Tensas Parish (La.)--History.; Natchez (Miss.)--History.; Waterproof (La.)--History.; Saint Joseph (La.)--History.; Plantation life--Louisiana--History--19th century.; Slavery--United States--History--19th century.; Levees--Louisiana.;...
Diary kept by plantation owner Zenas Preston from 1850-1853. Preston's plantation, Leftwich, was situated on Lake St. Peter in Tensas Parish, Louisiana, and Preston describes frequent trips to Waterproof, Saint Joseph, and Natchez via the...
Boys; Horses; Vicksburg (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Distemper; Traditional medicine; Oktibbeha County (Miss.); Walker, Maria, 1820-1893
Letter from Arthur Hopkins Rice, Meadow Woods, Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to his aunt, Maria Walker. He writes about some of the horses having distemper, Mrs. Outlaw giving him a dog, killing snakes, and catching crayfish. He also mentions...
Wier, Ellen Lipscomb, 1838-1866; Wier family; Child rearing; Civil war; United States; Wier, Thomas Coke, 1827-1920; Columbus (Miss.); Hospitals; Nursing; Columbus (Miss.); Enterprise (Miss.); Perryman, Bryant M.; Brunson, Allan A.; Marsh, Edward
Letter, Sister (probably Mary Elizabeth Wier), from Enterprise, Mississippi to Ellen Lipscomb Wier. She tells of the births and the health of the Wier children and adults, of their current locations and of the activities of their friends. She...
Lipscomb, Jane, 1810-1865; Wier, Elizabeth, 1798-1864; Enterprise (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Chatfield, William M.; Chatfield, George Washington, 1810-1881; Clergy; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 20th....
Letter, Jane Hardwick Lipscomb, probably from Jasper County, Mississippi, to her sister-in-law Elizabeth Lipscomb Wier at Enterprise, Mississippi, telling of the state of the anxiety of her daughter Laura and sympathizing with the recent troubles...
Letter, Marcella J. Sykes, Aberdeen, Mississippi, to her mother, Rebecca Sykes, regarding her stay with her sister, Josephine (''Josie'') Evans and her husband, Dr. Evans. She takes pride in the ladylike behavior of her two daughters, Wildie and...
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...
11 December 1846 letter to A. Spell from C. E. Mount in reply to Spell’s reasons for poor crop quality and a request for extension of payment on his account. Page 2 contains the address of A. Spell and a postmark stamped 11 December from...
Scott Co. (Miss.) ; Armstrong, R. O. (Jack)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
R. O. (Jack) Armstrong family farm; multiple views. Farm of 573 acres in the Forkville Community. Scott Co. agent W. R. Cain and Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Judith Gatewood assisted with selection of farm family.
President of the G.V. "Sonny" Montgomery Foundation Bob Bailey (at podium) introduces Mississippi artist Hope Carr (seated, r). Seated with Carr is MSU VP for Finance and Administration Mike McGrevey.
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Barlow, Frank D.--Family. ; Legislators--Mississippi.;farm life--Mississippi.
Frank D. Barlow family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1675 acres on highway 51 three miles south of Crystal Springs in Copiah Co. Frank Barlow is MSU alumnus. Copiah Co. agent E. E. Randle and Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Genevieve Harris assisted...
Joe Bowman family farm; multiple views. Farm of 151 acres in the Union Community two and a half miles north of Tylertown, MS on highway 27. Walthall Co. agent Ansel Estess and Associate county agent Sam Dyar assisted with selection of farm family.
Montgomery Co. (Miss.) ; Branch, Elmo--Family. ; Branch, D. R.--Family. ; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae.;farm life--Mississippi.
Elmo and D. R. Branch family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1040 acres in Duck Hill, MS. Both Elmo and D. R. Branch are MSU alumni. Montgomery Co. Agricultural agent John Killebrew assisted with selection of farm family.
Montgomery Co. (Miss.) ; Branch, Sidney (Sid)--Family. ; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae.;farm life--Mississippi.
Sidney (Sid) Branch family farm; multiple views. Farm of 420 acres just east of Winona. Sidney Branch is MSU alumnus. Montgomery Co. agent John Killebrew and Home Demonstration agent Miss Flossie Tate assisted with selection farm family.
