Manuscripts

Z 2245.000 F
DARDEN (FRANCES WITTY) COLLECTION

Biography/History:

This collection was apparently assembled by the donor, Frances Witty Darden, whose relation to the Bennett and Jenkins families is uncertain.

Dates: 1925-1939.

Biography:

Charles J. Cunningham

Biography:

William Frederick Spell

William Frederick Spell, son of Joanna Louisa Spell, was born in Rankin County, Mississippi, on October 6, 1838. His mother married Frederick Sullivan of Smith County, Mississippi, when Spell was around two years old. The Sullivan family resided in Smith County where they engaged in farming.

Biography/History:

Alexander Fairly, son of John and Katherine Crawford Fairly, was born in Richmond County, North Carolina, on March 10, 1797. He taught school before moving with his family, including brothers Archibald and Peter, to Perry County, Mississippi, around 1818. Fairly received a commission as a second lieutenant in the Thirteenth Regiment, Mississippi Militia, on December 10, 1820.

Dates: 1932-1988.

History:

Natchez Garden Club

Dates: 1864-1883; 1913.
Original volumes are fragile; handle carefully.

Biography:

William Alexander Montgomery

Dates: 1834.

Biography:

Collection is restricted; cataloged versions are available for reference use.

Biography:

George Sylvester Lea

Dates: 1915-1918.