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Aug 5th 1913
Dear Mims:
I have been thinking for quite a while that I would write you in regard to a matter that has given me much thought for the past few months, and that is what shall I do with my boys, (Miles and Gordon), as regards their further schooling. They finished here last term, and could not be advanced further-could only review. My idea is that they should be placed at some good high school or Academy. I have received several catalogues of such school, but have made no selection.
No one realizes more than I that times are hard, money very scarse [sic] and hard to make. But I have the idea so fully fixed in me to give my my [sic] children an opportunity to get an
Object Description
| Rating | |
| Title | Letter to Mims Williams |
| Description | Letter from Cammie Williams to his brother, Mims Williams, regarding the education of their sons. |
| Digital ID# | 20-088 |
| Physical ID | 20-088 |
| Object Type | Letter |
| Creator | Williams, Campbell. |
| Subject | Education--Mississippi--History. |
| Geographic location | Dry Grove (Miss.) |
| Date (original) | 1913-08-05 |
| Time period | 1910-1919 |
| Original Collection | Williams (Daniel) Papers |
| Publisher | Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version). |
| Rights | Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Format (original) |
3-page letter 28.5 x 21.2 cm. |
| Format (digital) | 200 dpi JPEG image |
| Repository | Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries. |
| Location of Original | Williams (Daniel) Papers/Box 2/Folder 4 |
| Related materials | A digitization project sponsored by the Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi (CHARM). |
| Language | eng |
| Contact information | For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679. |
| facet format | correspondence |
| Transcript | Aug 5th 1913 Dear Mims: I have been thinking for quite a while that I would write you in regard to a matter that has given me much thought for the past few months, and that is what shall I do with my boys, (Miles and Gordon), as regards their further schooling. They finished here last term, and could not be advanced further-could only review. My idea is that they should be placed at some good high school or Academy. I have received several catalogues of such school, but have made no selection. No one realizes more than I that times are hard, money very scarse [sic] and hard to make. But I have the idea so fully fixed in me to give my my [sic] children an opportunity to get an [page 2] education, that I shall not hesitate to make amost any reasonable sacrifice that they might obtain it. I feel sure there is nothing so vitally nesserry [sic], in this day and time, & so essential to success as a good education; I don't mean a very high literary one, but a h--? Practical one. I have had so many occasions to realize this. Now what I wish to ask you is this: Can not you, Douglas and my self agree upon some plan whereby we might be able to send Mims along with Gordon? I can not think of sending my boy and leaving Mims behind. Mims is a bright boy, and with a chance will make good. If he could be helped further along he could here teach or get a job of some sort and keep himself. But with out some heelp [sic], means that he will grow up [page 3] to manhood with so limited an education that he could not accomplish very much. I wish you would give this your careful consideration, and write me soon. Write frankly any suggestions you may wish to make. This leaves all well. Hope you and Nettie ? good health. We would be delighted to have you all come out and see us and spend a while with us. Yr bro. CWlls |
| Collection Title | Daniel Williams family papers |
Description
| Digital ID# | 20-088-p01.jpg |
| Original Collection | Williams (Daniel) Papers |
| Publisher | Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version). |
| Rights | Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required. |
| Format (digital) | 200 dpi jpeg image |
| Repository | Manuscripts Division, Special Collections Department, Mississippi State University Libraries. |
| Related materials | A digitization project sponsored by the Consortium for the History of Agricultural and Rural Mississippi (CHARM). |
| Language | eng |
| Contact information | For more information send email to sp_coll@library.msstate.edu or call 662-325-7679. |
| Transcript | Aug 5th 1913 Dear Mims: I have been thinking for quite a while that I would write you in regard to a matter that has given me much thought for the past few months, and that is what shall I do with my boys, (Miles and Gordon), as regards their further schooling. They finished here last term, and could not be advanced further-could only review. My idea is that they should be placed at some good high school or Academy. I have received several catalogues of such school, but have made no selection. No one realizes more than I that times are hard, money very scarse [sic] and hard to make. But I have the idea so fully fixed in me to give my my [sic] children an opportunity to get an |
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