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Identifier
fleming_014
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Description
Hortensius Wilkins Purnell, B.A., M.D. Noxubee County, Mississippi. He served in the Confederate Army. He lived in Memphis, Tennessee in 1898. His picture is among the three not definitely identified, although it is speculated that he is the one with the Phi Sigma Literary Society badge on his shirt and an unidentified fraternity badge on his bow tie.
Original Collection
Elijah Fleming Collection, Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries
Original Format
tintypes (prints)
Rights
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Finding Aid
Relational Format
photograph
Keywords
Purnell, Hortensius Wilkins; University of Mississippi -- History; University of Mississippi -- Students
Comments
The daguerreotypes in this collection, created by Elijah Fleming (UM 1859), depict the 19 members of the University of Mississippi class of 1859, Chancellor Barnard, and a faculty member. The identification of the subjects was provided by Dr. Franklin E. Moak, April 1969, who also gathered biographical information of most subjects. Five class members can be positively associated with their fraternal affiliations (Delta Psi and Phi Kappa Psi).