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Postcard of Purvis, Mississippi
A postcard depicting Purvis after the 1908 tornado. A note on the item reads "Escaped Victims from Cyclone at Purvis, Mississippi."

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Yearbook photograph of Sam E. Woods. Under the photo is Sam E. Woods, Manual Training.

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A letter with the Bill Smith next sentence the American citizens group Hattiesburg, Mississippi April 8, 1946 letter number 15 help! Help keep America American offices in every home in every city town, village, hamlet and farm. To the right is our motto. Put first things first. Eternal vigilance is the price of liberty.<br /> <br /> To fellow members of the Bill Smith family:<br /> <br /> Every freedom-loving American should be keenly interested in helping to reestablish and preserve the American way of life as bequeathed to us by our founding fathers and as set forth in the declaration of independence and our constitution with its bill of rights.<br /> <br /> Our Armed Forces fought and gave their lives for the preservation of individual freedom - - the one thing which will keep America American. Individual freedom is gradually slipping away from us. We must not lose it in some form or of national socialism. If we can continue much longer to allow a bureaucratic government to destroy economic freedom, regiment our daily lives and be masters instead of servant of the people, those “certain alienable rights“ which are ours by creation will be lost. If there be any doubt in anyone’s mind as to the dangers now threatening our Republican form of government, that doubt should be removed by reading a statement made by representative Hatton W. SUMNERS, Texas Democrat, who recently announced that he would not be a candidate for election to his 18th consecutive term in the house of representatives.<br /> <br /> Representative SUMNERS, in part, said: “by ignoring principles and the lessons of history, and excepting the theories of men and political expedience for our guidance, we have made , VASSALS of our states and dependents of our people. By concentration of governmental power and drafts upon the federal treasury, we now have a financially “busted“, great piled up mess of governmental confusion beyond human comprehension, impossible of democratic control, extravagant, wasteful, inefficient and by its nature the instrumentality of favoritism, tyranny, oppression and corruption, and the destroyer of the self – reliance and self-respect and governmental capacity of the people, qualities without which no people can remain free.“<br /> <br /> Other great Americans by the by the score have warned us against dictatorship, conceived more than a decade ago, when certain government leaders, aided by the communists and socialists, started the regimental march by stealthily tiptoeing towards the abandonment of government of the people, by the people and for the people.<br /> <br /> American communist or strong in steering positions in some labor organizations, farm organizations, governmental bureaus, educational organizations, colleges, schools, youth organizations, cooperatives, and many other organizations and groups like the American Labor Party and the C.I.O. In fact, there are more than 400 different communist organizations and other organizations with communist entrenched leader hip that are working as pressure groups and helping to enact much of the deficit spending, government controlled and bureau-creating programs as recommended by President Truman in his message to Congress on September 6, 1945. Many of the prominent leaders of the federal counsel of the churches of Christ in America, speaking as representatives of federal counsel which has a membership in excess of 25 million protestant church members in 150,000 local congregations in all parts of our country, are denouncing the private free enterprise system and advocate in an economic system similar to that advocated by Victor G. Reuther, a brother of Walter Reuther - newly elected president of the C.I.O. – United Automobile Workers. Mr. REUTHER recently said: “..... A new American progressive party must propose a pattern of social ownership that will serve to break the controls of monopoly capitalism. And the forms of social ownership it does propose to institute must, in the fashion of the cooperatives and the T.V.A., be absolutely democratic in character.“<br /> <br /> Mr. Louis Budenzs, for years an official of the communist party, and editor of its mouthpiece, “The Daily Worker“, and who embraced religion when he gave up communism has stated that the Communist Party in the United States is a direct arm of the Soviet government. Mr. Budenzs should know. Communism which assumes responsibility for the individual, is a <br /> <br /> (over)

