Elvira Byrd Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-371
Scope and Contents
Papers consist of the family correspondence of Elvira Rea Byrd, (1843-1930), who founded the newspaper the Brookhaven News in 1887. In addition to Brookhaven, places represented include Oakley and Parchman penitentiaries, where Stanley Byrd was a pharmacist; and Santa Ana and Brownwood, Texas. Also included are 3 letters from Congressman Ethelbert Barksdale.
Dates
- 1866 - 1964
Extent
1 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
- Title
- Elvira Byrd Papers
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository
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