Hawkins L. Vickers Papers
Scope and Contents
These records document the activities of the Vickers Plant Farms, which were based in Hattiesburg and located in the surrounding area.
The collection is unprocessed and unorganized.
Dates
- 1930s-1970s
Creator
- Vickers, Hawkins Ladson, 1899-1980 (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
Restricted
Biographical / Historical
Hawkins L. Vickers was born on December 21, 1899, in Tifton, Georgia. Upon completing eight grades of public school in Georgia, he began working for his father, a large sawmill operator in south Georgia. Later, he joined a brother-in-law in the growing and shipping of vegetable plants. Mr. Vickers would later emulate this business for himself.
In 1923 Mr. Vickers moved to Hattiesburg, Mississippi, to found his own plant growing business. He was both a pioneer in plant growing and one of the nations's largest growers.
The collection was originally located in the old Vickers warehouse, which burned to the ground in the spring of 1992. These records were salvaged from a concrete vault located in the warehouse. Records include several different iterations: Vickers Camp, Vickers and Vickers, Vickers and Todd, Johns Bayou Inc., H.L. Sr. and E.G. Vickers, Vickers Plant Farms, ect. Other parts of the collection consist of various types of ledgers, invoices, and catalogs.
Extent
66 Cubic Feet (total) : 107.B6.F1-107.B7.B5
Language of Materials
English
Provenance
Bank of Mississippi, Trustee for Mrs. Hawkins L. Vickers and Dr. F. Norman Vickers.
- Account books. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Albums (Books). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Business records. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Financial documents. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hattiesburg (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Invoices. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Records (Documents). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Traditional farming. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tree farms -- Mississippi. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Title
- Hawkins L. Vickers Papers
- Language of description
- Undetermined
- Script of description
- Code for undetermined script
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
