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Theodore G. Bilbo Papers
Collection
Identifier: M2
Scope and Contents
The Theodore G. Bilbo Papers document the activities of the former Mississippi governor and United States Senator from approximately 1905-1947.This collection provides insight into the government of the state of Mississippi in the early decades of the twentieth century, as well as American culture, political climate, and governmental activities during the Great Depression and World War II. It paints a definitive portrait of one of Mississippi's most colorful and controversial...
Dates:
1905-1947
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
R. Ingram Tullos Papers
Collection
Identifier: M242
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...
Dates:
1934-1947
Found in:
Historical Manuscripts and Photographs