Oral history.; Interview conducted on March 3, 1976 with Dr. William A. Butts at his office on the campus of the University of Southern Mississippi. Butts was born in 1933 near Kilmichael, Mississippi. After graduating high school, he went on to...
From the Rare Books Collection. Title page of Temora, an ancient epic poem, in eight books : together with several other poems composed by Ossian, the son of Fingal. Also from the title page: Translated from the Galic [Gaelic] language by James...
Certificate of survey for a 130 acre tract of land in the Natchez District owned by John Burnet. The survey was conducted by William Vousdan on land 45 miles north of the Fort of Natchez lying along Bayou Pierre in what is now Claiborne County,...
From the Kitson (John) Letters. Letter to John Kitson, dated February 23, 1826. It is a reply to an inquiry by Kitson concerning several legal matters, including the details of an unnamed will and problems concerning the executors of the document. ...
Contract signed between private tutor William Westerman and representatives of twelve families in Warren County, Mississippi agreeing that Westerman will teach sixteen children of their children. The families include the Hyland, Rawls, and Gibson...
From the McNutt (Alexander G.) Letters. Letter from Mississippi Governor Alexander G. McNutt to Ralph North, probate clerk of Natchez, Mississippi, dated 7 August 1840, concerning appointments made by Governor McNutt.
From the Adams County Police & Miscellaneous County Records. Oath of allegiance and verification of election as an officer of the Board of Police for Henry Tooley, 9 November 1841.
Letter from Lewis McNeely in Water Valley, Mississippi, to Rev. Eli F. Cooley of Trenton, New Jersey, dated 10 March 1849, requesting release from the New Brunswick Presbytery so that he can preach to two congregations in the Chickasaw Presbytery...
From the de Grummond Children's Books collection. Published in New York by John McLoughlin, Publisher, 24 Beekman Street, between 1850 and 1858. Stereotyped by Vincent Dill, No. 29 & 31 Beekman Street. Cover title. Page numbering is...
From the Adams County Police & Miscellaneous County Records. Application from a free black named Charles Harris for a license to remain in Natchez, signed by various Natchez citizens and dated 30 July 1856.
From the McLoughlin Brothers Papers. Proof of title page and red color separation (2 items) for The Noisy Boy (New York: McLoughlin Bros., [between 1860-1869]) Young America series from the books series of the McLoughlin Brother Papers. The...
From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Letter from Thomas Spight to Virginia Barnett, dated 3 January 1861, written from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spight, a member of the 34th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War, writes to his cousin and future...
From the Spight (Thomas) Letters. Letter from Thomas Spight to Virginia Barnett, dated 7 January 1861, written from Bowling Green, Kentucky. Spight, a member of the 34th Mississippi Infantry during the Civil War, writes to his cousin and future...
