University of Mississippi Archives and Special Collections

The Modern Political Archives has posted online the following brief descriptive subject guides to the department's political collections:

Congressional Collections Subject Guide

Politics & Government: Eighteenth & Nineteenth Centuries Subject Guide

Politics & Government: Twentieth & Twenty-First Centuries Subject Guide

After identifying collections of interest, search the department's database for online finding aids. If an online finding aid is not yet available, printed or digital copies may be available in the department.

To examine how presidents and politics relate to the blues, please examine the Blues Archives resource list of books and audio recordings. 

Of particular value for researching presidential debates:

League of Women Voters in Mississippi Collection contains local, state, and national material related to the organization that sponsored presidential elections prior to 1988.

Presidential Debate Collection documents planning and related activities for the 26 September 2008 presidential debate at the University of Mississippi.