Postcard depicting Rust University, an historically African-American college founded by the Methodist Church in Holly Springs, Mississippi in 1866. Note on reverse from Miriam in Holly Springs to Mrs. Fannie McComb in Aberdeen, 27 December 1936.
Slavery; African-Americans; Plantations; Plantation overseers; Traditional medicine; Agriculture; Oktibbeha County (Miss.); Rice, Augusta H., 1831-1906
Letter from Rice plantation manager A. B. Parks in Oktibbeha County, Mississippi, to Augusta Hopkins Rice in Mobile, Alabama, regarding the state of the slaves and crops. A slave named Mariah had 'convulsion fits' and was bled by the doctor until...
Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Measles; Diseases; Corinth (Miss.); Gunboats; Manchac (La.); Brookhaven (Miss.); Natchez (Miss.); Lawrence County (Miss.); Civil war; United States; Agriculture
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw, telling her that his health has not improved and that his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), has the measles. He thinks that the measles were carried by sick soldiers from Corinth, Mississippi. Yankee...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 6 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 6 spans the dates of September 1-December 8, 1862.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 3 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 3 spans the dates of October 1, 1861-January 7, 1862.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 4 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 4 spans the dates of January 8-March 31, 1862.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 7 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 7 spans the dates of December 9, 1862-March 31, 1863.
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson), 1822-1885; Civil War; Politicians; Presidents; Politics and government; Generals
Volume 20 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 20 spans the dates of November 1,1869-October 31, 1870.
Copiah Co. (Miss.) ; Anderson, R. E. (Bob)--Family. ; Legislators--Mississippi.;farm life--Mississippi.
R. E. (Bob) Anderson family farm; multiple copies. Farm of 266 acres owned and 120 acres rented. Copiah Co. Agricultural agent E. E. Randle assisted with selection of farm family.
Hinds Co. (Miss.) ; Morgan, Robert T.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Robert T. Morgan family farm; multiple views. Farm of 521 acres located about four miles west of Terry, MS. Hinds Co. Assistant agent H. L. Stewart assisted with selection of farm family.
