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Short (Mary Ellen) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Short (Mary Ellen) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 267. 1869. 0.01 cubic feet: 1 item. Good By, a poem. Written on the eve of her marriage. Photostat.
Howell (Eliza D.) Will, Mississippi State University Libraries
Howell (Eliza D.) Will, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 212. 1836. 0.01 cubic feet: 1 item. Will of Howell, a Montgomery County, Alabama resident.
Shingleur (J. A.) Letters, Mississippi State University Libraries
Shingleur (J. A.) Letters, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 266. 1863-1880. 0.12 cubic feet. Sixteen letters written by J. A. Shingleur, Assistant to General French, to his wife in Georgia from Virginia, North Carolina, Georgia, Alabama and Mississippi. Also includes 4 letters written from the North after the war. Subjects include army life, family affairs, business.
Baskin Family Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Baskin Family Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 22. 1869-1948 and undated. 1 cubic foot. Includes records created by the family Robert Ren Baskin (1854-1911) and Rebecca J. Simpson Baskin (1863-1962). The collection consists of correspondence, financial and legal records, and miscellaneous personal, political, agricultural, medical, religious, and educational materials. Records created by the family of Robert Ben Baskin (1854-1911), and Rebecca J. Simpson Baskin (1863-1961). Includes Ku Klux Klan material, 1900-1935 and undated, and a greeting card with African-American caricature, undated.
Thornton (Jane C.) Letter, Mississippi State University Libraries
Thornton (Jane C.) Letter, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 281. 1842. 0.01 cubic feet: 1 item. Letter of Jane C. Thornton describes overland trip to Mississippi; relates local prices, game supply, food; describes buildings and accommodations at Centenary College, Brandon Springs, Mississippi, where she and two sons live. Letter incomplete.
Council On Community Resources Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
Council On Community Resources Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 425. 1983-1985. 0.08 cubic feet. Minutes, correspondence, and other papers concerning the Council on Community Resources, which was organized in 1983 in Starkville, Mississippi, 1983-1985.
Gulledge (J. H.) Ledger, Mississippi State University Libraries
Gulledge (J. H.) Ledger, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 205. 1908. 1 volume. Ledger of supply shop accounts for 1908; includes accounts of African-Americans.
Harrison (Byron Patton "Pat") Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Harrison (Byron Patton "Pat") Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 208. 1881-1941. 1 reel microfilm. Clippings, 1907-1941; scrapbooks; photographs, 1908-1941; speeches, programs, invitations; letters, 1910-1941.
Cobb (Cully Alton) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Cobb (Cully Alton) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 47. 1932-1967. 10 cubic feet. Papers of Cully Alton Cobb (1884-1975), publisher and MSU graduate of the class of 1908 include correspondence relating to Mr. Cobb's candidacy for Secretary of Agriculture (1932-1933); correspondence, memoirs, government forms, clippings from Mr. Cobb's period of service with Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1933-1937); speeches, photographs, copies of certificates, genealogy The Cobbs of Tennessee; scrapbooks of Cobb's activities; other materials. See also Cully A. Cobb/Ruralist Press papers.
Tobacco Stamp, Mississippi State University Libraries
Tobacco Stamp, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 283. 1875. 0.01 cubic feet: 1 item. U.S. Internal Revenue, 1875.
Chickasaw County (Mississippi) Board Of Police Minutes, Mississippi State University Libraries
Chickasaw County (Mississippi) Board Of Police Minutes, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 437. 1863-1865. 1 reel microfilm. Records of the Chickasaw County Board of Police concern road construction and other county jurisdictional matters.
Raymond (S. P.) Letters, Mississippi State University Libraries
Raymond (S. P.) Letters, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 29. 1864, 1866, 1876-1877. 0.02 cubic feet. 1861 letter from Raymond of the 41st Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company E (Verona Rifles), an ambulance driver who was killed at Battle of Atlanta and letter from soldier who re-buried him, 1866. Also tax receipts from Lee County, 1876-1877.
Early Years Of The Delta Cooperative Farm And The Providence Cooperative Farm. Franklin, Sam H., Mississippi State University Libraries
Early Years Of The Delta Cooperative Farm And The Providence Cooperative Farm. Franklin, Sam H., Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 379. 1980. 1 volume. Writing by Sam H. Franklin concerns cooperative farms in Bolivar and Holmes Counties, Mississippi, from the 1930s through the 1950s. The Delta Cooperative Farm was sold in 1942; the Providence Cooperative Farm in Holmes County was closed in 1956 as a result of actions by the Citizens' Councils.
Columbus Brick Company Records, Mississippi State University Libraries
Columbus Brick Company Records, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 378. 1912-1959. 0.66 cubic feet. Consists primarily of the tax records (1912-1945) of the Columbus Brick Company, in which W. N. Puckett and W. S. Lindamood were partners. Included are tax returns, correspondence, business papers, account ledger (1914-1959), U.S. War Production Board pamphlet, and book on brick manufacturing.
Cox (Allen Eugene) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Cox (Allen Eugene) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 45. 1880-1996 (Bulk Dates: 1935-1987). 47.75 cubic feet. The Allen Eugene Cox papers contain the papers of Allen Eugene Cox (1905-1992), former resident director of Providence Cooperative Farm, Holmes County, Mississippi, and later executive director of the Delta Foundation. The papers include correspondence, ledgers, newspaper clippings, publications, photographs and films. Correspondence, published material, clippings, and other material collected by Allen Eugene Cox of the Delta Foundation, chiefly pertaining to the racial problems in the South and cooperative farms. Includes information on the White Citizens' Council, Mississippi State Sovereignty Commission, National Council of Churches, COFO, NAACP, SNCC and related organizations, …
Hutchinson (Mrs. Mary) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Hutchinson (Mrs. Mary) Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 301. 1847-1862. 1 reel microfilm. Roll of Captain J. C. Curtright's Company, 41st Georgia Infantry Regiment, Company E (Evans Guards); clipping, "Chivalrous Capt. Curtright;" letter to Mrs. Curtright from J. N. Lennard, Oct. 27, 1862, telling of Curtright's wound and death at Perryville; tax receipts (scattered), 1847-1861.
