Foodways: Manuscript Collections

Thomas G. Abernethy Collection.   A Democrat, Thomas G. Abernethy represented Mississippi in the U.S. House of Representatives between 1943 and 1973 and served on both the Agriculture Committee and District of Columbia Committee.  The collection is comprised of his congressional papers. In the Agriculture Committee Series are files on specific food products and topics such as coffee, honey, meat, peanuts, rice, sugar, dairy, milk, poultry, eggs, wheat, pork, beef, potatoes, and such topics as the "National Food Stockpile for Emergency Purposes" (Box 369) and the "School Lunch Program, Agriculture" (Box 65), "Agriculture Breakfast...Discussing Cotton" (Box 187), "National Confectioners Association Speech" (Box 187), "Food Stamp Renewal" (Boxes 187 & 188).  The District of Columbia Committee Series includes the folder "Milk, D.C. Committee, 1950-1953" (Box 375).  The Government Agencies Series includes the files "Milk (Ceiling Price) 1943" (Box 27), "Sugar Rationing Administration, 1947" (Box 27), "War Food Administration" (Box 28), "Wheat Order (Agriculture), 1946" (Box 28), "Oleomargarine 1948-1952" (Box 28), "EDA Grant for Catfish Research" (Box 258).  The Legislation Series includes files on the Office Of Price Administration during and after World War II which affected food rationing (Box 398), "H.R. 6811 -- Public School Food Services Act" (Box 58), "H.R. 10043 -- Flow of Milk and Dairy Products in Interstate and Foreign Commerce" (Box 58), "H.R. 11176 -- Price Supports for Milk and Special Diary Programs" (Box 59), "H.R. 11178 -- Special Dairy Programs" (Box 59), "European Food Situation 1947-1948" (Box 427), "H.J. Res. 145 -- United States in Food and Agriculture Organization of United Nations, 1945" (Box 420), "H.R. 5180 Supply of Turkeys, 1959" (Box 423), "International Coffee Agreement Act" (Box 299), "Honey Imports" (Box 300), "School Lunch Program, Education and Labor Committee, 1962-1963" (Box 442), "Ways & Means Committee -- Dairy Imports" (Box 207), and "Ways & Means Committee -- Meat Imports" (Box 207).  In the Subject Files Series, files include "Proposed Federal Milk Order for Mississippi Delta Area" (Box 41), "Poultry Research Center, 1962-1965" (Box 276), "Mississippi Delta Catfish Corporation" (Box 157), "Food and Drug Administration, 1964-1972" (Box 170), "Catfish Farming Research 1969-1970" (Box 177), and a variety of files related to milk, the School Lunch program, and the Food Stamp program (Box 222).  Finally, members of Congress often receive requests for contributions of their favorite recipes for cookbooks and other projects -- "Cookbook Recipe Requests" (Box 189).  454 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

General Wirt Adams Collection.  1855-1925.  A Mississippian, Wirt Adams rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate Army. Scrapbook 2 1857-1888 includes a newspaper clipping on raising fruit trees (Box 2).  4 boxes.

Jennie and Lucia Adams Collection.  1845-1944.  Family papers of Jennie and Lucia Adams who owned Cedar Mound Plantation outside of Clarksdale, Mississippi in Coahoma County.  The collection includes a handwritten, undated letter from W.C. Adams with a luncheon menu (Box 5, Folder 42); a handwritten, undated letter "Buffet Luncheon" (Box 5, Folder 53); a recipe for fudge (Box 5, Folder 57) , a 1915 letter from "Cousin E" to Lucia Adams with a recipe (Box 6, Folder 19), an undated postcard to the "Food Preservation Committee" (Box 12, Folder 16); undated recipes (Box 8, Folder 49); undated recipe (Box 12, Folder 46b); undated recipe (Box 12, Folder 68); and an undated recipe for blackberry wine (Box 12, Folder 72).  13 boxes.

Aldrich Collection.  1798-1972.  Personal and business correspondence of the Aldrich and Treadwell families who moved from North Carolina to settle in northeastern Mississippi around Lamar and Davis Mills communities (now Michigan City).  The collection includes an 1882 invitation to a ball and banquet at Franklin Female College in Holly Springs, Mississippi (Box 8, Folder 90); an 1864 certificate concerning salt works (Box 5, Folder 6 -- also online); and recipes including one for snow cake (Box 13, Folder 12).  25 boxes.

American Association of University Women (AAUW) Collection.  1906-2001.  A national organization, the AAUW promotes education and equality for all women.  This collection of the Mississippi Division includes the files "Food Stamps 1976" (Box 41); "Repeal of Tax on Food, 1977-1980" (Box 41); "Public Discussion on HUNGER:  From the World to Mississippi 1979 (Box 41); and "The Politics of Food 1977-1978" (Box 92).  129 boxes.

American Family Association Collection.  1990-2005.  Based in Tupelo, Mississippi, the American Family Association is a lobbying organization promoting a conservative Christian political and social ideology.  The November/December 1993 issue of The American Family Association Journal includes a story on the McDonald's restaurant chain (Box 1, Folder 5).  The Mississippi Progressive (June 1999) includes a story on McDonald's (Box 2, Folder 2).  2 boxes.

American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Collection.  1904-1973.  This collection of AICPA photographs includes a large image of the AICPA Annual Banquet at the Hotel Astor in 1910 (Collection Photographs Box 32, Folders 9 & 32); the AICPA 52nd Annual Banquet at the Fairmont Hotel in San Francisco in 1939 (Collection Photographs Box 32, Folder 10); and the 75th Anniversary Banquet of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in 1955 (Collection Photographs Box 51, Folder 52).  7 boxes.

Andrew Brown & Son / R.F. Learned Lumber Company / Lumber Archives.  1837-1974.  The collection is the records of a lumber company based out of Natchez, Mississippi.  It includes several non-lumber enterprises, including the Natchez Ice Company whose records date from 1902 to 1933 (Box 95).  However, correspondence related to the Natchez Ice Company is subsumed into the general correspondence of the R.F. Learned Company (according to the time span of the business records, this correspondence should reside in Boxes 27 and 28). 117 boxes and 150+ ledgers.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Artifacts Collection.  1894-1990.  Includes salt and pepper shakers depicting the former University of Mississippi mascot Colonel Reb (Box 1); a promotional coin from the Coca-Cola Bottling Co. of Mississippi featuring the 1972 University of Mississippi football team (Box 4).  4 boxes.

Woodie Assaf Collection.  1950-1993.  Photographs related to Woodie Assaf, popular weatherman of WLBT television station in Jackson, Mississippi.  Photographs include one of Assaf at the Sunflower Market (Box 1, Folder 10); images and 1969 press release of Assaf at Lewis Grocer Store (Box 1, Folder 13); and photo albums dating from the 1950s-1960s including exterior and interior photographs of Sunflower grocery store grand openings and a Sunflower Food Stores certificate of merit (Box 2).  3 boxes,

Audubon Mississippi / Strawberry Plains Finley Collection.  1820-2008.  Collection related to the lives of several Marshall County, Mississippi families and the Strawberry Plains plantation now owned by the Audubon Society.  It includes two 19th century cookbooks entitled "Recipe Book, 28 October 1857, Woodland" and "Mother Finley's Old Cook Books" (Box 14);  fragments and recipes from a 19th century cookbook (Box 8, Folder 4); two 20th century cookbooks (Box 8, Folders 5 & 6); and a general ledger of household expenses dating 1934-1936 (Ledger #1).  29 boxes.

Haley Barbour Collection.  1974-2012.  Haley Barbour served as chairman of the Republican National Committee from 1993-1997 and governor of Mississippi from 2004-2012.  His collection includes an M&M candy box with a presidential seal and embossed signature of George W. Bush (Box 4 -- see image in side bar on this page).  6 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Lionel Baxter Collection.  1851-1986.  Lionel Baxter was a broadcasting media executive and a director of Storer Communications Company.  Collection includes carbon copies of letters dating from the 1970s and 1980s sent by Lionel Baxter to members of Congress on a variety of subjects, including food stamps (Box 2, Folder 3).  9 boxes.

Mrs. Emma Faser Birchett Collection.  1874-1988.  Collection includes a copy of Compendium of Cookery and Reliable Recipes (Chicago:  The Merchant's Specialty Co., 1890) edited by Mrs. E.C. Blakeslee, Miss Emma Leslie, and Dr. S.H. Hughes -- numerous handwritten recipes are laid into the cookbook and several appear on Oxford, Mississippi stationary (Oversized Box).  2 boxes.

George W. Boswell Collection.  1970s.  George W. Boswell was an English professor and folklorist at the University of Mississippi in the 1970s.  His collection on folklore research includes a file "Food and Recipes" (Box 7, Folder 1).  7 boxes.

Bouchard Collection.  1949-1999.  Collection includes a Frank Giardina grocery receipt from Greenwood Mississippi dated 9 February 1922 (Box 2, Folder 6).  2 boxes.

Juanita Brown Collection.  1829-1948.  Most of the collection is related to the Civil War career of J.H. Buford who fought in the Confederate Army with the 4th Tennessee Infantry Regiment, Co. H, Tennessee Guards and the 32nd Mississippi Infantry Regiment.  Collection includes a file "Miscellaneous Printed Matter, Clippings, Recipes, Circa 1853-1893" (Box 5, Folder 19).  7 boxes.

Larry Brown Collection.  1980s-2004.  Literary papers of Larry Brown of Oxford, Mississippi who published several works of fiction and nonfiction in the 1990s until his death in 2004.  The collection includes a typed manuscript "Menu" (Box 2, Folder 36) and typed manuscript of a poem "Ode to Oysters" (Box 7, Folder 261).  19 boxes.

Buildings & Grounds Collection.  1907-2015.  Assorted material related to the buildings and grounds of the University of Mississippi campuses.  Collection includes a 1909 postcard with an image of the "New Dormitory and Mess Hall" and a 1955 postcard with an image of the cafeteria in Johnson Commons (Box 3).  3 boxes.

Butcher's Ledger.  1902-1903.  Business ledger for a Columbus, Mississippi butcher.  1 box.  

Jack Butler Collection.  1950s-2006.  Literary papers of poet, novelist, and author Jack Butler includes reviews and promotional brochures for the 1997 book Jack's Skillet: Plain Talk and Some Recipes from a Guy in the Kitchen (Box 4, Folder 12 and Box 15, Folder 3).  17 boxes.  

Roane Fleming Byrnes Collection.  1854-1937.  Papers related to the life and activities of Roane Fleming Byrnes of Natchez, Mississippi.  Byrnes served as president of the Natchez Trace Parkway Association for twenty-five years.  Her collection includes a pamphlet, postcard, and 1937 programs for the opening of the historic Connelly's Tavern on Ellicot Hill in Natchez, Mississippi (Box 32, Folder 2 and Box 34, Folder 5); a Scenic Hi-Way Travelmat Placemat for U.S. Highway 61 (Box 34, Folder 27);and a placemat from Bellemont Motor Hotel in Natchez, Mississippi with handwritten notes (Box 42).  46 boxes.

Eugene Craven Calloway Collection.  1824-2005.  The Calloway family settled in Pontotoc and Lafayette counties of Mississippi.  Their papers include an 1870 note from Myers & Houseman (grocers in Okolona, Mississippi) to Cicero M. Callaway (Box 1, Folder 32).  2 boxes.

Cassette Tapes and Reels Collection.  1954-1985.  Includes a recording of a Mississippi NAACP program "Providing Health, Housing and Overcoming Hunger" dated 9 November 1984 along with several other recordings of NAACP luncheon, breakfast, and banquet programs in the 1980s (Box 2) 9 boxes.

Lyda Russell Caughman Collection.  1922-1987.  Includes the cookbook A Pinch of Salt (Box 7, Folder 3).  7 boxes.

Chancellors Biographical Collection.  1952-2017.  Includes a 1995 invitation to an ice cream sundae party honoring University of Mississippi Chancellor Gerald R. Turner (Box 2, Folder 7).  3 boxes.

Chancellors Collection / Porter L. Fortune.  1935-1989.  Porter L. Fortune served as the chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1968 to 1984.  Collection includes the file "Food Services" (Box 169, Folder 12) 216 boxes.

Chancellors Collection / Alfred Hume.  1895-1942.  Alfred Hume served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi in 1906-1907, 1924-1930, 1932-1935, 1942-1943, and 1946.  Collection includes the file "Purchase Requisitions:  Dining Hall, 1913-1914" (Box 2, Folder 30). 16 boxes.

Chancellors Collection / John D. Williams.  1901-1978.  John D. Williams served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1946 to 1968.  Collection includes the file "Special Committee:  Dining Hall Adjoining Continuation Center" (Box 28, Folder 9) and "Special Committee:  Faculty Dining Room" (Box 28, Folder 30).  34 boxes.

Chilton Collection.  1837-1882.  Includes a partnership agreement between R.R. Chilton and J.W. McPhearson concerning a dry goods store likely located in Oxford, Mississippi (Box 1, Folder 7).  1 box.

Clark Family Collection. 1832-1868.  Letters sent by Confederate soldiers in the Clark family to their home in Sarepta, Mississippi discuss the need to fatten some hogs (Box 1, Folder 15), hiding food from Union troops (Box 1, Folder 17), access to food and water in camp as well as the price of food supplies (Box 1, Folder 21), and rising prices of supplies such as molasses (Box 1, Folder 33).  2 boxes.  Note:  The Civil War letters are available online as part of the Civil War digital collection.

