Collection Details:

Collection Name and Number: Alma Purvis Watkins Papers (Z/0662).
Creator/Collector: Alma Purvis Watkins.
Date(s): 1921-1923.
Size: 0.20 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff, 1946.
Processing Note: Formerly called the Mrs. Herbert B. Watkins Papers, the collection name was changed to Alma Purvis Watkins Papers; October 25, 2023.
Provenance: Acquired by the MDAH in August 1946.
Repository: Archives & Records Services Division, Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Rights and Access:

Access restrictions: Collection is open for research.

Publication rights: Copyright assigned to the MDAH. All requests for permission to publish or quote from manuscripts must be submitted in writing to Reference Services. Permission for publication is given on behalf of the MDAH as the owner of the physical items and as the owner of the copyright in items created by the donor. Although the copyright was transferred by the donor, the respective creator may still hold copyright in some items in the collection. For further information, contact Reference Services.

Copyright notice: This material may be protected by copyright law (Title 17, U.S. Code).

Preferred citation: Alma Purvis Watkins Papers (Z/0662), Mississippi Department of Archives & History.

 

Biography:

Alma Purvis Watkins

Biography to come.

 

Scope and Content Note:

Miscellaneous papers of Alma Purvis Watkins (1884-1934), of Jackson, Mississippi. She was the wife of Reverend Herbert Brown Watkins (April 10, 1876 - April 1, 1921).