, D.C.
Shiki Sushi Business CardFront of Business Card for Hikaru Shiki's husband of Sheila Michael's sushi restaurant
Rosh Hashanah MidrashMidrash written by Sheila Michaels for Rosh Hashanah.
![](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/18935/archive/square_thumbnails/dec8ac1cca63ead6ba6da3bd3a12d59b.jpg?Expires=1727308800&Signature=Owi%7EP2kLeztc1L9X2rt%7EW7Rw972n5ZooqNJo-IuiVlembd9ZyXtSFgFxzpjRXnecdfgPVRpmBTJia06%7EZXoPky7OyAO3ebjZo1dMGNzww8RjkvJQ7F8AcyD%7EwD%7EYWZ7wosBoWNncUQ4m%7EyMWtNj5RFsEcuX%7Eurw5H7H2svBZPHJuoE4wNPnKVniE0-UM1n7AuT4s4OZQUEbdTUPhl%7EEVEXS5OVXKaINAdyWmZPW2T3Kadj113ci53g56tGgdeRtEfjq9WJrwWKoHdRn0e2qisFV6X%7Errkr9356RKfZgHEmER18PGtbUX3Iq6ntfilt%7E%7EQYRSQJN0cnkVwXXX4fqOaQ__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Envelope of light blue Indian Aerogramme, from Sheila Michaels to Mr. & Mrs. H.H. Kessler. There is a dark blue rhino stamp in the lower left corner of the receiver section and an Indian red plane stamp in the upper right corner that has been postmarked. There are red and dark blue stripes around the border and between the receiver and sender address sections. The receiving address reads "Mr. & Mrs. H.H. Kessler #7 Dromara Road St. Louis, Missouri U.S.A.". The sender address reads "Sheila Michaels c/o Pask Restoute, GPO. Delhi, India". Text written along the left side of the sender section reads "They (illegible) to the gods here & eat it - that for your (illegible) testimonials."")
Letter from IndiaLetter from Sheila Michaels in Delhi India to her parents in the United States.
Letter from SingaporeLetter written by Sheila Michaels in Singapore to her parents in the United States.
Taxi!Taxi! Article written by Sheila MIchaels in 1979.
![](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/18935/archive/square_thumbnails/0b54186edb370b8064a5c6eee39f5336.jpg?Expires=1727308800&Signature=KBHDrw1154DbsHIZi3350ApZliOTimJE33UDdE3r94ap052lZ6-UQEpHObObo6xwlD9bqHoSQalugC2fFc6BmhHfVOXuubIH9tlA4pTqhXANtc9moR5R0f-aV8ecCGuGRhvpx-vECDpiU0nVsuQ6hrl8Z6tqWrhoDwPF3huV9CfL66sxRsSjT4JW%7E1T2DM1OOPL%7EafGO3ktJ-N6s%7E-Z5WuWVIJIiqnJCxeo5Vg9C%7Ej4d3ehMODdwtYcrfWkjqCwVNZfFENXn-tp3BFbKZeOoioNb9wtXXEqhvR6vN4PAKzbt-M6m7mDz6LvOagr0OxBwmjHdEcajQxOXA5KPop7spg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Brochure Cover<br /><br />
Black youth with sweat on his face looks toward camera wide eyed with his mouth open. Below the text reads "Mississippi Summer Project"")
Mississippi Summer Project BrochureTrifold brochure for Mississippi Summer Project also know as Mississippi Freedom Summer 1964
John Lewis PortraitHeadshot of John Lewis in Atlanta, GA 1963
1975 Youth Times of India Article "We Never Burned A Bra" by Sheila Michaels1975 Article in the Youth Times of India, "We Never Burned a Bra" written by Sheila Michaels
![](https://d1y502jg6fpugt.cloudfront.net/18935/archive/square_thumbnails/10876df3cb76bd99cda6fc5408dc58f8.jpg?Expires=1727308800&Signature=sHZDYJwavXNGZTeMvJEfuybziBPe-byG162CARUMXJT30ZpSjLTJWIOS3zs%7EuW%7E%7EEHhvLAFerbv4qVjub9-7E2h3-xE25uiuqHkXrNwEcclSOUCLBSfHdwcamv653rJ1zp1Vum-Pn8QQEnlk8SryzE30RpnNsQ%7EmGcIInFcFrX0UFplsHYpFnVadbWjvQPUOuwlq1TghiXUGhdAcOx5seuPnzrbLlVUq83M4JjUEBkL4qh6UIW7Uzo0H6yo%7Ead27hVzrWrwmaEXy5L6wdNpLPDmxJqMXN5JPh8qsp%7Etu5q5%7E-uS-ehlGpDlwisfznxsepG12Wipy1YsAwQEKQkWyFg__&Key-Pair-Id=K6UGZS9ZTDSZM "Light yellow cover for Manhattan Women's Political Caucus brochure. Text in bold caps reads, "WHAT MORE DO WOMEN WANT?" Below that text quote from Rep. Bella Abzug reads, "We want what we still haven't got: full equality for women with men in social, legal, economic and political institutions. - Rep. Bella Abzug". Below that in bold caps text reads "HOW CAN WE GET IT?"<br /><br />
Below that text quote from Rep. Shirley Chisholm reads, "The time for token and symbolic gesture is past. Women need to plunge into the world of politics and battle it out toe to toe..." The text below reads "Join the manhattan women's political caucus". There is a graphic with the symbol for women with an apple enclosed in the circle of the symbol.<br />")
Manhattan Women's Political Caucus BrochureFront cover for Manhattan Women's Political Caucus Brochure