Claude F. Clayton Collection.  1934-1969.  Claude F. Clayton was a judge in the U.S. District Court of Northern Mississippi from 1958 to 1967 and on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit from 1967 to 1969.  Among the food-related cases are a number of suits involving the segregation of restaurants.  Case files include the following:  American Can Co. v. Columbus Canning Co. circa 1960 for nonpayment of material (Box 1, Folder 9); Braxton et al v. Hubbard circa 1965 regarding refusal of services in an Aberdeen, Mississippi restaurant (Box 3, Folder 1); Brooks et al v. City of Clarksdale circa 1964 regarding arrests of civil rights activists for entering the "whites only" section of the Hamburger Cafe in Clarksdale, Mississippi (Box 3, Folders 5 & 6); City of Clarksdale v. Carter circa 1967 regarding arrests following refusal of service at the Picnic-er Drive-In Restaurant in Clarksdale, Mississippi (Box 3, Folder 34); City of Cleveland v. McMath circa 1967 regarding arrest after refusal of service at the Bar-B-Que House in Cleveland, Mississippi (Box 3, Folder 35); Henry v. Adams circa 1966 regarding admittance of African Americans to restaurants (Box 8, Folder 9); Jackpot Day Inc. v. The Kroger Co. circa 1965 on use of the grocery store chain's term "Kroger Cash Jackpot" (Box 9, Folder 13); Rimmer et al v. The Chicken Inn circa 1966 regarding segregation (Box 15, Folder 1); Sherrod et al v. The Pink Hat Cafe circa 1965 regarding refusal of service in violation of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 (Box 16 , Folder 8); Stephens v. National Dairy Products Corp, et al circa 1962 in a negligence case (Box 17, Folder 8); USA v. City of Winona circa 1963 for discrimination based on race in a lunchroom (Box 19, Folder 7); USA v.  Forty-Four Cases of 12 Four-Pound Cans and 57 Cases of 6 Three Quart Cans, More or Less, of Cane Syrup (Box 20, Folder 10); and Yarborough et al v. Adams circa 1966 regarding discrimination in restaurants on the basis of race (Box 24, Folder 33).  44 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Cofield Collection.  1928-1989.  Photographs taken by Oxford, Mississippi studio photographers "Colonel" J.R. Cofield and his son Jack Cofield.  Includes images of men at a luncheon circa 1940-1950 (Box 12, Folder 13); interior of Warehouse restaurant in Oxford, Mississippi (Box 13, Folder 1); General Store in Lafayette County, Mississippi (Box 13, Folder 20); farmers selling watermelons on the Oxford square circa 1940-1950 (Box 14, Folder 10); James Foodcenter in Oxford circa 1980s (Box 23, Folder 19); and Mistlilis Restaurant in Oxford in 1988 (Box 23, Folder 23).  119 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.  Note:  This collection is available online as a digital collection.

David L. Cohn Collection.  1937-1961.   Born in Greenville, Mississippi, David L. Cohn wrote several books and numerous articles on history and culture.  The collection includes files "Chippendale and Gumbo Creole essay/article" (Box 8, Folder 25); "Coca-Cola essay/article" (Box 8, Folder 29); and "Extreme Unction and a Boiled Chicken essay/article" (Box 9, Folder 6).  25 boxes.

Coit Collection.  1856-1939.  Includes an 1868 receipt from J.H. Gary & Co., Cotton Factors and General Commission Merchants of Mobile, Alabama for sugar and freight (Box 1).  1 box.

J.P. Coleman Collection.  1965-1985.  J.P. Coleman served on the U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals from 1965 to 1984.  Food-related material in the collection includes a number of labor/union violations at food businesses, among other subjects such as the segregation of restaurants and the Food Stamp program.  Case files include Ward Foods et al v. Connor circa 1966 regarding eight African Americans arrested at restaurants, theaters, hotels, and motels in Savannah, Georgia during civil rights protests (Box 10); Carpa Inc., et al. v. War Foods Inc., et al. v. Martin et al. circa 1976 regarding cancellation of leases and franchises (Box 13); Smith et al v. USA circa 1976 regarding tax refund of a Mississippi highway patrolman including cost of meals while on duty (Box 14); Arlington Oil Mills Inc. v. Butz circa 1976 regarding U.S. price support of peanuts (Box 14); Newman, et al. v. State of Alabama circa 1977 regarding remedies for adequate food, clothing, shelter, sanitation, and personal safety for prisoners of the state (Box 16); Jack's Fruit Company v. Growers Marketing Service Inc., et al circa 1973 for breach of oral contract (Box 18); Raymond et al. v. USA, et al. circa 1975 regarding the Food Stamp Act (Box 19); McDonald's Corporation v. Moore, et al. circa 1966 for unfair competition activities arising out of hamburger sales (Box 23); Witz, et al. v. Dr. Pepper Bottling Company of Atlanta circa 1967 on the matter that helpers of route salesmen were not employees under the Fair Labor Standards Act (Box 25); Foremost Dairies, Inc. v. Wirtz circa 1967 for violating the minimum wage, overtime, and record keeping provisions of the Fair Labor Standards Act (Box 26); Home Town Foods, Inc. d/b/a/ Foremost Dairies of the South v. National Labor Relations Board circa 1967 on validity of union election (Box 26); USA v. Richberg d/b/a Richberg's Cafe circa 1968 regarding segregation practices of the restaurant (Box 27); Tolg v. Grimes circa 1966 for refusal to leave a public restaurant (Box 28); Zero Manufacturing Company v. Mississippi Milk Producers Association circa 1966 for patent infringement (Box 28); Garrett et al v. USA circa 1966 for conviction of trespass after refusal to leave a restaurant because of her race (Box 29); Hartfield v. State of Mississippi circa 1966 for conviction of trespass after refusal to leave a restaurant because of her race (Box 29); National Biscuit Company v. Federal Trade Commission circa 1968 regarding price differentials on packaged bakery food products (Box 31); National Labor Relations Board v. Bradenton Coca-Cola Bottling Company, et al circa 1968 for not conferring with union at reasonable times and intervals (Box 32); National Labor Relations Board v. Allied Food Distributors Inc. circa 1969 for employees to have the opportunity to choose their bargaining agent (Box 32); USA v. 41 cases more or less, et al circa 1970 about seizure of poultry medications that did not comply with the Federal Food, Drug and Cosmetic Act (Box 33); Frito-Lay Inc. v. National Labor Relations Board about refusal to bargain with certified representative of employees (Box 33); Davis, et al d/b/a Pelahatchie Poultry Company v. USA regarding decision issued under the Packers and Stockyard Act (Box 33); Harless v. Boyle-Midway Division et al circa 1979 for death from inhalation of cooking spray freon (Box 34); USA v. Boston Farm Center Inc for interstate shipment of corn exceeding aflatoxin threshold (Box 33); Keener v. Sizzler Family Steak House circa 1979 appeal of damages and attorney fees (Box 35); Bruno's Inc etc. v. USA circa 1980 regarding violations of the Food Stamp Act at the Alabama grocery store (Box 36); Key v. Lumberjack Meats Inc circa 1980 regarding discrimination action case against employer and union (Box 38); West v. Safeway Stores Inc. circa 1980 regarding guaranteed 40-hour work week where appellant was a member of the National Guard (Box 38); T.G.I. Friday's Inc. v. International Restaurant Group Inc. circa 1978 for trademark infringement, breach of contract, and unfair competition (Box 39); Dairymen Inc., et al. v. Alabama Dairy Commission circa 1978 regarding a quota regulation on purchased milk (Box 40); National Labor Relations Board v. Gulf States Canners circa 1978 over contract negotiations with union (Box 41); National Labor Relations Board v. Mrs. Baird's Bakeries Inc. circa 1972 for threatening employees with loss of employment over joining union (Box 54); National Labor Relations Board v. The Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Co., Inc circa 1972 for violations against union membership (Box 54); Redmond d/b/a Arcola Food Market v. USA circa 1975 involving the Food Stamp Act (Box 55); Jay et al v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, et al. circa 1971 over implementation of either the Commodity Distribution Program or the Food Stamp Program in Texas (Box 66); Hodgson et al. v. Morgan Daniel Seafoods Inc circa 1970 regarding Fair Labor Standards Act (Box 69); Harville Rose Service v. Kellogg Company circa 1971 for breach of contract to offer an advertising campaign on cereal boxes (Box 70); Hodgeson et al. v. Crotty Brothers Texas Inc. circa 1971 for exemptions of Fair Labor Standards Act at boarding school's food services operation (Box 70); and Piggly Wiggly v. National Labor Relations Board circa 1983 for unfair labor practices (Box 72).  79 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Confederate Currency Collection.  1861-1864.  Includes a ten-dollar bill (third issue) dated 2 September 1861 printed by B. Duncan showing Francis Marion offering two sweet potatoes to Sir Banastre Tarlton. 1 box (Location:  Small Manuscripts 2006).  Note:  A digital scan of this bill in online in the Civil War digital collection.

Conferences Collection.  1908-2001.  Contains printed material related to various conferences hosted at the University of Mississippi, including the Food Services Managers Institute in June 1976 (Box 2); the Food Services Management for Nursing Home Administrators in August 1977 (Box 2); the Food Services Managers Institute in June 1979 (Box 2); the Food Services Managers Institute in June 1980 (Box 2); the Third Annual Southern Foodways Symposium:  Travelin' On:  Southern Food En Route" in October 2000 and first issue of Cornbread Nation:  The Newsletter of the Southern Foodways Alliance (Box 2).  2 boxes.

Craft-Fort Family Letters.  1840-1878.  Includes a 1 April 19844 letter from Henry Craft in Macon, Georgia to Hugh Craft in Holly Springs, Mississippi which mentions  "Their Mother & Sister are keeping an eating house in N. Orleans"; a 7 September 1844 letter from Henry Craft in Holly Springs, Mississippi to Martha Craft in Macon, Georgia which discusses a stage trip to Ripley, Mississippi and a dinner at "Gallaher's";  a 6 December 1844 letter from Holly Springs, Mississippi to Martha Craft Clinton which discusses a wedding cake; and a 31 May 1861 letter from Henry Craft in Memphis, Tennessee which comments upon the scarcity and price of meat.  1 box.

Martin J. Dain Collection.  1961-1963.  A professional New York photographer, Martin J. Dain admired the author William Faulkner and made several visits to Lafayette County, Mississippi in the early 1960s to photograph Faulkner and local scenery which served as inspiration for the fictional Yoknapatawpha County.  Images include one of woman with a lard bucket (Box 1, Folder 17); Paris Grocery in Paris, Mississippi (Box 1, Folder 19); Gene Haskins at B&B Cafe (Box 1, Folder 21); girl in front of stove (Box 1, Folders 22 & 52); customers in B&B Cafe in 1962 (Box 2, Folder 25); two farmers harvesting corn in 1961 (Box 2, Folder 51); sorghum molasses making in the early fall in 1963 (Box 3, Folders 5 & 17); man and dog outside grocery in 1963 (Box 4, Folder 18); man in kitchen with glass in 1962 (Box 5, Folder 18); woman outside Varner's grocery undated (Box 5, Folder 37); processing at sorghum mill in 1962 (Box 5, Folder 60); child carrying potatoes undated (Box 5, Folder 65); and pigs in a barn in 1962 (Box 8, Folder 20).  8 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.  Note:  these images are available online in the Martin J. Dain digital collection.

John L. Daniel Collection.  1938-1946.  John L. Daniel of Iuka, Mississippi served in Company c, 597th Battalion during World War II.  He was stationed at Camp Shelby, Mississippi prior to serving in the Philippines and Occupied Japan.  Collection also includes letters from Dalton's brother-in-law, James Maroney, who served in the Navy in the Pacific Theater.  Their correspondence includes a February 1942 letter from Dalton to his wife describing a dinner with friends (Box 1, Folder 2); a 22 March 1944 letter from James Maroney to his sister asking for some sweets (Box 1, Folder 2); a 29 March 1944 letter from Maroney to his sister asking for candy (Box 1, Folder 2); a 22 April 1944 letter from Maroney to his sister asking for them to send food (Box 1, Folder 2); 10 August 1944 Maroney to sister ask for a box of sweets (Box 1, Folder 4); a 30 October 1944 letter from Maroney to his sister asking for food (Box 1, Folder 6); 21 November 1944 letter from Daniel to wife asking family not to send anymore sweets (Box 2, Folder 1); 26 December 1944 letter from Maroney to his sister describing Christmas dinner (Box 2, Folder 2); 9 January 1945 from Maroney to his sister discussing the candy he receives from home (Box 2, Folder 3); 6 February 1945 letter from Maroney to his sister asking for candy (Box 2, Folder 3); 4 April 1945 letter from Daniel to his wife which describes working in the kitchens (Box 2, Folder 5);  11 May 1945 letter from Maroney to his sister with thanks for a box of sweets (Box 3, Folder 1); 5 June 1945 letter from Daniel to his wife writing about weight gain (Box 3, Folder 2); 7 June 1945 letter from Daniel to his wife about eating (Box 3, Folder 2); 25 July 1945 letter from Daniel to his wife wishing for a home cooked meal (Box 3, Folder 3); 24 November 1945 letter from Daniel describing Thanksgiving dinner (Box 4, Folder 3); and 11 January 1946 letter of Daniel to his wife thanking his daughter for candy (Box 4, Folder 5).  5 boxes.

Druggist/Mercantile Ledger.  1884-1885.  George W. Boyett & Dr. T.G. Ivy's Drugs and Dry Goods Store in Abbott, Mississippi.  1 box.

