Initiated in the summer of 2000, the Center for Study of the Life and Work of William Carey, D.D. (1761-1834) is an internationally-acclaimed collection housed in the Donnell Hall museum, Hattiesburg Campus. The Center promotes an understanding of the accomplishments of William Carey (1761-1834) and enhances appreciation of Carey's religious, cultural, scientific, and historical contexts in Britain and India. Carey, a figure of international significance, and his work as a Christian missionary, social reformer, linguist, botanist, and educator in India, 1793-1834, are features of the Center's collection of manuscripts, rare books and maps, historic botanical and engraved prints and portraits, and memorabilia.
