Finding Aid for the Thomas Spight Collection (MUM00752)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

1858-1924 (bulk 1874-1901)

Identifier

MUM00752

LCSH

Mississippi -- Politics and government; United States--History--Civil War, 1861-1865; Domestic relations -- Mississippi; Legislators -- United States

General Physical Description Note

3.75 Linear feet 3 boxes

Description

Consists primarily of the personal correspondence of the Spight and Hines families, but also includes various ephemera, including songs, poems, advertisements, and calling cards. Topics include the Civil War, religion, family life, education (male and female), Mississippi and national politics, Washington, D.C., the House of Representatives, and culture in the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries.

Recommended Citation

Spight Collection (MUM00752), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Accessibility Status

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