4-H Clubs; Farm life-Mississippi; Depressions--1929--United States; Tennessee Valley Authority; Electric power--Mississippi; Tornadoes--Mississippi--Tupelo.
Oral history; First of two interviews conducted with Paul H. Perkins, conducted on February 11, 2005 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University.
Teachers--Interviews; Mississippi State University--Faculty--Interviews; Dairy products industry; Herzer, F. H. (Frederick Herman); Edam cheese; Montgomery, William B.; Dairies–-Mississippi–-Oktibbeha County; Dairy Industries Building:...
Oral history; Interview conducted with Joe Thomas Cardwell, conducted on July 30, 2002 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Cardwell, an MSU dairy chemist and dairy foods processing technologist, was born in Vernon, Texas in...
Business; Feemster family; Gaston family; Sewing; Fabric; Clothing and dress; Poetry; Civil war; United States; Oaths; Race relations; African-Americans; Tennessee; Courtship; Lowndes County (Miss.); Stainback, George Tucker, 1829-1902; Feemster,...
Letter, Loulie Feemster, Bigbee Bottom, Mississippi, to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama, opening with news of church and business. She lists the fabrics she bought for clothes and includes a humorous limerick about wives spending...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 19 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 19 spans the dates of July 1, 1868-October 31, 1869.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 28 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 28 spans the dates of November 1, 1876-September 30,...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 30 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 30 spans the dates of October 1, 1880-December 31, 1882.
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.
Mississippi State University--Employees--Interviews; Mississippi Agricultural and Forestry Experiment Station; Mississippi State University. Cooperative Extension Service; Mississippi State University--History; Mississippi State...
Oral history; Interview conducted with Rodney Foil on June 18 and 25, 2002 at Mitchell Memorial Library, Mississippi State University. Robert Rodney Foil was born in Bogalusa, Louisiana in 1934. He received his B.S. (1956) and M.S. (1960) in...
Feemster family; Social classes; Motherhood; Infants; Slavery; African-Americans; Race relations; Barksdale, William, 1821-1863; Lowndes County (Miss.); Alexander Whitfield, 1827-1911
Letter, Loulie Feemster to her husband, Alex W. Feemster, in Selma, Alabama. She writes about staying with Hallie while her husband John was in Mobile. When John returned, he brought an orange for each of them. She tells him that she finally...
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw, telling her that his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), is very ill with ''billious cholic.'' Their son, Clarence, has recovered from his toothache. He mentions making shoes for the negroes. There was a...
Letter, William Sykes, Middleton, Mississippi, James Sykes, regarding the difficulties they are facing in the area, including limited resources, lack of news, and sickness among the family and slaves. He asks his brother to inquire about...
Leroy Butts family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1025 acres located ten miles north of Vicksburg at Redwood, MS. Warren Co. Agricultural agent W. R. Lominick and Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Mamie L. Bright assisted with selection of farm family.
Cleveland, Grover, 1837-1908.; Stevenson, Adlai E. (Adlai Ewing), 1835-1914.; Harrison, Benjamin, 1833-1901.; Weaver, James B. (James Baird), 1833-1912.; Populist Party (U. S.); Elections--United States--1892.; Willard, Frances E. (Frances...
Letter to Cammie Williams from his cousin, Willie R. Hollingsworth, in Chicago, Illinois, regarding politics and his support of Grover Cleveland over the Republican (Benjamin Harrison) and Populist (James Weaver) party candidates.
