Business -- Mississippi -- History.

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The Ames and Hogan families papers document the history of the family from 1816-1910. The papers consist of correspondence, legal documents, speeches and essays, business receipts, an autograph album, and other items. Among the business receipts are those relating to Hogan’s business with James Nealley, documenting their trips from Ditto’s Landing to New Orleans, along with their cargo and business partners.

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Materials of the Burnside family of Lake Burnside, Neshoba County, Mississippi, including: memorandum book, 1886 and undated; family business papers, 1839-1904; letters, 1861-1918, including letter to A.W. Burnside from unnamed brother, Harper's Ferry, Virginia, June 12, 1861; publications, including Confederate Annals (June 1883), Neshoba County Democrat (May 23, 1895) article on double primary, and Southern Cultivator (April 1896); photograph, 1918; and genealogy, undated. Photocopies.

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Minutes, correspondence, and other papers (1983-1985) concerning the Council on Community Resources, which was organized in 1983 in Starkville, Mississippi.

Scope and Content Transcription of diary (1886-1889) of John Parrott (1845-1920) by Eloise Taylor of Sledge, Mississippi concerns his logging and daily activities around his camp, Mosquitoville, Mastodon Panola County, Mississippi. Also included are 4 digital files comprising Mary Evelyn’s research concerning Parrott and his family, and versions of her manuscript "Logging Out the Delta: From Mosquitoville to the Sardis & Delta Railroad" (University of Mississippi Press, 2015) and "Mr. Carrier's Line:...

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The Daniel Williams family papers document the history of the family from 1823 to 1966, most notably Campbell “Cammie” Williams and his brother, Mims Williams. The papers consist of correspondence, Civil War tax documents, bills and account statements, contracts, newspaper clippings, genealogical material, essays, poetry, cards, and miscellany.