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Liberty C. Abbott Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-1
Scope and Contents
The Liberty C. Abbott family papers contain the records of the Abbott family, including a large amount of correspondence, much of it with family and friends but there are political and business letters also. In addition, there are records of Liberty Abbott’s business activities, including Clifton Plantation, Abbott and Howard, Holmes County, as well as Thompson and McClure of Schlater, Leflore County. There are also some legal documents, diaries, memorabilia, newspaper clippings,...
Dates:
1859 - 1930; Majority of material found within 1883 - 1926
Found in:
Manuscripts
Frank Burkitt Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-162
Scope and Content
Contains original clippings and newspapers from Frank Burkitt's career as a newspaper editor (clippings have been photocopied for researcher use). The collection also contains one folder's worth of correspondence (photocopies).
Dates:
1888 - 1914
Found in:
Manuscripts
Allen Eugene Cox Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-45
Scope and Contents
The collection is organized into eight series which represent the original accession received between 1967 and 1970 and the subsequent seven additions received between 1971 and 1996. The numbering of the boxes in the first series includes a roman numeral to denote the original box numbering of this series. The organization of the folders within the series—mostly alphabetical—and the folder titles are substantially those of Mr. Cox. Folders have been divided where the contents were excessive....
Dates:
1880 - 1996; Majority of material found within 1935 - 1987
Found in:
Manuscripts
Gardner (James H.) Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-38
Scope and Content Note
The James H. Gardner Collection contains business records from various Mississippians. Masonic Letters from the New Hope Lodge. Personal correspondences between several Gardners’. As well as a Civil War letter and a miscellaneous collection of papers, prescriptions, political advertisements and election materials-hand bills. The content is in the form of paper and Photostat.
Dates:
1846 - 1948; Majority of material found within 1880 - 1890
Found in:
Manuscripts
Clay Jones Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-538
Scope and Contents
The Clay Jones papers focus mainly on Jones’ career as a cartoonist. They incorporate correspondence, contracts, awards materials, portfolios, printed materials, cartoon drawings and art, convention/conference materials, political memorabilia and visual materials.
The correspondence encompasses a wide variety of job applications and responding letters from various and numerous newspapers throughout the United States. Other letters fall in the categories of reader responses,...
Dates:
1982 - 1998; Majority of material found within 1990 - 1997
Found in:
Manuscripts
Partial Emmitt Till Trial Transcript
Collection
Identifier: MSS-802
Scope and Content
Fully legible copy of the typescript transcript of the second half of the trial for the murder of Emmitt Till. This material was collected by Bryan Maxwell Newman, who obtained the copy shortly after the trial concluded in 1955. Mr. Newman was employed near Greenwood, Mississippi where the trial took place.
Dates:
1955
Found in:
Manuscripts
James Purnell Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-255
Scope and Contents
Contents: 2 letters, one containing information on Mississippi congressmen; and appointment by the governor. Several newspapers and church papers from Winona, Mississippi.
Dates:
1883 - 1910
Found in:
Manuscripts
James S. Saggus Collection
Collection
Identifier: MSS-117
Scope and Contents
Series of 49 articles written in 1965 for Jackson, Mississippi, newspaper, concerning the effects of the Civil War on government and life in Mississippi and concerning Mississippi's leaders during and after the war.
Dates:
1965
Found in:
Manuscripts
Sidney L. "Sid" Salter Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-490
Scope and Content
Papers of Salter, born in 1959 in Philadelphia, Mississippi. Salter received his B.A. from Mississippi State University and began his career as assistant sports editor for The Starkville Daily News in 1981. In successive career moves from 1982 to 1983, Salter served as associate editor for The Neshoba Democrat and managing editor at The Bolivar Commercial before becoming publisher and editor of The Scott County Times/The Morton Tribune in 1983. From 1989 to 1991, Salter was also publisher of...
Dates:
1890 - 1998
Found in:
Manuscripts
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