Slavery; Slave trade; Slaveholders; Abolitionists; Christian literature; Artists; Annexation; Texas; Natchez (Miss.); Saint Louis (Mo.); New Orleans (La.); Mobile (Ala.)
Letter from an unidentified illustrator of Indians who is publishing a book, from Natchez, Mississippi, to his wife in Vermont, 1853. The writer criticizes the institution of slavery and believes that a civil war is the only hope of ending it. He...
Feemster family; Religion; Freemasons; Revivals; Infants; Breastfeeding; Slavery; African-Americans; Traditional medicine; Civil war; United States; Draft; Stainback, George Tucker, 1829-1902; Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield,...
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She writes about a revival taking place among the Masons and tells him about some acquaintances who have joined. She also names people who have made professions at the...
Feemster family; Slavery; African-Americans; Opium abuse; Infants; Clothing and dress; Civil war; United States; Friendship Cemetery (Columbus, Miss.); Lowndes County (Miss.); Feemster, Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She tells him about friends and relatives, then mentions that her father is thinking of selling his place and his slaves. She doesn't think very highly of the Dunnings:...
In 1908 Edison increased the playing time of the cylinders. From 1888-1902 the speed of the records varied so the record could fit the song, anywhere from 90-144rpm. After 1902 the speed was standardized at 160rpm. In 1908 Edison cylinders...
In 1908 Edison increased the playing time of the cylinders. From 1888-1902 the speed of the records varied so the record could fit the song, anywhere from 90-144rpm. After 1902 the speed was standardized at 160rpm. In 1908 Edison cylinders...
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,...
4-H Club Congress (Miss.); Clothing and dress; Cotton; Contests; Leflore County (Miss.); Lowndes County (Miss.); Monroe County (Miss.); Clarke County (Miss.)
Winners in Women's State Cotton Dress Contest, conducted at the 1932 Mississippi 4-H Club Congress. Left to Right: Mrs. E. E. Allen, Leflore County; Mrs. C. L. Gaston, Lowndes County; Mrs. Earl J. Green, Clarke County; Mrs. E. W. Holmes, Monroe...
4-H clubs; Strong Hope 4-H Club (Copiah County, Miss.);Allen 4-H Club (Copiah County, Miss.); Center Point 4-H Club (Lincoln County, Miss.); Hopewell 4-H Club (Copiah County, Miss.)
Allen, Richard Anderson, John Begin, Menachem Brzezinski, Zbigniew Bush, George Carter, Jimmy Carter, Rosalyn Casey, William Church, Frank Ford, Gerald Gates, Robert Glenn, John Jordan, Hamilton Kennedy, John F. Khomeini, Ruhollah ...
This interview is with Admiral Stansfield Turner, former director of the Central Intelligence Agency under President Jimmy Carter, 1977-1981.
