West Point (Miss.)
Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
Found in 7 Collections and/or Records:
Dora Adams Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-667
Scope and Content
Correspondence, speeches, notes, organizational materials, publications, newspaper clippings and other materials created and collected by Dora Adams (1912-1990), a community activist from West Point, Mississippi. Dora Adams was interested in civil rights, political issues, and the welfare and safety of the citizens of West Point, Mississippi, and other areas. Dora Adams was the coordinator of the Clay County Welfare Rights Organization. The Adams papers bulk with national, state and local...
Dates:
1955 - 1991
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Dora Adams Papers
William Neil Bogan, Jr., Family Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-693-2012-37
Scope and Contents
The collection consists of the papers and artifacts of William Neill Bogan, Jr. Although the contents detial the span of Bogan's life, a significant amount of the collection chronicles his time serving during World War II. Documents include correspondence, newspaper clippings, photographs, family history, education, military, and miscellany. There are also many artifcats including Boy Scouts of American and military memorabilia.
Dates:
1917 - 1945
Found in:
Manuscripts
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William Neil Bogan, Jr., Family Papers
Starkville Daily News and Daily Times Leader photographs
Collection
Identifier: MSS-618
Scope and Contents
The Starkville Daily News and Daily Times Leader photographs contains photographic prints and negatives, often accompanied by clippings from the respective newspaper, which document the people and events covered by the Starkville Daily News and Daily News Leader in Oktibbeha County and Clay County, Mississippi, and beyond between 1960 and 1975. The eleven folders include photographs of people from colleges and schools, official meetings, community events, political campaigns, sporting and...
Dates:
1960 - 1975
Stiles Family Business Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-70
Scope and Contents
The Stiles Family Business Papers are a collection of family correspondence, receipts, tax receipts, and other financial documents related to the Stiles family. The collection dates back to the Civil War, starting in 1862 through 1946. The collections includes: family correspondence from the year 1863-1920; receipts from purchases and housing-related checks spanning 1862-1901;
state and federal tax receipts from 1869-1890; check stubs and notes of tax-related payments from 1871-1879; and...
Dates:
1862-1946
Found in:
Manuscripts
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Stiles Family Business Papers
West Point, Mississippi, Methodist Episcopal Church, South, register
Collection
Identifier: MSS-297
Scope and Contents
List of members received (1891-1899) and list of pastors (1968-1973).
Dates:
1891-1899, 1968-1973
West Point, Mississippi, Miscellaneous Papers
Collection
Identifier: MSS-296
Scope and Contents
Miscellaneous papers about West Point, Mississippi, collected in WPA days by Mrs. Ed Joiner. Contents: An account of Grierson's Raid; also interviews with ex-enslaved persons.
Dates:
undated
Sam Wilhite papers
Collection
Identifier: CPRC-137
Scope and Content
The collection documents the activities of Sam Wilhite (1919-1998), who served as executive assistant to Mississippi Governor Hugh White in his second term (1952-1956) and was deeply involved in Democratic political work on the state, regional, and national levels during the late 1940s and 1950s. Among the candidates for whom he campaigned were Adlai Stevenson, John C. Stennis, and Hugh White. Wilhite also worked with the chambers of commerce in Florence, Alabama, and in West Point and...
Dates:
1871 - 1976; Majority of material found within 1940 - 1976
Found in:
Mississippi Political Collections
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Sam Wilhite papers