Series 276: President Search Files. 1981-1985. Institutions of Higher Learning. Board of Trustees (RG 39).

Search committee and candidate files for Mississippi university presidential searches. Generally, search committee files contain correspondence, lists of members, committee meeting minutes, general candidate qualifications, petitions, and mailing lists of potential candidates, although files from different searches may have different sets of contents. Candidate files, which are organized by candidate, contain nomination letters and other correspondence and candidate curricula vitae.