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A Mission of Healing to Soul and Body Conducted by Henry Blandford, 1921

Broadside advertising "A Mission of Healing to Soul and Body Conducted by Henry Blandford at Grace Church, Port Lavaca, Texas, From Feb. 1st, thru Feb. 8th, 1921." Services were daily at 9:30 am and 7:30 pm and included "Teaching and Healing at each Service. For best results attend first meeting." The minister of Grace Episcopal Church is noted as Rev. Henry Rutgers Remsen (1874-1957).
A Souvenir Magazine, 1907

A 22-page booklet titled "A Souvenir Magazine" published by W.H. Capell about Newbern, Tennessee, in June 1907. The booklet contains photographs and advertisements for businesses and their principals in the Newbern and Dyer County area of Tennessee.
Blue Mountain College, circa 1940

A promotional brochure published by Blue Mountain College, Blue Mountain, Mississippi, circa 1940. The college was founded by Mark Perrin Lowry as a women's college in 1873 named the Blue Mountain Female institute. In 1920 it came under the auspices of the Mississippi Baptist Convention and in 1956 it began a program to train men for the ministry. In 2005 it became co-educational.
Catalogue of the Teachers and Pupils of Tipton Female Seminary, Covington, Tennessee, 1888-1889

A 20-page catalog published by the Tipton Female Seminary of Covington, Tennessee, for the year 1888-1889. The Seminary opened in 1854 and was led by Rev. James Holmes (1801-1873) from 1857 until 1868 and then by his son George D.
Centennial Album, African Methodist Churches, 1816-1916

A 50-page book titled "Centennial Album, African Methodist Churches, 1816-1916" prepared by Rev. B.F. Watson, the secretary of the Church Extension Society. The book contains photographs of AME churches across the United States and some beyond.
Columbian Centinel & Massachusetts Federalist, 1803

Volume 40, Number 2054 of the "Columbian Centinel & Massachusetts Federalist" newspaper published in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 26, 1803. The paper was first issued as "The Massachusetts Centinel: and the Republican Journal" on March 24, 1784, and continued under several names until May 23, 1840, when it merged with three other newspapers.
Contempo, 1932

Volume 1, Number 17, of "Contempo: A Review of Books and Personalities" published on February 1, 1932 and dedicated completely to work by William Faulkner. The magazine was published by Milton A. Abernethy and Anthony Buttitta at Chapel Hill, North Carolina from 1931 to 1934. The 4-page special Faulkner issue featured nine of Faulkner's poems, his short story "Once Aboard the Lugger," as well as advertisements for several of the writer's novels and praises for recently published Faulkner novels in the "Book Reviews" section.
D.G. Godwin broadside, 1892

A broadside published by D.G. Godwin, Commissioner of Agriculture for Tennessee, Nashville, January 16, 1892. Godwin, who also served as vice-president of the newly-established Cotton Growers' and Merchants' Association for Tennessee, addresses a letter to the Farmers' and Laborers' Union in which he notes the resolutions passed by the Less Cotton Convention held in Memphis on January 8. The resolutions related to establishing the new association, to reduce the acreage of cotton planted and to diversify the crops planted in the South to make farmers self-sustaining and independent.
Elvis Presley: His Complete Life Story in Words With More Than 100 Pictures, 1956

A magazine titled "Elvis Presley: His Complete Life Story in Words With More Than 100 Pictures" published by Bartholomew House, New York City, in 1956. Compiled by the editors of "TV Radio Mirror Magazine", the magazine documents Elvis Presley in the year he achieved stardom.
Eubank Farm Co., 1915

Promotional publication from the Eubank Farms Company published in 1915. The company was offering land to farmers in George County, Mississippi to tend and grow figs as part of a co-operative canning operation.
General Orders No. 12, Post of Bolivar, Tennessee, 1863

General Orders No. 12 issued by U.S. Army Brigadier General Mason Brayman, Headquarters, Post of Bolivar in Bolivar, Tennessee, dated April 16, 1863. In order to curtail the activities of guerrillas and "bands of robbers, under Street, Richardson, Wood, Neely and others" all passes are revoked and must be turned into the Provost Marshal. New passes will be issued only to persons known to be loyal and only four points in the lines will be open to transit. The document also lists the punishments for those caught without permits, trading without permits, wearing uniforms illegally, or Union soldiers out of uniform. Bolivar was occupied by Union troops for most of the war from the spring of 1862 until the end of the war in April 1865.
Great Battle! Gen. Ord Defeats the Enemy on the Hatchie!, 1862

Broadsheet containing two dispatches to Union General Ulysses S. Grant on October 5, 1862 regarding the Battle of Hatchie Bridge or Davis Bridge in Tennessee. One is from General Edward Ord detailing the engagement with the forces of Confederate General Earl Van Dorn in retreat from Corinth, Mississippi. The second is from General William Rosencrans declaring Van Dorn's army to be routed and that Rosencrans was in pursuit. Grant ordered the pursuit to be abandoned and Van Dorn's army was able to escape with few losses.
History of Old Tishomingo County, Corinth Journal, 1978