James O. Eastland Collection.  1930-1978.  James O. Eastland represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate by appointment for a few months in 1941 and then from 1943 until his retirement in 1978.  He served on the Agriculture & Forestry Committee from 1951 to 1978 and consequently the collection will contain much food-related material. File Series 1, Subseries 3:  Plantation Records contains material related to the administration and finances of the large family plantation in Sunflower County (3 boxes).  File Series 1, Subseries 5:  Financial Records contains records from 1924 through 1978 and will include food purchases and restaurant receipts (4 boxes).  File Series 1, Subseries 12:  Invitations includes invitations to meals and banquets (21 boxes).  File Series 1, Subseries 16:  Executive Branch Correspondence includes invitations to White House dinners and other functions as well as correspondence on agricultural matters such as a March 1961 letter from Eastland to Kenney on the "Food for Peace" program (Box 1, Folder 14) and White House press releases dated 30 January 1962 and 31 January 1963 on the food stamp program, school lunch program, and Food for Peace program (Box 1, Folder 15) (2 boxes).  Series 1, Subseries 17:  Federal Correspondence contains files organized by federal government departments, commissions, and agencies, including "Department of Agriculture" with its various agencies and programs such as Food Distribution Administration, Food Stamp program, Food & Nutrition Service, Food Safety & Quality Service, and War Food Administration (Box 1 & 2); "Department of Health, Education, & Welfare, Food & Drug Administration" (Box 4, Folder 16); "Department of State, Foreign Agricultural Services" (Box 6, Folder 24); and the "Office of Price Administration" which oversaw price controls and rationing during and after World War II (Box 8, Folder 26) (10 boxes).  File Series 1, Subseries 18:  Congressional Correspondence is organized alphabetically by the name of the member of Congress, and the container list includes a description of the contents of each letter.  Many of the letters address food-related policy issues (such as food stamps or foreign aid or trade involving food) as well as containing invitations to meals or mentions of gifts of food that typically representative of a member's home state (11 boxes).  File Series 1, Subseries 19:  Campaigns includes files related to Eastland campaign communications directed at farmers, one folder "Restaurant Review" from 1954 campaign (Box 21, Folder 11), a 1966 folder "Voters Lists -- Mississippi Milk Producers Association" (Box 31, Folder 31), a 1972 file "Eastland Dinner" (Box 35, Folder 2), and includes numerous community rallies or events where food is served (43 boxes).  File Series 1, Subseries 22:  Patronage, Nominations, Employment, and School References is organized by the name of the individual seeking a position and includes the name of the prospective government agency/department and location within Mississippi if applicable -- conduct a "Control F" search of the container list for the keyword "Food" to find jobs in the War Food Administration, the Food Stamp program or other related fields (59 boxes).  File Series 2, Subseries 1:  Photographs, Negatives, and Slides includes several images of White House Dinners and other functions elsewhere with meals as well as a series of press photographs of Mrs. Eastland and her Devil's Food Cake with a related newspaper clipping from May 1954 (Box 1, Folder 73 and Box 23 Black & White Negative Binder, page 35) and a seafood meal (Box 24, Folder 24 & 26) (27 boxes).  File Series 2, Subseries 2:  Audio Recordings includes an Eastland audio press release dated 8 February 1972 which discusses the protection of soft drink manufacturers from Federal Trade Commission rules (Cassette 3B2).  File Series 2, Subseries 3:  Audiovisual Recordings include a quad tape with auditions for Jitney Jungle spokesperson "Judy Jackson" cooking fried chicken using Collingswood poultry and Food Club oil (eastland_2quad_18).  File Series 2, Subseries 4:  Clippings contains newspaper and journal clippings organized by month/year and then be subject, which includes topics such as agriculture, food shortages during World War II, the Food and Drug Administration, and food stamps (24 boxes).  File Series 2, Subseries 5:  Floor Speeches contains Eastland's addresses on the floor of the U.S. Senate.  Each speech arranged by date and each topic described briefly, including those on agriculture, food prices, and food stamps (10 boxes).  File Series 2, Subseries 6:  Speeches contains Eastland's speeches outside of Congress on topics such as agriculture, food prices, and food stamps (9 boxes).  File Series 2, Subseries:  Press Releases is arranged by date with topic described, including such subjects as agriculture, individual food crops, seafood, and food stamps (5 boxes).  File Series 3, Subseries 1:  Issue Correspondence consists of letters to Eastland expressing opinions on public policy or politics by his Mississippi constituents, interested organizations and even individuals from across the world.  Files are arranged by subject then year and include the following:  "Agriculture" typically broken down further into subcategories of specific commodities such as "Coffee" or "Pecans" (Boxes 1 through 25); "Education" which includes the subcategories of "School Lunch" and "School Breakfast" (Boxes 61 through 67); "Food and Drug Administration" (Box 79); "Foreign Policy -- Food for Peace 1964" (Box 84, Folder 30); "Foreign Policy -- Food for Freedom Bill 1966" (Box 84, Folder 45); "Foreign Trade" including the subcategory "Seafood" and other food commodities (Box 95); "Health" including the subcategories of "Nutrition" (Box 105 through 107); "Hunger" (Box 108); "Industry" including the subcategory "Seafood," "Fishing," "Canning," "Soft Drinks," "Beef," and "Food" (Boxes 109 through 112); "Office of Price Administration" (Box 132); "Taxes" including the subcategories of "Margarine" and "Soft Drinks" (Boxes 147 & 148); "Trade" including the subcategories "Coffee," "Beef," "Grain," "Meat," and "Seafood" (Boxes 154 & 155); "Welfare" including the subcategory "Food Stamp Program" (Boxes 165-166); and "World War II -- Flour Rationing -- 1944" (Box 166, Folder 52) (166 boxes).  File Series 3, Subseries 3:  Routine Requests includes letters dating from 1944 to 1978 of individuals and organizations asking Eastland for his favorite recipes, usually for inclusion in a cookbook (Box 12, Folders 60 through 69) (16 boxes).  File Series 3, Subseries 4:  State/Local Files is arranged by city or county with additional files on Mississippi.  Subcategories include "Seafood" and "Food Stamp Program" (60 boxes).  File Series 3, Subseries 5:  Case Files are arranged by the name of the individual seeking assistance from the congressional office in negotiating a benefit, ruling, or reimbursement from the federal government for personal gain.  Since descriptive information for each file includes the name of the agency and dates, one can conduct a "Control F" keyword search for "Food" or "Agriculture" to locate relevant files (see "Access Restrictions" note on finding aid limiting use of these files by researchers) (296 boxes).  File Series 3, Subseries 7:  Corporate Case Files is arranged by the name of the company seeking congressional office intercession with a federal agency on behalf of the company and descriptive information includes the name of the federal agency and time span.  Food related companies include canning businesses and soft drink bottlers among others (23 boxes).  File Series 4, Subseries 1:  Bills contains drafts of bills introduced to Congress along with related memorandums, correspondence, speeches and research.  Organized by subject then year, files include the following:  "Agriculture" (Boxes 1 & 2); "Child Nutrition -- 1975-1976" (Box 3, Folder 29); and "Fishing" (Boxes 5 & 6) (9 boxes).  File Series 4, Subseries 5:  Agriculture & Forestry Committee (2 boxes).  File Series 6:  Memorabilia includes a paperweight from the 1969 U.S. Wheat Producers Congressional Breakfast (Box 2, Middle Tray), glass and other decorated plates and mugs (Box 8 & 10); a 1955 certificate from the Committee for the American Rice Industry (Box 16, Folder 6); a commemorative coin "We Trust in the [Peanut]" (Box 16, Folder 71); and several other agricultural related items (18 boxes).  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

James E. Edmonds Collection.  1886-1934.  James E. Edmonds was a University of Mississippi student from 1896 to 1900. Collection includes a letter dated 24 January 1897 while Edmonds was still at UM describing a "feast" with his friends (Box 1, Folder 9b); an 18 January 1897 letter discussing studying and eating cake (Box 1, Folder 10a); a 6 March 1967 letter complains about the high price and low quality of food at the boarding house, the scarcity of good meals, and the overabundance of rice (Box 1, Folder 10d); 6 March 1897 letter requests a cake and other treats for a "feast" (Box 1, Folder 11a); 28 March 1897 letter acknowledges a box of cake, candy, and socks (Box 1, Folder 11d); 12 December 1897 letter describes an invitation to dine with Dr. James (Box 1, Folder 15a); 1897 letter discusses receipt of a cake (Box 1, Folder 16); 25 March 1900 letter discusses an upcoming ball and banquet with alumni (Box 2, Folder 2b); and a 22 May 1900 letter mentions a fraternity banquet (Box 2, Folder 3b).  3 boxes.  Note:  This material is available online in the James E. Edmonds digital collection.

Edmonson / Bray / Williams / Stidham Collection.  1834-1987.  This collection chronicles the interwoven histories of several families in North Mississippi and Tennessee.  Collection includes a letter dated 16 October 1949 from James H. Edmondson regarding life out west during the gold rush that mentions food (Box 1, Folder 19); an 1850s letter from Mary Edmondson regarding the planting of Irish potatoes and ground prepared for watermelon (Box 1, Folder 21); an 11 February 1850 letter from Mollie Edmondson about recipes (Box 1, Folder 22); 11 April 1850 letter from Mary Edmondson discussing the rumors on the river that fresh fruit is causing an outbreak of cholera (Box 1, Folder 22); 20 August 1850 receipt for rent on a grocery building in Stockton (Box 1, Folder 22); 1860 letter from James H. Edmondson asking for pear trees, plum trees, cherry trees, and grape cuttings for garden (Box 2, Folder 1); 17 May 1861 letter from Mary Kilpatrick at Corinth discussing ladies charging the soldiers for buttermilk (Box 2, Folder 3); 29 May 1861 letter from Jane Kilpatrick in Corinth discussing food shortages and difficulties in feeding soldiers (Box 2, Folder 3); 26 December 1861 letter from Confederate private Edmund Augustus Edmondson describing Christmas feast comprised of gift package contents (Box 2, Folder 3); 28 March 1862 note that accompanied a gift of "bons bons" to ladies at Overton Hospital who helped the sick soldiers (Box 2, Folder 4); 10 August 1863 letter from Albert Eyrich recounting siege at Vicksburg and his landlady's opinion that Pemberton could have held out for longer and that "Mule meat was not a last resort but at first merely an experiment, as the troops wanted fresh meat." (Box, Folder 10); 3 October 1863 letter from Captain Thomas Henderson stating that if the salt wagon comes, he will send up a load of "4 back." (Box, Folder 11); 8 October 1863 letter from Henderson about the salt shipment (Box , Folder 11); 28 November 1863 note from D.H. about breakfast (Box , Folder 12); 26 January 1864 letter from Henderson regarding salt shipment (Box , Folder 13); several account ledgers dating from the 1830s through the 1850s (Box 33); and pieces of China ware (Box 39).  43 boxes.  Note:  The Civil War material is available online as part of the Civil War digital collection.

John Egerton Collection.  1911-2005.  Collection contains recipes, correspondence, information and articles about southern food and southern restaurants, saved by or written by, John Edgerton as well as notes and information about his 1987 classic book Southern Food: At Home, on the Road, in History and his column "Southern Food."  Edgerton helped to found the Southern Foodways Alliance at the University of Mississippi.   6 boxes.

Etheridge Collection.  1940-1976.  Thomas Etheridge was a journalist and a syndicated columnist for several Mississippi newspapers in the 1940s through the 1960s.  The collection includes a photocopy of his newspaper article "Home Eatin' Can't Be Beaten!" (Box 2, Folder 37).  7 boxes.

Henry Minor Faser Jr. Collection.  1923-1985.  Includes a family scrapbook "Buffet Luncheon Honoring Mrs. Uriah Gray Flowers" (Box 1).  4 boxes.

Faulkner Miscellaneous Images Collection.  Images associated with the author William Faulkner include slides taken by Elizabeth Kerr circa 1962 of a country store north of Oxford,  a sorghum mill, a store, a store in Taylor, and a store in Tula (Box 7, Folder 10); and slides in "John Faulkner's Vanishing South:  A Slide and Tape Presentation by Waymon Thomas Covington" including "Grabbling," "Sorghum Mill at Night," and "Chittlin's" (Box 7, Folders 13 & 14). 8 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Featherston Collection.  1824-1952.  Series 6 contains letters related to the Harris family of North Mississippi during post-Civil War Reconstruction and includes several discussions about the lack of meat (Box 6, Folders 4, 5, 6, and 9).  16 boxes. 

Carroll Gartin Collection.  1941-1966.  Carroll Gartin served three terms as Mississippi's Lieutenant Governor from 1952 to 1960 and from 1964 until his death in 1966.  Files of invitations dating from 1952 to 1966 will include formal and informal dinners and other meals (Box 27, Folder 1 through 12 and 16).  31 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Ivey Gladin Photographs Collection.  1970s-1990s.  Ivey Gladin was a professional photographer in Helena, Arkansas.  Images include American Legion Victory Banquets (Series 1, Box 2, Folder 10, 14, 15, 18, 35); Woodruff School Class reunions whose locations occur at times at dining establishments such as the Sizzling Steer and the Catfish House (Series 2, Box 1 & 2); and Helena Hospital Service Awards at the Catfish House in 1984-1985 (Series 3, Box 1, Folder 122 and Box 2, Folder 189).  2 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Dr. Anne Gowdy / Sherwood Bonner Collection.  1880s-1990s.  Research files on Mississippi author Sherwood Bonner who moved to Boston and began a writing career in fiction and nonfiction.  Includes a photocopy of Bonner's article for the Boston Times dated 27 August 1876 "Sherwood Bonner's Letter.  How She Is Seeing Paris.  The Maison Moublee and the Apartments.  Where to Live, How to Live, What to Eat, and How to Eat It -- A Rift of Instructive Gossip, Etc, Etc." (Box 1, Folder 18).  3 boxes.

Graduating / Senior Theses Collection.  1858-1937.  Papers written by University of Mississippi students.  Includes E.M. Livingtston's 1913 paper "The Sugar Beet" (Box 7, Folder 4) and Joseph Smith Rice's 1913 paper "The Raising of Blooded Beef Cattle in Mississippi" (Box 7, Folder 5).  8 boxes.

Gunter Photographs Collection.  1910s-1930s.  Photographs of the University of Mississippi campus.  Includes an image of a family-style dining room in unknown building (Box 1, Folder 6).  1 box.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.  Note:  these images are available online in the Gunter Photograph digital collection.

Carolyn Haines Collection.  1985-2003.  Before writing over twenty novels, Carolyn Haines worked as a photographer for the Mobile Press Register, the Mississippi Press, the Hattiesburg American, and the George County Times during the 1970s.  Her collection includes slides of a Giant Cucumber in June 1973 (Binder 1, page 36), Watermelon Festival on 30 June 1973 (Binder 1, pages 46 & 47), Tyner Cucumber from July 1973 (Binder 1, pages 54 & 55), Lea's Restaurant dated 24 July 1973 (Binder 2, page 6), City Pound Picnic on 30 July 1973 (Binder 2, Page 7), Meat Counter on 19 August 1973 (Binder 2, pages 15 & 16), Mexican kitchens in October 1973 (Binder 2, page 37), Sweet Chocolate on 17 October 1973 (Binder 2, page 45), Civitan Fruit Cake Sale on 29 November 1973 (Binder 3, page 6), Pizza Hut Award in December 1973 (Binder 3, page 10), Watermelon Festival on 3 July 1976 (Binder 4, page 16), Aldermen Swearing in at Watermelon Festival on 10 July 1977 (Binder 4, page 75), and Clover Ice Cream (Binder 6, page 4).  9 boxes + 6 binders.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Fannie Lou Hamer Collection.  1965-1978.  Fannie Lou Hamer was a major figure in the national civil rights movement.  Starting in the late 1960s, she devoted herself to helping Ruleville, Mississippi poor black and white families and launched the Freedom Farm Cooperative in 1969 which provided work, food, and a share of profits.  Collection includes a program from the 1970 Fannie Lou Hamer Day and Banquet (Box 1, Folder 1); an undated report "What You Should Know about Food Stamps" (Box 1, Folder 14), letters from the executive director of American Freedom from Hunger Foundation to Freedom Farm Corporation accompanying donations dated February through March 1973 (Box 4, Folder 4); and undated copies of the American Freedom from Hunger Form for Domestic Project Report (Box 4, Folder 7).  The contents of Box 4 are comprised of records related to the Freedom Farm Cooperative.  4 boxes.

