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Letter: Thomas Armstrong To Sister, 1863

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Letter written by Thomas Armstrong in camp near Shelbyville, Tennessee, to his sister, dated January 22, 1863. Thomas served in the Vicksburg Cadets, Chalmers Brigade, 9th Mississippi Regiment. He was killed near Atlanta on August 3, 1864.

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[page 1] Camp Near Shelbyville Ten Jan 22 1863

Dear sister it has been some time since I received your kind and very welcome letter which I now hasten to answer and to acknowledge the receipt of those truly valuable things which you were kind enough to send me and you must accept my best thanks for them and I …

Valley Line News, 1955

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Vol. 2:1 of the "Valley Line News", an illustrated newsletter published by the Mississippi Valley Barge Line Company that operated on the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers, in November-December 1955.

Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Annual Spring Concert Program, 1944

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Program for the Annual Spring Concert by the band and chorus of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, performed on May 12, 1944.

Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Annual Spring Concert Program, 1945

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Program for the Annual Spring Concert by the band and chorus of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, performed on May 11, 1945.

Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Annual Spring Concert Program, 1946

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Program for the Annual Spring Concert by the band and chorus of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, performed on May 10, 1946.

Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Annual Spring Concert Program, 1947

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Program for the Annual Spring Concert by the band and chorus of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, performed on May 9, 1947.

Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Commencement Program, 1951

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Program of the 58th Commencement of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, for June 1, 1951.

Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Annual Spring Concert Program, 1948

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Program for the Annual Spring Concert by the band and chorus of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, performed on May 7, 1948.

Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Clipping, 1951

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Clipping from "The Commercial Appeal" newspaper, Memphis, Tennessee, titled 'Hunters Shivering in Icy Lake Rescued by Former Boy Scouts" published on December 29, 1951. The article describes the rescue of two hunters by Bobby Spencer, Earl Luckett, Jr. and Arthur Johnson from North Lake.

Kappa Alpha Fraternity Booklet, Memphis State College, 1951

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Booklet titled "The Kappa Alpha Order at Memphis State: Gamma Gamma Chapter" published by the fraternity at Memphis State College, Memphis, Tennessee, in 1951.

The Broadcaster, Whitehaven High School, Memphis, 1951

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Vol. 23:6 of "The Broadcaster", the student newspaper of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, published on March 7, 1951.

The Broadcaster, Whitehaven High School, Memphis, 1951

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Vol. 23:7 of "The Broadcaster", the student newspaper of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, published on March 28, 1951.

The Broadcaster, Whitehaven High School, Memphis, 1951

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Vol. 23:9 of "The Broadcaster", the student newspaper of Whitehaven High School, Memphis, Tennessee, published on May 23, 1951.

Jefferson Davis Letter To Mississippi Legislators, 1886

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Letter from former Confederate President Jefferson Davis, Beauvoir, Mississippi, to the Senators and Representatives of Mississippi dated February 15, 1886, regretting that he could not address them personally but urging them to establish some type of organized relief for needy Confederate veterans. Includes transcription.

Jesse A. Manuel Roland Diary

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3-page transcription by Mrs. Ruth (Roland) Robinson, undated. A summary of the most important activities of Roland’s (1877-1929) life in Tennessee and Mississippi.

John P. Haggott Journal, 1845

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Pages 1, 5-8 of a journal kept by Dr. John P. Haggott documenting his trip down the Ohio and Mississippi Rivers from his home in Franklin, Ohio, to Yazoo City, Mississippi, and back in 1845. Haggott (born circa 1810) practiced in West Chester, Ohio, from 1828 to 1830, in Franklin for 12 years and then moved to Sidney. In October 1861 he was appointed surgeon of the 57^th Ohio Volunteer Infantry. He fell ill after the Battle of Shiloh and died in April 1862, in St. Louis, Missouri. A transcription of the journal is included.

James W. Franks Diary, 1883-1884

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107-page transcript by unknown transcriber of the diary of James W. Franks, originally of Giles County, Tennessee. The diary recounts his childhood, including schooling, and some family history. He describes his move from Marshall County to Hardin County in February 1883, a 100-mile journey which took seven days to complete. Franks comments on the weather, day to day work, neighbors and community news, politics, crops, prices, among other information. A microfilm copy of the diary is held by the Tennessee State Library and Archives (Mf.788).

