Rick Sheviakov Parchman Letters (Z/2404)

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This collection consists of two letters, their envelopes, and the decoded message included in one of the letters. These letters were written by Rick Sheviakov, while he was imprisoned in the Mississippi State Penitentiary (also known as Parchman) for his activism as a Freedom Rider. He was one of several arrested on July 29, 1961, in Jackson, Mississippi, for integrating the Jackson Greyhound Bus Station. While at Parchman, he met Byron Baer, who was his roommate.

Religion in Mississippi History: A Guide to Resources in the Manuscript Collection of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History

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The following list of archival collections held at the Mississippi Department of Archives and History may have materials pertaining to religious history in Mississippi. Some examples include church ledgers, meeting minutes, typescript histories, a variety of church record books. In many cases, the collection is entirely on microfilm because in the 1970s churches loaned to MDAH their historical materials for microfilming and then those materials were returned to the church.

Jacksonians for Public Education Records (Z/2400)

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The Jacksonians for Public Education Records consists of correspondence, meeting minutes, financial documents, members’ lists, news (including newspaper clippings and an organizational newsletter), handouts, forms, projects, written notes, and miscellaneous. The purpose of JPE was defined as: encouraging parents to enroll their children in public school; increasing morale for teachers, administration, and students; acting as a liaison between the school board and parents; assisting in the implementation of public-school transportation.

Medgar Wiley and Myrlie Beasley Evers Papers (Z/2231) Box and Folder List

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Subgroup 1: Medgar Evers, Mississippi Field Secretary, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Papers

Series 1: Minutes. 1955-1959; n.d.
Box 1, folder 1: Minutes (Jackson, Mississippi, Branch), 1955-1957. 
Box 1, folder 2: Minutes (Jackson, Mississippi, Branch), 1958-1959; n.d.

Series 2: Correspondence, etc. 1954-1963; n.d.
Click here for Series 2: Correspondence, Medgar Wiley and Myrlie Beasley Evers Papers (Z/2231).

Safe Harbor Family Church Records (Z/2389) Photo Inventory

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The Safe Harbor Family Church Collection consists of documents recording the church’s history, pastoral leadership, correspondence, meeting minutes of the board as well as the pastoral and parish teams, congregational votes to join the United Church of Christ, board elections, worship bulletins, calendars, flyers, church events, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The church believes people can have faith without having to deny their sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

Safe Harbor Family Church Records (Z/2389)

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The Safe Harbor Family Church Collection consists of documents recording the church’s history, pastoral leadership, correspondence, meeting minutes of the board as well as the pastoral and parish teams, congregational votes to join the United Church of Christ, board elections, worship bulletins, calendars, flyers, church events, newspaper clippings, and photographs. The church believes people can have faith without having to deny their sexual orientations, gender identities, and gender expressions.

Franklin and Harrison County Marriage License Collection (Z/2402)

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Collection Details:

Collection Name and Number: Franklin and Harrison County Marriage License Collection (Z/2402).
Creator/Collector: Franklin County; Harrison County.
Date(s): 1876-1887; 1908  .
Size: 0.33 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff, Laura Heller, 2024.
Provenance: Gift of Jon Charles Acker of Coker, Alabama, on January 23, 2018; Z/U/2018.003.

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