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Winter Archives & History Building</a></li><li><a href="/explore-mississippi/windsor-ruins">Windsor Ruins</a></li><li><a href="/explore-mississippi/winterville-mounds">Winterville Mounds</a></li></ul></div>  </div>  </div></div>  </div>     <div class="we-mega-menu-col span4" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-col" data-width="4" data-block="explore3_2" data-blocktitle="0" data-hidewhencollapse="" data-class="">    <div class="type-of-block"><div class="block-inner">     <div id="block-explore3-2" class="block block-block-content block-block-content302fcc39-4868-4f80-9a44-61dc8a650a0c">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="/explore-mississippi/traveling-exhibits"><strong>Find Traveling Exhibits</strong></a></p> <p>Learn about our traveling exhibits and how to bring one to your organization.</p> <p> </p> <p><img alt="Explore Mississippi" data-entity-type="file" 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stories.</p> <p><a class="btn" href="/events-calendar">See All Events</a></p> <h2>Special Programs</h2> <p><a href="/programs/history-is-lunch"><strong>History Is Lunch</strong></a><br> History Is Lunch is a weekly lecture series of the Mississippi Department of Archives and History that explores different aspects of the state's past. 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Neilsen Auditorium of the Museum of Mississippi History and Mississippi Civil Rights Museum building in Jackson.</p> <p><a href="/programs/speaking-of-mississippi-podcast"><strong>Speaking of Mississippi Podcast</strong></a><br> <em>Speaking of Mississippi</em> features interviews with authors and experts about the state’s landmark moments and overlooked stories.</p> </div>  </div>  </div></div>  </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  </li>     <li class="we-mega-menu-li center dropdown-menu" data-level="0" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-li" description="" data-id="3f2d52ca-25e4-45e8-af43-4618494ea433" data-submenu="1" data-hide-sub-when-collapse="" data-group="0" data-class="" data-icon="" data-caption="" data-alignsub="center" data-target=""> <a class="we-mega-menu-li" title="" href="/teachers-students" target=""> Teachers & Students </a>    <div class="we-mega-menu-submenu" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-submenu" data-submenu-width="900" data-class="" style="width: 900px"> <div class="we-mega-menu-submenu-inner">    <div class="we-mega-menu-row" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-row" data-custom-row="1">    <div class="we-mega-menu-col span4" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-col" data-width="4" data-block="teachersstudentssubmenu_2" data-blocktitle="0" data-hidewhencollapse="" data-class="">    <div class="type-of-block"><div class="block-inner">     <div id="block-teachersstudentssubmenu-2" class="block block-block-content block-block-content78819c6e-c80e-41a0-b9d6-8d53a4418102">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item">     <div class="align-center media media--type-image media--view-mode-default">     <div class="field field--name-field-media-image field--type-image field--label-visually_hidden"> <div class="field__label visually-hidden">Image</div> <div class="field__item">          <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/large/public/2024-03/teacher-students.webp?itok=H3N_9hoP" width="300" height="177" alt="Teachers and Students" title="Teachers and Students" class="img-fluid image-style-large">    </div> </div>  </div>  <h2>Stories help us learn.</h2> <p>Inspire students from K-12 to college to connect with Mississippi history. Explore all the educator resources available through MDAH.</p> <p><a href="/teachers-students">Teachers & Students</a></p> <p> </p> </div>  </div>  </div></div>  </div>     <div class="we-mega-menu-col span4" data-element-type="we-mega-menu-col" data-width="4" data-block="teachersstudents2_2" data-blocktitle="0" data-hidewhencollapse="" data-class="">    <div class="type-of-block"><div class="block-inner">     <div id="block-teachersstudents2-2" class="block block-block-content block-block-content42498f05-4f9c-4227-8c8a-6550b227cd3b">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><a href="/traveling-trunks"><strong>Traveling Trunks</strong></a><br> Bring history to life in your classroom.</p> <p><a href="/teachers-students#field-trips"><strong>Field Trip Guides</strong></a><br> Download ready-made guides for seven historic destinations.</p> <p><a href="/mississippi-history-day"><strong>Mississippi 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Forms sent via hand-mail or fax will experience significant delays.</li> <li>Pack records in boxes that meet the center’s specifications.</li> <li>Complete the <a data-entity-substitution="file" data-entity-type="file" data-entity-uuid="19f9b809-caef-405f-909d-9bdd5343d2e5" href="/sites/default/files/2022-02/BOX-LABEL-Rev-2-22.pdf" target="_blank">Box Label form</a> and affix to the short end of boxes.</li> <li>State Records Center staff will pick up the records.</li> </ol> </dd> <dt>Request Records</dt> <dd> <p>If you need to request records that are currently stored at the center, follow the directions below to have them delivered to your agency. This is normally used if there is an audit or litigation.</p> <ol> <li>Complete the <a href="/sites/default/files/2020-02/Request-for-SRC-Service.pdf" target="_blank">Request for SRC Service form</a>.</li> <li>Email form to <a href="mailto: records@mdah.ms.gov">records@mdah.ms.gov</a>. Forms sent via hand-mail or fax will experience significant delays.</li> <li>The requested boxes will be delivered to your agency.</li> </ol> </dd> <dt>Return Records</dt> <dd> <p>If the State Records Center staff returned some of your records and you need them stored again, follow the directions below.</p> <ol> <li>Complete the <a href="/sites/default/files/2020-02/Request-for-SRC-Service.pdf" target="_blank">Request for SRC Service form</a>.</li> <li>Email form to <a href="mailto: records@mdah.ms.gov">records@mdah.ms.gov</a>. Forms sent via hand-mail or fax will experience significant delays.</li> <li>State Records Center staff will pick up the records and return them to the records center.</li> </ol> </dd> <dt>Request Approval for Off-Site Storage</dt> <dd> <p>If your agency is unable to store records at the agency’s office or the State Records Center and wants to use an off-site vendor, follow the directions below.</p> <ol> <li>Complete the<a href="/sites/default/files/2020-02/Off-Site-Lease-Application.pdf" target="_blank"> Off-Site Lease Application</a>.</li> <li>Submit the application for approval by the State Records Committee prior to the execution of a contract.</li> <li>The application must be mailed to the Government Records Section at P.O. Box 571, Jackson MS 39205-0571 and received at least 60 days prior to the Committee meeting.</li> <li>DFA will not allow funds to be expended for off-site storage without approval from MDAH and the State Records Committee.</li> </ol> </dd> <dt>Computer Back-up Tape Rotation</dt> <dd> <p>If you want to add your agency to this rotation/storage service, please call 601-354-7386.</p> </dd> </dl> <p> </p> </div>  </div>  </div> </div>  </div>  </div>     <div class="_none">    <div class="container">     <div class="layout row layout-builder__layout"> <div class="col-12">     <div class="block block-layout-builder block-inline-blockshaded-box">     <div class="clearfix text-formatted field field--name-body field--type-text-with-summary field--label-hidden field__item"><p><strong>Note:</strong> <em>Forms require Adobe Acrobat Reader, available free at <a href="https://adobe.com" target="_blank" title="Adobe">adobe.com</a>. 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