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Invoice on Mississippi Central railroad company letterhead. Form 64 5 AM four Dash 43 catching Natchez Mississippi central railroad company Natchez route Hattiesburg Mississippi April 20, 1940 for our W Fox purchasing agent order number 51574 requisition number RWF Ladimir printing company Hattiesburg Mississippi please ship the following to Mississippi central railroad company RW Fox, purchasing agent Hattiesburg Mississippi<br /> <br /> Mail invoices in triplicate and original bill of lading or express receipt direct to purchase agent quoting above order number address all communications concerning this order to the purchasing agent.<br /> <br /> Mark on your bill and each package the order number and number of person to whom shipped right is reserve to cancel this order if not shipped promptly no charge for package or drayage will be allowed express charges will not be paid by this company unless shipment is ordered by express all timbers and lumber brought subject to our inspection either at point of delivery to this line or at destination as may be arranged rejected material is subject to immediate disposition of shipper at regular freight rates if disposition is not properly furnished no further care will be given such material<br /> <br /> Quantity 20,000 description Bill Smith letters in titled Bill Smith and free enterprise to be printed in folder form 17“ x 11“ and folder two 8 1/2“ x 11“ letter number four for records<br /> <br /> Kylie acknowledge receipt and advise when shipment will be made yours truly copy signed r W Fox purchasing agent
Invoice for printing 20,000 copies of Bill Smith Letter 4 on Mississippi Central letterhead, April 20, 1944

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Flyer from the first Patriotic American Youth conference.<br /> <br /> First annual convention patriotic American youth [patriotic misspelled on flyer] hotel Heidelberg Jackson Mississippi March 23 24th 1962 Friday, March 23 3 PM opening session 8 PM address Dr. George Benson President Harding College<br /> <br /> Saturday, March 24 high school and college discussion group<br /> <br /> Films: Latvia my Latvia, two Berlins, operation abolition<br /> <br /> Banquet Saturday night speaker Charles W Wiley, news columnist author and lecturer. New York City<br /> <br /> Dance free on student badge key notes orchestra fun for everybody
Flyer for the March 23-24, 1962, Patriotic American Youth convention held in Jackson, Mississippi, at the Hotel Heidelberg. This was the first conference held by the organization.

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Cover of the program for the June 9-15, 1974 patriotic American youth conference. Also called the All-American forum V, the conference was held at the university of southern Mississippi. <br /> <br /> In the center of the page is a photograph of an older man and surrounding him are emblems from the US Army, FBI, Air Force, Navy, National Guard, and Marine Corp. Below the picture is "Our Internal Security" with a Patriotic American Youth emblem.
Program for the All American Forum V entitled "Our Internal Security," presented by the Patriotic American Youth at the University of Southern Mississippi on 9-15 June 1974.

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Schedule for the state convention for patriotic American youth. It was held March 22 and 23rd, 1963 at the hotel Heidelberg in Jackson, Mississippi.<br /> <br /> Friday, March 22<br /> <br /> 3 PM to 7:30 PM registration<br /> 7:30 PM General assembly, mr. Charles Blackwell, chairman, executive committee, presiding<br /> Prayer Reverend Glenn Majure, Chaplin<br /> Pledge of allegiance Miss Judy moon, soloist<br /> Welcome address Judge Henry Lee Rodgers<br /> Message from president, college division Mr. Stephen Beech, I I I<br /> Message from president, high school division Mr. Boyd Gatlin<br /> Solo Miss Judy moon<br /> Address: America’s future in youths business by the Honorable Vaughan Watkins, immediate past president, Mississippi economic Council<br /> Closing prayer Reverend Glenn majure<br /> <br /> Saturday, March 23<br /> 8:30 AM to 9 AM model program – the American form of government, Forrest high school<br /> 9 AM to 10:30 AM buzz sessions<br /> 10:30 AM to 10:45 AM Coke break<br /> 10:45 AM to 11 AM General assembly announcements<br /> 11 AM to 11:30 AM youth speaks live TV panel-university team. subject: Americas internal and external threat of communism.<br /> 11:30 AM to 1:30 PM lunch<br /> 1:30 PM to 2:10 PM model program – our knowledge of our enemy – university of southern Mississippi<br /> 2:10 PM to 3:45 PM buzz sessions<br /> 3:45 PM to 4 PM Coke break<br /> 4 PM elections – college division, high school division, state executive committee.<br /> 7 PM to 9 PM banquet – ToastMaster, Farmer Jim Neil, speaker Mr. Jim files, entertainer, Miss Mississippi Miss Charlotte Ann Carroll<br /> 9 PM until till – dance<br /> Come - fun for all!!!
Schedule of the state convention of the Patriotic American Youth held on 22-23 March 1963 in Jackson, Mississippi.

