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CLEVELAND, Miss.\u2014In addition to the first day of class for the Fall 2022 semester, Aug. 15 also serves as \u201cVictory over Japan Day,\u201d marking Japan\u2019s surrender in World War II. Fittingly, a Delta State University student also opened her first exhibit, \u201cStudents as Soldiers,\u201d which chronicles life on campus during World War II.<\/p>\n

Curated by Ashley Jenkins, a graduate student in Delta State\u2019s Master of Arts in Liberal Studies (MALS) program, the exhibit officially opened to the public with a ribbon-cutting ceremony sponsored by the Bolivar County Historical Society.\u00a0Hosted in the Delta State Archives and Museum, the opening was well-attended by members of the campus and local community.<\/p>\n

Jenkins, a native of Southaven, said she spent 1800 hours in research and construction of the exhibit. The exhibit includes various artifacts from World War II, which Jenkins has developed an affinity for.<\/p>\n

\u201cSeveral of my family members served in the military, including my great grandfather who served in the United States Army during the war,\u201d shared Jenkins. \u201cI wanted to take a different approach by looking at the war on a local, so I began to look at Delta State when it was a teachers college. The majority of the artifacts come from older Delta State papers which spanned the 30 years of President Kethley\u2019s presidency.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenkins said she was inspired to move forward with the exhibit after University Archivist Emily Jones asked her to read a letter during a Veterans Day program last year.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt really got me to thinking about all of the untold stories that no one gets to see,\u201d said Jenkins.<\/p>\n

According to Jones, Jenkins has helped to play an important role in shaping the direction of the Archives.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe collect the history of 18 Mississippi Delta counties, and it is tough sometimes to figure out what story to pull out of the box and put on display,\u201d said Jones. \u201cAshley Jenkins was a student of mine, and she has found a pretty cool story in the history of Delta State in boxes that no one has looked at. I\u2019m very proud of her work.\u201d<\/p>\n

Jenkins she is thrilled to bring the exhibit to life for faculty, staff, students and the community to enjoy.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt makes me super excited because I love telling stories but now I actually have an exhibit where it comes to life\u2026I just love to see people’s faces when they get to read physical documents and see the artifacts,\u201d said Jenkins.<\/p>\n

Jenkins said she hopes the exhibit illustrates the evolution of Delta State as an institution of higher learning.<\/p>\n

\u201cI hope people takeaway how different the campus was during the war versus how it is today,\u201d said Jenkins. \u201cWe’re almost at the 100-year mark, so I hope people can see that comparison between the beginning of Delta State as a teachers college to what it is now,\u201d she added.<\/p>\n

The exhibit will remain on display at the Delta State Archives and Museum through December 2022.<\/p>\n

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