Slave trade.

Deposition from slave owner in Wilkinson County, Mississippi and related summons, 1831.

Two original handwritten letters regarding slavery in Mississippi.

The Silvia Buck Hoover Collection consists of one scrapbook page containing information on the death of Silvia Buck Hoover, who claimed to be one of the last living slaves at her death in 1941. This collection would be of interest to researchers studying American history, the Civil War, and slavery.

A legal document regarding ownership of a female slave in Adams County, Mississippi Territory.

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

This is a collection of documents collected by Ernest A. Walen of Longmeadow, Massachusetts. The collection contains original letters, orders, printed material, official documents, photographs, newspaper clippings, prints, etc. covering the 19th Century with an emphasis on American Civil War materials and some 20th Century materials concerning the Civil War. Most of the material on the Civil War concerns the Confederacy, with some Federal documents included.