Manuscripts
Joseph Canonici Civil Rights Papers (Z/2336)
Biography/History:
In the summer of 1964, several organizations embarked upon a collaborative effort known as Freedom Summer that served as a statewide initiative – with emphasis on the Mississippi Delta – for the purpose of raising awareness of the social injustices inflicted upon Mississippi’s black population. During this period, Shaw, Bolivar County, Mississippi, was a point of convergence for several organizations engaged in the Civil Rights Movement.
Reece O. Bickerstaff Papers, Accretion (Z/2335)
Biography/History:
George M. Taylor World War I Diary (Z/2334)
Dates: 1917-1919
Size: 0.17 cubic ft.
Biography:
George M. Taylor
George M. Taylor, son of Bascom Taylor (1856-1945) and Bettie Taylor (1870-1956) was born in Neshoba County, Mississippi, on March 4, 1898. The youngest of five children, George’s siblings were Bessie, Leo, Minnie, and Mattie Taylor.
Edwin and Catherine Meyer Civil Rights Journal (Z/2333)
Date: 1965.
Size: 0.17 cubic ft.
Judith Corbell Petition and Order (Z/2332)
Date:
Biography:
Judith N. Hurst Corbell
According to Virginia, Marriages of the Northern Neck of Virginia, 1649-1800, Judith N. Hurst was the daughter of Joseph Hurst and Winifred (Nutt) Hurst of North Carolina. Moreover, this record reveals that Judith Hurst married Peter Corbell on December 13, 1784 in North Carolina.
Welty-Millar Letters (Z/2330)
Dates: 1970 – 1981; n.d.
J. Ruble Griffin Papers (Z/2328)
Dates: 1956-1969 (bulk 1964-1965)
Size: 0.17 cubic feet
Biography:
Joseph Ruble Griffin
Florence Mars Sheet Music Collection (Z/2327)
Dates: ca. 1919-1926; 1988; n.d.
Biography:
Florence Latimer Mars
Florence Mars Papers (Z/2326)
Collection Details:
Collection Name and Number: Florence Mars Papers (Z/2326).
Creator/Collector: Florence Mars.
Date(s): 1893-2001; n.d.
Size: 1.25 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff, Tyson Koenig, 2014.
Provenance: Gift of William Montgomery Mars of Philadelphia, MS, on April 14, 2013; Z/U/2013.032.