Evans Harrington Collection.  1950s-1990s.  Material related to the life and work of Evans B. Harrington, an English professor at the University of Mississippi.  Collection includes a letter dated 18 May 1964 in which Harrington discusses dining with civil rights activist James Meredith (Box 3, Folder 25); a letter dated 16 October 1976 by Harrington discussing a recipe (Box 4, Folder 19); in his letter dated 19 November 1989 Harrington includes a clipping "Real Men Do Turn out Good Recipes" by Elliot Mackle from the Atlanta Journal (Box 4, Folder 20); a 22 January 1982 Ole Miss Union Grill catering service special order form for the English Department (Box 7, Folder 16); a 3 March 1989 letter from Theron McGregor discussing a pasta dinner invitation (Box 7, Folder 21); and a typed manuscript by an unidentified author of a civil rights demonstration at a Woolworth's lunch counter in Jackson, Mississippi (Box 36).  42 boxes.

Sheldon Harris Collection.  1834-1998.  Sheldon Harris was a jazz and blues collector and author, but his collection also includes other items which captured his interest, including several related to food.  Box 93 contains advertising trade cards (and some postcards) from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries:  Sea Foam Wafers, an advertisement for Holmes & Coutts Infant Food; image of a man giving a woman candy as advertisement for Morgan's Confectionery; image of a girl picking fruit as advertisement for Robinson & Loeble's Fruit Products; depiction of a tomato as advertisement for Thurber's Tomatoes; illustration of a moose in the wilderness for T.C. Bailey & Son Grocers; a girl holding apples for Lautz Bros. & Co's Soap; children begging for money as advertisement for Edwin C. Barr's Sweets; women on a couch in water for Choice Bohsemeem Spices; Frog and egg for City Hall Dining Rooms; a boy hitting apples for an engagements list; little girls kissing for Rutlands Stove Lining; red and white roses as an advertisement for stove polish; women and vegetables for J. & P. Coats' Best Six Cord Thread; a girl eating while a dog watches for J. & P. Coats' Six Cord Thread; children pushing a dog in cart for Rutland Stove Lining; children picking fruit for Chadwick's Spool Cotton; a baby eating and pointing for Hires' Root Beer; children with dandelion for Jamaica Ginger; showgirl and boy for David Lester's Teas, Coffees, and Spices; man about to get rammed for Fleishmann & Co's Compressed Yeast; woman holding Almore's Mince Meat; "Corned Indian" with a Native American on it and a corn body; a man in a boat on an ocean for Paragon Dried Beef; children with a fan for Cole & Flintham Groceries; children painting in blue for The Great Overland and Pacific Tea Co.; a child shooting at birds for Lion Coffee; house with a watermill as an advertisement for a grocery store; a tomato for Thurber's Canned Tomatoes; a drained lake with ship for Cream Spanish Peanuts; a mother and baby feeding birds for Union Pacific Tea Co.; "The Model Stove" for Perry & Co.; men talking at a table for Wilson Packing Co's Corned Beef; a baby on a mule for The Alden Fruit Vinegar; a family in fancy dress for Dilworth's Coffee; a girl and dog with spoon for Eagle Gail Borden Brand Condensed Milk; pig and rabbits for J.L. Snellin & Co.; two owls in moonlight for Trenton Stapler Cracker; eight babies for Hires Rootbeer; woman under an umbrella for Wrigley's; woman with fan for Rising Sun Stove Polish; people in a kitchen for Rising Sun Polish; stove and winter scene for Smith & Anthony Stove Co.; a family playing in a yard for The Gt. A. & P. Tea Co.; mother and child near stove for Weir Stove Company; a postcard "Ye Old Fashioned Clam Bake" dated 1907 with a picture of a lobster dinner; and people gathered in a market for Van Houten's Cocoa.  119 boxes.

Pat Harrison Collection.  1883-1943.  A Mississippi Democrat, Pat Harrison served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1911 to 1919 and the U.S. Senate from 1919 to 1941.  Includes several files scattered throughout the collection on various political and trade banquets and dinners across the nation, where usually Pat Harrison was a featured speaker; a file "New York, 8 February 1923 -- National Retail Dry Goods Association -- Brady" (Box 3); folder "Cincinnati, Ohio -- National Food Brokers Association -- 27 January 1935" (Box 6); folder "Lindbergh Dinner, Jackson, Mississippi, 7 October 1927" (Box 8); file "Mushrooms and Lentils (Tariffs) 1929" (Box 11); folder "American Bottlers Association -- Cleveland, Ohio -- 17 November 1932" (Box 28); file "Tax on Oils and Fats -- 1939" (Box 56); "Clippings Food Stamp Plan -- January 1941" (Box 68); "Food Stamp Plan -- Clippings -- February 1941" (Box 69); White House invitations (Box 79); "Speech 17 November 1932 -- Given to Bottlers' Convention, Cleveland, Ohio" (Box 97).  116 boxes. Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

George W. Healy Collection.  1921-1976.  Includes a menu "Trip of the President, May 20, 1972" [Richard Nixon to Soviet Union] (Box 4).  4 boxes.

Reverend Jesse L. Henderson Civil War Diary.  1864-1865.  Jesse L. Henderson was in Company A of the 41st Regiment of Mississippi Volunteers of the Confederate Army.  In his diary, he writes often about food rations and specific items like corn bread and goober peas.  A transcription of the diary is available in the online finding aid.  1 box.  Note:  This diary is available online in the Civil War digital collection.

Daniel Holland Ledger.   1837-1865.  The first part of the ledger dates from 1837 to 1845 and appears to be for a store in Natchez, Mississippi.  The latter section of the ledger dates from 1865 and concerns a Madison County, Mississippi plantation store with freedman's accounts.  1 box.  Note:  This ledger is available online in the Deeply Rooted digital collection.

Home Movie Collection.  1920s-1990s.  Home movies from forty-seven different families in the American South.  The Alvis film reels dating from 1960 to 1976 include shots of a woman washing dishes in 1960 (Roll 1), a mother feeding a baby in a highchair in 1960 (Roll 2), Thanksgiving dinner 1960 (Roll 3), and an outdoor cookout in 1960 (Roll 4).  The Bradshaw film reels date from 1957 to 1963 and shots include a child eating (Roll 14). The Calhoun film reels date from 1948 to 1984 and includes shots of a kid selling cokes in a yard (Roll 5), boys eating on a deck and kids at a McDonald's playground (Roll 13).  The Cauley film reels dating from 1979 to 1990 include shots of a mother and daughter cooking in 1985/1986 (Rolls 12-14), children playing on McDonald's playground  in 1987/1988 (Rolls 18-20), birthday cake and cake at home in 1988 and a baby in walker eating popsicle (Rolls 21-23), child playing with Lance snack machine in 1990 (Roll 26), picnic on table in wooded park in (Roll 27). Creel film reels are undated in include shots of a picnic table with adults and children, cake and food (Roll 4), cutting and eating birthday cake (Roll 5), children eating at Christmas (Roll 6.2). Crosby film reels are undated and include shots of Thanksgiving (Roll 1); taking a bird out of the oven (Roll 2), woman feeding baby (Roll 4); game birds on table, women cooking and spoon feeding an infant (Roll 4). East Central Community College film reels include shots of women in baking class and washing dishes (Roll 1) and men and women at a cafeteria (Roll 2).  Edmondson film reels include kitchen scenes and birthday cake (Roll 1).  Fancher film reels dating from 1938 to 1968 include shots of Jeff's Grocery and Meats and tower "Burns Gable's Home of Milk Fed Broilers" in 1938-1939 (Roll 1), possible grocery delivery man visiting house in apron in 1940s (Roll 4), and a group of people eating outside in 1960s (Roll 11).  Gable film reel dating from 1942 includes a shot of a Coca-Cola sign (Roll 1).  Graham film reels dating from 1959 to 1971 include shots of a girl having a tea party in 1959-1960 (Roll 1), bottle feeding a newborn baby in 1959 (Roll 3), feeding a baby in 1960 (Roll 12), a nighttime cookout in 1961 (Roll 18), a 1963 Easter cookout (Roll 21), kids eating birthday cake in 1965 (Roll 30), girl with Easter bunny and basket in 1966 (Roll 32), wiener roast over fire in trash can in the winter and birthday cake in 1966 (Roll 33), Christmas cookies and U-Bake oven in 1966 (Roll 34), and a Christmas 1967 dinner party for adults (Roll 36).  Grantham film reels dating from 1937 to 1972 includes shots of Dot & Jack ice cream in 1963/1965 (Roll 20) and a watermelon party in 1970 (Roll 27).  Grubbs film reels dating from 1972 to 1986 include wedding cake decorations in 1973 (Roll 6), a family picnic in 1972-1976 (Roll 9), a family dinner in 1972-1976 (Roll 12), and interior shots of family eating in 1975-1977 (Roll 15a). Guest film reels dating from 1961 to 1981 includes shots of the interior of a tenant shack with two young children in a kitchen near a new, white stove and refrigerator in 1961 (Roll 1), two children seated on red Formica kitchen table with birds laid out at end of table and an outdoor birthday party with cake in 1961-1965 (Rolls 7-10), and a long table laden with food and family eating in 1975-1977 (Rolls 14-20). William Hammond film reels dating from 1973 to 1985 include shots of baby at highchair, birthday cake for one-year-old, and eating a popsicle (Roll 1). R. Johnson film reels dating from 1958 to 1972 include shots of a breakfast (Roll 8 & Roll 18), and feeding a baby (Roll 21).  Jones film reels dating from 1956 to 1961 include shots of an African American woman in the kitchen cooking with an older woman and a chandelier in a dining room in 1956 (Roll 1), birthday cake in 1956 (Roll 2), adults at dinner in 1956 (Roll 5), a cookout in 1957 (Roll 8), wedding party with cake and two African American women as caterers in 1957 (Roll 12), candlelit dinner table at Columbus, Mississippi pilgrimage in 1960 (Roll 16), and eating a wedding cake (Roll 18).  Kelly film reels dating from 1959 to 1971 including shots of adults in a yard with a barbecue grill in 1959 (Roll 1), Christmas dinner in 1959 and a woman canning at a stove (Roll 2).  Lamb film reels dating from 1948 to 1973 include shots of a Christmas turkey (Roll 2), a birthday cake in 1955 (Roll 24), cooking and camping during family vacation in 1964 (Roll 37). Livingston film reels dating from 1952 to 1966 include shots of Christmas dinner in 1952 (Roll 3) and a birthday cake in 1961 (Roll 12).  Lott film reels dating from 1955 to 1973 include shots of a family dinner with an African American maid in the background in 1955 (Roll 3) and a family dinner with an African American maid serving in 1972-1973 (Roll 14).  Lotterhos film reels dating from 1967 to 1979 including shots of a barbecue in 1967 (Roll 3), fixing dinner (Roll 4), 1967 picnic (Roll 8), Christmas Eve turkey and dinner in 1967 (Roll 14), 1968 dinner (Roll 22), wedding rehearsal supper in 1968 (Roll 23), kids eating in 1968 (Roll 25), Christmas meal in 1968 (Roll 24), 1971 picnic (Roll 47), in kitchen in 1971 (Roll 49), picking up pecans in 1973 (Roll 65), people in kitchen in 1974 (Roll 70), grilling food (Roll 83), and a barbecue (Roll 89).  Lytle film reels dating from 1938 to 1950 include shots of a plantation commissary with a Coca-Cola sign (Roll 3).  Mason film reels dating from 1958 to 1963 include shots of a birthday cake in 1959 (Roll 7), family eating at Christmas in 1962 (Roll 12), an outdoor banquet in 1962 (Roll 13), man arrives with Thanksgiving turkey (Roll 14), and a birthday cake (Roll 16).  Maynor film reels dating from 1949-1969 include shots of an ice cream truck in 1953-1954 (Roll 1.6), a picnic in 1954-1955 (Roll 1.7), and a picnic in 1957 (Roll 1.10).  Pepper film reels dating from 1938 to 1972 include shots of a watermelon party in 1970 (Roll 27).  PIazza film reels dating from 1965 to 1980 include shots of a family reunion picnic in a wooded park in 1978 (Roll 24) and a birthday party dinner in 1976 (Roll 27).  Purviance film reels dating from 1967 to 1972 include shots of boys with a birthday cake (Roll 13), women in a kitchen (Roll 14), girl eating a sandwich (Roll 15), new kitchen (Roll 16), and eating watermelon (Roll 21).  Therrell film reels dating from 1940s to 1978 include shots of a family dinner during the Neshoba County Fair in 1974/1975 (Roll 3).  Thomas film reels dating from 1956 to 1959 include shots of Thomas Grocery & Gulf Station in 1956-57 (Rolls 2 & 3).  Wilbanks film reels dating from 1967 to 1981 include shots of watermelon eating (Roll 2).  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.  Note:  Several (but not all) of these recordings are available online in the Home Movie digital collection.

William Decatur Howell Collection.  1863-1864.  Material related to the life of William Decatur Howell who was a Confederate soldier in Company I, 3rd Mississippi Cavalry.  Collection includes "Secession Pudding" undated (Box 1, Folder 41).  1 box.  Note:  This document is available online in the Civil War digital collection.

Joel Hughes Collection.  1861-1969.  Letters related to the Joel Hughes a Confederate soldier from Choctaw County who enlisted as a sergeant and died at the Battle of Shiloh as a captain.  Collection includes 2 November 1861 letter from Hughes discussing rations (Box 1, Folder 1); 13 November 1861 letter from Hughes discusses the high price of molasses, coffee, and flour, and asks what the family is eating (Box 1, Folder 3); a 20 January 1862 letter from Hughes stating he bought sugar and sent it to his family but the price of coffee was too high (Box 1, Folder 9); 17 February 1862 letter from Hughes about his purchase of barrels of molasses and sugar for family and others (Box 1, Folder 11); 21 February 1862 letter from Hughes discusses the purchase of molasses and sugar (Box 1, Folder 12); and a 6 March 1862 letter from Hughes states the camp cook is making gravy and bison (Box 1, Folder 13).  1 box.

