Civil war; United States; Huntsville (Ala.); Fort Hatteras (N.C.); Fort Clark (N.C.); Fort Pickens (Fla.); Bull Run, 1st Battle of, Va., 1861; Confederate States of America. Army. Alabama Infantry Regiment, 4th; Bragg, Braxton, 1817-1876; Walker,...
Letter from Hallie Cruse in Huntsville, Alabama, to her sister, Maria Walker, regarding the troubles of family and friends. She mentions a Confederate camp in Huntsville and refers to the 4th Alabama Regiment's involvement in the battle at...
Marion (Miss.); Women; Civil war; United States; Polk, Leonidas, 1806-1864; Jones family; Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906; Teachers
Black-bordered letter from J. M. Jones in Marion, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice in Mobile, Alabama, opening with news about mutual friends and the weather. She writes about women in Marion working to help maimed soldiers and describes one...
Secession; Mississippi; Godey's lady's book and magazine; Hinds County (Miss.)
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her father, Howell Hobbs, relating family and local news and telling her about the local excitement over Mississippi's secession, 1861.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals
The Chronology of Ulysses S. Grant's life is extracted from the 31 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and is presented here as a full-length time line of Grant's life.
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...
Edison in 1902 started to Gold Mould cylinders, this process uses a oversized groove and a large wax master. The master is placed in a vacuum with 2 pieces of gold leaf. High voltage is introduced to the gold leaf in the bell jar, and vaporizes...
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...
Edison in 1902 started to Gold Mould cylinders, this process uses a oversized groove and a large wax master. The master is placed in a vacuum with 2 pieces of gold leaf. High voltage is introduced to the gold leaf in the bell jar, and vaporizes...
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 clubs; 4-H Club Congress (Miss.); Busts; Lee, Stephen D. (Stephen Dill), 1833-1908; McCain Hall (Mississippi State University)
4-H club members from Hancock County (Miss.) examine the bust of Stephen D. Lee, on the campus of Mississippi State College (Starkville, Miss.): (left to right): 1. Linton Lee; 2. Eleanor Smith, H.D.A.; 3. Betty Lou Lee; 4. Dennis Cuevas; 5. Irene...
4-H clubs; Health; Contests; Warren County (Miss.); Kemper County (Miss.); Pontotoc County (Miss.) Forrest County (Miss.)
The district wiinners in the Mississippi 4-H health contest at Club Congress, 1925: Delta District, Virginia Brabston (Warren County); Central District, Oriel McArthur (Kemper County); North District, Marie Beasley (Pontotoc County); South...
Agriculture--Mississippi.; Industrialization--Mississippi.; Balance Agriculture with Industry (Miss.); Mississippi--Economic policy.; Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board.
The ""Balance Agriculture with Industry"" plan of action for community development, released by the Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board.
Alexander, Lamar Appropriations Committee Armed Services Committee Barbour, Haley Buffington, Rex Bush, George Chandler, David Leon Clifford, Clark Cresswell, Eph Eastland, James Ethics Committee Finch, Robert Foreign Relations...
This interview is with Mr. Charles Overby of Arlington, Virginia. Mr. Overby worked as an aide to Senator Stennis in 1968-69. He later served as editor of the Jackson Clarion Ledger. He is currently President of the Freedom Forum, formerly the...
