Hashuqua Cotton Factory Collection
Scope and Contents
Collected materials documenting the Hashuqua Cotton Factory near Mashulaville, Noxubee County, Mississippi. Collection includes a presumed early photograph of the factory, photographs of factory remains, drawings, copies of John Anderson Tyson's history of the factory, an 1884-1885 World's Fair Exhibition Catalog and other materials.
Dates
- 1884 - 1999
Historical Note
The Hashuqua Cotton Factory began operating in 1868 under the ownership of several residents of Noxubee and Oktibbeha Counties, was subsequently owned by J.C. Holmes and W.J. Hubbard, and then by W.J. and J.H. Hubbard, until it closed in 1906.
Extent
.33 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Collection loaned for copying by R.K. and Sara Hubbard and created and collected by various Starkville residents.
- Title
- Hashuqua Cotton Factory Collection
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository