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Ventress Hall Postcard Part of Ann Rayburn Collection



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Ventress Hall housed the Ole Miss Law School when this postcard in the Ann Rayburn Collection of Paper Americana was taken. / Photo Courtesy of Library Archives



This postcard from the Anny Rayburn Collection of Paper Americana shows Ventress Hall on the campus of the University of Mississippi. While the building currently houses the College of Liberal Arts, at the time this postcard was created (circa 1911-1920) it served as the University’s Law Building.


To see more historical postcards, visit the Ann Rayburn Paper Americana Collection Postcards online: http://clio.lib.olemiss.edu/cdm/landingpage/collection/rayburn”


Since 1975, the primary purpose of the the University of Mississippi’s Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library. has been to acquire, conserve, and make accessible rare books, manuscripts, maps, visual and audio materials, and ephemera related to the University of Mississippi, the state of Mississippi, and the Blues.


The Department of Archives and Special Collections invites patron visits during its regular hours from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. daily, from Monday through Friday, except during selected University holidays.


HottyToddy.com wishes to acknowledge the contributions of Kathryn Michaelis, Special Collections Digital Initiatives Librarian, and Head of Special Collections Jennifer Ford in the research and compilation of this new reader content –– Michael Harrelson, editor, HottyToddy.com.


Email the University Archives at archivesdept@olemiss.edu







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