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Aldrich Family Collection. 1740-1914. (MUM00006). Mississippi family. Papers of Eliza Allison Treadwell Aldrich, J. Marvin Aldrich, Marvin Treadwell Aldrich and Ransom E. Aldrich. Includes letters dating from the antebellum period through the early twentieth century and reconstruction business records. Women correspondents include Eliza Treadwell Aldrich, her sister Lucy Treadwell Withers, and other family members. Typed inventory available (20 boxes).
Betty Allen Materials. (MUM00803). Undated. Notes of Dorothy Oldham relating to Betty Allen and property rights of Mississippi women in 1839. (1 folder).
American Association of University Women, Mississippi Division Records. 1927- present. (MUM00007). Archives of the Mississippi Division of the American Association of University Women. Typed Inventory Available (111 Boxes, 103 of which are processed).
Kathleen Baldwin Collection. c. 1912-1917. (MUM00518). Memorabilia from student years at the University of Mississippi, where Baldwin received a B.A. in 1915 and M.A. in 1917. A poet, much of her collection contains school songs and hymns. Typed inventory available (1 box).
Barbour Collection. c. 1920-1922. (MUM01349). Typed transcription of oral reminiscences by Kathryn Lovett Barbour who played cards with William Faulkner and Estelle Oldham. Barbour was a physical education teacher at the University of Mississippi. (1 folder).
Marge Baroni Collection. 1955-1986. (MUM00020). A white Catholic resident of Natchez, Mississippi, Baroni supported the civil rights and Catholic Worker movements. Specifically contains government documents concerning sex discrimination (Box 14, Folder 25). Typed inventory available (21 boxes).
Nevada Barr Collection. (MUM00021). Includes the manuscripts, drafts, galleys, and promotional materials. Barr is the author of the award winning series of mystery novels featuring park ranger Anna Pigeon. (11 boxes).
Katherine Jones Bellamann Collection. 1923-1958. (MUM00031) Bellamann, a native of Carthage, Mississippi, was married to novelist Henry Bellamann. An author in her own right, she also co-wrote Parris Mitchell of Kings Row with her husband. The collection contains poetry, manuscripts, correspondence, clippings and radio scripts. Typed inventory available (42 boxes).
Blanton-Smith Collection. 1812-1927. (MUM00034). A collection of personal letters from the family of Dr. Orville Martin Blanton, his wife Martha Rebecca Smith Blanton, and their descendants. The Blantons resided on a plantation near what is now Greenville, Mississippi. Typed inventory available (2 boxes with 2 notebooks of transcriptions).
Emily Morrison Bondurant Collection. (MUM00901). 1916-1925. Typescript copy of "Reminiscences of My Life" written in the period 1916-1925 (315pp). Bondurant was born in Rockbridge County, Virginia on February 2, 1837, the eighth child of James Morrison, a Presbyterian minister, and Frances Brown Morrison. Her memoir recounts her life as a young girl growing up in Virginia, her marriage to A.J. Bondurant (a professor at the University of Mississippi) in 1859, and a lifespan that encompassed four wars. (1 folder).
Herschel Brickell Collection. c. 1920-1950. (MUM00043). Includes letters from Margaret Mitchell, Eudora Welty and other authors to Brickell, a literary agent. Typed inventory available (57 boxes).
Elizabeth Christie Brown Diary. January 1, 1853-September 27, 1863. (MUM01330). Natchez, Mississippi. (2 folders).
Juanita Brown Collection. 1801-1900. (MUM00048) Papers of several generations of an Attala County, Mississippi family. A substantial portion of the correspondence was to or from Loulia L. Clark, grandmother of Juanita Brown, including a series of letters written by her brother, J.H. Buford, during the Civil War. Also included are deeds, land warranties, Confederate money and notes, clippings, material pertaining to the Brown's social life and finances. (6 boxes).
Hallie Buie Collection. 1920-1949. (MUM00052). Sympathy cards and letters written to Prential Buie Rew regarding the death of her sister Hallie Buie. The Buie sisters were born in Caseyville, Mississippi, near Brookhaven, but Hallie Buie spent 30 years working as a missionary for the Methodist Church in Korea. Collection also includes obituaries, Methodist newsletters, an unpublished manuscript written by Hallie Buie regarding her experiences in Korea, and articles from a denominational publication, The Korea Mission Field. Typed inventory available (2 boxes).
Mary Bynum Letters. 1899-1900. Collection of letters of recommendation for Mary Bynum (M.A., UM, 1900)) who applied for a mathematics teaching position at Industrial Institute and College, Columbus. (1 Folder)
Roane Fleming Byrnes Collection. 1870-1970. (MUM00057)Papers of two generations of a Natchez, Mississippi family. The bulk of correspondence can be divided into three main categories: letters to Anna Metcalfe Fleming (1870-1930), personal letters to Roane Fleming Byrnes (1910-1920) and business correspondence of Byrnes (1930-1970). Roane Fleming Byrnes was president of the Natchez Trace Association, Mississippi Division, and the person primarily responsible for the creation of the Natchez Trace Parkway. Collection also includes clippings, mementos, school records, scrapbook, photographs, maps, journals, and newspapers. Typed inventory available (47 boxes).
