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March 1, 2004 Volume 28, Issue 26 |

Dr. Richard Holmes, center, officially presented his papers to the Mississippi State University Libraries in recent ceremonies. Joining him were (l-r) Dr. Donald W. Zacharias, president emeritus; Frances N. Coleman, dean of libraries; Michael B. Ballard, university archivist; and Dr. Marty Wiseman, director of the Stennis Institute of Government. Holmes, who entered MSU in 1965, was the university's first African-American student. He currently is a staff physician at Longest Student Health Center.