Jiggits Collection.  1917-1925.  Collection consists of material related to University of Mississippi student Louis M. Jiggits who served in the U.S. Army during World War I at Camp Perry in Ohio.  Includes a small, undated advertising pamphlet for Rumsford Baking Powder which includes recipes and a 1920 receipt from Harter Market for beef, pork, sausage, and other items (Box 1, Folder 1).  2 boxes.

John F. Johnson Collection.  1849-1911.  Collection is comprised of material related to the life and work of John F. Johnston and the town of Greensboro, Mississippi.  Includes a copy of articles of agreement in the formation of a cooperative store (pages 100-102 in a bound set of papers in Box 1, Folder 2).  4 boxes.

John Wesley Johnson Collection.  1853-1930.  John Wesley Johnson's journal "Saturday Night Reports" during his years as a student at the University of Mississippi includes a mention of a January 1876 New Year's visit where "we had cakes, candy, and wine in plenteous abundance," a list of expenses incurred in June 1876 travel within Mississippi includes costs of meals, and an August 1876 visit in Paris, Texas with "Mr. Hardison's family by whom we were not only treated to a most delicious dinner of but had also the greatest abundance of melons and fresh apple cider" (Box 5, Folder 5).  A transcript of the journal is available on the finding aid.  6 boxes.

Felton M. Johnston Collection.  1925-1972.  A Mississippian, Felton M. Johnston worked as a staff member in Congress in several different capacities before serving as Secretary of the Senate from 1955 through 1964.  Collection includes folders dating from 1941 to 1965 labeled "Social Functions, Luncheons, and Holidays" (Boxes 1 through 3); file "Personal -- 35th Anniversary Dinner 1964" (Box 13, Folder 13); a bound volume "Souvenir Dinner Honoring Former President Truman, May 8, 1964" (Box 16); letters dated 19 and 25 August 1965 between Johnston and Secretary of State Dean Rusk about a recent White House stag dinner (Box 27, Folder 6); a carbon letter dated 1 April 1963 from Johnston to Warren G. Magnuson regarding the latter taking over hosting duties for a Senate luncheon during Johnston's absence (Box 27, Folder 7); a letter dated 19 October 1965 from Eugene J. McCarthy about his absence from Johnson's luncheon (Box 27, Folder 7); a letter dated 19 December 1966 from Richard Russell regarding an Atlanta dinner (Box 27, Folder 7); a telegram from White House Social Secretary dated 14 July 1964 with an invitation to a luncheon honoring the Prime Minister of New Zealand (Box 27, Folder 8); an Air Force One napkin from May 1966 (Box 27, Folder 9); a photograph of Johnston , Leslie Biffle, Sol Taishoff, and three unidentified men at a birthday dinner for Biffle and Taishoff in October 1960  (Modern Political Archives Photographs, Boxes 3, 4, and 6).  27 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Robert Jordan Collection of Rowan Oak Photographs.  1996.  Photographs taken by University of Mississippi photographer Robert Jordan of author William Faulkner's home Rowan Oak.  Includes photographs of the kitchen (Box 1, Folders 6 through 10).  1 box.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Winthrop D. Jordan Collection.  1970-2007.  Collection comprised of the professional papers of University of Mississippi history professor Winthrop D. Jordan who received two Bancroft Prize awards for his two books on slavery in North America.  Includes Lance E. Davis's paper "One Potato, Two Potato, Sweet Potato Pie:  Clio Looks at Slavery and the South" (Box 4, Folder 1); Edward Shorter's paper "Protein, Puberty, and Premarital Sexuality:  American Blacks v. French Peasants" (Box 4, Folder 16); and among Jordan's research files is "Medicine -- Starvation 1830" (Box 14, Folder 16).  61 boxes.

Katallagete/ James Y. Holloway Collection.  1945-1992.  Manuscripts and correspondence related to Katallagete:  The Journal of the Committee of Southern Churchmen edited by James Y. Holloway and published from 1960s to 1991.  The Committee of Southern Churchmen strove to combat injustices in labor, politics, and race relations.  The Committee ended its relationship to Katallagete in 1983 which continued publication as a corporate entity.  The collection includes a 3 November 1967 letter from Phil Berrigan to Holloway which discusses fasting in prison for an incident in Baltimore and a clipping dated 29 November 1967 "Pair Fasts in Continuing War Protest" (Box 1, Folder "Philip Berrigan Undated Correspondence"; an undated announcement of Week Long Fast Protesting Military Action at an unspecified campus (Box 1, Folder "Miscellaneous Berrigan Items"); a December 1968 letter from Will Campbell to Les Dunbar with a mocking reference to an attached announcement of a conference entitled "To End Hunger in America" (Box 2, Folder "Will Campbell Correspondence 1963-1979); a untitled manuscript with a parable about a young boy given an ice-cream cone which he refuses to share (Box 2, Folder "Will Campbell, Undated Manuscripts and Articles, Folder 1 of 2"); two untitled draft manuscripts regarding hungry children and attempts by society to label and humiliate them (Box 5, Folder "Loyal Jones Manuscripts"); a 21 July 1968 letter from Dr. Frank Moller to Holloway which discusses the starving children in South Africa (Box 8, Folder "Dr. Frank Moller, Correspondence and Manuscripts, Folder 2 of 2, 1965-1970"); a propaganda flyer from the United Klans of America regarding General Foods Corporation and the television show "Julia" (Box 9, Folder "Pete Young, Articles, Manuscripts, and Miscellany"). 37 boxes.

Knox Collection of Extremist Literature.  1942-1982.  Includes American Opinion (John Birch Society) reprints of A.G. Heinsohn Jr.'s "Free Lunch and Boobus Americanus" from June 1966 and Alan Stang's "Food Prices:  The High Cost of Staying Alive" from March 1973 (Box 1).  12 boxes.

J.J. Little Collection.  1861-1862.  Jefferson J. Little was a doctor in the Bahala Rifles (10th Mississippi Infantry, Company H) of the Confederate Army.  Collection includes a letter dated 1 August 1862 from Little to his parents discussing the availability of food at the camp in Columbus (Box 1).  1 box.  Note:  This letter is available online in the Civil War digital collection.

Litty Collection.  1879-1984.  Includes a 1922 postcard advertising Old Virginia Brunswick Stew of the Sturdivant Packing Company of Brownsville, Tennessee (Box 1, Folder 1); an undated, handwritten note with questions about salt and soda (Box 1, Folder 4); piece of an envelope postmarked 1914 with an engraved lettered of Sumers Ice Company of Memphis, Tennessee (Box 1, Folder 7).  1 box.

John Guy Lofton Collection.  1860-1863.  John Guy Loften was a Confederate soldier in Company H, 11th Mississippi Regiment in the Army of Northern Virginia.  Collection includes an 8 July 1861 letter from Lofton discussing the diet in a Winchester, Virginia camp (Box 1, Folder 7); a 15 July 1861 letter discussing the diet (Box 1, Folder 9); and a 6 March 1862 letter regarding food rationing ("plenty of beef but nothing else") at Camp Fisher, Virginia (Box 1, Folder 21).  1 box.  Note:  These letters are available online as part of the Civil War digital collection.

Map Collection.  1687-1998.  Includes numerous twentieth-century maps produced by local Mississippi communities which will often feature advertisements for restaurants, stores, and services.

W.T. Marshall Collection.  1833-1985.  William Thomas Marshall was the personal librarian and file keeper at the White House for eight U.S. Presidents from William McKinley to Franklin D. Roosevelt. Collection includes several invitations to White House dinners in 1890s through 1900s (Box 1).  10 boxes.

Lealon E. Martin Collection.  Includes The Fish and Oyster Reporter from July 1940 (Box 1, Folder 36); article "Appetite for Frogs is Growing" Toronto Star Weekly dated 23 February 1946 (Box 2, Folder 3); and the article "Seafood Dinners from Arctic? Toronto Star Weekly dated 20 July 1946 (Box 2, Folder 6).  2 boxes.

Annie McGehee Collection.  1890-1946.  Includes a menu for Inter State Hotel in Fort Scott, Kansas (Box 3, Folder 3).  3 boxes.

Memories of Mississippi Collection.  1994.  The collection consists of first-person essays about the various authors' memories of the Great Depression for a contest in 1994.  Among the papers are the following:  "Pigs and Pigeons" by Sam C. Hudson; "Wedding Present Pigs" by Floy Manning; "Sawbriers, Biscuits..." by Ross Collins Robinson; "Ketchup Sandwiches" by Betty Lundy; and "Butter Bean Christmas" by Mary Herndon.  1 box.

James H. Meredith Collection.  1950-1997.  James H. Meredith integrated the University of Mississippi in 1962, and over the subsequent years he remained active in civil rights, became a business entrepreneur, and campaigned for several public offices. Collection includes a letter dated 19 August 1966 from Hollywood Fruit Exchange Inc. to Meredith campaign (Box 14, Folder "Correspondence, August-December 1966); letters dated 9 May 1975 from Meredith to Emma Day's Grocery Store, Owen's Grocery, Wabash Grocery, Jobie's Fried Chicken, and Branding Shoe Cafe regarding their support in the Special Election (Box 29, Folder "Election/Correspondence 1975"); several articles and broadsides related to a union battle and boycott against Perdue Poultry (Box 48, Folder "Miscellaneous 1980"); typed letter dated 18 May 1981 to Meredith requesting endorsement for the United Food and Commercial Workers Union's boycott of Perdue Poultry (Box 48, Folder "General Correspondence, 1981"); a 2 November 1982 Meredith form letter inquiring about Generic Foods with attached clipping "Generic Food:  A Booming Business" (Box 50, Folder "Financial/Business 1982"); letter dated 5 November 1982 from Steve Schaeffer to Meredith on Beverage Company, Rozenco Coffee Company, and Waverly Tea Company letterhead (Box 50, Folder "Financial/Business 1982); letter dated 7 January 1983 from Richard Sommese to Meredith on Aster Nut Products Inc. letterhead and enclosed company broadside (Box 51, Folder "Financial Correspondence 1983"); typed manuscripts by Meredith "Interactions During Family Dinners" and "Family Dinner Exercises" for the "Cultural Differences" course taken by Meredith in the Fall of 1984 at the University of Cincinnati (Box 57, Folder "Meredith Subject File 'Cultural Differences -- Jeffrey Shutlz"); letter dated September 1984 from U.S. Senator Charles McC. Mathias Jr to Meredith with enclosed requested material about world hunger (Box 57, Folder "Meredith Subject File 'Class -- Administration in Education"); two Meredith Subject Files "Famine in Africa" compiled by the Congressional Research Service in 1989 (Box 78); and a photograph of a pig roasting over a fire (Series 14:  Photographs , Folder "Casual/Social" -- note: photographs are stored off site in a cold facility and require at least two days advance notice before available for viewing).  146 boxes.

George Miller Collection.  1830-1870.  Material related to the Miller family of north Mississippi.  Includes letter dated 22 June 1877 from Kate Miller requesting butter and eggs (Box 1, Folder 11); undated receipt for foodstuffs (Box 1, Folder 14); an undated account ledger page for George Miller from "Berlund & Bros listing various charges including foodstuffs (Box 1, Folder 14).  6 boxes.

Miller Family Collection.  1830-1865.  Material related to the Miller family of Pontotoc, Mississippi.  Includes a 16 October 1840 invitation to a barbecue (Box 1, Folder 3).  2 boxes.

William M. "Fishbait" Miller Collection.  1935-1975.  Fishbait Miller served as the Doorkeeper to the U.S. House of Representatives from 1949 to 1953 and from 1955 to 1974 (serving as Minority Doorkeeper during the intervening years when the Republican Party held the majority).  Series 1:  House Administration includes folders "House Restaurant" (Series 1, Box 10, Folder 5 & 6) and "Senate Restaurant" (Series 1, Box 21, Folder 13).  Series 2:  Presidential Material includes "White House Invitations" arranged by administration as well as files arranged by administration on the Presidential Prayer Breakfast which began in 1953 then became the National Prayer Breakfast in 1970, and specific folders on "President Kennedy's Birthday Dinner 27 May 1961 (Series 2, Box 2, Folder 2) and "Inaugural Anniversary Dinner John F. Kennedy" (Series 2, Box 2, Folder 3).  Series 3:  Members of Congress contains files arranged alphabetically by individual members of Congress.  Many of these files include letters or other items referencing gifts of regional food produce and products to colleagues (6 boxes).  Series 5:  Political Parties includes invitations to political luncheons and dinners (8 boxes).  Series 6:  Press includes folders on specific journalism organizations such as the National Press Club which invited prominent speakers and guests to regular lunches and dinners (3 boxes).  Series 7:  Clippings includes a file "Food" (Series 7, Box 3, Folder 3).  Series 8:  Invitations and Schedules includes invitations that range from private dinner parties to lobbyist receptions and dinner (7 boxes).  Series 15:  District of Columbia Area includes a file "Restaurants and Menus" (Series 15, Box 1, Folder 40).  Series 16:  Mississippi includes a file "Biloxi Shrimp Festival" (Series 16, Box 1, Folder 4).  Series 19:  Oversized Material includes folder "District of Columbia Area -- Restaurants and Menus" (Series 19, Box 7, Folder 4).  Series 20:  Photographs contains "Capitol Building -- House Restaurant" (Series 20, Box 1, Folder 34), several "Events" folders with images of specific luncheons and dinners (Series 20, Boxes 1, 6, & 9 and Map Case Drawer 4), "Food -- Ocean Spray  Cranberry Juice" (Series 20, Box 1, Folder 143), "National Prayer Breakfast -- 1 February 1972" (Series 20, Box 3, Folder 11), "VIP -- American Honey Queen" (Series 20, Box 3, Folder 136), "VIP -- National Watermelon Queen" (Series 20, Box 3, Folder 137).  Series 22:  Memorabilia includes two glass candy dishes with engravings of the White House and "Lyndon B. Johnson" (Series 22, Box 2, Bottom Tray) as well as several drinking glasses with notes explaining they were used by presidents or speakers at various Joint Sessions or Joint Meetings of Congress (Series 22, Box 4, Bottom Tray & Box 5, Top Tray), pins and ribbons for Democratic Congressional Dinners in 1969, 1972, and 1974 (Series 22, Box 5, Bottom Tray), button "War on Thirst, Drink Pepsi" with image of a donkey (Series 22, Box 5, Bottom Tray), a mechanical pencil "South Mississippi Ice Co...Biloxi, Miss." (Series 22, Box 6, Top Tray), various swizzle sticks of District of Columbia area restaurants (Series 22, Box 9, Top Tray), a nickel silver covered sugar bowl with "Hose of Representatives" on bottom and note that Miller used it in his office (Series 22, Box 11, Top Tray).  141 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Dr. Jerry "Jake" Leath Miller Collection.  1988-2001.  Letter and photographs between Dr. Jerry Leath Miller and Oxford, Mississippi author Larry Brown.  Many of the letters by Brown discuss hunting and fishing and cooking the results.  1 box.

