Correspondence and printed matter documenting the career of George M. Street at the University of Mississippi, including materials collected by Street pertaining to civil rights and integration, World War II, Street family genealogy, and university administration.

George Street, a native Mississippian, spent the majority of his life in Mississippi. His received his academic training in Mississippi as well, including his B.A. and J.D. degrees from the University of Mississippi. He was employed by the University in February, 1949, and retired in January, 1985. During his tenure he held the following positions, Supervisor of Student Housing, Director of Social Affairs, Assistant Dean of Men, Director of Placement and Financial Aids, Director of Development, Director of University Relations and others. He created and served as administrator of the first office of Placement and Financial Aids and administered the Carrier and Jones Scholarships. In 1993, he was elected to the University of Mississippi Alumni Hall of Fame.

Scope & Content Note

The material in the George M. Street Collection is divided as follows:

The George M. Street Collection - Accretion 1: This accretion consists of correspondence, tapes and other materials documenting the career of George Street at the University of Mississippi. It also includes materials pertaining to the Meredith Crisis, Robert F. Kennedy's speech on campus and civil rights, generally. There is some genealogical information, typed transcriptions of the Civil War correspondence of John Berryman Crawford, and a folder of WWII correspondence between Dean Malcolm R. Guess and his student, Edward Lockard. "Correspondence" refers to personal letters as well as interdepartmental memoranda and other printed materials.

Arrangement

This finding aid describes two units: The George M. Street Collection, consisting of Street's original donation of materials to the University; and Accretion 1, consisting of additional material received at a later date. These two units were processed at different times and are described separately in the Container List below.

Restrictions

Copyright Restrictions

This collection is protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

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10. "The Founding and Early History of College Hill Presbyterian Church" by Will Lewis

11. "A History of Thaxton High School" October 9, 1982

12. "Conservative Students' Association" pamphlet 1964-65

13. "The Mississippi Story" Published and Distributed by Mississippi Municipal Association

Materials Sent to the Music Library/Blues Archive:

1. 2 - 45 rpm phonodisks The Rebel Band Plays Dixie

2. 2 - 45 rpm phonodisks Mississippi

3. Several copies of sheet music for the above

Container List

The George Street Collection.

b1f1

Guess Memorial Award.

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Forest Lands-Interior Department.

b1f3A

Land Acquisition Agricultural Department U.S. Forest Lands #2.

b1f3B

Land Acquisition Agricultural Department U.S. Forest Lands #2.

b1f4

Highway Six Four-Lane Opening Ceremony. September 10, 1980.

b1f5

GRANITE (YAF 1969).

b1f6

Faculty-Swartzbaug Case.

b1f7

HEW, Office of Civil Rights On-Site Inspection.

b1f8

First Federal Awards Forms.

b1f9

First Federal Awards. March 30, 1965.

b2f1

Geographical Survey Data. 1985.

b2f2

First Federal Awards. 1964.

b2f3

First Federal Awards. 1965.

b2f4

First Federal Awards. February 18, 1967.

b2f5

First Federal Awards. February 26, 1966.

b2f6A

First Federal Awards. 1969.

b2f6B

First Federal Awards. 1969.

Accession #95-134. The George Street Collection - Accretion 1.

b1

Inventory and Biographical Information.

Correspondence. 1914 through 1960.

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Correspondence, Misc. University of Mississippi. 1914-1941.

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Correspondence. 1942, 1948.

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Correspondence. 1950-1954.

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Correspondence. 1955.

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Correspondence. 1956.

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Correspondence. 1957-1958.

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Correspondence. 1959.

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Correspondence. 1960.

Correspondence. 1961-1964.

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Correspondence. 1961.

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Correspondence. 1962.

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Correspondence. 1963.

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Correspondence. 1964.

Correspondence. 1965-1968.

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Correspondence. 1965.

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Correspondence. 1966.

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Correspondence. 1967.

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Correspondence. 1968.

Correspondence. 1969-1971.

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Correspondence. 1969.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1970.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1970.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1971.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1971 .

Correspondence. 1972-1975.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1972.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1972.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1973.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1973.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1974.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1974.

b5

Correspondence. 1975.

Correspondence. 1976-1978.

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Correspondence. 1976.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1977 .

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1977.

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Correspondence. 1978.

Correspondence. 1979-1980.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1979.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1979 .

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1980.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1980.

Correspondence. 1981-1982.

b8

Correspondence. Jan - March, 1981.

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Correspondence. April - Sept, 1981.

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Correspondence. Oct - Dec, 1981.

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Correspondence. Jan - April, 1982.

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Correspondence. May - Dec. 1982.

Correspondence. 1983-1985.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1983.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1983.

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Correspondence. Jan - June, 1984.

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Correspondence. July - Dec, 1984.

b9

Correspondence. Jan - Feb, 1985.

Correspondence. undated.

b10

Correspondence. undated.

b10

Correspondence - cards, misc.. undated.

Miscellaneous Items.

b11

Guess-Lockard letters, misc.. 1940-1948.

b11

Guess-Lockard letters (World War II letters - includes letters exchanged between Dean Malcolm R. Guess and his student, Edward Lockard, then serving in the U.S. Army. Lockard was later killed in action). undated.

Scope Note: Nine folders on Meredith Crisis - includes court documents, eyewitness accounts of the turmoil on campus, complete lists of those detained and arrested, letters from students, parents, and supporters and chronology of the events of 9/30-10/1.

b17

Miscellany. 1959, 1962.

b17

Meredith Crisis. Sept, 1962.

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Meredith Crisis. Oct, 1962.

b17

Meredith Crisis. Nov. 1-19, 1962.

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Meredith Crisis. Nov. 20-30, 1962.

b17

Meredith Crisis. Dec, 1962.

b17

Meredith Crisis. undated.

b17

Meredith Crisis Craig Knobles.

b17

Meredith Crisis clippings.

Meredith, Civil Rights. 1963-1966.

Scope Note: Folders deal with campus unrest - includes documents pertaining to the arrest and expulsion of Cleve McDowell, a black law student.

Scope Note: Seven folders on Civil Rights matters - includes the speech of Robert F. Kennedy on campus in 1966; the closing of Mississippi Valley State University in 1970; and reminisces and newspaper accounts of later years that Street filed under the heading, "U.S. v. Mississippi, revisited."

b19

Civil rights. 1966-1979.

b19

Civil rights clippings. 1966.

b19

Robert F. Kennedy speech on campus, correspondence, docs. 1966.

b19

Robert F. Kennedy speech on campus, clippings. 1966.

b19

Closing of Mississippi Valley State. 1970.

b19

US vs. MS. revisited. 1983.

b19

US vs. MS. revisited clippings.

Miscellaneous University, Genealogical Materials.

b20

Hugh Clegg correspondence, misc. 1954-1980 .

b20

University Police Dept., largely correspondence and legal docs pertaining to a lawsuit for salary increases. 1974-1975.

An oversized box containing miscellaneous scrapbooks and other university-related material e.g. Dormitory Manager's Handbook. Also includes several campus flyers -- some obscene, some merely humorous -- drawn by students of the mid- and late 1960s..