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A broadside with the Attention in bold bubble letters at the top of the sheet. The item reads<br /> <br /> Attention citizens of Greenwood and surrounding area<br /> The revolutionary forces at work in this area have begun a boycott of certain business establishments in the city of Greenwood.<br /> <br /> This useless troublemaking agitation is being sponsored by a group of draft card burning disloyal pro communist riffraff known as the Mississippi freedom Democratic Party it’s local prime mover is a nigger preacher who runs a shoe repair business on Johnson Street. JD Collins has prospered in Greenwood and he is repaying this town for its goodness to him by trying to destroy it<br /> <br /> We have the manpower and the willpower to remove the scum from the streets but we do not wish to bring this type of trouble to the good name of our fair city. We will not stoop to the level of the trash who seek to promote chaos in our city.<br /> <br /> There are several things which we ask all good citizens both white and colored to do to counteract these troublemakers.<br /> <br /> They picked the time of the year when business is generally slow so as to impress their gullible followers with the success of their efforts. We should all make a special effort to be on the streets of downtown Greenwood as much as possible so as to put the lie to their claims of success. Law-enforcement officials and responsible private citizens will be on hand to see to it that everyone is protected on our city streets.<br /> <br /> The primary object of this so-called boycott is the liberty cash grocery owned by Mr. Sam Killebrew. Mr. Killebrew has been more tolerant with the colored element of his trade and almost any other businessman in town and some of them are rewarding him by trying to destroy his business. Neither he nor in any other businessman can meet the impossible demands of this nefarious group. We should all make a special effort to do some of our grocery buying at the store.<br /> <br /> Any effort at intimidation by this sorry element against any citizen white or colored should be reported to the law or to any responsible citizen and appropriate action will be taken.<br /> <br /> This is communism in action the end justifies the means and they only succeed where ignorance and timidity prevail.<br /> <br /> We worn this group who is not only our enemy but the enemy of all good citizens of this area not to misinterpret our intentions. We are and will remain equipped and ready for any eventuality.<br /> <br /> You can help bust the boycott written printed distributed by a local Civic group
Flyer accusing Mississippi Freedom Democratic Party of communist behavior.

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The following resolutions were adopted by citizens in Grenada, Mississippi, assembled under the sponsorship of the Lowndes county plan state project of the Mississippi Society Daughters of the American Revolution at the conclusion of an address on communism by Mrs. BL Parkinson of Columbus, Mississippi, January 16, 1951.<br /> <br /> Whereas, the avowed aim of communism is to make the whole world a Soviet Union with Moscow as its capital; and<br /> <br /> Whereas, communists are now working tirelessly to set up their ideology in our own country and are succeeding to an alarming degree; and<br /> <br /> <br /> Whereas, their methods of propaganda are so scientific and subtle that our American groups both public and private are infiltrated and poisoned without recognizing what is taking place; and<br /> <br /> Whereas, our people generally are unaware of the inroads already made by dangerous communistic doctrines in labor groups, race groups, youth groups, and religious groups; and<br /> <br /> Whereas, communist now have access to centers, executive, scientific, and industrial that are vital to our national defense; be it<br /> <br /> Resolved, that we recognize the world aim of communism as very real and very perilous; and be it<br /> <br /> Resolved, that we meet zeal for communism with greater zeal for representative government, that we know better our privileges and blessings as American citizens and that we point these out diligently to those we meet; and be it<br /> <br /> Resolved, that we inform ourselves of communistic methods of infiltration and indoctrination and that we expose these methods whereever we have opportunity; and be it<br /> <br /> Resolved, that we work aggressively to arouse every citizen to the threat that communism poses to his personal safety and the American way of life; and be it<br /> <br /> Resolved, that all known communists and there’s sympathizer should be interned in concentration camps until such time as the president and Congress may determine that they are not harmful to our national security; and be it<br /> <br /> Resolved, That copies of these resolutions be sent to the local press, our congressmen, and United States senators, the committee on un-American activities, and chairman of national defense committee of the national Society daughters of the American Revolution.<br /> <br /> Resolutions committee<br /> Grenada county chapter<br /> Lowndes county plan<br /> Mrs. John Rundle <br /> Rodney E Defenbaugh <br /> WO Semmes

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Brochure cover featuring a photograph of Theodore G. Bilbo with his hand in his pocket in a 3-piece suit and the following text.<br /> Mississippi’s <br /> Senior<br /> United States Senator<br /> Theodore G. Bilbo
Campaign brochure for Theodore G. Bilbo for his run for United States Senate.

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