R. Ingram Tullos Papers
Scope and Contents
The collection contains letters and telegraphs written between 1934 and 1947 by Senators Pat Harrison and Theodore G. Bilbo, Governor Fielding L. Wright, J. Walter Terry, or representatives of these men. The documents were addressed to or on the subject of R. Ingram Tullos, who evidently served as a county organizer during the election campaigns of the 1930s and 1940s. Some of the correspondence concerns Tullos' assistance with Bilbo's Senatorial campaigns of 1934 and 1946 as well as with Wright's 1947 gubernatorial bid. Several letters are requests or recommendations for jobs with the U.S. government.
Dates
- Creation: 1934-1947
Creator
- Tullos, R. Ingram, circa 1877- (Person)
- Bilbo, Theodore Gilmore, Governor, 1877-1947 (Person)
- Harrison, Pat, Senator (Byron Patton), 1881-1941 (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
R. Ingram Tullos, born ca. 1877, resided and farmed near Magee, Mississippi. The 1910 census reveals that he and his wife, Annie, had four children, one of whom, Marshall, is the subject of a letter to Theodore G. Bilbo.
Extent
.25 Cubic Feet
Language of Materials
English
Arrangement
Correspondence from Bilbo or his representatives. (10 Items)
Correspondence from Pat Harrison. (2 Items)
Correspondence from J. Walter Terry. (1 Item)
*Correspondence to and from E.P. Littlejohn, Gov. Wright's campaign manager. (2 Items)
Provenance
Donated by Jon Terrell Tullos, January 11, 1987.
Subject
- Title
- R. Ingram Tullos 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
