Tuesday February 6th, 2018

Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission.  (1975).  Dr. McLemore Speech to D.A.R. on Mississippi during the American Revolution.

I arrived at the Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission at 8:00 a.m.  I once again assumed digitizing the box of oral histories.  I came across some very interesting oral histories.  Many of them were of some of the early heads of departments of Mississippi College.  Dr. Phillips Meaty was the original director of Religious Education at Mississippi College.  Dr. Francess McGuffie had an inspiring oral history as well.  Both of these oral histories took place in 1975.  I am still adhering to the standards of the software whereby I make sure both my recording and playback levels are adequate.  After the recording of the oral history has been recorded, I save as MP3 file and as work project.  Of course, before saving I edit out the spaces between the sound bytes that are caused by the sides of the tape stopping and dead air.  I took a break for lunch at 12:25 p.m. and returned at 12:55 p.m.  Perhaps the most insightful of the recordings I digitized were those of former Mississippi College President Dr. Richard McLemore. The first tape involving Dr. McLemore is of a  speech given to the Daughters of the American Revolution concerning Mississippi during the American Revolution.  This reinforced some of my previous knowledge concerning Mississippi during this period in history.  Evidently, Founding Father and President George Washington "was well aware of the riches of the lands of the lower Mississippi Valley" (MBHC).  The next recording from Dr. McLemore is of a speech concerning the history of the Mississippi Baptist Commission.  Dr. McLemore touches a lot on the issues of segregation and Baptist Churches in Mississippi.  I left the Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission at 4:30 p.m.