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Mss0123. West Tennessee Historical Society Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises letters, ephemera, photographs, published materials and artifacts on the history of Memphis and West Tennessee collected by the West Tennessee Historical Society.

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Mss0494. John A. Elkington Beale Street Collection Finding Aid

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The collection contains photographs, commercial planning reports and documents, posters, articles and clippings, audio recordings, and other memorabilia related to the redevelopment of Beale Street as a commercial and tourist entertainment district, predominately from the 1980s to the early 2000s.

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Mss0107. U. S. War Department, Freedmen's Bureau Records Finding Aid

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The U. S. War Department, Freedmen’s Bureau records is composed of correspondence, financial records, payrolls, and army rosters which concern the freedpeople and African American troops during the federal occupation of Memphis, Tennessee, in the later stages of the American Civil War. There is information about the bureau’s African American schools in Memphis, the Freedmen’s Bureaus of West Tennessee, Arkansas, the local bureau in Memphis, and the status of some Black troops stationed in and around Memphis.

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Mss0051. Family Service Of Memphis Records Finding Aid

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The Family Service of Memphis records contain documents, files, correspondence, publications, newspaper clippings, scrapbooks, and other materials belonging to the Family Services of Memphis. This charitable organization focused on family services and welfare and these materials showcase their efforts and activities, predominately in the early 1900s.

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Mss0508. Paul Erdős Collection Finding Aid

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The collection is composed of documents related to Paul Erdős¹, his work, and his relationships with other mathematicians. It includes correspondence, obituaries, articles, and other material related to Paul Erdős.

¹ Paul Erdős’ surname in this collection is spelled using the Hungarian “ő” (o with double acute accent) to match Hungarian orthography. Alternate spellings, used primarily by Western presses, include “Erdos” (o without marks) or “Erdös” (o with umlaut) due to spelling errors, limited key options, or limited browser compatibility.

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Mss0273. Peter Taylor Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises mainly letters and cards from author Peter Taylor (1917-1994) to the Parker family of Memphis, Tennessee.

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Mss0259. Wonders: The Memphis International Cultural Series Records Finding Aid

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This collection contains materials from the first five museum exhibitions of “WONDERS: The Memphis International Cultural Series,” were held between 1987-1993, in Memphis, Tennessee, at the Memphis Cook Convention Center and at the Memphis Pink Palace Museum.

Mss0535. Miscellaneous Twentieth Century Documents Finding Aid

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The collection comprises a group of twentieth century documents, including letters, broadsides, and publications.

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Mss0408. Hooks Brothers Photography Studio Collection

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This collection contains some business documents, photographic prints, and negatives belonging to the Hooks Brothers Photographic Studio in Memphis, Tennessee.

Mss0030. Howe Machine Co. Letters Finding Aid

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This collection is predominantly comprised of letters from individuals at the Howe Machine Company, St. Louis, Missouri, to an agent and dealer, D.S. Harris, in Senatobia, Mississippi, in the 1870s. There are also some business documents from Howe Machine Company, as well as from St. Louis Mercantile Company.

Mss0023. Gerald Capers Papers Finding Aid

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This collection is comprised of correspondence with Gerald Capers and various publishing institutions in the 1940s-1950s. Most of the collection is a copy of the manuscript for Caper’s 1965 book, Occupied City: New Orleans Under the Federals, 1862-1865.

Mss0038. Robert Richards Papers Finding Aid

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This collection is predominantly comprised of correspondence and reviews regarding Robert Richards’, “I Can Lick Seven” publication. There is also a carbon copy of the first few chapters of the first draft of the book and a carbon copy of the full working draft of the book.

Mss0077. Paul A. Flowers Papers Finding Aid

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The collection includes correspondence, photographs and publications documenting the work and family of Memphis, Tennessee, newspaper columnist Paul A. Flowers (1905-1984).

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Mss0231. James M. Sowell Papers Finding Aid

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The James M. Sowell papers contain materials, predominantly from the 1940s, belonging to or regarding Sowell, a Memphian who was a renowned stunt parachutist, daredevil, veteran, and businessman. He was featured many times in local newspapers like the Commercial Appeal and the Memphis Press-Scimitar.

