Finding Aid for the Lafayette County African American Family and Community Collection (MUM00772)

Authors

Document Type

Finding Aid

Collection Date

circa 1870s-circa 1998

Identifier

MUM00772

LCSH

Lafayette County (Miss.); Oxford (Miss.); African Americans -- History -- To 1863; African Americans -- Southern States; Baptist church buildings -- Mississippi; University of Mississippi

General Physical Description Note

0.63 Linear feet 2 Boxes

Description

This collection consists primarily of photographs and personal histories of several African American families from North Mississippi (specifically Lafayette County and Oxford, Mississippi). The collection also contains information about churches, businesses, and organizations that currently exist and have existed in the area.

Recommended Citation

Lafayette County African American Family and Community Collection (MUM00772), Archives and Special Collections, University of Mississippi Libraries

Accessibility Status

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