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...
Hinds Co. (Miss.) ; Collins, T. E., Jr.--Family.;farm life--Mississippi.
T. E. Collins, Jr. family farm; multiple views. Farm of 771 acres located three miles northeast of Utica. Assistant Hinds Co. agents H. G. Forbes and Charlie Estess assisted with selection of farm family.
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.
Whitworth Female College (Brookhaven, Miss.); Women's colleges--Mississippi--History.; Fitzhugh, Lewis T.; Commencement ceremonies.; Taylor, Robt. L. (Robert Love), 1850-1912.; Barksdale, E. (Ethelbert), 1824-1893.; Galloway, Charles B. (Charles...
Invitation to the commencement exercises of Whitworth Female College in Brookhaven, Mississippi, including a list of the graduates. Events took place June 19-21, though no year is stated. Lewis T. Fitzhugh was President of the college from...
John C. Stennis; McCain Field; Meridian; Lauderdale County; John Stennis in Mississippi; Stennis
Senator Stennis (left) stands in front of a plaque dedicated to the Admiral John S. McCain who served in the United Stated Navy. The senator stands with an officer in white at McCain Field in Meridian, Mississippi. The plaque reads,"McCain Field....
John C. Stennis McCain Field Meridian Lauderdale County John Stennis in Mississippi Stennis
Senator Stennis (left) stands in front of a plaque dedicated to the Admiral John S. McCain who served in the United Stated Navy. The senator stands with an officer in white at McCain Field in Meridian, Mississippi. The plaque reads,"McCain Field....
Courtship--History.; Punta Gorda (Belize); Breckinridge, Clifton Rodes, 1846-1932.; Tariffs--Law and legislation--United States.
Letter to Cammie Williams from C. V. Hill in Punta Gorda, British Honduras (present-day Belize). Hill mentions a "tariff bill" that probably refers to the Wilson-Gorman Tariff Act of August, 1894. "Breckenridge" probably refers to Clifton Rodes...
Senator Stennis before Senate-Subcommittee considering Anti-Lynching Bill; the "Southern" struggle on Capitol Hill and longstanding friendship with constituent.
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...
Grant, Ulysses S. (Ulysses Simpson); 1822-1885;Civil War;Politicians Presidents;Politics and government;Generals
The Chronology of Ulysses S. Grant's life is extracted from the 31 volumes of the Papers of Ulysses S. Grant and is presented here as a full-length time line of Grant's life.