Trotter (Sallie Stone) Ledgers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Trotter (Sallie Stone) Ledgers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 108. 1881-1894. 0.16 cubic feet. Account book No. 199 of the Midway Grange 1881-1884; later used for farm records, 1887-1890. Farm ledger of W.G. Stone, 1888-1894. See also University Archives: William I. Stone Collection.
Phillips (Joel) Family Genealogy, Mississippi State University Libraries
Phillips (Joel) Family Genealogy, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 365. 0.16 cubic feet. Three volume genealogy of Joel Phillips, Sr. and his descendants compiled by Mrs. T.C. (Lucile Floyd) Pierson, 1963.
Hill Family Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Hill Family Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 383. 1821-1927. 0.25 cubic feet. Diary; 5 letters from Charles W. Hill to his sister Abbie; clippings regarding Hill's Civil War experiences; receipt; envelope; photograph; wallet. During the Civil War Hill served in Company A of the 115th Illinois Volunteers.
Campbell (C. H. "Sgt") Letter, Mississippi State University Libraries
Campbell (C. H. "Sgt") Letter, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 554. 1861. 0.01 cubic feet: 2 items. Letter from C.H. Campbell from "Carters Mills, near Leesburg, Va.," November 12, 1861 to "Dear Parents." Concerns fighting, the company and its leadership, weather conditions, picket duty. Envelope "Mrs. Mary A. Campbell, Canton, Madison Co., MS., Sgt C.H. Campbell, 13th Regt., MS. Volunteers." Transcriptions available.
Polk (James K.) Last Will And Testament, Mississippi State University Libraries
Polk (James K.) Last Will And Testament, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 248. 1849. 0.01 cubic feet: 1 item. Last will and testament. Feb. 28, 1849. Probated Nov. 21, 1849, Yalobusha County, Mississippi. Photostat copy of typed will recorded in Yalobusha County Courthouse, Coffeeville, Mississippi.
Wilson (John H.) Civil War Experience, Mississippi State University Libraries
Wilson (John H.) Civil War Experience, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 304. Undated. 0.01 cubic feet. Reminiscences concerning the Civil War experience of Wilson of the 1st Mississippi Infantry Regiment, Company G (Dave Rogers Rifles).
Metts (Vic) Family Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Metts (Vic) Family Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 230. 1891-1892. 0.02 cubic feet. Letters concerning negotiations for land sales in Mississippi.
Mcgeoy Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
Mcgeoy Papers, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 225. 1813, 1906, 1909. 0.08 cubic feet. Letter from Margaret Hayes to Kimbroughs, regarding her mother's (Mrs. Jefferson Davis) death; sympathy acknowledgement from McLaurins; tax receipts, Harrison County, Mississippi. Also includes assorted papers dealing with Mrs. A. McC. Kimbrough and U.D.C. activities regarding Beauvoir and 1813 copy of the New York Spectator.
Thornton (Mary) Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
Thornton (Mary) Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 432. 1860-1864. 0.08 cubic feet. Letters and military papers of Merry B. Harris, a Confederate officer who headed the Pettus Relief Company of Mississippi Volunteers during the Civil War. Included are the rules and regulations of the Pettus Relief and a letter dated December 22, 1860, which describes conditions in South Carolina following its secession from the U.S. Facsimiles and other copies.
Capps (George F.) Letters, Mississippi State University Libraries
Capps (George F.) Letters, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 166. 1860-1869. 0.04 cubic feet and 1 reel microfilm. Letters, certificate of the George F. Capps family include three letters written during the Civil War from George F. Capps of the 42nd Alabama Infantry, Company H, to wife Martha O. Capps, from Columbus, Mississippi, and Mobile, Alabama (1862), and four letters written en route to and from medical school in Cincinnati, Ohio, 1869. Includes transcriptions. Letters from George F. Capps, of the 42nd Alabama Infantry, Company H, to wife Martha O., from Columbus and Mobile (1862), and four letters written in route to and from medical school in Cincinnati, …
Spring Hill Baptist Church (Choctaw County, Mississippi) Records, Mississippi State University Libraries
Spring Hill Baptist Church (Choctaw County, Mississippi) Records, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 316. 1842-1887, 1912-1989. 0.33 cubic feet. Religious Institutions and Religious Life
Keating (Bern) Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
Keating (Bern) Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 330. 1979. 0.01 cubic feet: 1 item. Autographed letter (copy) and photograph.
Henderson (Tom) Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
Henderson (Tom) Collection, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 433. 1900-1903. 0.16 cubic feet. Cancelled checks, envelopes, account sheet, and receipt from Reichman-Crosby Company, concerning W. J. Bell of Pelahatchie, Mississippi.
Heathman Family Land Grants, Mississippi State University Libraries
Heathman Family Land Grants, Mississippi State University Libraries
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MSS. 209. 1826, 1830. 0.16 cubic feet. Land grants in Choctaw District, Mississippi, to Joseph Heath, Samuel Welch, Charles Baker of Warren County. Signed by Presidents John Quincy Adams and Andrew Jackson.