Finding Aid for the Ray and Ellie Lum Collection (MUM00279)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1943-1963

Identifier

MUM00279

LCSH

Vicksburg (Miss.) -- History

General Physical Description Note

6.0 Linear feet (12 boxes)

Description

Ray Lum owned a horse and mule trading business in Vicksburg, Miss. throughout most of the twentieth century. His wife, Ellie Lum, ran a real estate business in Vicksburg and founded Sky Farms, the city’s first subdivision. The Lums also owned an antique store and a funeral home. The collection chiefly contains the couple’s business records.

Recommended Citation

Ray and Ellie Lum Collection (MUM00279), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi