Bodleian Bytes - Dear Mr. Meredith: Mapping Correspondence Sent During the Integration of the University of Mississippi
Registration for this event closes at 17:00 on Monday 24 February
In this talk, Adam Clemons & Abbie Norris-Davidson (University of Mississippi) will detail the creation and findings of the ‘Dear Mr. Meredith’ project. In 1962, James Meredith made history as the first African-American student to be admitted to the University of Mississippi. Meredith’s admission to the University captured the world’s attention and he received thousands of letters.

‘Dear Mr Meredith’ maps over 1,200 digitised letters, documenting national and international attitudes toward the university’s integration. Today, many of these letters are housed at the University of Mississippi Archives and Special Collections.

Read more on the website here: digitalscholarship.web.ox.ac.uk/event/dear-mr.-meredith
Date: 26 February 2025, 15:30
Venue: Online
Speakers: Adam Clemons (University of Mississippi), Abbie Norris-Davidson (University of Mississippi)
Organising department: Bodleian Libraries
Part of: The Oxford Seminars in Cartography (TOSCA)
Booking required?: Required
Booking url: https://app.onlinesurveys.jisc.ac.uk/s/oxford/online-registration-bodleian-bytes-dear-mr-meredith
Cost: Free
Audience: Members of the University only
Editor: Belinda Clark