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Circus, Minstrel and Traveling Show Collection

Collection

Identifier: M329

Abstract

Posters, route cards and book, annual, magazine, program of several circuses that performed in Mississippi.

Dates: 1894-1953

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Charles F. Heartman Papers

Collection

Identifier: M94

Scope and Contents This collection consists of approximately 24 cubic feet of materials that document the life and career of Charles F. Heartman from about 1893 until his death in 1953. His wife, Martha, continued to run the bookselling business after her husband's death, and some materials in the collection relate to that time period. This collection should be of interest to researchers of antiquarian books, rare Americana, or the rare book and manuscript business. In addition it provides insight...

Dates: circa 1893-1990; Majority of material found within circa 1913-1963

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

James A. Riley Collection of Mississippi Documents, Newspapers, and Letters

Unprocessed Collection

Identifier: M23

Scope and Contents

Large collection of books, printed material, and memorabilia related to Mississippi and other subjects.

Dates: 1646-to date

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Peter Rogers Collection

Collection

Identifier: M567

Abstract

Advertising galleys, magazine articles, campaign brochures, DVD and a dust jacket concerning Peter Rogers and Peter Rogers Associates. A graduate of The University of Southern Mississippi, Rogers is an artist who became successful in public relations and advertising, specializing in fashion and cosmetics.

Dates: circa 1970s-1980s

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Southern Tourism Collection

Collection

Identifier: M448

Scope and Contents The Southern Tourism Collection includes advertisements for tourist destinations throughout the United States, with the vast majority located in the American South. This collection is organized geographically, and each geographic level (i.e. country, state, Mississippi region, county, and city) is organized alphabetically.These materials cover approximately ten different states, with most state-level material concentrated in Mississippi. Additionally, it encompasses eleven...

Dates: 1843-2009; Majority of material found within 1960s; 1990s

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs

Stafford Mineral Springs Water Pamphlets

Collection

Identifier: M467

Abstract

The collection contains two pamphlets published by the Stafford Mineral Springs and Hotel Company in New Orleans advertising their spring water from near Vossburg, Mississippi.

Dates: circa 1893; 1898

Found in: Historical Manuscripts and Photographs