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port of statewide historical organizations;
Oktibbeha County Heritage Museum for
its exemplary work in preserving and interpreting
the history of Oktibbeha County;
Bridget Smith Pieschel for her exemplary
work with the Center for Women’s
Research and Public Policy and the Welty
Writer’s Symposium and in documenting
the history of the Mississippi University for
Women; Mona Vance for her exemplary
with the archival and history programs of
the Columbus-Lowndes Public Library;
and Chrissy Wilson, for her exemplary
work with the “History Is Lunch” program
for the MDAH and for her longtime service
as managing editor of The Journal of
Mississippi History.
Four of the MHS award recipients were from
Columbus. They include (left to right) Mona K.
Vance, archivist at the Columbus-Lowndes Public
Library; Dr. Bridget Pieschel, English professor
at Mississippi University for Women; Samuel
H. Kaye, architect; and Chuck Yarborough, history
teacher at Mississippi School for Math and
Science. Photo credit: Stephanie Morrisey, Mississippi
Department of Archives and History
Newly elected officers of the Mississippi
Historical Society are Mary Carol Miller,
Greenwood, president; Charles Sullivan,
Perkinston, vice president; and Elbert R.
Hilliard, MDAH, secretary-treasurer.
New members of the society’s board of
directors for 2012-2015 are Larry Albert,
Hattiesburg; Dernoral Davis, Jackson State
University; Martha Hutson, Mississippi
College; Elizabeth Ann Payne, University
of Mississippi; Stuart Rockoff, Jackson;
and William “Brother” Rogers, Mississippi
State University. Thomas P. Watts, Madison,
was elected to fill an unexpired term.
New members of the society’s Board of
Publications for 2012-2015 are John
Langston, University Press of Mississippi,
and Charles Sallis, Jackson.
The Mississippi Historical Society,
founded in 1858, encourages outstanding
work in interpreting, teaching, and preserving
Mississippi History. It provides
annual grants to support programs of the
Junior Historical Society and publishes
books, maps, and other materials aimed
toward the education of the general public.
Membership is open to anyone; benefits
include receiving the quarterly Journal of
Mississippi History, the monthly Mississippi
History Newsletter, and discounts at the
Mississippi History Store. For information
on becoming a member, call 601-576-
6849 or see the MHS Web site, www.
mdah.state.ms.us/admin/mhistsoc.html.
– Submitted by Mona K. Vance,
Archivist, Local History Department,
Columbus-Lowndes Public Library
SLIS Connecting
The inaugural issue of SLIS Connecting
is available at http://aquila.usm.edu/
slisconnecting/. SLIS Connecting is the
journal of The University of Southern Mississippi’s
School of Library and Information
Science. The purpose of the journal is
to share news, information and research
with future students, current students,
alumni, faculty, and the general population
through selected faculty publications, invited
student publications, and through regular
columns. The journal is a bi-annual
publication (September and February).
Information on how to submit updates and
articles of interest can be found online.
– Submitted by Stacy Cree, SLIS, Assistant
Professor, University of Southern
Mississippi
News from
Hinds Community College
Hinds Utica Campus Historic Photos
Archived on Digital Site
Hinds Community College has begun
participation in the MS Digital Library
cooperative with a collection of 22 photographs
depicting the history of Hinds Utica
Campus, particularly in its early days as
Utica Normal & Industrial Institute and
Utica Junior College (a designated Historic
Black Institute). The copyrighted materials
can be found at http://www.msdiglib.org/
cdm4/browse_inst.php.
Hinds Community College Digitizes
Catalogs and Yearbooks
Hinds Community College Libraries
has recently digitized and made available
most of the school’s catalogs (through
1999) and yearbooks (through 2011)
from its inception as an Agricultural High
School in 1917. The digitized annuals
also include yearbooks from the Hinds –
Utica campus, formerly Utica Junior College,
and from Hinds Agricultural High
School located on the Utica Campus. The
project was made possible through the
LYRASIS Mass Digitization Collaborative
– a Sloan Foundation grant-subsidized
program. To view the collections, simply
visit http://www.archive.org/details/hindscommunitycollege
Traveling Exhibit Available
Utica Normal & Industrial Institute was
founded by William H. Holtzclaw Jr. in
1903. Renamed Utica Junior College and
later merged with Hinds Community College
in 1982, it has since been designated
an Historically Black College or University.
The Utica Normal and Industrial Institute
Traveling Exhibit, subtitled The History,
The Legacy, and The Promise, consists
of nine panels that chronicle select periods
of the Utica Campus history. The exhibit is
tentatively set to tour beginning April
2012. It is currently on display on the
Hinds Utica campus. Created by Utica
Campus librarian, Jean Greene, the exhibit
was financially supported by funding
Utica Traveling Exhibit. Photo credit: Jean
Greene