Mississippi, University of, is a state-supported coeducational school with campuses in Oxford and Jackson, Mississippi. The main campus is in Oxford. The university was founded in 1844 and opened in 1848. The university’s athletic teams are called the Rebels.
The university’s library features materials by and about such Mississippians as the noted authors William Faulkner and Stark Young. Faulkner’s Nobel Prize and important manuscripts are kept in the library. The library also includes the Blues Archive. The university owns and maintains Faulkner’s home, Rowan Oak, near the main campus. The collections at the University Museums include antique scientific instruments and Greek and Roman coins, pottery, and sculpture.
The university’s Center for the Study of Southern Culture promotes education and scholarship on the American South through a wide variety of programs, including annual conferences on Faulkner and on regional history. The federally funded National Center for Physical Acoustics, which conducts research on sound, is located on the Oxford campus and managed by the university.
The university’s website at https://olemiss.edu/ offers additional information.