Ida Campbell Collection1857 - late 19th century. (MUM00848). Contains a photocopied grade report for Miss Eleanor Aaron from the Presbyterial Female Collegiate Institute in Pontotoc, Mississippi dated April 30, 1857. Also, photocopied images and pages from the Campbell family bible listing the marriage of Eleanor A. Campbell and J.C. Campbell. (1 folder).
Lyda Russell Caughman Collection. 1917, 1922-1943.(MUM00068). Letters from Lyda Caughman of Daniel, MS, who served with her husband as a missionary in India between 1922-1929. Typed inventory available (6 boxes).
Church Women United Manuscript and Interview. 1991-c.1997.(MUM01353). Includes the transcript of an interview conducted by Lisa K. Speer with Susie Marshall on October 29, 1991 regarding Marshall’s involvement with the Church Women United chapter in Oxford, Mississippi. Also includes Lisa Speer’s manuscript entitled “’Struggling for Justice’: Church Women United, Oxford, Mississippi 1962-1991.” (1 folder).
Marie Spencer Cox Materials. 1977.(MUM00258). Interview with Marie Spencer Cox of Baldwyn, Mississippi, concerning her experiences growing up in Mississippi. (1 cassette tape).
Miriam Adair Dabbs Collection. (MUM00097). Undated. Includes poetry by Dabbs and correspondence with poet and novelist Katherine Bellamann. (7 folders).
Daughters of the American Revolution. David Reese Chapter of Oxford, Mississippi Collection. 1899-present. (MUM00098). Nearly complete set of minutes for the chapter (which began in 1899) as well as programs and reports. Also includes notes on cemeteries and antiquities and genealogy notes. Information on the early history of the chapter, Oxford, and Lafayette County. Typed inventory available (15 boxes).
Varina Howell Davis Letter. July 5, 1890. (MUM01058). Varina Davis writing to Col. Lucius B. [Northrop] concerning the public release of private letters between Jefferson Davis and the Colonel without the permission of Mrs. Davis. 2pp. Stamped envelope with Beauvoir postmark. Note: Written on mourning stationary. (1 folder).
Ellen Douglas Collection. c. 1963- present. (MUM00109). Douglas is the pseudonym of Mississippi author, Josephine Haxton. Included are: A Family's Affairs (1963), Black Cloud, White Cloud (1963), Where the Dreams Cross (1968), Apostles of Light (1973), The Rock Cried Out (1979), A Lifetime Burning (1982), The Magic Carpet (1987), Can't Quit You Baby (1968), and miscellaneous manuscripts. Typed inventory available (42 boxes).
Robbie Eades Collection. 1861-1968. (MUM00745). Papers of Robbie Eades, a lifelong resident of Oxford, Mississippi who taught at Oxford grammar schools from 1924 to 1957. Includes funeral notices, newspaper clippings, a 1905 commencement program, and a manuscript by Laura T. Eades (d. 1940), describing her education and her 26-year experience as a third and fourth grade teacher. (1 folder).
Mamie Lee Ratlif Finger Collection. 1935-1993. (MUM01122). Reminiscences regarding the life experiences of Mrs. Finger; her childhood and family in Clarksdale, Mississippi; an in-depth account of the life of her mother Cora Rodman Ratliff, a civil rights advocate, and various reminiscences of Mrs. Finger’s numerous travels. (2 folders).
Kate Walthall Freeman Collection. 1841-1864. Freeman was a prominent social leader in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The collection contains photocopied correspondence (1841-1864), manuscripts concerning the election of Abraham Lincoln (1860), and death notices of social leaders from Holly Springs. (6 folders).
Margaret Galloway Collection. 1896-1944. (MUM00960). Collection contains the original cookbook (1896) of Margaret Galloway and various later editions of it published by the Methodist Ladies of Oxford. (3 folders).
Mrs. Cade Drew Gillespie Collection. 1926, 1928.(MUM01050). Recollections of Letitia Dabney Miller (b. 1852) written in 1926. Describes her experiences growing up on Burley plantation, near Raymond, Mississippi. Photocopy of typescript letter written in 1928 by Eugenia Kelly (Mrs. John) Bitting, age 95, to her niece, Carrie Blanche Johnston (Mrs. Cade Drew) Gillespie. Bitting describes her experiences during the Civil War and her wedding. (1 folder).
Alice Walworth Graham Manuscript. .Undated. 1 item. Bound typescript of Indigo Bend (1954) by Natchez, Mississippi author.
