Finding Aid for the Eugene Craven Callaway Collection (MUM01742)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1824-2005

Identifier

MUM01742

LCSH

Callaway, James Render; Confederate States of America. Army. Mississippi Infantry Regiment, 41st; Methodism--United States.; Slavery--Mississippi--History--19th century.; Pontotoc County (Miss.)--Social conditions.; Lafayette County (Miss.)--Social conditions.; California--Gold discoveries

General Physical Description Note

2 boxes (0.834 linear feet)

Description

The Eugene Craven Callaway Collection consists of family letters and documents principally belonging to the Rev. James Render Callaway family who settled in Pontotoc and Lafayette County, Mississippi in the Mid-1800s. The collection includes correspondence from the connecting families: Boyd, Farley, Reed, and Son. There are also Civil War and California Gold Rush era letters, as well as materials relating to religion during the Second and Third Great Awakening.

Recommended Citation

Eugene Craven Callaway Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

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