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Zoe Posey scrapbooks

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-251

Scope and Contents

Clippings related to Mississippi and Louisiana history, especially Confederate and 20th century, and Louisiana recipes. Posey was the daughter of Confederate captain Benjamin Lane Posey. The scrapbooks are indexed.

Dates

  • undated

Creator

Access Restrictions

Open to all researchers.

Use Restrictions

Any requests for permission to publish, quote, or reproduce materials from this collection must be submitted in writing to the Manuscripts Librarian for 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.

Extent

0.75 Cubic Feet (: 12 vols.)

Language of Materials

English

Index

Volume 1 Brown, Albert G., 41 Confederate troops: 13th Miss. Reg., 27, 167, 170-71 Provine, Capt. R.N. (29th Miss. Reg.), 175 Thomas, James A. (5th Miss Reg.), 175 Corinth, battle, 44-45, 56 Davis, Jefferson & Mrs., 28-29, 31-34, 40, 61, 88, 128 Gordon, James, 45, 154-55 Lee, S.D., 43, 52-53, 75 Meridian, 55, 79 Vicksburg, 36, 87

Volume 2 Adams County, 67 Biographies: Allen, John, 3 Ames, Adelbert, 78 Bass, Capt. Ivan E., 107 Bilbo, T.G., 11, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 38, 47, 55 Burr, Aaron, 57 Bratton, Bishop,18 Brewer, Earl Leroy, 99 Crosby, L. O., 48, 79 Deavours, Steve, 31 Dinkins, James, 71, 109 Dooley, James, 80 Gore, Thomas, 24 Harrison, Pat, 81-82 Jones, Casey, 88 Lowry, Robert, 2 Magruder, Thomas Pickett, 37 Marshall, Carl, 29, 31-33, 49-51, 96 McCrady, John, 62 McLaurin, A.J., 24, 115 Parker, Capt. Alton, 99 Purvis, Will, 60, 109 Quitman, John, 22 Read, C.W., 61 Russell, Irwin, 13, 15 Stone, Alf, 105 Sullivan, Wild Bill, 45 Thompson, Bishop Hugh Miller, 1 Trout, Rev. Irenaeus, 9 Williams, John Sharp, 17, 91 Caves, 36 Cities and Towns: Columbus, 9 Hot Coffee, 47 Natchez—Goat house murder, 104 Picayune, 79 Port Gibson, 65 Churches: Catholic missionaries, 84-85 Church of the Redeemer, Biloxi, 106-107 Methodist Unification, 12 Dean Case, 69-70 Dickson, Harris, 7, 21 Duels, 19 Flood of 1927, 48 Guyton, David, 7, 48, 80 Honey Island, 44 Indians, Choctaw, 59-60 Jones, Free state of, 45 Mississippi Counties, 5 Mississippi Constitutional Conventions, 8 M.S.C.W, 10 Natchez Trace, 108-109, 111 Prohibition, 113-116 U.S.S. Mississippi silver service, 73-76

Volume 3 Biographies: Davis, Jefferson, 21 Ferguson, Samuel Wragg, 14 Hardin, John Wesley, 25 Leflore, Greenwood, 26 Lindsay, Vachel, 17 McCall, Dan, 20 Pushmataha, 4 Taylor, Zachary, 34 Boxing in Mississippi, 3, 21 Churches: Catholic Church, St. James, 35 Churches: Episcopal Church, Trinity, 32 Cities and Towns: Bay St. Louis: Festival, 52 Bay St. Louis: Home, 3, 182 Brandon, 28-29 Deer Island & Biloxi, 23 Gautier, 22 Mississippi City, 19 Pascagoula, 34 Pass Christian, 7, 15, 16, 22, 32 Duels, 27 Gulf Coast: 1889, 102 Gulf Coast: Railroads, 27, 34 Henderson Family, 12 Hurricane (1893), 13 Memorial Day, 34 Trees, historic, 7 Trees, Mississippi, 6 U.S. Navy invaded Mississippi, 9 Vicksburg gamblers, 12 War Capitals, 31

Volume 4 Beauvoir, 21, 31, 39, 49, 53 Biography: Carter, Hodding, 1-2, 33, 45 Catledge, Turner, 31 Davis, Jefferson, 21, 40-41, 47-48, 50 Faulkner, William, 23-29, 31 Brierfield, 50 Cities and Towns: Biloxi Cemetery, 39 Pass Christian, 57 Vicksburg, 53 Confederate troops: 14th Miss. Reg., 6 Mississippi River, 9 Roads, 15 Trees, Mississippi, 13

Volume 5 Annandale, 32 Authors: Carter, Hodding, 17, 31, 46 Dickson, Harris, 49 Faulkner, William, 13 Kimbrough, Edward, 39 Welty, Eudora, 2, 20, 51 Beauvoir, 12, 33-35 Biography: Bailey, Thomas L., 3 Bilbo, Theodore G., 14, 17, 24-25, 37-39, 42 Bratton, Bishop T.D., 1, 31 Briscoe, Adm. Robert P., 5, 7 Carter, Hodding, 17 Davis, Jefferson, 53-54, 59, 60-61 Fontaine, Lamar, 19 Hanson, Jack G. (Cong. Medal of Honor), 1 Lamar, L.Q.C., 1 Lee, Gen. S.D., 36 Levings, Nelson T., 38 Lindsey, Jake W. (Cong. Medal of Honor), 5, 6 McCain, Admiral John S., 7-9, 17, 19 Merrill, Rear Adm. A.S., 10-11 Choctaw Indians, 23A-24 Cities and Towns: Biloxi, 22, 36, 50 Guntown, 31 Haney, 21 Natchez, 26-29 Pascagoula, 45, 48 Tryus, 51 Vicksburg, 47 West Point, 31 Wiggins, 40 Confederate veterans in 1946, 43 Displaced persons, 22 Jones County,18 Mississippi 150th Anniversary, 14 Oakland College, 26 Yazoo River, 3 U.S.S. Mississippi, 4, 11, 14, 16, 17, 50

Volume 6 (Volume is chiefly Confederate history) Battle (re-enactment) of Corinth and Baldwyn, 51-52 Currency Dixie Authors: Carter, Hodding, 54 Young, Stark, 67 Biography: Davis, Jefferson, 45-47 Forrest, N.B., 3 Williams, John Sharp, 57

Volume 7 Mississippi Agricultural & Mechanical College, 50-A Annandale, 41, 42 Art, 37 Authors: Cohn, David, 17 Davis, Reuben, 48 Faulkner, William, 57 Guyton, David E., 42 O’Donnell, E.P., 55 Perry, James Robert, 84 Perry, W.A., 31 Russell, Irwin, 40 Rylee, Robert, 9-A Street, James, 13 Ward, William, 53 Aviation: Key, Fred & Al, 3, 3-A, 4, 5 Aviation: Merrill, Dick, 74-A Baptist Church, 83 Biography: Bilbo, T.G., 5, 6, 10, 11, 15, 17, 18, 21, 22, 25, 29, 52, 53-A, 62-A, 64-A, 67-A, 75, 92, 93 Bratton, Bishop T.D., 43 Bondurant, A.L., 62 Dale, Sam, 6, 53, 70-A Gardiner, Mrs. George, 2-A Gibson, Tobias, 20-A Harrison, Pat, 8, 47, 73 Jacobs, Margaret Flint, 23 Johnston, Rev. James S., 18 Jones, Casey, 27 Lamar, L.Q.C., 87 Long, Jane W., 60, 60-A McLean, George, 57, 61, 62 North, James Floyd, 52 Porter, O.A., 55 Purvis, Will, 15, 55, 70 Robert, Rear Adm. W. P., 9 Rogers, Jimmie, 6-A Stone, Gen. David L., 4-A White, Hugh, 26, 28 Wilson, Edgar S., 26 Boxing, 98 Catholic Church, 74, 79 Caves, 6 Choctaw Indians, 20-A, 79 Cities and Towns: Columbus, 62 Crystal Springs, 50 Grenada, 39 Gulfport, 37 Hattiesburg, 46 Holly Springs, 1 Natchez, 0, 4-A, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12, 20, 23, 42, 44, 58, 61, 61-A, 64, 64-A, 68-69-A, 83, 90, 97-A Purvis, 32 Vicksburg, 30, 30-A Constitution of 1817, 0 Copeland gang, 97 Cotton Picking Machine, 53, 53-A, 54, 54-A, 55 Elizabeth College, 38 Gulf Coast, 66-A Leake County, 67-A, 90 Lynching, 14 Map, historical, 98 Map, literary, 87-A Mississippi Chitlin’ Eaters Association, 1 Mississippi Overview in 1937, 95, 96 Mississippi River, 63 Murder trials: Dean, Sarah Ruth, 5-A, 6 Murder trials: Keeton, Ouida, 47, 49, 52, 65-A, 66-A, 67 Natchez Trace, 65, 65-A, 88, 94, 94-A Plantations: Calidonia, 1-A Plantations: Providence, 79 Repudiation of Bonds, 96-96-A Roads, 9, 10, 47, 59, 61-A State buildings: War Memorial, 100 Sullivan’s Hollow, 63-A Tung, 49, 66 Whitworth College, 70-A, 96-A Yellow fever, 39

Volume 8 Atlantic fleet, world voyage, 24-30 Bilbo, T.G., 31-32 Corinth, 33 Hotel Bentley, Alexandria, La., 7-8 Jefferson Davis, 2 Letter: Blanche L. Young to Miss Mary Jane, 1911 April 26. Volume 9 Louisiana cookery: recipes, menus, restaurant postcards, letter, 1940-1959.

Volume 10 Louisiana: Lakes to the Gulf Waterway Convention, New Orleans, 1908-1909 Sanders, Governor J.Y., 1908 McEnery, Senator Samuel D., death, 1910 O’Shanahan, Rev. John, 1910 Delgado Memorial Hospital, 1908 Postcard: Kenilworth Inn, Asheville, NC “Autobiography of Jefferson Davis” Confederate Veteran Reunion, Birmingham, Ala., Louisville & Nashville Railroad pamphlet, 1908 Loose clippings, 1910-1914: re: Theodore Roosevelt, Sister Agnes Picture of Miss Catharine Hayes

Volume 11 Recipes, cookbooks, nutrition, homemaking, undated Envelope: interior decorating clippings, 1927.

Volume 12 Clippings, mostly related to Jefferson Davis, 1906-1950 Letter: W.M Drake, Jefferson College, to Zoe Posey, 1955

Creator

Title
Zoe Posey scrapbooks
Date
June 2012
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

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Part of the Manuscripts Repository

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