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...
Letter, Marcella J. Sykes, Aberdeen, Mississippi, to her mother, Rebecca Sykes, regarding her stay with her sister, Josephine (''Josie'') Evans and her husband, Dr. Evans. She takes pride in the ladylike behavior of her two daughters, Wildie and...
Leigh Briscoe Allen family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1920 acres in Claiborne Co. is owned jointly by Leigh Briscoe, his brother, James, and his father. Claiborne Co. agent E. C. Newman assisted in the selection of the farm family.
Sunflower Co. (Miss.) ; Baird, George E., Jr.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George E. Baird, Jr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 820 acres two and a half miles northwest of Inverness, MS just off highway 49 west. Sunflower Co. Agricultural agent Cecil Black and Assistant county agent Carl Robinson assisted with...
Agriculture--Mississippi.; Industrialization--Mississippi.; Balance Agriculture with Industry (Miss.); Mississippi--Economic policy.; Mississippi Agricultural and Industrial Board.
Mississippi state law ""Balance Agriculture with Industry,"" 1944, from House Bill 176.
Mack T. Blackwood family farm; multiple views. Farm of 493 acres at Drew, MS. Sunflower Co. agent Cecil Black, Assistant county agent Carl Robinson, and Associate county agent Joe Beckham assisted with selection of farm family.
Walthall Co, (Miss.) ; Bullock, George Wilson--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
George Wilson Bullock family farm; multiple views. Farm of 164 acres located nine miles north of Tylertown, MS. Walthall Co. agent Sam Dyar and Associate Home agent Miss Jane Reese assisted with selection of farm family.
Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her uncle, J. N. Ledbetter, in Jackson, Mississippi, regarding the state's secession from the Union, as well as family news.
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Letter to Eudora Hobbs in Salem, North Carolina, from her father, Howell Hobbs, acknowledging receipt of her President's Card for good conduct at school. He asks her what she wishes to do about a dress which had belonged to her mother, and which...
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...
Feemster family; Selma (Ala.); Slavery; Civil war; United States; Boardinghouses; Religion; Hymns; Infant baptism; Slavery; African-Americans; Revivals; Freemasons; Feemster, Mary Louise (Loulie), 1838-1867
Letter, Alex W. Feemster in Selma, Alabama, to his wife, Loulie Feemster, addressing the issue of her joining him in Selma. He suggests again that her father might loan her the money, and that he might prefer to use Confederate money. He also...
Sharkey Co. (Miss.) ; Carter, J. R. (Jimmy Dick), Sr.--Family. ; Mississippi State University--Alumni and alumnae.;farm life--Mississippi.
J. R. (Jimmy Dick) Carter, Sr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 1088 acres 640 of which are rented. J. R. Carter is MSU alumnus. Sharkey Co. agent Lewis Garrison and County assistant George Berry assisted with selection of farm family.
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Yazoo County (Miss.); Clark, Will T., Jr.--Family.
W. T. (Will) Clark Jr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 2000 acres located seven miles northwest of Yazoo City. Will Clark , Jr. is MSU alumnus. Yazoo Co. agent Pat McGowan assisted with selection of farm family.
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.
Ruble Cothran family farm; multiple views. Farm of 50 acres located southwest of Morgan City; 20 additional acres are rented for farming cotton. Leflore Co. Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Ethel Bowman assisted with selection of farm family.
Madison Co. (Miss.) ; Cox, Murray S., Jr.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Murray S. Cox, Jr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 800 acres two miles northwest of Madison, MS. Madison Co. Extension Staff and County agent R. L. Smith assisted with selection of farm family.