Bruce, Blanche Kelso
Person
Dates
- Existence: 1841-1898.
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Liberty C. Abbott Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1
Scope and Contents
The Liberty C. Abbott family papers contain the records of the Abbott family, including a large amount of correspondence, much of it with family and friends but there are political and business letters also. In addition, there are records of Liberty Abbott’s business activities, including Clifton Plantation, Abbott and Howard, Holmes County, as well as Thompson and McClure of Schlater, Leflore County. There are also some legal documents, diaries, memorabilia, newspaper clippings,...
Dates:
1859 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1926
Found in:
Manuscripts
/
Liberty C. Abbott Family Papers
Blanche K. Bruce Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-909
Scope and Content
Materials include one receipt signed by Bruce while serving as sheriff of Bolivar County, Mississippi. The remaining twelve documents are deeds, which Bruce signed while servering as recorder of deeds.
Dates:
1871 - 1890
Found in:
Manuscripts
/
Blanche K. Bruce Collection
Additional filters:
- Subject
- Advertising. 1
- African American politicians 1
- African Americans--Legal status, laws, etc. 1
- Business records. 1
- Clifton Plantation. 1
- Coal mines and mining -- Alabama -- Photographs. 1
- Education -- Mississippi. 1
- Family life -- Mississippi. 1
- Freemasonry. 1
- Frewsburg (N.Y.) 1
- Holmes County (Miss.) 1
- Howard (Miss.) 1
- Insurance policies. 1
- Jamestown (N.Y.) 1
- Judges. 1
- Leflore County (Miss.) 1
- Lumber industry. 1
- Manchester (Ala.) 1
- Politics and government -- 1865-1950 1
- Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) 1
- Sepulchral monuments -- Photographs. 1
- United States -- History -- Civil War, 1861-1865. 1
- Warren (Pa.) 1 ∧ less
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