Mississippi author Howard Bahr and Starkville's own nationally-renowned Nash Street were guests of MSU Libraries on Tuesday, April 29th for an evening of fellowship, food, and fun. Nash Street opened the evening with a set of acoustic bluegrass...
Spiritualism--United States--History--19th century.; Opera--United States--19th century.; Lee, Robert E. (Robert Edward), 1807-1870.
Letter from "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) in Charleston, South Carolina, to her fiance. They were married in December of 1870, and Wednesday fell on May 4 in 1870. She mentions meeting Robert E. Lee; he died only five months later.
Myrna Colley-Lee (seated far r.) poses for a photograph with (standing) Benjamen Douglas, Wanda Cheek, Stephen Cunetto, (seated) Mattie Sink, and Lyle Tate before her presentation during the opening of her GladRags Collection.
(clockwise from left) MSU Libraries' Mattie Sink, Ms. Bishop's assistant Victoria Kelly, MSU Libraries' Dorothy Johnson and Frances Coleman look on as Ms. Bishop (seated) signs the agreement.
(clockwise from left) MSU Libraries' Mattie Sink, Ms. Bishop's assistant Victoria Kelly, MSU Libraries' Dorothy Johnson, Dean of MSU Libraries Frances Coleman, and Ms. Bishop pose for a photograph in the Libraries' Stennis Montgomery Conference...
Dean of MSU Libraries Frances Coleman (right) signs the agreement while (from left) MSU Libraries' Mattie Sink, Ms. Bishop's assistant Victoria Kelly, and Ms. Bishop look on.
MSU Libraries' Mattie Sink (left) signs the agreement. Behind Ms. Sink are (from left) Ms. Bishop's assistant Victoria Kelly, Ms. Bishop, and Dean of MSU Libraries Frances Coleman.
MSU graduate students visit with Library departments and with representatives of campus activities, departments, and services during the 2007 Graduate Student Fair held in Mitchell Memorial Library. Special Collections' Mattie Sink visits with a...
Letter from L. K. Hill, a Mississippi native living in Punta Gorda, British Honduras (present-day Belize) to "Nick." Hill describes the people and culture of Punta Gorda for his friend in Mississippi.
Polk, Noel; Tomlinson, Rylee; Anderton, Charlie; Codling, Mattie; Bahr, Howard
(l to r) Noel Polk, Rylee Tomlinson, Charlie Anderton, Mattie Codling, and Howard Bahr
Mississippi author Howard Bahr and Starkville's own nationally-renowned Nash Street were guests of MSU Libraries on Tuesday, April 29th for an evening of...
Mississippi author Howard Bahr and Starkville's own nationally-renowned Nash Street were guests of MSU Libraries on Tuesday, April 29th for an evening of fellowship, food, and fun. Nash Street opened the evening with a set of acoustic bluegrass...
Okolona (Miss.); Young women; Courtship; Civil war; United States; Social history
Letter from Georgetta Potts to Mattie Morrow, mostly regarding news about mutual friends. She writes that she has a new 'sweetheart,' an intelligent and wealthy Spaniard. She mentions that Lucie Hampton is dying of consumption and that Frank W. is...
Okolona (Miss.); Tupelo (Miss.); West Point (Miss.); Forrest, Nathan Bedford, 1821-1877; Roddey, Philip Dale, 1826-1897; Duff, William Lewis, 1841-1909; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Cavalry Regiment, 8th; Fort Pillow (Tenn.);...
Letter from Mattie Morrow in West Point, Mississippi, to Billie and Jimmie, asking about family and mutual friends and referring to the Battle of Brice's Cross Roads, June, 1864. She mentions Generals Forrest and Roddey, Colonel William Duff of the...
MSU Libraries' Mattie Abraham (center) shares remarks about retiree Lynne Mueller (left) while Dean of Libraries Frances Coleman presents Mueller's gift.