Mississippi Authors Small Manuscripts.  1928-2006.  Includes a publicity broadsheet for The Mississippi Cookbook (Box 1, Folder "General") and material about southern food writer John T. Edge (Box 3, Folder "John T. Edge").  9 boxes.

Mississippi Cities & Counties Collection.  1914-1980.  Organized by community and county, the collection contains postcards and tourist information pamphlets which often include information and images of local dining options and food specialties.  8 boxes.  Note:  The postcards only are available online in the Mississippi Cities and Counties digital collection.

Mississippi Conservation & Recreation Collection.  1938-1984.  Includes material and hunting and fishing.  1 box.

Mississippi Health Care Collection.  1932-1981.  Includes an undated Mississippi State Board of Health publication "Your Child Needs an Egg a Day," "If Your Milk Dollar Goes Too Fast," "What About Your Food," "What to Eat Before the Baby Comes," "Food for Red Blood," "A Good Food Ticket for You,"  and "Your Child Needs Vegetables Ever Day" (Box 1, Folder 15) and an undated "Feeling Good Community Health Handbook" (Box 2, Folder 3).  2 boxes.

Mississippi Industries Collection.  1926-1999.  Includes the 1949 publication "Swift and Company Invites You to the Formal Opening and Open House of the Jackson Poultry Dressing Plant" (Box 5, Folder 3); material dated 1958 "Mississippi Broiler Festival -- Forest, Mississippi" (Box 5, Folder 12), material dated 1958 on Mississippi poultry (Box 5, Folders 14 & 15); and a 1974 The Catfish Farmer (Box 5, Folder 22).  7 boxes.

Mississippi Periodicals Collection.  1921-1982.  Issues of the Mid-South (Memphis Commercial Appeal Sunday magazine) include "Shrimpers of the South" from 1966 and "The Blessing of the Shrimp Boats" from 1967 (Box 3).  A Scenic South from 1961 contains photographs of Mississippi pecan harvesting in 1961 (Box 4).  6 boxes.

Mississippi Telephone Directories Collection.  1945-1968.  Contains telephone directories of Mississippi communities whose business directories will list eating establishments and grocery stores and will frequently contain advertisements for these businesses.  4 boxes.  Note:  check library catalog for additional telephone and city directories in Special Collections.

Sidna Brower Mitchell Collection.  1959-2003.  Material related to Sidna Brower's tenure as editor of the University of Mississippi campus newspaper in 1962-1963.  Includes a photograph "Greasy Charlie the Sandwich Man" Blackwell (Collection Photographs Box 30).  10 boxes.

Franklin E. Moak Collection.  1943-1997.  Franklin E. Moak served as the University of Mississippi Dean of the Division of Student Personnel from 1964 to 1981.  Collection includes Moak's 1974 comments on the meal plan (Box 28, Folder 31) and also files on specific formal luncheons, dinners, and banquets throughout the collection.  Photographs include the University of Mississippi cafeteria interior in 1969 (Box 100, Folder 13) and the Alumni House Snack Bar (Box 100, Folder 14), five images of the cafeteria from 1965 to 1975 (Box 100, Folder 37), and a "Grove Picnic -- Legislative Day 1972" (Box 100, Folder 45).  87 boxes.

Willie Morris Collection.  1954-1994.  Willie Morris was an author as well as editor of Harper's Magazine from 1967 to 1971.  The collection includes a 22 January 1968 letter from Tex [C.W.] Cook on General Food Corporation letterhead (Box 3, Folder 7); an 11 August 1987 letter from Robert L. Berman of Southern Food Brokerage Corporation in Jackson, Mississippi (Box 28, Folder 21); a printed invitation by Governor and Mrs. Ray Mabus to a dinner honoring recipients of the 1988 Mississippi Governor's Awards in the Arts (Box 29, Folder 10); printed invitation with menu from President and Mrs. George Bush to a White House dinner on the visit of the king of Jordan on 19 April 1989 (Box 32, Folder 5); a printed invitation from Dean and Larry Wells and Willie Morris to a picnic celebrating the publication of the Great American Writers Cookbook (Box 44, Folder 28); and a menu from Bill Clinton Presidential Inaugural dinner and from Dominque's during the Presidential Inauguration 1993 (Box 136).  173 boxes.

Mount Vernon Ladies Association of the Union Collection.  2007-2010.  Includes the article "Old Cookbook Reveals Amazing Details of Washington's Dining Habits" in Southern Traveler dated May/June 2010 (Box 1, Folder 11).  1 box.

Mamie and Ellis Nassour Arts and Entertainment Collection.  1920-2013.  Includes a promotional packet for the musicals "A Catered Affair" and "The Ballad of Sweeney Todd" (Box 16); film poster of "Sweeney Todd:  Demon Barber of Fleet Street" from 2007 (Box 22); a small poster for the play "Superior Donuts" (Box 31); 1939 playbill for "The Man Who Came to Dinner" (Box 50); and programs for the play "The Big Meal" and the musical "Swenney Todd:  The Demon Barber of Fleet Street" (Box 57, Folder 5).  58 boxes.

William Cowper Nelson Collection.  1843-1949.  Correspondence of the Nelson family of Holly Springs, Mississippi, including William Cowper Nelson who was a Confederate soldier in the Army of Northern Virginia.  The collection includes a 4 November 1760 letter from Nelson to his mother which discusses a cake (Box 1, Folder 9); a 21 May 1861 letter from Nelson at Camp Davis in Florida asking his mother to send a servant to cook and clean for him (Box 1, Folder 27); a 23 June 1861 letter from Nelson thanks his mother for sending the slave Jim to cook and clean (Box 1, Folder 32); a 16 July 1864 letter from Nelson in Petersburg, Virginia mentions the food shortage (Box 1, Folder 96); a 17 October 1864 letter from Nelson in Petersburg, Virginia discusses the price of food (Box 1, Folder 97); 25 October 1864 letter from Nelson in Petersburg discusses food shortages (Box 1, Folder 98); 2 March 1864 letter from unknown writer in Richmond Virginia discusses the theft of goods and problems with food they did have to eat (Box 2, Folder 5); an undated nineteenth century letter from May Clark about making a ginger cake for someone traveling to Alabama (Box 3, Folder 1); a May 1884 receipt for purchases from E.T. Noel, Flour, Meal, and Grain in Nashville, Tennessee (Box 3, Folder 18); a 7 September 1894 letter from Virginia Nelson in Monteagle, Tennessee about a candy pull (Box 3, Folder 23); and 7 July 1897 letter from Nelson discussing dining in New Orleans (Box 3, Folder 27).  11 boxes.  Note:  The civil war letters from 1861-1865 and a few photographs are available online as part of the Civil War digital collection.

Pauline Wright Nichols.  1980.  Pauline Wright Nichols (1889-1983) was born in Oxford, Mississippi and became a successful artist and art professor.  The collection contains manuscripts and editorial notes for her book The Breath of God:  Black Voices from the Thirties and includes the manuscript "Relief Lunches" (Box 1, Folder 19).  1 box.

Edwin Bennett Ogden Jr. Collection.  1915-1920.  Includes International Rice Festival programs from 1979 and 1980 (Box 13).  21 boxes.

Owens & Archibald Ledger.  1872-1873.  Financial ledger of a dry goods store in Oxford, Mississippi. 1 box.

The Oxford American Collection.  1982-2002.  Manuscripts, correspondence, and production materials of the prominent southern literary journal The Oxford American.  Includes correspondence and manuscripts related to Brad Barkley's short story "Eat" in the Winter 1993 issue (Box 1, Folder 17); Roy Blounts essay "You Can't Eat 'Em Blues / Eatn' and Singin'" from Issues 21/22 (Box 33, Folder 3); a Stanley Booth folder contains a newspaper clipping "The Mystery of Barbecue" (Box 18, Folder 7); the typed manuscripts by Jack Butler "No Shortcuts to Shortcake" and "Turnip Greens in the Dessert" both dated July 1993 (Box 2, Folder 5); typed manuscript by Hal Crowther "Eating Rats at Vicksburg" (Box 19, Folder 4); correspondence, manuscripts, and proofs related to southern food writer John T. Edge (Box 37, Folders 8 through 14; Box 76, Folder 3 through 7); material related to Clyde Edgerton's "Yam, Spam, Let Me Guess Your Weight Ma'am:  The 1995 NC State Fair" from 1996 (Box 10, Folder 8); material related to John W. Holmes' "Power Burgers" (Box 72, Folder 6); manuscripts "Doe's Eat Place" and "Where the Elite Meet to Eat" by Bern Keating (Box 21, Folder 12); manuscript "Mixed Greens" by Johnny Miles (Box 22, Folder 9); manuscripts "Dispatch from the Tick Farmer's Kitchen"/"Notes from the Tick Farmer's Kitchen" by Jonathan Miles (Box 6, Folder 3); proofs and correspondence regarding Diane Roberts' "For the Love of Mullet/Mullet Tawsin'" (Box 47, Folder 10); Ted Roberts' "The Great Fried Chicken Conundrum" (Box 6, Folder 8); and a manuscript of Bob Sherrill's "Sweet Sweet Milk" (Box 49, Folder 12).  85 boxes.

John Elon Phay Collection.  1949-1962.  Dr. John Elon Phay was a professor of Educational Administration and director of the Bureau of Educational Research at the University of Mississippi.  As consultant and advisor to the 1952 Mississippi Legislative Recess Educational Committee, he photographically recorded white and black public elementary and secondary schools in the state prior to integration.  The collection includes images of school cafeterias.  42 boxes.  Note:  These images are available online as the John E. Phay digital collection.

Presidential Debate Collection.  2007-2009.  Material relating to the University of Mississippi hosting the 2008 Presidential Debate on September 26th.  Includes a folder "Debate Dining" with an Aramark binder (Box 2, Folder 7); candies with the debate logo and National Health Care Reform program title on wrappers (Box 2, Folder 14); a Mississippi Cheese Straw Factory box from the Media Gift Bag, a travel coffee mug with the Ole Miss logo from the Media Gift Bag, and a Coca-Cola bottle with "Presidential Debate, The University of Mississippi, September 26, 2008" label (Box 4);  6 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Mrs. R.E. Price Collection.  1859-1973.  Includes the 1972 article "Communion Bread Baking Almost Lost Art" (Box 3, Folder 56).  3 boxes.

The Progressive Farmer Collection.  1950-1973.  Includes fiction by William L.S. Kenn's "The Molasses Man" (Box 2, Folder 3).

Ann Rayburn Paper Americana Collection.  1885-1997.  Series 3:  Binders consists of twenty-four binders filled with advertising postcards, pamphlets, and clippings as well as trade cards advertising products and services from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries -- these will include food-related products and businesses.  Series 4:  Postcards is comprised of forty boxes of postcards arranged primarily by subject but also format; postcards date from the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries and include both photograph and illustrative artwork which in some cases might depict food-related subjects.  For instance, some of the boxes are organized by Mississippi communities and may feature illustrations of food-related businesses or crops (Series 4, Boxes 12 through 18) and other boxes contain postcards related to holidays such as Christmas and Thanksgiving (Series 4, Boxes 26 through 29) -- see finding aid for more details to choose specific boxes.  84 boxes + 35 binders.  Note:  The postcards only are available online in the Ann Rayburn Papers Americana:  Postcards digital collection.

Thomas Reber Collection.  1860-1918.  Born in Ohio, Thomas Reber joined the Union Army in 1861 where he held the rank of First Lieutenant, Quartermaster of the 88th Regiment of the Ohio Volunteer Infantry.  After the Civil War, he worked in Cuba and Louisiana before moving to Natchez, Mississippi.  Collection includes an invitation to tea with Colonel and Mrs. Neff at Camp Chase in Ohio circa 1864-1865 (Box 2, Folder 3); many documents relate to requisitions and quartermaster supplies at Camp Chase (Boxes 2 and 4) but specifically about ration returns for August 1865 for Fort Federal Hill in Baltimore, Maryland (Box 2, Folders 26 through 28); and an invitation to luncheon for the Officers of Cruiser Des Moines from Natchez Lodge No. 553 on 12 February 19[17 or 18] (Box 2, Folder 47).  4 boxes.  Note:  Some of the quartermaster documents are available online as part of the Civil War digital collection.

Jack Reed Sr. Collection.  1928-2018.  Collection relates to the life of Jack Raymond Reed Sr. of Tupelo, Mississippi and includes a photograph of Jack Reed and others at Yesterday's restaurant in Southaven, Mississippi in 1970 (Box 21, Folder 43).  21 boxes.

Charles Roberts Collection.  1862-1865.  Charles Roberts was a Confederate soldier who saw service in Tennessee, Georgia, and northern Mississippi.  Letters to his wife in Oxford, Mississippi often include descriptions of cooking, utensils, and food supplies.  Note:  a complete transcription of the letters is available on the finding aid.  1 box.   Note:  This collection is available online as part of the Civil War digital collection.

Caroline Jones Ross Memorial Collection of Personal Papers of Jacob and Catherine Jones Thompson.  1842-1885.  Jacob and Kate Thompson fled to Europe following the surrender of the Confederacy due to Jacob's position in the government.  The collection includes a letter dated 29 October 1865 from Kate Thompson in Florence, Italy which discusses European cuisine (Box 1, Folder 10).  1 box.

