The Special Collections Virtual Reading Room centralizes access to the varied
collections held in the McCain Library & Archives on the Hattiesburg campus
of The University of Southern Mississippi. Search
our primary source materials, click through an online exhibit, or link to valuable
resources from one site. Showcase features news &
events and publicizes exhibits and other activities.
Learn more about the materials by going to the Collections
page for summaries and links to the de Grummond Children's Literature Collection,
Manuscripts & Archives, Mississippiana and the Digital Lab. Genealogy
books related to Mississippi are shelved in the reading room where researchers
may browse the open stacks, examine files, and make photocopies.
The Research page offers a unified search engine that
locates items that are not in ANNA, the
online catalog, but are housed in the various collections held in McCain Library.
Links to online resources and internal pathfinders and finding aids are also provided.
All materials are accessed in person on the third floor in the Cleanth
Brooks Reading Room and do not circulate. Reference requests are taken
via the telephone, email and regular mail.
McCain Library Hours:
Monday
thru Friday, 8-5.
Contact:
Reference
Desk Phone: 601-266-4345
Reference
Email: spcol@usm.edu
McCain
Library & Archives
118
College Dr. #5148
The
University of Southern Mississippi
Hattiesburg,
MS 39406
Visiting Special Collections:
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Maps:
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Donations:
The USM Libraries welcome gifts of books, papers, records, and other items that
would complement its research collections. Such materials are carefully preserved
and availablefor research under supervision. Also appreciated are bequests through
The University of Southern Mississippi Foundation that serve to support the
programs and collections of the USM Libraries.
Photocopies:
Photocopy services are provided in accordance with current copyright law. Copies
are 10 cents per page, with a $5 service charge per 100 pages. For reproductions
of original manuscript materials or other items in the deGrummond
Children's Literature Collection or the USM
Archives please contact the staff in that area for more information.
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