Manuscripts
J. Walton Lipscomb, III, Civil Rights Papers (Z/2340)
Biography:
J. Walton Lipscomb, III, was born in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, on December 7, 1935, to Dr. James Walton Lipscomb, Jr. (August 10, 1904 – July 11, 1966) and Anne Elizabeth Dubard Lipscomb (February 19, 1912 – March 3, 1980). J. Walton Lipscomb III is the eldest of James and Anne’s four children including: Lewis D., William Beck, and Anne S. Lipscomb. J. Walton Lipscomb III was a 1953 graduate of Central High School, Jackson, Mississippi.
Franklin L. Riley and Family Papers (Z/2338)
Biography/History:
Franklin L. Riley was born in Hebron, Jefferson Davis County, Mississippi, on February 10, 1835 to Edward Miles Riley (b. August 18, 1796 – d. March 30, 1873) and Mary Nancy Shows Riley (b. September 11, 1798 – d. May 19, 1859). Franklin was the tenth of Edward and Mary’s thirteen children. Riley was educated in Lawrence County, Mississippi, schools until May 29, 1861, when he enlisted in Company B, Sixteenth Regiment, Mississippi Infantry, Confederate States of America.
Annie Z. Harrington Burch Notebook (Z/2337)
Dates: ca. 1928-1984.
Biography:
Annie Z. Harrington Burch
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.