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Merchants Café Collection

 Collection
Identifier: M574

Scope and Contents

This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, menus, and items from The Merchants Café.

Dates

  • 1936-2003

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

Noncirculating; available for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This collection may be protected from unauthorized copying by the Copyright Law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code).

Biographical / Historical

The Merchants Café was located at 512 Main Street in Hattiesburg during the 1940s and 1950s.

Extent

.25 Cubic Feet

Language of Materials

English

Abstract

This collection contains information about The Merchants Café.

Arrangement

The materials in the collection were organized by subject, grouping items by organization when possible (menus, photographs, etc.).

Provenance

Donated by Karen Boney Rowell on February 25, 2011.

Related Materials

M656 Boney Family Collection

Sources

• Case File

• Contents from the collection

Photograph Log

M574-0001 Merchants Café Interior 4 x 5 B & W undated

M574-0002 Merchants Café Interior 4 x 5 B & W undated

M574-0003 Merchants Café Interior 4 x 5 B & W undated

M574-0004 Merchants Café Interior 4 x 5 B & W undated
Title
Merchants Café Collection
Status
Completed
Author
Collection processed and finding aid written by Brandon Ball
Date
11 October 2019
Language of description
Undetermined
Script of description
Code for undetermined script

Repository Details

Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository

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