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Ames and Hogan families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-2
Scope and Contents

The Ames and Hogan families papers document the history of the family from 1816-1910. The papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, speeches and essays, business receipts, an autograph album, and other items. Among the business receipts are those relating to Hogan’s business with James Nealley, documenting their trips from Ditto’s Landing to New Orleans, along with their cargo and business partners.

Dates: 1816 - 1910
Found in: Manuscripts

Baskin Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-22
Scope and Contents The Baskin family papers are organized into four series: Correspondence, Financial and Legal Records, Miscellaneous, and Visual Materials. Correspondence includes letters between Baskin family and friends from 1869 to 1948, with the bulk dating from 1896 to 1940. Financial and Legal Records, 1869-1948 and undated, include bills, tax records, and deeds of trust. The Miscellaneous series consists of published and ephemeral materials collected by the family,...
Dates: 1869 - 1948
Found in: Manuscripts

David R. Bowen papers

 Collection
Identifier: MPC-DRB
Scope and Content note The Bowen Collection consists of some 270 cubic feet of files, documents, publications, photographs, and memorabilia. Much of the material reflects Bowen's interest and expertise in agricultural matters. He served on three House of Representatives subcommittees: Agriculture, Merchant Marine and Fisheries, and Foreign Affairs. In addition, he served on numerous subcommittees of these committees, chairing the Agriculture Subcommittee on Cotton, Rice, and Sugar, and participating on other...
Dates: 1973 - 1982; Majority of material found within 1973 - 1980

Boys' Clubs & Home Demonstration Work

 Record Group
Identifier: University Archives-A1988-29
Dates: 1923-1951

Eugene Butler Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-389
Scope and Contents The Eugene Butler papers contain the personal and business correspondence of Progressive Farmer editor-in-chief Eugene Butler. There is also a small amount of correspondence related to his father, Dr. Tait Butler, particularly in regard to a memorial plaque for the Tennessee Agricultural Hall of Fame. The largest proportion of the collection materials is concerned with Eugene Butler’s position as editor and senior executive of the Progressive Farmer Company....
Dates: 1883 - 1999; Majority of material found within 1925 - 1980
Found in: Manuscripts

Gale Carr Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-650
Scope and Contents Series 1, “Life and career,” documents Carr’s birth and early farming career in Lamar County, Missouri, his military service in World War I, and his work at the Shelby County Penal Farm. Documentation of Carr’s work at the Penal Farm includes correspondence (1931-1932) to his wife, registers, and publications. Clippings and stationery document the continuation of Carr’s career after he was hired as the Northeast Mississippi Livestock Association Director in Tupelo, Lee County, Mississippi....
Dates: 1871 - 1996
Found in: Manuscripts

Cully A. Cobb Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-47
Scope and Contents The Cully A. Cobb papers consist of correspondence, reports, and other documents concerning the career and family of Cully A. Cobb. Series 1, Secretary of Agriculture Candidacy, consists of materials documenting Cobb’s candidacy for Secretary of Agriculture in 1932. It includes letters from, and copies of letters to, extension workers, experiment station personnel, college and university officials, agricultural associations and organizations, commercial manufacturers, and editors...
Dates: 1846 - 1973; Majority of material found within 1932 - 1970
Found in: Manuscripts

Lois P. Dowdle "Mrs. Cully" Cobb Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-48
Scope and Contents The collection documents the life and career of Lois Pauline Dowdle (1889-1987), the wife of agricultural leader and publisher Cully A. Cobb.Series 1, Personal, 1915-1987, includes documents, many photocopies, related to Mrs. Cobb’s travel, interest in ‘The Parsonage’ families and their careers, social events, and church involvement (including a religious poem written and autographed by General William Brougher), along with biographical and memorial materials. Among the...
Dates: 1904 - 1987
Found in: Manuscripts

Allen Eugene Cox Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-45
Scope and Contents The collection is organized into eight series which represent the original accession received between 1967 and 1970 and the subsequent seven additions received between 1971 and 1996. The numbering of the boxes in the first series includes a roman numeral to denote the original box numbering of this series. The organization of the folders within the series—mostly alphabetical—and the folder titles are substantially those of Mr. Cox. Folders have been divided where the contents were excessive....
Dates: 1880 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1987
Found in: Manuscripts

William Alfred Dockery Family Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-507
Scope and Contents The William Alfred Dockery family papers document the establishment and management of William Alfred Dockery’s cotton plantation in the town named after him: Dockery, Mississippi. Most of the collection consists of family correspondence from 1887 to 1906 and undated, particularly between Dockery and his wife, Hughla Rice Dockery. There is a great deal of content about the business of managing a large farm. The letters also contain numerous references (many disparaging) to Dockery’s...
Dates: 1881 - 1980; Majority of material found within 1887 - 1906
Found in: Manuscripts

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Ames, Albion 1
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Baskin, Maud 1
Baskin, Rebecca Jane 1
Baskin, Robert N. 1
Baskin, Robert R. 1
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Bell, Arthur. 1
Bell, Della Billington 1
Bell, Henry Arthur 1
Bell, Mary Della. 1
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Brownell, Lucia Brown 1
Burns, Coleman Craig, Jr. 1
Burns, Coleman Craig, Sr. 1
Burns, Georgia May. 1
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Butler, Dell Bell 1
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Butler, Ida. 1
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Cable, Hattie Baskin 1
Campbell, Will D. 1
Cantrell, Oris Cynthia 1
Carr, Florence Stratton 1
Carr, James G. (Gale) 1
Carthan , Eddie J. 1
Cobb family--Photographs. 1
Cobb, Napoleon Bonaparte 1
Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 22nd 1
Cox, A. Eugene (Allen Eugene) 1
Cunningham, Emory. 1
Delta Cooperative Farm Project (Hillhouse, Miss.) 1
Delta Cooperative Farm Project (Hillhouse, Miss.)--Photographs 1
Divine, Eva Baskin 1
Dockery family. 1
Dockery, Hughla Rice 1
Dockery, Joe Rice 1
Dockery, Thomas Covington 1
Dockery, William Alfred 1
Druid Hills Baptist Church (Atlanta, Ga.) 1
Eastland, James O. (James Oliver) 1
Eddy, Sherwood 1
Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David) 1
Eisenhower, Mamie Doud 1
Farmers' Alliance (Miss.) 1
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Harden, Robert Raymond. 1
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Hogan family. 1
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Martin, Dabney A. 1
Memphis (Tenn). Police Dept 1
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Mississippi AFL-CIO 1
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Nunn, Alexander 1
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