Edward E. and Lenna Taylor Shippey Papers

Papers of Edgar Elijah Shippey (1873-1928), and his wife Lenna Taylor Shippey (1881-1965), who were born and grew up in Mississippi, but lived most of their married lives in Wister, Oklahoma. Included are letters between Lenna Taylor and Edgar Shippey, primarily before their marriage (1898-1901, 1914), from Paris, Mississippi, Memphis, and Fort Smith, Arkansas; scattered letters to and from friends (1901, 1905, 1943-1947); letters of Jeff Taylor of Fort Smith, Arkansas and Poteau, Oklahoma from friends and associates in Banner, Mississippi (1899-1913; contract (1911), assessments (1909-1910), and estate inventory (1929); commencement program, medical cards and other materials, 1898-1926 and undated; family Bible record; photographs. Papers document twentieth century life in Mississippi and Fort Smith Arkansas, medical education and practice, and provide some details of life in Wister, Oklahoma, 1901-1929, and the Shippey family. Also included are two photographs of the Shippey home and a clipping about Mrs. Shippey.