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Archives & Special Collections

Preserving memory for our posterity through civil rights history and institutional records

Archives & Special Collections

The mission of the Tougaloo College Archives is to support the goals of Tougaloo College by identifying, collecting, organizing, preserving and making available records of the college and personal papers of individuals that have an enduring value for the institution. The Archives also serves as a research and reference center for the Civil Rights Movement in Mississippi. It is the intention of the Archives to facilitate the use of the total collections with a true commitment toward preserving memory for our posterity.

Special Collections & Partnerships

Mississippi Civil Rights Collection

This collection contains personal papers, oral histories, photographs, and other memorabilia of persons who were active in the struggle for civil rights in Mississippi and the nation.

Featured Materials Include:

Civil Rights Movement Veterans Website

Hosted by Tougaloo College, "This website is created by Veterans of the Southern Freedom Movement (1951-1968). It is where we tell it like it was, the way we lived it, the way we saw it, the way we still see it."

"Note that our site is for documenting what we did and experienced in the Southern Freedom Movement, what it meant to us, what we learned from it, and how we view it today. We hope our site can contribute to rebuilding the beloved community that we once shared."

Medgar Evers House

For nearly twenty five years, Tougaloo College operated the Medgar and Myrlie Evers Home as a house museum and offered tours by appointment. Now, under the stewardship and care of the National Park Service (NPS), the home is currently closed for public tours while the NPS develops plans to preserve the home and provide long-term visitor services.

Contact Information: To contact NPS staff about the home, please call

Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH)

In 2004 Tougaloo College and the Mississippi Department of Archives and History (MDAH) entered into a Collaborative Partnership whereby a selective portion of the Tougaloo College Civil Rights Collections will be housed at MDAH for the purpose of maintaining, preserving, conserving, and providing broader access for scholarly research and study.

Tougaloo College Civil Rights Collections at MDAH:

Click an item below to learn more or view its archival record.

Civil Rights Cases (General)
Rims Barber
Gladys Noel Bates
Ernst Borinski
Virgia Brocks-Shedd
Robert Clark
Clarity Educational Records
Tom Dent
L.C. Dorsey
Lawrence Durgin
Freedom Song
Fannie Lou Hamer
Aaron Henry
Charles Horowitz
Lance Jeffers
Jesse Johnson
Richard Johnson
Edwin King
Henry Kirksey
Kudzu
Joyce Ladner
James Loewen
Mary Lowen
James McRee
Mississippi Democratic Freedom Party
Jessie Morris
John Monro
Annie Rankin
Republic of New Africa
Carol Silver
Robert L.T. Smith
Tracy Sugarman
Julius Thompson
Tougaloo Nine
Jerry Ward
Hilda Wilson
Aurelia Young
Lawyers' Commission

Research with Us

Our archives provide invaluable resources for understanding the Civil Rights Movement and its impact on Mississippi and the nation. Contact us to access these important historical materials.