Drake Family Collection
Scope and Content
Contains two bibles (Perry Drake and E. Steele Drake) and one folder containing letters, a photograph, embroidered cross, and ephemeral items.
Dates
- 1891 - 1913
Creator
- Drake, Clara Bell Wailes, 1873-1972 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Use of the Bibles will be a case-by-case basis due to their fragile condition. No other restrictions apply.
Rights Statement
Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Division of Archives & Special Collections. Permission for publication is given on behalf of Mississippi State University as the owner of the physical items and is not intended to include or imply permission of the copyright holder, which must also be obtained.
Biographical Note
James Perry Drake was born on August 4, 1847, to Benjamin Michael Drake and Susannah Priscilla Hawkins Magruder in Jefferson, Mississippi. He died on January 19, 1902 in Summit, Mississippi. Clara Bell Wailes was born on February 5, 1850, to Edmund Howard Wailes and Jane Bell Newell in Woodville, Mississippi. She died on January 12, 1927 in Natchez, Mississippi. The pair was married on September 23, 1873. During their lifetime together, they had nine children: Winbourn Magruder (1874), Janie Howard (1875-1963), Elijah Steel Drake (1877-1959), James Perry (1879-1945), Susannah Priscilla (1881-1882), Benjamin Howard (1883-1892), Claribel (1185-1968), Alice Covinton (1887), and William Lambuth (1894-1918).
Extent
.33 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
This collection has no true arrangement system as it is primarily made up of miscellaneous objects that are undated.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Unknown
Accruals
No further accruals expected.
Preservation Note
Bibles are enclosed in archival-grade plastic sleeves. Loose materials enclosed in an acid-free folder.
Processing Note
This collection was processed by Carrie P. Mastley in May 2024.
Creator
- Drake, Clara Bell Wailes, 1873-1972 (Person)
- Drake, James Perry, 1847-1902 (Person)
- Title
- Drake Family Collection
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Carrie P. Mastley
- Date
- 2024-05-06
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository