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The society publishes the Journal of Mississippi History, the online publication Mississippi History Now which contains more than 150 essays about topics in Mississippi history, and and Heritage of Mississippi Series which is a collection of the history of Mississippi in a 15 volume set of books. [https://www.mississippihistory.org/heritage-mississippi-series]

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Establishment: The Mississippi Historical Society (MHS) was founded in Jackson, Mississippi on November 9, 1858 by Benjamin L.C. Wailes [https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/benjamin-lc-wailes/ ; https://www.mississippihistory.org/brief-history]. The initial incarnation of the society was short-lived, as it survived less than two years as a result of the American Civil War.

Second Incarnation: There are two sources for Franklin Lafayette Riley Jr.'s involvement in the re-establishment of MHS [https://www.mississippihistory.org/brief-history ; https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/franklin-lafayette-riley-jr/]

According to the two sources listed, "After a thirty-year hiatus, it was restarted in 1890 on the University of Mississippi campus in Oxford. On the campus, the society had closed meetings and it suffered from lack of resources and interest until history professor Franklin Lafayette Riley Jr. sought counsel from his academic mentor, Herbert Baxter Adams, other state educators, and Civil War veterans like Confederate general Stephen D. Lee" is incorrect. Riley's attempt to restore MHS began in 1897 as a response to the failing attempt being made at the time where MHS only had nine members and lacking resources as a result. The creation of the Proceedings of the Mississippi Historical Society was a result of Riley's campaign to up membership and incentivize due-paying members to stay. [https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/franklin-lafayette-riley-jr/] He did not seek counsel from Stephen D. Lee relating to the MHS leadership (which is how the current wording can be interpreted). Riley published historical research books through MHS and some of those contained contributions from Civil War veteran Confederate Stephen D. Lee and James Wilford Garner [https://mississippiencyclopedia.org/entries/franklin-lafayette-riley-jr/ ; https://www.mississippihistory.org/brief-history].

This was continued in 1916 with the publication of a new series of five additional volumes under the editorship of historian Dunbar Rowland. [http://onlinebooks.library.upenn.edu/webbin/book/lookupname?key=Rowland%2C%20Dunbar%2C%201864%2D1937] Additional link proving the contributions Rowland made to the MHS publications.

"The society was instrumental in establishing the Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 1902, and the two organizations worked in close cooperation until the MHS expired once again in 1925." Request rewording to be: "The society contributed to the creation of The Mississippi Department of Archives and History in 1902. The two organizations worked in close cooperation until MHS fell dormant once again in 1925. The Mississippi Department of Archives and History produced the scholarly publication The Journal of Mississippi History, in 1939 with the cooperation of MHS. For a brief year between 1952 and 1953 MHS was active, falling once more into dormancy until it's most successful upstart in 1964 with the production of J. F. H. Claiborne’s book "Mississippi as a Province, Territory, and State" [https://www.mississippihistory.org/brief-history ; https://www.hancockcountyhistoricalsociety.com/history/jfh-claiborne].

Society Today:

Addition to first paragraph: In 1973, MHS worked in conjunction with MDAH, the University of Mississippi, Mississippi State University, the University of Southern Mississippi, and the University and College Press of Mississippi to produce the two-volume set "A History of Mississippi," edited by R. A. McLemore which was the most recent comprehensive history of Mississippi published since the 1920's. [https://www.mississippihistory.org/brief-history; https://specialcollections.usm.edu/repositories/3/resources/1068] In 1987, MHS sponsored the creation of Mississippi: An Illustrated History by Edward Akin. [https://www.mshistorynow.mdah.ms.gov/about ; https://www.mississippihistory.org/brief-history; https://catalog.loc.gov/vwebv/search?searchCode=LCCN&searchArg=87025301&searchType=1&permalink=y].

In 1997, MHS announced the upcoming book series, published jointly with MDAH and the University Press of Mississippi and through funding by the Phil Hardin Foundation, The Heritage of Mississippi Series to celebrate Mississippi’s bicentennial [https://www.upress.state.ms.us/Series/H/Heritage-of-Mississippi-Series; https://www.mississippihistory.org/brief-history]. The goal of this series is to publish fifteen books covering the heritage of Mississippi in sections and eras relevant to the history of the state for the purpose of educating readers on the history and culture of Mississippi. So far seven of the fifteen have been produced.

Annual Awards [subheading]

MHS presents writing awards to those with especially notable master's thesis and dissertations biennially. Each year awards for the "Lifetime Achievement for Contributions to Mississippi," "Teacher of the Year" (for a secondary school socials studies teacher in Mississippi), "Outstanding Local Historical Society Award," and Merit Awards for the presentation and promotion of history are all allotted by the Mississippi Historical Society. [Source: https://www.mdah.ms.gov/taxonomy/term/74] [and each category can be traced individually through the official site for MHS of which I list in order of my mentioning them: https://www.mississippihistory.org/mhs-outstanding-thesis-and-dissertation-awards ; https://www.mississippihistory.org/mhs-book-year-award ; https://www.mississippihistory.org/mhs-history-teacher-year-award ; https://www.mississippihistory.org/mhs-outstanding-local-historical-society-award ] These are awards tied to numerous prolific authors and historians on Wikipedia such as Robert S. McElvaine, William Ferris, Thomas D. Clark and many more. This section is relevant in helping Wikipedia to explain the honor of such awards for these winners as well as educate users about what the Society's role is in Mississippi.

If any additional sources are needed please reach out. Publiccorrections234 (talk) 15:54, 13 July 2023 (UTC)[reply]