Holmes papers dedicated to library

Holmes papers dedicated to library
Photo by Clint Parish

February 18, 2004

Dr. Richard Holmes, center, officially presented his papers to the Mississippi State University Libraries in Tuesday ceremonies. Joining him were (l-r) Donald W. Zacharias, president emeritus; Frances N. Coleman, dean of libraries; Michael B. Ballard, university archivist; and 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.