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Women.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 11 Collections and/or Records:

Virginia Nash Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-517
Dates: 1924 - 1997

Mary Lucille Peacock Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-431
Scope and Content

Articles, scrapbooks, clippings, and other items written or collected by Mary Lucille Peacock (circa 1901-1985), librarian, historian, and genealogist of Aberdeen, Mississippi. For many years she headed the Evans Memorial Library in Aberdeen. Among the major subjects are the Evans Memorial Library and the history of Aberdeen and Monroe County, Mississippi. Included are numerous articles written by Miss Peacock and published in library journals.

Dates: 1937 - 1982

Gwen Kirtley and Carroll J. Perkins Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-475
Scope and Content

Correspondence, visual materials, sound recordings, scrapbooks, diaries, publications documenting the education, careers, family history, personal affairs and avocational activities of MSU alumna Gwen K. Perkins, botanist, writer and wildlife photographer and of MSU alumnus Carroll J. Perkins, wildlife biologist and former MSU Department of Wildlife and Fisheries professor (1977-1983).

Dates: 1884 - 1990

Sanders, Lee and Sargent families papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-574
Scope and Contents The Sanders, Lee and Sargent families papers contain materials that document the lives of members of the three families, which are of significant social historical interest. There is extensive correspondence among members of the Lee family between 1850 and 1910, and a calendar of the correspondence is included as an appendix. A large number of deeds show the acquisitions made by the Lee and Sanders families in Columbus, Mississippi. The scrapbooks and recipe books give an insight into the...
Dates: 1850 - 2001; Majority of material found within 1860 - 1992

Edward E. and Lenna Taylor Shippey Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-480
Scope and Content 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...
Dates: 1898 - 1947

Hazel Brannon Smith Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-445
Scope and Content Letters, clippings, pamphlets, certificates, artifact and other materials concerning Smith (1914-1994). The bulk of Smith's papers were destroyed in a fire at the Lexington Advertiser. Smith was born in Gadsden, Alabama, and graduated from the University of Alabama in 1935 with a B.A. in Journalism. In that year she came to Mississippi and purchased the Durant News. By 1943, that paper was successful enough to allow Smith to purchase the Lexington Advertiser, which she edited and published...
Dates: 1945 - 1976

Starkville Civic League Records

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-420
Scope and Content

Minutes, yearbooks, scrapbooks, histories and other records documenting the activities of the League and its members.

Dates: 1938 - 2005

Starkville Woman's Club Collection

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-84
Scope and Content

Records of the Starkville Woman's Club, including yearbooks, scrapbooks, publications, memorabilia, programs, project documentation and other materials, 1933-2011.

Dates: 1933 - 2011

Lucy Charles Turnbull Cameron Stiles Music Album

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-523
Scope and Content

Album of music inscribed to "Charlie" Cameron, 1871. List of musical compositions available.

Dates: 1871

Martha Swain Papers

 Collection
Identifier: MSS-632
Scope and Content

Papers of Swain, Starkville resident, historian, retired Texas Woman's University faculty member and part-time MSU faculty member include interviews and research concerning Pat Harrison and other matters.

Dates: TBD