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Alumni, employees, students, and friends of Mississippi State seeking a lasting gift for the holidays or any other special occasions may be interested in a new keepsake book about the university.
Now on sale by the MSU Foundation, "125 Years at Mississippi State University: A Pictorial History of the People's University" is a commemoration and celebration of the land-grant institution's service to the state that spans three centuries.
The coffee-table edition is a production of Jackson-based Communication Arts. Within its 143 pages are a varied selection of color and black-and-white photographs--many never-before-seen by general audiences--compiled by the staffs of the MSU Libraries and Office of University Relations.
"The 125th anniversary year of Mississippi State soon will be gone, but this photographic collection will remain," said Dennis Prescott, MSU vice president for external affairs. "It is a piece of university history to be treasured for years and decades to come."
Copies of the book are $49.95 each and may be obtained by writing in care of the MSU Foundation, Box 6149, Mississippi State, MS 39762.
For more information, telephone (662) 325-7000 or visit the MSU homepage at http://www.msstate.edu. and point the cursor to "MSU 125 Years Book."