The primary purpose of the Mississippi Association on Crime and Delinquency is to coordinate the efforts of Mississippi citizens interested in the prevention and control of delinquency among children and of crime among adults. The collection contains:

• a roster of the 12th Annual Meeting held in Jackson, October 3, 1953
• 2 copies of the Constitution adoption at the 4th Annual Meeting, December 1, 1945
• Official Projects of the Association approved on October 20, 1951
• Official programs of the 13th Annual Meeting held in Jackson, October 20, 1956
• an issue of the newsletter entitled "Delinquency and Crime," February, 1954
• a typed copy of notes concerning the organization of the Probation and Parole Board, undated