John C. Satterfield / American Bar Association Collection.  John C. Satterfield was active in the American Bar Association and served as its president from 1961 to 1962.  The collection includes several files related to professional luncheons and dinners of the organization and other law and governmental groups.  1928-1974.  51 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Sessions Collection.  1860-1929.  Collection includes a Civil War diary kept by Delia Sessions whose family lived outside of Yazoo City, Mississippi which discusses food on the homefront.  Note:  a transcription of the diary is available in the finding aid. 1 box.

James W. Silver Collection.  1928-1986.  James W. Silver was a professor of history at the University of Mississippi from 1936 to 1964 and the author of Mississippi:  The Closed Society.  Collection includes a copy of Paul Good's article "A Bowl of Gumbo for Curtis Bryant" in a 31 December 1964 issue of The Reporter which discusses integrated eating in a McComb, Mississippi restaurant (Box 1, Folder 2).  54 boxes.

Calvin R. Simmons Collection.  1880-1992.  Collection of papers documenting the history of the Simmons family of Pontotoc County, Mississippi, and it includes a Royal Baking Powder Receipt Book (Box 8).  24 boxes.

Small Manuscripts.  1750-2008.  Box 1976-3 includes information about Dr. Joseph Goldberger and the medical history of nutrition and pellegra including pellagra research at the Mississippi State Prison in 1914-1915 (Folder 16).  Box 1978-4 contains two M.P. Lowery scrapbooks which includes newspaper clippings of recipes dating from late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries (Folder 3).  Box 1978-7 includes an 1888 report of the Artesian Water Company of Mtitleis, Tennessee (Folder 9).  Box 1979-2 contains Margaret Galloways scrapbook of recipes circa 1896 later published as a cookbook by the Methodist Ladies of Oxford, Mississippi (Folders 1 & 2).  Box 1979-3 holds a "Program from Complimentary Dinner to Captain Charles A. Lindbergh's" from London in 1927 (Folder 14).  Box 1985-1 includes an Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company of New York trade card "Mississippi" dating 1889 (Folder 1).  Box 1986-1 Arbuckle Brothers Coffee Company trade card of Alabama dated circa 1890 (Folder 1).  Box 1995-1 contains an invitation to a banquet in honor of President William Howard Taft by the citizens of Jackson, Mississippi which includes the menu (Folder 28).  Box 1995-2 has a ledger for the Oxford Wholesale Grocery Inc. which contains stock certificates from 1951-1952 (Folder 18).  Box 1995-3 includes a notebook circa 1760s filled with lists of names, grocery and dry good lists, figures and various other memoranda (Folder 7) and a newsletter of City Grocery, an Oxford, Mississippi restaurant, discussing its invitation to present a "Crawfish Festival" at the James Beard Foundation in New York (Folder 20).  Box 1990-4 contains a folder on Mississippi Civil War History with humorous broadsides "Hotel De Vicksburg Bill of Fare" with three pages of menu items all consisting mainly of mule meat (Folder 22).  Box 1991-1 includes material related to a letter by James Marcus Taylor on scuppernong which appeared in the Southern Cultivator in October 1868 (Folder 20) and a copy of Conde Nast Traveler in October 1990 with an article on "Southern Sojourns" which includes a mention of the Oxford restaurant Smitty's (Folder 22).  Box 1993-2 holds photocopies of Robb Farm journal which includes scraps with handwritten recipes on them circa 1830s-1860s (Folder 22 & 23).  Box 1994-1 includes a Montgomery Ward & Company price list of groceries dated 1 April 1894 (Folder 14).  Box 1994-2 includes material on the "Food Stamp Crisis" distributed by the Mississippi Hunger Coalition based in Jackson circa 1970s (Folder 4).  Box 1998-1 includes a letter dated 23 January 1841 from John Henderson to an auction company concerning an advertisement for purchase of a "Valuable Dining Room Servant" with the auction notice attached (Folder 3); a bill of sale receipt from a tea merchant White, Bishop & Co. dated 13 August 1871 (Folder 8); a poem circa 1920s written to accompany a potato masher given at a kitchen shower (Folder 12).  Box 2000-1 includes a postcard announcing the documentary "Standing Tall:  Black Mississippi Delta Women Take on the Catfish Farmers...Trying to Create a Union...And Win" (Folder 6).  Box 2005-1 contains a 1943 War Ration Book Four issued by the U.S. Office of Price Administration (Folder 12).  Box 2006-1 contains a copy of a handwritten manuscript "A Sunday in the South" by Lt. William White of the 90th Illinois Volunteers which includes a description of dining with a regimental doctor in an occupied home in Holly Springs, Mississippi circa 1863 (Folder 2) and a $10 Confederate seventh issue depicting Francis Marion offering two sweet potatoes to Sir Banastre Tarleton (Folder 4).  Box 2008-1 has a letter dated in the late 1880s from a J.G. Lowman in Huntington Station, Mississippi discussing a town barbeque that drew 2,500 people (Folder 1 through 8).  Box 2013-1 includes "Ye Olde Cheshire Cheese" menu (Folder 2).  92+ boxes.

Orma R. Smith Collection.  1966-1981.  Ormer R. Smith was a judge on the U.S. District Court of Northern Mississippi from 1968 until 1982.  Case files include Moore, et al. v. U.S. Department of Agriculture over temporary disqualification of a grocery store from the food stamp program (Box 10, Folder 32); Lott d/b/a Stop-A-Lot v. U.S. Department of Agriculture, et al over violations of the food stamp program (Box 11, Folder 5 & 6); Rogers v. Mayfield Fruit and Produce Co. & Enfinger for personal injury as a result of vehicular negligence (Box 22, Folder 7); Cockrell Banana Company, Mid-South Produce Co., United Produce Co. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission for unconstitutionality of wholesale tax. (Box 22, Folder 8);  Mississippi Dairy Products Association, Inc., et al. v. Mississippi State Tax Commission for discriminatory wholesale tax (Box 22, Folder 19); Consolidated Baugh Farms Inc. v. Smith et al for damage of rice during processing by defendant (Box 30, Folders 7 & 8); Evans v. Mississippi Delta Catfish Corp. et al for wrongful dismissal and false allegations of misconduct (Box 30, Folders 9 & 10); Perdue Farms Inc. v. Motts, Inc. over debt arising from contract dispute and counterclaim for roasters (Box 45, Folder 6); and Person v. Hazelrig Fruit and Poultry Inc. for damages for injury resulting from negligence (Box 48, Folder 39).  51 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Southern Foodways Alliance Collection.  1996-2014.  Collection contains correspondence, drafts, promotional items, newspapers, pamphlets, menus, photographs, cookbooks, ephemera, interviews, oral histories, photographs, and audiovisual material related to the non-profit organization dedicated to the documentation and celebration of diverse food culture in the American South.  Oral history projects include the Southern Barbecue Trail; Birmingham Greeks; Arkansas Pie Trail; Women at Work:  La Cocina; Florida's Forgotten Coast; Gulf Coast Oil Spill; Atlanta's Buford Highway; Georgia Organics; Guardians of the Tradition; Southern Baking Traditions; Southern Wine; Up South: Chicago, Illinois; Louisville Bartenders; Gulf Coast Foodways Renaissance Project; Down the Bayou; Ya-Ka-Mein Louisianian; Lunch Houses of Academia:  Plate Lunch Trail; New Orleans Eats; New Orleans Sno-Balls; Louisiana Gumbo and Boudin Trails; Bartenders of New Orleans; Biloxi Foodways; Chinese Groceries of Mississippi; Dockery Farms; Delta Lebanese; Restaurants in Greenwood, Mississippi; Restaurants in Oxford, Mississippi; Sorority and Fraternity Greek House Cooks in Mississippi; Women in Agriculture; Tamale Trail in Mississippi; Guardians of the Tradition:  Chapel Hill Eats; Bowen's Island South Carolina; Foodways of Appalachia Tennessee; Franklin Food and Spirits Festival in Tennessee; Nashville Eats; and Carter Family Fold in Virginia.  19 boxes.

Thomas Spight Collection.  1858-1924.  Papers of the Spight family near Ripley, Mississippi.  Thomas Spight served in the 34th Regiment of the Mississippi Volunteer Infantry during the Civil War and after the war served in the Mississippi state legislature, as a district attorney, and the U.S. House of Representatives (1897-1911).  Includes an 1 August 1859 printed letter from M.K. Bostwick, Grocer Cotton Dealer and General Commission Merchant in Salisbury, Tennessee reminding customers and friends of his location and his stock of groceries; a 19 November 1859 letter from H. Thomas Counsellie discussing a barbecue picnic; a 26 November 1859 letter from Thomas Spight discussing a recent barbecue (Box 1, Folder 8); a 2 September 1861 letter from David J. Hill from a camp near Manassas, Virginia which mentions food and supplies (Box 1, Folder 10); letter circa December 1865 from Minnie [Crockett] declining an invitation to dinner because of her mother's health (Box 1, Folder 15); a 15 February 1876 letter which discusses stored meat (Box 1, Folder 22); a 23 October 1879 letter from Lynn Spight which includes thanks for cake (Box 1, Folder 27); a 15 May 1884 letter from Mary Virginia Barnett Spight to her husband about buying corn and its delivery (Box 1, Folder 33); 5 May 1885 letter from Mary Virginia Barnett Spight to her husband discussing how she used whiskey he sent for eggnog (Box 1, Folder 36); letter dated 17 July 1886 from Mary Virginia Barnett Spight on how she cautions the children from eating certain fruits and vegetables as flux in prevalent and cholera has been mentioned and a 27 July 1886 letter from Mattie Spight in Tennessee about one of her uncle's pigs being killed and barbecued  (Box 1, Folder 43); letter dated 9 November 1886 from Mary Virginia "Mamie" Spight in Blue Mountain regarding the napkins and gossamer left at home (Box 2, Folder 4); letter dated 10 May 1887 from Mary Virginia Barnett Spight to her husband which discusses strawberries (Box 2, Folder 5); letter dated 11 February 1888 from Minnie B. Crockett at Chickasaw Female College in Pontotoc, Mississippi with invitation to dinner; a 2 July 1888 letter from Thomas Spight to his wife discussing a barbecue; 6 July 1888 letter from Henry Spight to Lillian Spight discussing dogs and watermelons (Box 2, Folder 13);  letter dated 8 October 1889 from Mary Virginia Barnett Spight to her husband which mentions the vegetables (Box 2, Folder 19); letter dated 6 January 1890 from Thomas Spight expresses concern for the family's meat because of the warm weather and offers advice on what to do with it and letter dated 21 February 1890 from Mary Virginia Barnett Spight to her husband on having a pig killed because the weather was cool (Box 2, Folder 20); letter dated 20 October 1890 from Thomas Spight to his wife describes a meal at the Holly Springs Hotel in some detail (Box 2, Folder 22); letter dated 8 October 1891 from Lynn Spight at the University of Mississippi to his mother discussing pork at school versus at home (Box 2, Folder 27); letter dated 9 March 1896 from Mary Virginia Barnett Spight to her husband mentions planting strawberries (Box 2, Folder 30); letter dated 26 November 1897 from Henry Spight at the University of Mississippi discussing Thanksgiving dinners (Box 2, Folder 31); letter dated 29 January 1898 from Henry Spight at the University of Mississippi to his sister asking for peanuts (Box 2, Folder 32); letter dated 22 March 1898 from Henry Spight at the University of Mississippi to his mother discussing sausage, eggs, ham, and strawberries (Box 2, Folder 33); letter dated 10 April 1898 from Henry Spight at the University of Mississippi to his mother discussing Easter church service and dinner and a letter dated 17 April 1898 from Henry Spight at the University of Mississippi to his father which discusses his fraternity's plans for a banquet and that he does not approve of the cost (Box 2, Folder 34); letter dated 11 January 1899 from Henry Spight at the University of Mississippi to his mother that mentions food (Box 3, Folder 2); letter dated 13 May 1899 from [Mary Virginia Barnett Spight] to Allie Spight which discusses food and her health and a letter dated 30 May 1899 from Henry Spight at the University of Mississippi to his mother which mentions receipt of food from Mrs. Crockett (Box 3, Folder 4); letter dated 5 December 1899 from Henry Spight in Washington, DC to his brother which mentions how he misses hot biscuits and a letter dated 10 December 1899 from Thomas Spight to his wife which inquires about her cook (Box 3, Folder 5); a letter dated 22 February 1900 from Lillian Spight to her mother which discusses the food at college and a letter dated 28 February 1900 from Lillian Spight to her sister discussing food at college (Box 3, Folder 9); letter dated 15 May 1900 from Mattie Spight in Ripley, Mississippi to her mother in Washington, DC which discusses the vegetables at home and a letter dated 29 May 1900 from Mattie Spight to her mother discussing a picnic at White Springs (Box 3, Folder 16); letter dated 14 December 1900 from Mattie Spight thanking her mother for a gift basket with "bonbons" (Box 3, Folder 17); letter dated 1900 from Lillian Spight to her mother asking for food from home (Box 3, Folder 18); letter dated 1900 from Lillian Spight to her mother asking about strawberries (Box 3, Folder 19); and letter dated 23 February 1922 from Lillian Spight to her sister which mentions making coffee at home in an electric percolater with Maxwell House coffee (Box 3, Folder 31). 3 boxes.

State Documents Vertical Files.  1961-2009.  Mississippi State University Extension Service folder includes "Easy Way to Get 'Five-a-Day':  Why You Need to Eat Your Fruits and Vegetables Every Day!"; newsletter "Garden, Fruit & Flower Guide from 1985 & 1988; press release "Catfish Processing Up 13 Percent" dated 21 May 1990 (Box 1, Folder 36).  1 box.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Mary Alice Stewart:  Time on Parchman Farm Collection.  1895-1939. Mary Alice Stewart was head nurse at Mississippi State Penitentiary (also known as Parchman Penitentiary).  Collection includes material related to a typhoid fever diet which appears to be from a nursing school circa 1922-1925 (Box 1, Folders 1 & 2); file on "Christmas dinner, veterans hospital, Outwood, Ky., 1925" (Box 1, Folder 3); photographs include images of prison cook staff and trustees, prisoners harvesting crops and butchering livestock, Pap Tabor with birthday cake, the prison dining hall, "day's catch ready to be cleaned and cooked," kitchen staff and trustees, fish caught by prisoners for food, and orchard and grounds (Collection Photographs Box 102).  2 boxes.  Note:  This collection is available online as the Martha Alice Stewart:  Time on Parchman Farm digital collection.

