Manuscripts
Franklin and Harrison County Marriage License Collection (Z/2402)
Collection Details:
Collection Name and Number: Franklin and Harrison County Marriage License Collection (Z/2402).
Creator/Collector: Franklin County; Harrison County.
Date(s): 1876-1887; 1908 .
Size: 0.33 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff, Laura Heller, 2024.
Provenance: Gift of Jon Charles Acker of Coker, Alabama, on January 23, 2018; Z/U/2018.003.
Hooper-Word Family Papers (Z/2357)
Collection Details:
Collection Name and Number: Hooper-Word Family Papers (Z/2357).
Creator/Collector: Thomas Foster Hooper; Elmira Word Hooper; and others.
Date(s): 1848; 1860-1864; 1866; 1880; 1882; 1884; 1892; 1894; 1908; 1958; 1972; 1983; 1992-1994; 2011; n.d.
Size: 3.33 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH intern Jonathan Puckett, 2018.
Jefferson Davis and Family Papers (Z/2202) Box and Folder List
Series 1. Papers. 1851-1889; n.d.
Box 1:
Folder 1: May 8, 1851, letter, Jefferson Davis, Brandon, Mississippi, to Varina Howell Davis, [s.l.]
Folder 2: May 27, 1853, letter, Jefferson Davis, Washington, D.C., to Varina Howell Davis, [s.l.]
Folder 3: October 10, 1855, letter, Jefferson Davis, Washington, D.C., to Frank Gildart, Austin, Texas.
Folder 4: April 3, 1859, letter, Varina Howell Davis, Washington, D.C., to Jefferson Davis, [s.l.]
Gilbert Rutledge Mason Papers (Z/2300) Box List
| Box Number | Folder Number | Folder Title | Dates |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | Harrison Mason” | 1883-1890; 1959-1973 |
| 1 | 2 | Susanna Mason-Documents Family History” | 1890-1930; 1942-1985 |
| 1 | 3 | Effie Mason” | 1938-1939 |
| 1 | 4 | Walter Harrison Mason” | 1893-1930; 1943-1988 |
| 1 | 5 | W.A. Mason’s Papers” | n.d. |
| 1 | 6 | Willie A. |
Alvin Merry Donnell Papers (Z/2379)
Collection Details:
Collection Name and Number: Alvin Merry Donnell Papers (Z/2379).
Creator/Collector: Alvin Merry Donnell; and others.
Date(s): 1946; 2011; 2019; n.d.
Size: 0.44 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: MDAH staff, Laura Heller, 2024.
Provenance: Gift of Amanda Tillman of Terry, MS, on January 22, 2020; Z/U/2020.001.
Jerry Washington Ward Collection (T/032) Box List
Series 1: Personal: 1959-2010; n.d. 3 boxes.
Jerry Washington Ward Collection (T/032)
Collection Details:
Collection Name and Number: Jerry Washington Ward Collection (T/032).
Creator/Collector: Jerry Washington Ward; and others.
Date(s): 1939; 1960-2010 (bulk 1972-2010).
Size: 19.11 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: Tougaloo College staff; MDAH staff, 2005.
Provenance: Loan of Tougaloo College of Madison County, MS, in 2004.
Robert L.T. Smith Papers (T/029) Audio Cassette Tapes List
Series 7: Audio Cassette Tapes. 1972-1998; n.d. 4 boxes.
Box 14. 1973-1987.
This box contains cassette tapes containing sermon messages at the Mt. Elam M. B. Church, funeral services for Brother Roger Shoto and the Shoto Reunion at the Ramada Metro Hotel. A special sermon given by Minister A. Dillard is also included.
Robert L.T. Smith Papers (T/029) Box List
Series 1: Personal Papers, 1960-1990; n. d. 1 box.
Subseries 1.1: Biographical data, 1990.
Box 1, Folder 1: Interview of Rev. R. L. T. Smith by John Dittmer and John Jones, 1990.
Box 1, Folder 2: Vita compiled by JoAnn Bomar, archivist, 1990.
Robert L.T. Smith Papers (T/029)
Collection Details:
Collection Name and Number: Robert L.T. Smith Papers (T/029).
Creator/Collector: Robert L.T. Smith; and others.
Date(s): 1932-1991; n.d.
Size: 16.00 cubic feet.
Language(s): English.
Processed by: Tougaloo College staff; Finding Aid by Clarence Hunter, 2012.
Provenance: Gift of Robert L.T. Smith of Jackson, MS, to Tougaloo College, in 1991.