Merchants Café Collection
Scope and Contents
This collection contains photographs, newspaper clippings, menus, and items from The Merchants Café.
Dates
- 1936-2003
Creator
- Alamaras, P.G. (Person)
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.
Sources
• Case File
• Contents from the collection
Photograph Log
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
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Hattiesburg (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Memorabilia. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Menus. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Recipes. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- 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
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345