Louella Gray Letters. 1886. Two personal letters written to Louella Gray, probably while she was attending Union Female College, by her mother at Gray's Mill, Mississippi. (3 folders).
Theora Hamblett Collection. 1955-1976. (MUM00214). Theora Hamblett was born in Paris, Mississippi in 1895 and moved to Oxford, Mississippi in 1930. In her fifties, after a career as a school teacher, Hamblett began painting. Her work is often associated with the primitive or naive school, since she had little formal training. This multi-media collection consists of announcements of art exhibitions, invitations to art exhibitions, correspondence, photographs, slides, video, film, 5 tape recordings of interviews, and an oversize scrapbook including clippings and a few letters. Typed inventory available (4 boxes).
Beth Henley Collection. (MUM00228). Literary Manuscripts of Beth Henley, Mississippi native and winner of the Pulitzer Prize. Works include The Wake of Jamey Foster, Miss Firecracker, and Crimes of the Heart. Typed inventory available (15 boxes).
Holly Springs Female Academy Records. 1836-1901. (MUM00754). Original and amended acts of incorporation and a nearly complete set of board minutes of this educational institution in Holly Springs, Mississippi. (2 folders). Photocopy. Originals held by Holly Springs Historical Society.
Bessie Hudson, Et Al. Interviews. 1978. Oral history interviews with elderly Mississippians, Bessie Hudson, Virginia Paul, and Susie Fortenberry, regarding their life experiences. Tape recorded. Transcription not available. (1 cassette tape).
Marie Hull Interview. 1977. Oral history interview with Mississippi painter, Marie Hull. Transcription not available. (1 cassette tape).
Rosa L. Ingraham Letter. 1904. (MUM00906). Autograph letter from Rosa L. Ingraham of Chicago, Illinois, to Mrs. John B. Gray of Baltimore, Maryland following the death of Ingraham's husband, the novelist Prentiss Ingraham. (1 folder).
Sarah McGehee Isom Letter. 1971. Photocopied letter and other materials from Mildred Petrie, containing biographical information on Sarah McGehee Isom, first woman on the faculty (1885-1905) of the University of Mississippi. (2 folders).
Addie Johnson Journal. 1887. Personal journal kept by Johnson prior to her marriage to Alex Morrow on December 22, 1887. Part of the John Johnson Collection. Typed inventory available. (4 boxes). Photocopy.
League of Women Voters of Oxford, Mississippi Records. 1962- present. (MUM00261). Records of state organization which include the news bulletin of the organization, The Oxford Area Voter. Portions unprocessed. Typed inventory available (25 boxes).
Beverly Lowry Collection. 1976-c.1980. (MUM00277). Correspondence, publicity photographs, and manuscript materials from novelist Beverly Lowry, a native of Greenville, Mississippi. Typed inventory available (1 box).
Sherwood Bonner/Katherine S. McDowell Collection. 1875-1911. (MUM00037). Papers of McDowell (1849-1883), a Holly Springs, Mississippi native who wrote under a pseudonym, Sherwood Bonner. Contains biographical information, documents, and letters, including one from H.W. Longfellow (photocopy). Most material photocopied, one autograph letter. (3 folders).
Mary McGuire Manuscript. c. 1950. (MUM01436). A work entitled "The Forgotten Negro Woman" parts appearing in typescript and some in longhand. It appears to have been written about 1950 and seems to be unpublished. McGuire was born in Mississipi. Although not formally educated, she offers fascinating insights into the situation of women and race in America during the early part of the 20th century. (1 folder).
Lillian Fort Meeks Poetry. Undated. (MUM00814). Original antebellum poetry. (1 folder)
Mississippi Colleges and Universities Collection.(MUM00302). Late 19th century- present. A collection containing pamphlet material and miscellaneous historical information regarding Mississippi institutions of higher education. Specifically includes information on two women’s colleges, Blue Mountain and Mississippi University for Women. Typed inventory available (2 boxes).
Louise Moss Montgomery Papers and Poetry. (MUM00314). Montgomery was Poet Laureate for the state of Mississippi from 1973 to 1978. Collection of scrapbooks, notebooks and publications containing her poems. (4 boxes).
Pauline Wright Nichols Collection. c. 1930. (MUM00336) Manuscript and research notes for The Breath of God: Black Voices from the Thirties which was privately printed in 1979. (1 box).
Dorothy Oldham Collection. Undated. (MUM00343). Typed manuscripts and correspondence. For many years Oldham was curator of the Mississippi Collection at the University of Mississippi. She was also the sister of Estelle Oldham Faulkner, the wife of the noted author. (1 box).
Harriet Pegues Daybook. 1848-1849. (MUM00774). Reflects home and social life of a young girl who lived near Holly Springs, Mississippi. Besides describing her activities, Pegues comments on marriage, death, and other subjects. (1 folder). Photocopy. Original held by the Holly Springs Historical Society.
