Kenneth G. McCarty Papers
Collection
Identifier: M601
Scope and Contents
Research materials and photographs pertaining to Dr. Kenneth G. McCarty's career as a professor of history at The University of Southern Mississippi and editor of Hattiesburg: A Pictorial History (University Press of Mississippi, 1982).
Dates
- 1959-1999
Creator
- McCarty, Kenneth Graham, 1935-2019 (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
Kenneth Graham McCarty was born in Bay St. Louis on May 10, 1935. He earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Mississippi Southern College in 1956 and 1958, respectively. He earned his doctorate degree from Duke University in 1970. He taught history at USM for nearly fifty years. Kenneth McCarty died on April 2, 2019. He is interred in Highland Cemetery.
Extent
2 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Abstract
This collection contains records, notes, photographs, and publications.
Arrangement
The materials in the collection were organized by subject, grouping items by organization when possible: records, photographs, etc.
Provenance
Donated by Kenneth McCarty on July 30, 1999.
Sources
Case File
Contents from the collection
Photograph Log
M601-0001 During the days of virgin hardwood timber in Mississippi, undercutting was necessary in order to fell a tree in a desired direction. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook.
5 x 7 B & W
M601-0002 The old method of loading logs was by cross hauling with a team of oxen. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0003 This historic photograph shows men removing old growth gum from the state’s bottomland hardwood stands. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0004 Lindsey eight-wheel wagon. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0005 Clean cutting of trees. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0006 Crew of sawyers using crosscut saw. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0007 This method of tying logs together into a raft and floating them to the mill is still being used in Mississippi today. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0008 Ox teams are used to bunch and load logs at Breeland sawmill in Perry County. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0009 The removal of virgin gum timber from the bottomlands. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0010 Main line logging engine and loaded cars. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0011 Clyde two-line skidder at work. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0012 Cole Pole Road Engine. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0013 Logging Train. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0014 Westonia: Logging village of H. Weston Lumber Co. 1910. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0015 Cupping the gum. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0016 Using the Hack. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0017 The still. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0018 J.A. Simpson and crew beside distillery. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0019 Longleaf pine trees tapped for their gum. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0020 Turpentine Orchard, Pascagoula. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0021 Fort Bayou Turpentine Co. Ocean Springs – 1916. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0022 The Martin’s ox team of Martin Bluff. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0023 Logging scene near Pascagoula. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0024 Complete view of J. Bounds’ Mill, Moss Point. J.H. Hill Publishers. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0025 Log boom at Dantzler’s Mill, Moss Point. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0026 Cumbest Sawmill, Hurley, Mississippi. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0027 McIntosh Lumber Co., Moss Point. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0028 McIntosh Lumber Co. office, left, McInnis, unidentified, and J.J. McIntosh. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0029 Denny’s Mill on Escatawpa River. Barrels on roof were full of water in case of fire. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0030 Phoenix Mill on north side of Escatawpa Bridge. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0031 Farnsworth Sawmill. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0032 Dantzler’s Mill – of all the mills in Moss Point, this was one of the largest. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0033 Schooner near the railroad bridge in the Pascagoula River hauling lightering lumber to larger ships. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0034 Loading cross ties, Moss Point. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0035 Creosote Fire, August 13, 1915. The Louisville and Nashville R.R. Co.’s Creosote Plant – Gautier. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0036 Site of Gautier Sawmill at the west end of the railroad bridge. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0037 Bird’s eye view, looking south, Pascagoula. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0002 The old method of loading logs was by cross hauling with a team of oxen. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0003 This historic photograph shows men removing old growth gum from the state’s bottomland hardwood stands. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0004 Lindsey eight-wheel wagon. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0005 Clean cutting of trees. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0006 Crew of sawyers using crosscut saw. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0007 This method of tying logs together into a raft and floating them to the mill is still being used in Mississippi today. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0008 Ox teams are used to bunch and load logs at Breeland sawmill in Perry County. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0009 The removal of virgin gum timber from the bottomlands. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0010 Main line logging engine and loaded cars. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0011 Clyde two-line skidder at work. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0012 Cole Pole Road Engine. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0013 Logging Train. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0014 Westonia: Logging village of H. Weston Lumber Co. 1910. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0015 Cupping the gum. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0016 Using the Hack. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0017 The still. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0018 J.A. Simpson and crew beside distillery. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0019 Longleaf pine trees tapped for their gum. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0020 Turpentine Orchard, Pascagoula. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0021 Fort Bayou Turpentine Co. Ocean Springs – 1916. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0022 The Martin’s ox team of Martin Bluff. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 4 x 7 B & W
M601-0023 Logging scene near Pascagoula. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0024 Complete view of J. Bounds’ Mill, Moss Point. J.H. Hill Publishers. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0025 Log boom at Dantzler’s Mill, Moss Point. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0026 Cumbest Sawmill, Hurley, Mississippi. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0027 McIntosh Lumber Co., Moss Point. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0028 McIntosh Lumber Co. office, left, McInnis, unidentified, and J.J. McIntosh. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0029 Denny’s Mill on Escatawpa River. Barrels on roof were full of water in case of fire. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0030 Phoenix Mill on north side of Escatawpa Bridge. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0031 Farnsworth Sawmill. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0032 Dantzler’s Mill – of all the mills in Moss Point, this was one of the largest. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0033 Schooner near the railroad bridge in the Pascagoula River hauling lightering lumber to larger ships. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0034 Loading cross ties, Moss Point. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0035 Creosote Fire, August 13, 1915. The Louisville and Nashville R.R. Co.’s Creosote Plant – Gautier. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0036 Site of Gautier Sawmill at the west end of the railroad bridge. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
M601-0037 Bird’s eye view, looking south, Pascagoula. Mississippi Forests Scrapbook. 5 x 7 B & W
- Albums (Books). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Camp Shelby (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Clippings (Books, newspapers, etc.). Subject Source: TGM II, Genre and physical characteristic terms
- Gulf Coast (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- H. Weston Lumber Co. (Logtown, Miss.)
- Hattiesburg (Miss.) -- History. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Hattiesburg (Miss.) -- Social Life and customs. Subject Source: Local sources
- Hattiesburg (Miss.) Public Schools.
- Hattiesburg (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- L.N. Dantzler Lumber Co. (Moss Point, Miss.) (1888-1966)
- Logging. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Lumber trade. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Manuscript. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Mayors. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- McCarty, Kenneth Graham, 1935-2019
- Minutes (Records). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Ocean Springs (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Oral histories. Subject Source: Local sources
- Pascagoula (Miss.). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Periodicals. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Photographs. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Political campaigns. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Railroads -- Mississippi. Subject Source: Local sources
- Records (Documents). Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Sawmills. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- Tree farms -- Mississippi. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Southern Mississippi -- Faculty. Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings
- University of Southern Mississippi -- Students. Subject Source: Local sources
- Title
- Kenneth G. McCarty Papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- Collection processed and finding aid written by Brandon Ball
- Date
- February 2020
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Historical Manuscripts and Photographs Repository
Contact:
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
118 College Drive - 5148
Hattiesburg MS 39406-0001
601.266.4345
