Sykes family; Winona (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Slavery; African-Americans; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Confederate States of America; Sykes, James William, 1810-1885
Letter from William Sykes in Winona, Mississippi, to James Sykes, bemoaning the reelection of Abraham Lincoln, the end of his hopes for peace, and the impoverished and demoralized state of the Confederacy. He mentions the murder of a Captain...
Secession; Mississippi; Duck shooting; Children; Christmas; Hinds County (Miss.)
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her young brother, W. H. Hobbs, and her father, Howell Hobbs, near Jackson, Mississippi, 1861. The boy writes about Christmas firecrackers and food, as well as duck shooting. Howell Hobbs...
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889; Lincoln, Abraham, 1809-1865; Women's clothing; Godey's lady's book and magazine; Agriculture
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her father, Howell Hobbs, acknowledging receipt of her President's Card for good conduct at school. He asks her what she wishes to do about a dress which had belonged to her mother, and which...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 13 of a continuing series (currently 31 volumes) showcasing an edited collection of documents by and about Ulysses S. Grant. Materials in the series span the dates of 1837-1885; volume 13 spans the dates of November 16, 1864-February 20,...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Issaquena County (Miss.); Porter, G.C.--Family.
G. C. Porter family farm; multiple views. Farm of 70 acres located about 23 miles south of Rolling Fork, near Valley Park. Issaquena Co. agent Bill Flemming, Assistant county agent George Berry, Home Demonstration agent Mary Harpole assisted with...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Lawrence County (Miss.); Hammond, Johnny D.--Family.
Johnny D. Hammond family farm; multiple views. Farm of 180 acres about eight and one half miles south of Monticello. Lawrence Co. Farmers Home Administration Supervisor James Carr assisted with selection of farm family.
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Lawrence County (Miss.); Sharp, Joe--Family.
Joe Sharp family farm; multiple views. Farm of 305 acres located just north of Silver Creek, MS. Joe Sharp is MSU alumnus. Lawrence Co. agent Marcus W. Peterson and Lawrence Co. supervisor of the Farmers Home Administration assisted with...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Lincoln County (Miss.); Clark, C.L.--Family.
C. L. (Buddy) Clark family farm; multiple views. Farm of 234 acres located three miles south of Bogue Chitto or one mile south of Norfield, MS. Lincoln County Agricultural agent Travis Tadlock and his staff assisted with selection of farm family.
AHEAD Program Amtrak Armed Services Committee Barbour, Haley Barnett, Ross Bilbo, Theodore Carmichael, Gil Cochran, Thad Corps of Engineers Council of Federated Organizations Cresswell, Eph Dye, Brad Eastland, James Evers, Charles ...
This interview is with Mr. Gil Carmichael. Mr. Carmichael is a former Republican nominee for governor of Mississippi and for the U.S. Senate. He is now Administrator of the Federal Railroad Administration in the Department of Transportation.
Allende, Salvador Anderson, Jack Castro, Fidel Cooper-Church Amendment Diem, Ngo Dinh Durenburger, David Eagleton, Thomas Ethics Committee House Armed Services Committee Javits, Jacob Kennedy, John F. McGovern-Hatfield Amendment Nixon,...
This interview is with former Senator Richard Schweiker of Pennsylvania. Senator Schweiker also served as Secretary of Health and Human Services in the Reagan administration.
Anderson, Jack Baker, Howard Barbour, Haley Bork, Robert Bramlett, Leon Buffington, Rex Cochran, Thad Colodny, Len Cresswell, William Dole, Bob Eastland, James Ervin Committee Ervin, Sam Ford, Gerald Gartin, Carroll Ginsberg, Alan ...
This interview is with Mr. Larry Speakes. Mr. Speakes is a former press secretary to Senator James Eastland and also served as White House chief spokesman during the Reagan administration.
