Jackson State University

Items

• Three unknown people at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival.
  A copy of a photograph of three unknown people at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival, April 9-11, 1983. The festival was a one-time grant sponsored event held on the grounds of the Smith Robertson Museum to celebrate the rich history and culture of the Farish Street Historic District.
• Lillie Bell James, Mayor Dale Danks, Jr., and Elbert Hilliard at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival.
  A photograph of Lillie Bell James, Mayor Dale Danks (1977-1989), Jr., and Elbert Hilliard at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival, April 9-11, 1983. The festival was a one-time grant sponsored event held on the grounds of the Smith Robertson Museum to celebrate the rich history and culture of the Farish Street Historic District.
• Rosie Holden of the National Council of Negro Women and Woman Power Unlimited at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival.
  A photograph of Rosie Holden of the National Council of Negro Women and Woman Power Unlimited at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival, April 9-11, 1983. The festival was a one-time grant sponsored event held on the grounds of the Smith Robertson Museum to celebrate the rich history and culture of the Farish Street Historic District.
• Billboard advertising the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival.
  A photograph of a billboard advertising the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival, April 9-11, 1983. The festival was a one-time grant sponsored event held on the grounds of the Smith Robertson Museum to celebrate the rich history and culture of the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Young's Alley.
  A photograph of a home on Young's Alley in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Young's Alley, (Side View).
  A side-view photograph of a home on Young's Alley in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Young's Alley, (Front View).
  A front-view photograph of a home on Young's Alley in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Grayson Alley.
  A photograph of a home on Grayson Alley in the Farish Street Historic District.
• A House on Oakley Street.
  A photograph of a home on Oakley Street in the Farish Street Historic District.
• Farish Street Existing Land Use Map.
  A map of the Farish Street Historic District with markers for different land uses: streets, railroads, utility corridors, hydrography, residential, government/institutional, industrial, commercial, and open space.
• Vernacular Architecture: A Self-Guided Walking Tour of the Farish Street Historic District (Front).
  A brochure for a walking tour of the Farish Street Historic District, containing a tour map and pictures of significant homes, churches, nightclubs, and other buildings in the District.
• "Memories" Oral and Photographic of Life in the Farish Street Historic District: A Workshop (Front).
  A brochure with pre-registration form for a workshop at Jackson State University. Participants can earn 3 hours of graduate and undergraduate credit.
• Black History Every Month: Farish Street Sundown, Newspaper article.
  A newspaper article from the Jackson Advocate about the history of the Farish Street Historic District. Some research for the article comes from Jackson State's Farish Street Oral History Collection.
• Population Trends for the Farish Street Area 1980-1990, Chart.
  A chart showing trends such as population, income, and number of housing units for the Farish Street Historic District between the years 1980 and 1990.
• Farish Street: The Way it Was, Speech.
  Aurelia Norris Young was a prominent Civil Rights activist and professor of music at Jackson State College and Tougaloo College. She gave this speech on the history of the Farish Street Historic District on April 9, 1983, at the Smith Robertson Neighborhood Folklife Festival, which honored the history and legacy of the district.
• Listing of Oral History Interviews of ‘A Neighborhood Discovery’ Farish Street Historic District (A Black Neighborhood).
  A list of all the interviews conducted as part of the Farish Street Oral History Project and a short essay outlining the history of the Farish Street Historic District.
• Oral History Workshop: Recent Social Change in Clinton, Mississippi, and Surrounding Areas, Materials from an oral history workshop at Jackson State .
  Materials from an oral history workshop held at Jackson State University in conjunction with the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. Includes staff list, reading assignments, and schedules.
• Clinton: Industry, Population Grow, Newspaper article.
  A newspaper article from Mississippi News and Views providing historical context to the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. The article includes statistics on the growth of population and industry in Clinton, MS as well as enrollment and construction increases at Mississippi College.
• Clinton-Fast Growing City, Newspaper article.
  A newspaper article from the Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) providing historical context to the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. The article is about the growth of population and homebuilding in Clinton, Mississippi, since 1960.
• Nothing Left of POW Camp, Newspaper article.
  A newspaper article from the Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) providing historical context to the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. The article pinpoints the location of the former POW camp and talks about the treatment of prisoners there.
• Stories on POW Camp, Newspaper article.
  A newspaper article from the Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) providing historical context to the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. The article includes stories from Clinton, Mississippi, residents telling their stories about the World War II POW camp in the town.
• She Cooked For Sherman: Old Clinton History Told From Tales By Ex-Slave, Newspaper article.
  A newspaper article from the Clarion Ledger (Jackson, Mississippi) providing historical context to the Clinton Project Oral History Collection. The article tells stories about Sally Lee, a formerly enslaved woman who worked on the land that would become Clinton, MS.
• The Clinton Project, Supplementary Essay.
  A supplementary essay to The Clinton Project that gives historical context to the interviews.
• Wilbon Wells interviewed by Tommy Johnson, Transcript.
  Mr. Wells had roots in the Clinton community, going back to his parents' ancestry in slavery. He discusses his time in the military during World War I, his education at Jackson State, and Black land ownership in Clinton, especially the amount of Black people who lost or gave up land during The Great Migration.
• Samuel Cole interviewed by Mary Morehead: “Black Voter Participation in Clinton, Mississippi,” Transcript.
  Mr. Cole worked all over the nation as a voting rights activist. In this interview, he talks about voting, especially through the lens of his memories of voter registration drives during the Civil Rights Movement and up to the present day. He gives a nuanced interpretation of voting rights and voting activities in several parts of Mississippi.