Edward Allen Harwell World War I Papers (Z/2321)

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Dates: 1918-1919; n.d.

Biography:

Edward Allen Harwell

Edward Allen Harwell, who was known by his middle name, was born on March 3, 1894, in Selma, Alabama. He was the son of Thomas E. Harwell, a railroad foreman and machinist, and Mattie E. Allen Harwell. He had one younger sister, Hazel, and one younger brother, Thomas, Jr. The family moved to Mississippi when Allen Harwell was young; in 1900, they were living in Okolona, Chickasaw County, and by 1910 had moved to Jackson, Hinds County.

Gilliam-Chason Family Letters (Z/2316)

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Dates: 1860-1864; 1918; n.d.

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Dr. William Gilliam

William Gilliam was born on September 14, 1837, the third of six children and oldest son of Henry Gilliam and Elizabeth Wilson Gilliam. His older sisters were Mary Caroline and Susan E. Gilliam. The Gilliams lived near Emory, Mississippi, on the border of Holmes and Carroll Counties. Henry Gilliam was a farmer with $5,500 worth of real estate in 1860.

Elijah Fleming Papers (Z/2315)

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Biography/History:

Elijah Fleming was born near Camden, Madison County, Mississippi, on June 4, 1839. He was the second of eight children of Robert Boyd Walker Fleming, a planter, and Armadilla Ross Fleming. Robert Fleming owned a plantation in northern Madison County, in the area that would later become known as Cameron, a few miles northwest of Camden. In 1860, he owned $24,750 worth of real estate.

William Grant Still Career Collection (Z/2314)

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Scope and Content:

This collection consists of correspondence; newspaper and magazine articles; biographical information; sheet music; concert programs and flyers; promotional posters, brochures, and announcements; music sales information; album covers; and other miscellaneous materials related to the career of African-American classical composer William Grant Still, who was born in Woodville, Wilkinson County, Mississippi.

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