March For Justice And Jobs Flier, Memphis, 1968

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Flier for the March for Justice and Jobs that took place on March 28, 1968, during the Memphis sanitation workers' strike, Memphis, Tennessee. The march was led by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Community on the Move for Equality and was meant to be a major push by the Black community to break the deadlock in the strike.

Program: Martin Luther King, Jr., Memorial Service, Memphis, 1968

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Program of "the service of memorial and dedication for Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.", at the Lorraine Motel, Memphis, Tennessee, held on May 2, 1968. The service, led by Coretta Scott King and Dr. Ralph Abernathy, launched the Poor People's Campaign.

Poor People's Campaign Itinerary, 1968

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Itinerary of the Poor People's Campaign from Memphis, Tennessee, to Washington, D.C., May 1 to May 12, 1968.

The campaign for economic justice for poor Americans of all backgrounds was conceived in 1967 by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. and the Southern Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), and, after a visit to Marks, Mississippi, in March 1968, King decided to start the campaign there. After his assassination in Memphis on April 4, 1968, the SCLC decided to proceed with the campaign, which ended in a weeks-long protest in Washington, D.C. that continued until police cleared the camp known as Resurrection City …

Letter: Memphis Mayor Henry Loeb To Ethel Sengstacke, 1968

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Letter from Henry Loeb, Mayor of Memphis, Tennessee, to Ethel Sengstacke dated March 25, 1968, in reply to her letter on the Memphis sanitation workers' strike. He supports a city-wide referendum on the union dues issue.

Memphis State University Profile, 1965

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Vol. 1:1 of "Profile", a faculty and university newsletter published by the Public Information Office of Memphis State University, Memphis, Tennessee, Spring 1965. This issue notes the dedication of Rawls Hall and Robison Hall on May 8.

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1941

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated February 14, 1941. Notes he has been writing a lot so that letter writing is "nearly impossible". Asks Nadine to write about her daily life "so rich as it is in human relationships and cultural enterprise... I'm starving for the taste of sweet gossip, absurd argumentation, intimate Sunday-night suppers, carousing evenings in West Memphis, and an occasional whiff of the rare, rank odor of Memphis High Society. ‘Though I fly to Baton Rouge, still I am a Memphis stooge.’”

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1941

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated March 22, 1941. Has finished the draft of a story that he has sent to the Southern Review. He has also been working on a novel and then spends much of the six-page letter discussing it.

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1941

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated July 15, 1941. Reflects on his army life: "Military things offer exactly nothing that has any appeal or interest or even sense for me. It’s all something to be endured."

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1941

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A piece of writing sent by Peter Taylor, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, postmarked September 22, 1941. The piece is titled "Waste”, “Change”, or Just “Landscape (A Watercolor a la Lenti). In a hand-written note at the bottom, he says he is trying to write something for the Houghton-Mifflin contest.

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1941

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, postmarked December 1, 1941. Notes that he has taken a room in an old boarding house as his "personal quarters" where he spends several evenings and the weekend writing. He has sold a story to the "New Republic", but Houghton-Mifflin has returned another manuscript of his.

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1941

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated December 13, 1941. He hopes the war will not impact Nadine. "We are a race of fools (I mean the human race is) and grief and pity are wasted on us as a race." Referring to Nadine's pregnancy, he writes: "Tell Rogers that if things are delayed it's only because the Gods want me to be there to hold his hand and receive the first cigar."

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1943

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Fort Oglethorpe, Georgia, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated January 30, 1943. Taylor thanks Nadine for Christmas box. “I don’t believe that one can live for his ideals or his art. There has to be something more concrete to make life seem worth living. I imagine that since you married and Jerome was born there must have been fewer times when you wondered why you want to live as long as possible.” Reports he has published a poem in Mademoiselle magazine.

Letter: Peter Taylor To Nadine Parker, 1944

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Letter from Peter Taylor, Camp Butner, North Carolina, to Nadine Parker, Memphis, Tennessee, dated February 9, 1944. Describes army training at Camp Butner and that his wife Eleanor is close by. States that he will be going overseas: "I am eager for experiences which I may have, especially if we go to the European theatre. I am frightened at the thought of actual combat in which there is, of course, a chance of my taking part. And I am distraught at the prospect of leaving Eleanor,…"