Vol. 2, No. 31 of "The Corinth Journal" of Corinth, Mississippi. for September 20, 1978. A 40-page special historical edition of the newspaper titled "History of Old Tishomingo County", the issue contains information for the period 1780 to 1870 first published by the "Corinth Herald" newspaper on December 15, 1903.
History of Olympia-Picture City, 1926

A 1926 publication titled â€œHistory of Olympia-Picture Cityâ€ about real estate in Martin County, Florida, to attract investors and residents looking for a summer home.
Holly Springs Garden Pilgrimage, 1939

Guide published by the Holly Springs Garden Club of the garden pilgrimage to historical sites in Holly Springs, Mississippi, held on April 22-26, 1939.
How City Planning Helped Build Jackson, Mississippi, 1944

A 40-page booklet, titled "How City Planning Helped Build Jackson: A Photo Story of Jackson's Progress", published by the City of Jackson, Mississippi, showing the progress of the city between 1920 and 1944.
James Rees & Sons Company Illustrated Catalog, 1913

Illustrated catalog of James Rees and Sons Company, designers, contractors and builders of steamboats, tugboats, dredges and barges in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. The catalog was originally printed in 1913, but this copy was reprinted in 1972.
Lee Wilson & Company, circa 1943

A 24-page illustrated booklet published by Lee Wilson & Company of Wilson, Arkansas, around 1943. It describes the company's activities including the farming of cotton, soybeans, rice, alfalfa, and livestock, and life in the company town of Wilson for its workers. The company was founded by Robert E. Lee Wilson (1865-1933) in Mississippi County in 1885 as a sawmill and then diversified into agriculture, railroads, banks and mercantile establishments with a number of towns growing up around these operations, including Wilson. At Lee Wilson's death, the company held 65,000 acres of farmland and continued to operate as a family business focused on agriculture until it was sold in 2010.
Map of the Lower Mississippi River from the Mouth of the Ohio River to the Head of the Passes

"Map of the Lower Mississippi River from the Mouth of the Ohio River to the Head of the Passes in Thirty Two Sheets. Scale, One Inch to One Mile. Published in 1881-1897 by the Mississippi River Commission." The Special Collections Department copy contains some sheets that were republished between 1900 and 1909. Sheet no. 18 covering Vicksburg to Davis Island is missing.
Memphis Appeal, Atlanta, August 6, 1864

Issue of the "Memphis Appeal" newspaper published in Atlanta, Georgia, on August 6, 1864. The "Memphis Appeal" began publication in 1841 in Memphis, Tennessee, as a weekly and then was published daily from 1847. The paper supported the Confederacy when war was declared and with the occupation of Memphis by Union forces in 1862, the paper moved to Grenada, Mississippi. During the rest of the war, the "Appeal" was published in Jackson and Meridian, Mississippi, Atlanta, Georgia, and Montgomery, Alabama. The paper's staff returned to Memphis at the end of the war. It survived until its merger with the "Daily Avalanche" in 1890 which merged with the "Memphis Commercial" in 1894 to become the "Memphis Commercial Appeal".
Men's Togs: Spring and Summer, 1919

Catalog of men's fashion trends, attire etiquette and available designs published by Ed V. Price & Co. of Chicago, Illinois, in 1919.
Merchants and Manufacturers Record of Springfield, Missouri, 1906

Publication titled "Merchants and Manufacturers Record of Springfield, Missouri" published by A. Owen Jennings in 1906. It contains photographs of homes, churches, commercial buildings and other facilities in the city.
M.I. College Reporter, 1917-1918

The 52-page catalogue edition for 1917-1918 of the "M.I. College Reporter", published by the Mississippi Industrial College, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. The Mississippi Industrial College was founded in 1905 by the Mississippi Conference of the Colored Methodist Episcopal Church to train students for agriculture and the trades. By 1908 it had 450 students. Four years later, the school was running an extension program for students who could not attend regular classes. It expanded to include teacher education, the ministry and liberal arts. In 1960 the greatest number of students majored in elementary education. Though one of the most important black colleges in the state, student numbers fell after desegregation and the school closed in 1982, a year after federal funding was cut. In 2008 Rust College acquired the campus.
Moberly: Fifty Years Ago and To-Day, 1916

A booklet issued by the Bank of Moberly, Missouri, in 1916 detailing the history of Moberly in Randolph County over the previous 50 years, including photographs of prominent citizens. The last page was found inserted in the booklet but is contemporaneous.
Montgomery Nurseries catalog, Alabama, 1860

The 20-page 1860-1861 "Catalog of Fruit and Ornamental Trees, Shrubs, Vines, Plants, &c., cultivated and for sale at the "Montgomery Nurseries," on Mildred Street, Montgomery, Alabama." The proprietor of the nursery was Joseph W. Wilson.