| Title: |
Sims, Ulysses
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| Document type: |
Oral history
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| Accessibility: |
Free Only
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| Repository: |
University of Southern Mississippi. Center for Oral History and Cultural Heritage
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| Collection: |
Mississippi Oral History Project
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| Description: |
Born on May 31, 1918, in rural Mendenhall, Mississippi, Mr. Ulysses Sims lost both of his parents as a young child and was reared by his grandparents. In 1936, he entered the Piney Woods School of Mississippi, working to put himself through. In 1940 he finished high school at the Piney Woods School as valedictorian of his class. After two years at Rust College, he entered World War II and served overseas. After returning to the United States at the end of the war, he earned his degree from Rust College, again working to pay his own way through school.
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| URL: |
http://www.lib.usm.edu/~spcol/coh/cohsimsu.html
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| Original Language: |
English
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| Time span: |
Not indicated ... to 1999 (Year of interview)
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| Speaker: |
Sims, Ulysses, 1918-
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| Speaker gender: |
Male
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| Speaker date of birth: |
31-May-1918
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| Speaker place of birth: |
Mendenhall, MS; Mississippi; United States; North America
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| Speaker occupation: |
Educational administrator; Military personnel; Teacher
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| Age at speaking: |
81
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| Document date: |
19-Nov-1999
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| Interviewer: |
Long, Worth
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| Locations discussed: |
Mississippi; North America; United States
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| Topics discussed - ASP terms: |
Agriculture; Cities and towns--Mississippi; City and town life--Mississippi; Community; Local history; Mississippi; Mississippi--History; North America; Oral history; United States
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| ASP release: |
2005-06
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| Document code: |
OHI0025716-27636
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