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...
Darden, John P.; Laughman, Samuel.; Carradine & Newman (Firm: Jefferson County, Miss.); Darden, David M.; Darden, Samuel W.; Slaves--Mississippi--Jefferson County--Bills of sale.
Bill of sale from Jefferson County sheriff Sam Laughman to John P. Darden for 8 slaves sold at legal auction: Jake, wife Esther, and children Henry and Alexander; and Brister, wife Ann, and children Green and Margaret.
Darden, John P.; Laughman, Samuel.; Maunsel White & Co. (Firm: Jefferson County, Miss.); Darden, David M.; Slaves--Mississippi--Jefferson County--Bills of sale.
Bill of sale from Jefferson County sheriff Sam Laughman to John P. Darden for 3 slaves sold at legal auction: Henry, Sarah, and Caroline.
Lacy, Fannie Sanders.; Sanders, Wiley.; Hammond (La.)--Description and travel.; Canton (Miss.); Durant (Miss.); Kosciusko (Miss.); Ford automobile--History--20th century.
From Fannie Sanders [later Fannie Lacy] age 11 yrs - enroute to Hammond, Louisiana to visit Paul & Ruth with Christie & Dady & G-Dady.
Here, MSU's VP for Student Affairs Bill Kibler (left) visits with guests, including Jerry Gilbert, MSU Provost (right), during the reception after the presentation.
4-H clubs; Tanner, James E.; Johnson, Harper Stewart, 1894-1983; Massey, Elaine E.; Hurst, Fred J., 1889-1977; Uniforms; Agricultural extension workers
4-H Boys' and Girls' club leaders (Left to Right): James E. Tanner, first State Agent, Boys' 4-H work (1919-1942); H. S. ""Major"" Johnson, State 4-H Club Header; Elaine E. Massey, first Girls' 4-H Club agent (1923-1942); Fred J. Hurst, district...
Nash, Ira Marion, 1843-1862; Nash, John Jasper Newton, 1829-1911; Nash, James H., 1844-1890; Nash, Wiley Norris, 1846-1906; Nash, Stephen Evans, 1807-1863; Nash, Ira Norris, 1805-1863; Nash family; Civil war; United States; Confederate States of...
Letter, E. J. (Elvira Jane) Nash, probably from the home of her uncle Ira Norris Nash in Neshoba County, Mississippi, to cousin Carrie concerning her desire for news of her brother Jimmy serving in Wirt Adams Cavalry Regiment, news of the Battle of...
Cotton trade--Mississippi--Holmes County.; Cotton trade--Louisiana--New Orleans.; Nathan, A. M. (Asher M.)
10 October 1846 letter from C. E. Mount to A. Spell seeking information about the next cotton shipment and his plans for paying off his debt to A.M. Nathan.
4-H clubs; Calves; Livestock exhibitions; Adams County (Miss.); County agricultural agents
Adams County (Miss.) Group (Left to Right): George M. Marshall, II; Invey Brown, Louis Berryhill, Virgil Huff, George Rice Bakes (County Agent L. C. Strahan in background) with 10-month-old calves. Port Gibson Show, 1942.
Washington Co. (Miss.) ; Ireland, W. J. (Bill)--Family. ; African-Americans--Mississippi--Washington County--Photographs.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. J. (Bill) Ireland family farm; multiple views. Farm of 740 acres located about six miles north of Greenville, right at the entrance to the Greenville Air Force Base. Bill Ireland is MSU alumnus. Washington Co. Agricultural Extension staff...
