Fred Hughes was the manager of the Joplin Globe Publishing Company from 1953-1986 and the first President of the Board of Regents of Missouri Southern. Under his guidance Missouri Southern bought the two hundred and sixty-five acre estate where it is now located. In 1975 the University honored him by naming the football stadium after him. Lena Brewer, an intern at the MSSU Archive, recently completed a project to process a collection of his papers and create a finding aid and exhibit for them. Take a look!

A video of the December 2, 1972 NAIA Championship game was just uploaded to the Spiva Library Youtube page! Missouri Southern went undefeated that year, and won the NAIA championship game against Northwestern College (Iowa), 21-14. https://youtu.be/YmOwNesS3k0

In honor of National Women's Equality Day an exhibit has been created for the Woman's Christian Temperance Union of Illinois collection. In addition to promoting temperance, the WCTU was also active in advocating for women's suffrage. This collection ranges from 1904 through 1987.

The MSSU Archives now have online collections! While the creation of these collections is still a work in progress, you can view currently uploaded items, like Crossroads yearbooks and The Chart by clicking here!

The Archives and Special Collections at MSSU is interested in preserving the experiences of Missouri Southern State University's students, faculty, staff and alumni during the COVID-19 pandemic. You can help by volunteering to document and contribute your thoughts on how you are experiencing the ongoing situation around COVID-19. For more information click here.