Shaw family; Copiah County (Miss.); Port Hudson (La.); Civil war; United States; African-Americans; Slavery; Brookhaven (Miss.); Agriculture; Confiscations; Spinning; Children; Diseases
Letter, Albert Shaw to his mother, Mary Shaw. He is feeling much better, but his wife, Almerinda (''Rinnie''), is still in bad health. Their son, Clarence, likes to go out to the fields before dinner and ride home on a plow mule. He writes that...
Civil war; United States; Sharon (Miss.); Madison County (Miss.); African-Americans; Slavery; Indians of North America; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 18th. Company G; Confederate States of America. Army....
Letter from Josephine Magruder in Sharon, Mississippi, to her brother, Henry Archibald Magruder. She mentions that a Mr. Clark is leaving with supplies for the Confederate and Camden Rifles (Companies C and G of the 18th Mississippi Infantry,...
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.
Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889.; King, Susan Petigru, 1824-1875.; Charleston (S.C.)--History.; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865.
Letter to "Lulu" (Martha Louisa Starr) from her uncle, George W. Williams, in Charleston, South Carolina, 1863. Williams mentions knowing the authoress Sue Petigru Bowen King. He also mentions meeting and shaking hands with Jefferson Davis.
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.
Jefferson Davis Co. (Miss.) ; Hatton, Clyde--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Clyde Hatton family farm; multiple views. Farm of 76 acres owned and 100 acres rented in the Ebenezer Community four miles south of Bassfield on Highway 35. Jefferson Davis Co. Extension staff assisted with selection of farm family.
Madison Co. (Miss.) ; Hillebert, Harold G.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Harold G. Hillebert family farm; multiple views. Farm of 160 acres located about five miles southeast of Canton, MS on the Meeks Ferry Road. Harold Hillebert is MSU alumnus. Madison Co. agent Buddy Smith and Associate county agent Charles Boone...
Winston Co. (Miss.) ; Moody, W. T. (Tatum)--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
W. T. (Tatum) Moody family farm; multiple views. Farm of 140 acres located 18 miles southeast of Louisville. Winston Co. agent E. L. Sessums, Associate Home Demonstration agent Mrs. Mary Young, and Associate Home Demonstration Agent Miss Bonnie...
Choctaw Co. (Miss.) ; Smith, Robert H.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Robert H. Smith family farm; multiple views. Farm of 80 acres located in the LaGrange Community about 16 miles north of Ackerman, three and a half miles south of Eupora. Choctaw Co. agent Belton Berry and Work Unit Conservationist Jim McMinn...
Marion Co. (Miss.) ; Wesley, Lewis--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
Lewis Wesley family farm; multiple views. Farm of 320 acres located near Columbia, MS. Marion Co. Agricultural agent D. O. Scott assisted with selection of farm family.
Madison Co. (Miss.) | Hillebert, Harold G.--Family.|Farm life--Mississippi.
Harold G. Hillebert family farm; multiple views. Farm of 160 acres located about five miles southeast of Canton, MS on the Meeks Ferry Road. Harold Hillebert is MSU alumnus. Madison Co. agent Buddy Smith and Associate county agent Charles Boone...
Agriculture--Mississippi--History; Simpson County (Miss.); Womack, R.T.--Family.
R. T. Womack family farm; multiple views. Farm located southeast of Mendenhall and east of Magee, MS. Assistant county agent James Ponder assisted with selection of farm family.