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Feminist Praxis Of Comparative Rhetoric, Mari Lee Mifsud

Rhetoric and Communication Studies Faculty Publications

Why is a feminist praxis necessary for a comparative study of rhetoric? What would a feminist praxis of comparative rhetoric do? mean? be? What can we come to know with a feminist praxis of comparative rhetoric? Offering first a critique of the idea of a comparative approach through feminist theories challenging binary epistemology and metaphorical meaning making, this essay proceeds to theorize a feminist praxis of comparative rhetoric. This feminist praxis engages the study of histories and theories of rhetoric across cultures by analyzing along intersectional lines of power exposing injustices and exploring potential for equity, decolonizing knowledge, and deconstructing …

Mss0510. Memphis Sports Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises programs and other material related to amateur and professional sports in Memphis including baseball, basketball and football.

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Mss0065. R.B. Snowden Family Papers Finding Aid

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This collection contains correspondence from the Snowden family, who were a prominent family in Memphis, TN, during the late 1800s and early 1900s. There is also correspondence between the Snowdens and extended relations in the Cairns, Fargason, and Ward families. In addition, the collection consists of photographs, documents, publications, scrapbooks, recipe books, blueprints, personal artwork, diaries, and newspaper clippings that give a glimpse into the private lives of the Snowden family. These generations of Snowden family members were descendants from: John Overton (1766-1833), a founder of the city of Memphis, lawyer, and advisor to Andrew Jackson; Robert Campbell Brinkley (1816-1878), …

Mss0500. John P. Bakke Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises issues of Memphis, Tennessee, newspapers, predominantly from 1968, as well as a number of publications about Elvis Presley.

Mss0461. Stereograph Card Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises stereograph cards and a stereoscope. The cards, predominantly from the United States, are of scenic and historic places, historic events, and for entertainment.

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Mss0379. Royal Arch Masons, Chapter No. 46, Helena, Arkansas, Minute Book Finding Aid

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The collection comprises a minute book of meetings of the Royal Arch Masons, Chapter No. 46, of Helena, Arkansas, held between 1884 and 1920.

Mss0196. Dyess Colony, Arkansas, Collection Finding Aid

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The collection contains photographs featuring the people and activities of Dyess colony and receipt books from the Dyess Cooperative Gin Association.

The collection contains photographs featuring the people and activities of Dyess colony and receipt books from the Dyess Cooperative Gin Association.

Mss0046. Faith Temple Church Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises announcements, service programs and the church magazine of the Faith Temple Church, Memphis, Tennessee.

Mss0198. R.E. Johnson Papers Finding Aid

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The collection contains political and business correspondence and personal papers of engineer Robert Eugene Johnson (1890-1964), a vocal critic of the E.H. Crump political machine in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Mss0221. Ann Harmon Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises mostly nineteenth century publications including women’s magazines and garden catalogs.

Mss0539. Odie H. Tolbert Collection Finding Aid

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This collection contains documents, newspapers, magazines, books, pamphlets, and a few audio-visual materials regarding the Church of God in Christ community in Memphis, Tennessee and about gospel music and its history. There are also some newspapers and magazines from the Assemblies of God church community.

Mss0239. David Rosenthal Papers Finding Aid

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This collection is comprised of one college-ruled notebook that David Rosenthal (1879-1978) turned into a scrapbook about his life and times as a stage manager, Shriner, and masonic order member in Memphis, Tennessee.

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Mss0111. Memphis And Charleston Railroad Depot Controversy Records Finding Aid

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Correspondence, clippings, histories of the depot, reports, minutes of meetings, petitions, photographs, maps, and press releases documenting the history of what was the oldest railroad depot in continuous use in the United States, and the determined, yet unsuccessful efforts of Memphis organizations to save it from destruction, 1964-1968.

Mss0069. J. Edward James Letters Finding Aid

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The letters of J. Edward James, of the 96th Illinois Volunteer Infantry Regiment, consist of forty letters written between December 1862 and June 1865 to his sister Lizzie (later Elizabeth James Lamberson) of Galena, Illinois. The letters were written in Tennessee, Kentucky, and Georgia, where James fought during the Civil War.

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Mss0194. H.B. Derrick Papers Finding Aid

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The H. B. Derrick papers contains materials from the early 1900s, belonging to the Derrick family and related to cotton farming in Marianna, Arkansas; including periodicals, advertisements, business papers, receipts, letters, insurance policies, and inventory books.

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Mss0371. Harold Shelley Collection Finding Aid

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The collection comprises labor union materials mainly from Memphis, Tennessee, from the 1960s to the 1980s.

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