Finding Aid for the James Howard Meredith Collection (MUM00293)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1950-1997 (bulk 1960-1990)

Identifier

MUM00293

LCSH

Meredith, James, 1933-; University of Mississippi -- History; African Americans - Civil rights; Civil rights - Mississippi -- Oxford -- History; College integration -- Mississippi -- Oxford -- History; Political activists; Riots - Mississippi - Oxford; Segregation in education; National Association for the Advancement of Colored People; March against Fear (1966)

General Physical Description Note

146 boxes (75 linear feet)

Link to Digitized Collection

https://egrove.olemiss.edu/meredith/

Description

Materials documenting the family, educational, and professional life of James Meredith, the first African American to attend the University of Mississippi. Includes a variety of materials relating to Meredith's enrollment process at Ole Miss and his time as a student there, as well as materials from his military service, family, later civil rights activities, and professional endeavors.

Comments

Formatting revisions and corrections by Jeannie Latartara, May 2025.

Recommended Citation

James Howard Meredith, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Accessibility Status

Screen reader accessible, Searchable text