Alfred H. Stone Collection.  1786-1956.  Includes a letter dated 9 December 1914 from Mary Lanning of Luna Landing, Arkansas regarding a shipment of pecans (Box 1, Folder 2).  4 boxes.

General D.I. Sultan Collection.  1940-1963.  D.I. Sulton was a brigadier general in command of the 38th Infantry Division at Camp Shelby in Mississippi between May 1941 and April 1942 during World War II.  Collection material from this period includes files related to "Food Cans" circa July 1941 (Box 3, Folder 14); and "Field Rations" circa 1941 (Box 3, Folder 36).  6 boxes.

S.G. Thigpen Collection.  1890-1970.  Thigpen's Harware Store hosted a Sunday radio program on local history in the Pearl River County area.  Included is a cassette tape of a program "An Old Country Store" and "The Old Grist Mill" (Box 3); photographs of Picayune Peach Festival in 1925 as well as strawberry and potato fields (Box 5).  5 boxes.

University Archives Video Collection.  Includes a U-matic recording of a buffet supper on 28 July 1985 as part of the Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference at the University of Mississippi (UAV_0574); a VHS recording of the 1988 Faulkner & Yokapatawpha Conference Delta Tour and Rowan Oak Picnic (UAV_755); a VHS recording of the 1989 Faulkner & Yokapatawpha Conference picnic at Rowan Oak (UAV_0803); U-matic recording of the 1990 Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference picnic at Rowan Oak (UAV_0822); a BetacamSP recording of the 1992 Faulkner & Yoknapatawpha Conference picnic at Rowan Oak (UAV_1012); an undated BetcamSP recording of the University of Mississippi dinner for U.S. Senator Thad Cochran (UAV_0142);  a 1997 VHS recording of "Faulkner Cake" (UAV_0294); and a 1994 VHS recording "Litten's General Store -- Highway 8 East -- Feb. 1994 Ice Storm" (UAV_1655).  Note:  access copies may not yet be available for researchers; contact the archives in advance of visit to discuss request with the Visual Curator.

University Small Manuscripts.  1846-2012.  Includes material on the School Lunch Manager Institute circa 1950 (Box 3, Folder 3) and an 1888 Alumni Banquet menu (Box 13, Folder 13). 49 boxes.

Vertical Files.  Primarily 1970s-1980s.  Subject filed containing newspaper and journal clippings.  Includes the following folders: "Poultry"; "University of Mississippi -- Cafeteria and Johnson Commons"; "University of Mississippi -- Food Service"; and "University of Mississippi -- Home Economics."

Vice Chancellors Collection.  1946-1976.  Collection consists of subject files maintains by University of Mississippi vice chancellors and includes files on Home Economics (Box 22, Folders 2 through 4).  46 boxes.

Hub Walker Collection.  1925-1953.  Hub Walker was a professional baseball player whose career was interrupted by service in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He spent his final year in baseball with the Detroit Tigers when they won the 1945 World Series.  Collection includes menus for Joe Di Maggio's Grotto, The Brown Derby, and La Casita Cafe (Box 1, Folder 14).  1 box.

E.C. Walthall Collection.  1834-1924.  Edward Carey Walthall practiced law in Coffeeville, Mississippi prior to the Civil War when he rose to the rank of brigadier general in the Confederate Army.  After the war, he moved to Grenada and became influential in state politics.  He represented Mississippi in the U.S. Senate from 1885 to 1894 and then from 1895 until his death in 1898.  Collection includes a handwritten account statement of B.W. Walthall's grocery bills with M.B. Winchester in 1841 (Box 1, Folder 67); and two 25 cent notes of A. Schwartz & Son in New Orleans, Louisiana (a dry good store) dated 1874 (Box 1, Folder 90).  1 box.

Gerald Walton Collection.  1840s-2000s.  Collection consists of research files related to Gerald Walton's book The University of Mississippi:  A Pictorial History and includes files on "Cafe" related to the 1923 Post Office issue (Box 2, Folder 10).  9 boxes.

Ralph Mitchell Weed Collection.  1918-1919.  A native of Winona, Mississippi, Ralph Mitchell Weed began his World War I military career as a private at Camp Beauregard, Louisiana before traveling to Camp Merritt in New Jersey.  In June 1918, he was overseas in France.   in January 1918In his personal date book, he mentions food rations on 14 January 1918 and 20 May 1918 (Box 1, Folder 2).  1 box.

Miriam Weems/Dr. Charles Noyes Collection.  1987-2008.  Collection consists primary of correspondence between University of Mississippi English professor Charles Noyes and his former student Miriam Weems.  Includes the manuscript "Catfish and Hushpuppies (A Personal Commentary)" (Box 1, Folder 21).  3 boxes.

Eudora Welty/Bill Ferris Correspondence Collection. 1977-1994.  Includes an engraved invitation to a 1980 dinner at the Mississippi Governor's Mansion to honor Mississippi author Eudora Welty with an engraved dinner program inscribed by Welty (Box 1, Folder 8).  1 box.

Eudora Welty Small Manuscripts.  1925-2005.  Assorted items related to the life of noted Mississippi author Eudora Welty, including "White Fruitcake," a card with recipe by Eudora Welty printed by NADJA for Albondocani Press in December 1980 (Box 1); a 1982 invitation to the Governor's Mansion for an after-theatre supper in honor of the world premiere of "The Ponder Heart" (Box 3); and a 20 July 1942 letter from Welty to Henry [Volkening] with an attached advertisement for Tourist City Goat Dairy (Box 3).  6 boxes.

Jamie L. Whitten Collection.  1927-1995.  Mississippi Democrat Jamie L. Whitten served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1941 to 1995.  He became chair of the Agriculture Subcommittee in the powerful Appropriations Committee and served in that capacity until retirement (becoming known as the "permanent Secretary of Agriculture"), and he chaired the entire Appropriations Committee from 1979 until 1992.  Possible locations for correspondence and other material on food-related public policy matters include the following. Series 4:  Departments and Agencies has general files on Agriculture (Series 4, Boxes 1 through 9); files on the Appalachian Regional Commission (Series 4, Boxes 11 through 12); the folder "Cost of Living Council 1974" (Series 4, Box 16); Federal Trade Commission (Series 4, Box 29); Health and Human Services, Food and Drug Administration (Series 4, Box 33); Health, Education and Welfare, Food and Drug Administration (Series 4, Boxes 35 & 36); International Trade Commission (Series 4, Boxes 40 & 41); and U.S. Trade Representative (Series 4, Box 63) (66 boxes).  Series 5:  Federal Assistance includes documents related to federal assistance and grants for Mississippi communities and organizations; Subseries 2 contains files on counties within Whitten's district which are further subdivided by specific topics including that of food (22 boxes).  Series 8:  Invitations consists of invitations Whitten received to events which would include private meals as well as more formal dinners and luncheons (24 boxes).  Series 12:  Photographs include images of dinners for new members of Congress (Box 1), breakfasts for 4-H Club and Boy Scouts as well as unidentified dinners (Box 2), Marine Corps Commandant dinners, a 1971 Wiley Mayne dinner in South Dakota, a Mississippi Gumbo Festival in 1980s, a Mississippi Humanities breakfast, a Mississippi Luncheon, a Mississippi Products Dinner in 1950s, the National Broilers Council in 1969, the National Independent Meat Packers Association in 1970, the Retired Officers Association Dinner, the Sioux City Steak Dinner, and 1983 Sweet Potato Affair in Louisiana (Box 3); 1957 Congressional Club Breakfast in honor of Mrs. Eisenhower (Box 6); and a scrapbook "Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University 1982" (Box 10) (11 boxes).  Series 13: Politics includes a folder "1980 Campaign Breakfast" (Box 11) and a file "1986 Appreciation Fish Fry October" (Box 16) (24 boxes).  Series 17:  Recordings includes many audio and audiovisual recordings on agricultural public policy; specific recordings mentioning food includes an LP record "Farm Radio Service" circa 1960s which includes a segment by Whitten that discusses food prices (LP Record 5); an audio reel of a 1966 episode of the radio program "International Food Report" which discusses food output declines due to drought and includes an interview with Whitten on agricultural pesticides (Audio Reel 61). Series 20:  Special Interest Files includes the files "Food Stamps -- Holt 1980" and "Hunger in America" (Box 1).  Series 21:  Special Letters Scrapbooks includes important letters that document important milestones in Whitten's career or correspondence and quite a few of these are on agricultural matters; letters arranged by date with item-level descriptions of each document provided (2 boxes).  Series 22:  Speeches include a 15 May 1944 "Increase in the Price of Milk" (Series 22, Box 1); 6 October 1952 "American Meat Institute" (Series 22, Box 2); 12 June 1958 "Broiler Festival -- Forest, Mississippi" and 27 September 1960 "Chemicals and the Food Supply" (Series 22, Box 3); 2 February 1961 "Chemicals and the Food Supply,"  5 September 1961 "Broiler Industry," 21 October 1961 "Poultry Production," 10 December 1963 "How Can So Few Feed So Many," "29 May 1965 "South Central Poultry Research Laboratory Dedication -- State College, Mississippi," and 26 October 1965 "Mississippi Poultry Improvement Association" (Series 22, Box 4), 27 July 1958 "Let Us Not Forget, Food, Clothing, and Shelter Still Come First" (Series 22, Box 6); 24 May 1972 "Grocery Manufacturers Association" (Series 22, Box 7); 24 September 1981 "Ocean Spray Board of Directors" (Series 22, Box 8); 16 October 1986 "Appreciation Fish Fry for Jamie L. Whitten" (Series 22, Box 9) and many more addresses on agricultural matters (11 boxes).  Series 28:  Clippings contains the following files of newspaper and journal clippings:  "1972 -- Food and Drug Administration" (Series 28, Box 9, Folder 22); "1973 -- Food and Drug Administration" (Series 28, Box 10, Folder 28); "1977 -- Food and Drug Administration" (Series 28, Box 13, Folder 17); and "1980 -- Food Stamps" (Series 28, Box 16, Folder 37) (27 boxes).  Series 30:  Legislation includes files on Agriculture (Boxes 8 through 20), Food and Drug Administration (Box 59), and Trade (Boxes 118 through 122) (127 boxes).  Series 34:  Memorabilia includes a bag of seeds with typed information from U.S. Vegetable Laboratory on Colossus-80 Southerpea (Series 34, Box 2, Top Tray); a 1977 certificate from the Food and Fiber National Institute of Achievement (Series 34, Box 11); printed "Enrolled Bill H.R. 1123 to amend the Food Security Act of 1985 to extend the day for submitting the report required by the National Commission on Dairy Policy dated 24 April 1987" and signed by Jamie L. Whitten as Speaker of the House of Representatives Pro-Tem, John C. Stennis as President of the Senate Pro Tempore, and President Ronald Reagan (Series 34, Box 13); an undated plaque “National Pork Producers Council Honors Rep. Jamie Whitten for Sevice Award Public Affairs presented to the Honorable Jamie Whitten..." (Framed Item #885).  2000+ linear feet.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

William M. Whittington Collection.  1897-1962.  A Mississippi Democrat, William M. Whittington served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1925 to 1951.  Collection includes a 1940 file "Food Stamp Plan" (Box 64); 1941 "Mississippi Pecans" (Box 90); 1948 "Treasury, Food & Drug..." (Box 273).  Department of Agriculture and Office of Price Administration files dating from World War II are likely to contain information on price controls and rationing of food.  316 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Curtis Wilkie Collection.  1963-1998.  Born in Greenville, Mississippi Curtis Wilkie was a professional journalist who worked for the Boston Globe newspaper from 1975 to 2000.  Included in Wiklie's Boston Globe research files are "Crawfish" and "Pecans" from 1993-1994 (Box 4, Folders 6 & 27); "Galatoire's Line" dated 1994-1995 (Box 6, Folder 33); "American Cookie v. Newt Gingrich" from 1996 (Box 7, Folder 30); and "Sugar Cane" from 1997 (Box 8, Folder 25).  29 boxes.

John Sharp Williams Collection.  1862-1943.  A Mississippi Democrat, John Sharp Williams served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1893 to 1909 and in the U.S. Senate from 1911 to 1923.  Collection consists of research files of Williams' biographer George Osborn, and includes Congressional Record transcripts on oleomargarine tax in 1886 (Box 5, Folder 1), and several transcripts on World War I food conservation in 1915-1918 (Box 5, Folder 6).  11 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Charles Reagan Wilson Collection.  1981-2014.  Dr. Charles Reagan Wilson was a professor of History at the University of Mississippi and served as director of the Center for the Study of Southern Culture from 1998 to 2007.  Includes the file "Southern Foodways Symposium Documents 2003" (Box 1, Folder 77); and a photocopy of the book review of "Building Houses out of Chicken Legs:  Black Women, Food, and Power" by Psyche A. Williams-Forson in March 2007 Journal of American History (Box 4, Folder 46).  9 boxes.

World War II Memories Collection.  1938-1994.  Historical images, documents, and other items used in a University of Mississippi Museums 2001 exhibit on World War II.  Includes a photograph of Fran Talbert who joined the Army Air Force in 1942 and worked as a hospital dietician in Atlantic City, New Jersey (Box 4, Folder 24).  8 boxes.

Tyrone K. Yates / John F. Kennedy Collection.  1920s-2009.  Includes 1893 White House dinner seating cards for Mississippi Governor John M. Stone and others (Box 1, Folder 1); 1960 Jefferson-Jackson dinner program with John F. Kennedy on the cover (Box 1, Folder 15); paper cups "Coffee with the Kennedys" by Sweetheart Cup Division of Maryland Cup Corp. circa 1960 (Box 3, Top Tray);  plastic coffee mugs "Palmer House, Chicago.  Souvenir of the Republican-Democratic Campaign 1952" and "Palmer House, Chicago.  Souvenir of the 1956 Democratic Convention" (Box 11, Top Tray).  10 boxes.  Note:  Patrons must provide notice at least two business days prior to prospective visits so that staff may transfer requested boxes from the Library Annex (an off-site facility) to the Special Collections Reading Room.

Yoknapatawpha Press Collection.  1979-1992.  Includes a 1981 invitation to celebrate The Great American Southern Cookbook and a 1994 announcement for "Of Dining and Dynasties" by Cave Creek Productions (Box 1, Folder 9).  1 box.

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