Scott Co. (Miss.) ; Measells, Wyatt--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Wyatt Measells family farm; multiple views. Farm of 120 acres about a mile north of Forest, MS on Highway 35. Scott Co. Agricultural agent W. R. Cain and Associate county agent Charles Sanders assisted with selection of farm family.
John C. Stennis Robert L. Cook Ft. Benning Georgia Lawson Army Air Field US Army Inantry School Rep. Katherine St. George William Bruckner Stuart Sumington, MO GM Grant Second Cong Dist, AL DV Johnson Stennis
Senator John C. Stennis at Fort Benning, Georgia; Brig. Gen. robert L. Cook, left, assistant commandnat of the US Army Infantry School, greets three of the 31 congressmen, accompanied by Secretary of the Army Wilber M. Bruckner, and other top...
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...
Feemster family; Civil war; United States; Columbus (Miss.); Enterprise (Miss.); Grierson, Benjamin Henry, 1826-1911; Railroads; Military occupation; African-Americans; Selma (Ala.); Martial law; Religion; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster. He tells her about a local rumor that Columbus had been taken and burnt, adds that he gives no credence to it, and writes that he has heard Grierson is on his way. He...
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Railroad travel; Steamboats; Theft; Military chaplains; Civil war; United States; Southern Observer; Boardinghouses; Newspapers; Ransom, Lemuel Clark, 1831-1874; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, telling her that he arrived in Mobile and planned to stay in a hotel until he learned that a steamboat was available. He describes the wildlife he saw as they went up the...
Neshoba Co. (Miss.) ; Duncan, James Leonard--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
James Leonard Duncan family farm; multiple views. Farm of 300 acres located in the Midway Community about seven and a half miles southeast of Philadelphia just off highway 19. Neshoba Co. agent C. S. (Bill) Norton and Associate county agent Joe...
Pike Co. (Miss.) ; Moore, J. B.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
J. B. Moore family farm; multiple views. Farm of 56 acres located in the Enterprise Community. Pike Co. agent George Mullendore assisted with selection of farm family.
In a series of letters, Mrs. E. V. English writes to Stone regarding her son, S. M. Montie English. She asks Stone to look after, worries when it is clear that his tuition payment has not arrived, and lets Stone know that her son is with her sick...
Mississippi Poultry Association; Poultry; Poultry farms; Associations, institutions, etc.
Handbook from the Mississippi Poultry Association detailing the constitution, by-laws, and records of membership. Alphabetical membership list details the poultry breeds raised by members. Includes advertisements.
Brister C. Cosnahan family farm; multiple views. Farm of 352 acres located four miles west of Summit, MS on highway 98. Pike Co. Agricultural agent George Mullendore and Assistant county agent Carl Izard assisted with selection of farm family.
Knox, James, 1786-1864; Pickens County (Ala.); Presbyterians; Agriculture; Slavery; African-Americans; Somerville, James, 1827-1868; Oak Grove Presbyterian Church (Franconia, Ala.); Sons of Temperance of North America; Cotton; Presbyterian Church...
Diary kept from March 1848 to February 1851 by James Knox (1786-1864), a planter and Presbyterian church elder in Pickens County, Alabama. The diary records planting, harvesting, and other agricultural work, as well as Presbytery meetings and...
Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867; Selma (Ala.); Feemster family; Railroad travel; Boardinghouses; Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, upon his arrival in the city. He tells her about the railroad and steamboat trip, finding a place to board in Selma, and mentions passing through Artesia and Meridian,...
