Finding Aid for the Stone - Gaither Collection
(MUM01716)
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Finding Aid for the Stone - Gaither Collection
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Descriptive Summary
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http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01716/ |
| Title: |
Stone - Gaither Collection |
| Dates: |
1884-1922 |
| Collector: |
Turman, Jewel Gaither |
| Physical Extent: |
1 box (.417 linear feet) |
| Repository: |
University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA |
| Identification: |
MUM01716 |
| Language of Material: |
English |
| Abstract: |
Collection of correspondence and documents relating to the Stone and Gaither families of Itawamba and Lee Counties, Mississippi;
includes correspondence between World War I soldier Hubert Gaither and his mother and sister.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Collection donated by Mrs. Jewel Gaither Turman.
Processing Information
Collection processed by John R. Wall, 2008. Finding aid encoded by Jason Kovari, 5 November 2009.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
World War, 1914-1918
Camp Pike (Ark.)
Stone family
Gaither family
Itawamba County (Miss.) -- History
Lee County (Miss.) -- History
Mississippi -- History
Formats
correspondence
marriage certificates
picture postcards
Biographical Note
Hubert Gaither from Tupelo, Mississippi trained at Camp Pike, Arkansas and served in France during World War I. Hubert was
the son of Ernest and Julia "Millie" Stone Gaither of Itawamba County, Mississippi.
Scope and Content Note
Many of the letters within the Stone-Gaither Collection are correspondence between Ernest and Millie Gaither about the time
of their marriage in 1887; war letters of Hubert Gaither to and from Millie and his sister Ruth; and pre- and post-war Stone
family correspondence, such as the letters of Orville and Mary Stone, who were Hubert Gaither’s aunt and uncle.
User Information
Prefered Citation
Stone - Gaither Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The
University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Stone - Gaither Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for, or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use",
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Related Material
Resources at the University of Mississippi
For more materials regarding Mississippi soldiers, see the Wars (excluding American Civil War) Subject Guide; Civil War materials are listed in the Civil War Subject Guide
Arrangement
This collection is arranged chronologically
Container List
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| Folder 0
| Stone-Gaither Collection Finding-Aid and Family Information. |
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| Folder 1
| ALS. Ernest Gaither - Aberdeen, Mississippi to Millie Stone - Tremont, Mississippi, 10 March 1884 (2p.) |
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| Folder 2
| ALS. Orville Stone - Lebanon, Tennessee to Millie Stone - Tremont, Mississippi, 18 October 1885 (2p. photocopied) |
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| Folder 3
| ALS. Ernest Gaither - Fulton, Mississippi to Millie Stone - Tremont, Mississippi, 25 February 1886 (1p. and envelope) |
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| Folder 4
| ALS. Ernest Gaither - Fulton, Mississippi to Millie Stone - Tremont, Mississippi, 28 May 1886 (2p.) |
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| Folder 5
| ALS. Ernest Gaither - Fulton, Mississippi to Millie Stone - Tremont, Mississippi, 7 March 1887 (3p. photocopied) |
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| Folder 6
| ALS. Ernest Gaither - Fulton, Mississippi to Millie Stone - Tremont, Mississippi, 23 December 1887. (3p.) |
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| Folder 7
| Marriage Bond for Ernest Gaither and Millie Stone – Itawamba County, State of Mississippi, 23 December 1887 (photocopy) |
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| Folder 8
| ALS. Ernest Gaither – Fulton, Mississippi to Millie Stone - Tremont, Mississippi, 21 July 1889 (3p. and envelope) |
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| Folder 9
| ALS. Ernest Gaither – Fulton, Mississippi to Millie Stone – Tremont, Mississippi, 19 June 1891 (5p. photocopied) |
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| Folder 10
| ALS. Ernest Gaither – Waxahachie, Texas to E.C. Gaither – Tremont, Mississippi, 17 April 1893 (1p. and envelope) |
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| Folder 11
| Envelope addressed to Millie E. Stone – Tremont, Itawamba County, Mississippi. Envelope postmarked 3 May |
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| Folder 12
| ALS. Two Letters from Ruth Gaither – Tupelo, Mississippi to Hubert Gaither – 22nd Co. 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas,
9 March 1918 (8p. and envelope)
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| Folder 13
| ALS. Millie Gaither – Smithville, Mississippi to Hubert Gaither – 22nd Co. 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas, 13
– 18 March 1918 (3p. and envelope)
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| Folder 14
| ALS. Hubert Gaither – 22nd Co. 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas to Millie Gaither – Smithville, Mississippi, 20
March 1918 (2p. and envelope)
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| Folder 15
| ALS. Ruth Gaither – Tupelo, Mississippi to Hubert Gaither – 22nd Co. 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas. Envelope
post-marked 21 March 1918 (2p. and envelope)
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| Folder 16
| ALS. Millie Gaither – Smithville, Mississippi to Hubert Gaither – 22nd Co. 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas. Envelope
post-marked 23 March 1918 (3p. and envelope)
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| Folder 17
| ALS. Millie Gaither – Smithville, Mississippi to Hubert Gaither - 22nd Co. 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas. Envelope
post-marked 9 April 1918(2p. and envelope)
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| Folder 18
| ALS. Millie Gaither – Smithville, Mississippi to Hubert Gaither - 22nd Co. 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas. Envelope
post-marked 12 April 1918 (2p. and envelope)
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| Folder 19
| ALS. Millie Gaither – Smithville, Mississippi to Hubert Gaither – 22nd Co., 6th Training Battalion, Camp Pike, Arkansas, 14-18
April 1918 (3p. and envelope)
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| Folder 20
| ALS. Hubert Gaither - 22nd Co., 6th Training Battalion to Millie Gaither – Smithville, Mississippi. Envelope post-marked 19
May 1918 (3p. and envelope)
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| Folder 21
| C. Postcards from Dijon, France collected by Ernest Gaither during AC. World War I (8 Original Picture Postcards and 2 Scanned Picture Postcards on an 8-1/2 x 11" sheet) |
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| Folder 22
| C. Two World War I American Red Cross Picture Postcards collected by AC. Ernest Gaither. |
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| Folder 23
| ALS. (“Bud”)-U.S. Department of Agriculture/Bureau of Plant Industry, Gainesville, Florida to Hubert Gaither – Tupelo, Mississippi,
7 July 1919 (1p. and envelope)
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| Folder 24
| ACS. Picture Postcard of Natural Bridge, Virginia sent to Hubert Gaither - Tupelo, Mississippi from Nell and Rex. Postmarked
23 July 1919.
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| Folder 25
| ALS. Mary Stone – Gainesville, Florida to Hubert Gaither – Tupelo, Mississippi, 29 March 1920 (2p. and envelope) |
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| Folder 26
| ALS. Elaine [?] – Memphis, Tennessee to Hubert Gaither – [Tupelo, Mississippi], 13 February 1921 (5p.) |
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| Folder 27
| ALS. Gloria [?] – Memphis, Tennessee to Hubert Gaither – Tupelo, Mississippi, 23 May 1921 (2p. and envelope) |
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| Folder 28
| ACS. Picture Postcard of Averette College for Young Women, Danville, Virginia. Sent to Hubert Gaither – Tupelo, Mississippi.
Postmarked September 1922.
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