Pension. 1892. (MUM00980). Application for a Confederate Widow’s Pension by Caroline Mills of Simpson County, Mississippi. (1 folder).
The Priscilla Club. 1922-1980. This collection contains the minutes of an Oxford, MS ladies club dedicated to playing the card game "Rook" (1 Box).
Anne Rapp Film Collection. (MUM00379). This collection includes scripts and working materials form Ms. Rapp's career as a script supervisor. Films included are True Stories, Crimes of the Heart, Things Change, Accidental Tourist, Havana, Death Becomes Her, The Firm, and Wyatt Earp. Typed inventory available (9 boxes).
Scrapbooks. c. 1900. Newspaper clipping scrapbooks, presumably made by a woman, from the late 19th century. Includes clippings of recipes, poems, and articles on subjects such as dress, marriage, and religion. Also includes reminiscences of Civil War veterans and contains romanticized accounts concerning women and the war. (2 volumes).
Julie Smith Collection. (MUM00414). Contains various typed manuscripts, uncorrected proofs, and notes for Smith's mystery novels. Smith, a graduate of the University of Mississippi, is the noted author of such works as the Skip Langdon series of mysteries, set primarily in New Orleans, Louisiana. Collection also contains short stories, foreign editions of her works, articles by and about Ms. Smith. Typed inventory available (30 boxes).
Olivia Smith Reminiscences. c. 1979-1980. (MUM01009). Born in 1893, near McComb, Mississippi, Olivia Boyd married Dr. William A. Smith in 1920. They lived at Pantherburn Plantation and also at Hollandale until his death in 1940. (1 folder).
Southern Women Legislators Collection. (MUM00422). Contains biographical information, taped interviews, transcripts, newspaper clippings, and other material on women legislators from southern states. Typed inventory available (10 boxes).
Mrs. Charles Spruill Interview. Undated. Interview with Mississippi ballad singer. List of song titles included with tape. (1 cassette tape).
Harriet Blanton Theobald Collection. 1833-1886. (MUM01096). Early documents and maps relating to Theobald’s donation of land to the city of Greenville. Includes Theobald’s manuscript of the early history of Greenville along with typed transcriptions of the original. Also contains a printed obituary notice for Theobald outlining her history and the gifts given to the city. (9 folders).
Lily Wilkinson Thompson Collection. 1897-1920. (MUM00446). Personal correspondence, manuscripts, reports, clippings, magazines, and miscellany of Thompson, mostly pertaining to women's suffrage. Also includes material on Belle Kearney, temperance and women's suffrage activist, and a letter from U.S. President William Howard Taft. Typed inventory available (9 folders).
Sara Thompson Interview. 1976. Oral history interview with Sara Thompson, a 70 year old retired Lafayette County, Mississippi "granny midwife" who had assisted with the births of 60 children. (2 cassette tapes).
David Todd Collection. c. 1820's-1930's. (MUM00447). Memoirs and memorabilia from MS, LA, and TX. Contains articles, speeches, and a typed reminiscence, "Our People" by Kate Shaifer Sholars, who was born in Port Gibson, MS in 1849. Also contains a biography of Mary J. Briscoe written by her daughter. Mary Jane Briscoe was born in 1819 in St. Genevieve, MO. Her family traveled to Texas and she became active in the Texan struggle for independence. Also contains miscellaneous items from the United Daughters of the Confederacy. Typed inventory available (3 boxes).
Union Female College Collection. 1873-1882. (MUM01312). Commencement programs, musical programs, R.A.H. Society programs, and catalogues from this Oxford, Mississippi women’s college. (1 folder).
University Dames Records. 1927-present. (MUM00643). The Dames, formally known as the University of Mississippi Women's Club, is a social organization open to the University's women employees and wives of employees. Contains constitution, amendments, and minutes. (2 boxes).
Alice Walker. Undated manuscript. (MUM01057). "Looking for Zora." Part of a three part study of the life of Zora Neale Hurston by author Alice Walker. (1 folder). Photocopy.
Eudora Welty Materials. (MUM00471). Miscellaneous small manuscript materials of Mississippi author, Eudora Welty. (7 boxes).
Joan Williams Collection. (MUM00479). Literary manuscripts and papers. Born in Memphis, TN in 1928, Williams’ fiction is set largely in northern Mississippi, at the home of her mother. Galleys for Country Woman, The Morning and the Evening and Pariah. Typed inventory available (6 boxes).
Woman's Forum, Oxford, Mississippi Collection. 1948-1998. (MUM00483). Contains
the correspondence, scrapbooks, financial information, clippings, minutes,
and miscellaneous materials relating to this Mississippi Federated Club
for women. Typed inventory available (10 boxes).