Manuscripts
More than 700 collections hold personal and family papers, business records, architectural drawings, recordings, photographs, maps, and artifacts.
Manuscripts faculty and staff
Mitchell Memorial Library · Third Floor
Archives and Special Collections
Explore unique materials that document the history of Mississippi State University, Mississippi, the South, and beyond.
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Mitchell Memorial Library, third floor
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Mississippiana and Rare Books
Explore books and other materials about Mississippi and its people, including Mississippi imprints, maps, newspapers, prints, ephemera, and genealogy resources.
Mississippiana and Rare Books faculty and staffGenealogy and Local History
Research families and the history of Northeast Mississippi, including Starkville, Columbus, West Point, and the surrounding Golden Triangle counties.
Staff can spend up to 30 minutes researching a request. For longer searches, visit in person or hire an outside researcher.
University Archives
Find university records, including presidential and departmental files, official publications, athletic records, and campus memorabilia.
University Archives faculty and staffMaterial Culture
Objects from the nineteenth through late twentieth centuries document Southern life and beyond, including clothing, accessories, artwork, dolls, needlework, and quilts.
Search Material Culture itemsPast exhibit
February 16–March 15, 2022
Jerry Boyd Jones: Photographer and Missionary in Liberia, 1975–1980