Business Collections
Not all collections held by the library included in this list. Please see the list to the right to choose a collection.
A
Anderson (Joseph Reid) Letter, 1872 (M 240)
Letter from Anderson, president of Tredegar Iron Works in Richmond, Virginia
to New York firm of Niel, Davidson & Co., relating to payment of bill,
1 item.
B
Beatty (George) and Heimer (John) Ledger, 1841-1848 (M 116)
Ledger of Harrisburg, Pennsylvania brickmaking firm, 1 vol.
Brown (J.D.) Records, 1876-1878
Receipts from Mississippi riverboats and grocer, 4 items.
C
Chevron Oil Company Aerial Photograph Collection, 1937-1960
Aerial photographs of selected portions of selected counties in Mississippi
and other states, 43 cu.ft.
Collins (Henry Clay) Ledgers, 1911-1917
Moselle, Mississippi merchant, 2 vols.
Farm book from an English estate, 1806-1834 (M 213)
Records of estate in Northumberland County, England, 1 vol.
F
Faulkner (Louis Edward "L.E.")
Papers, 1902-1963 (M 22)
Correspondence, reports, financial records, speeches, articles, pamphlets documenting
his career as employee and chairman of the board of the Mississippi Central
Railroad, 20.25 cu.ft.
Forrest Motor Company Records, 1944-1954
Minutes of meetings of this Hattiesburg, Mississippi business, 1 vol.
G
Gaston (Paul L.) Insurance Agency Journal (M 206)
Records of this Hattiesburg, Mississippi business, .65 cu.ft.
H
Harmon (Duncan Sibley) Record Books, 1893-1903
Personal financial records, 4 items.
Hinckley Sisters' Cash Book, 1875-1880, 1911-1914 (M 177)
Business records of Hinckley Mercantile Company in Hinckley, New York, .25 cu.ft.
J
Jung (Charles F.) Collection, 1906-1910
Business records of a New Orleans livery stable, .20 cu.ft.
K
Kerstine Family Business Records, 1927-1969
Ledgers and photographs of several stores in Clarksdale, Mississippi owned by
the Kerstine family, 8.10 cu.ft.
L
Ledger, 1769-1774
Business ledger containing accounts for the Baltimore, Maryland, northern Virginia,
and southeastern Pennsylvania area and early examples of Pitman Shorthand, 1
vol.
Ledger, 1882-1883
Unidentified business ledger, 1 vol.
Lindsey Wagon Company Records, 1905-1984
Ledgers, journals, office files of the largest manufacturing company in early
20th century Mississippi, 8 cu.ft.
Little (Thomas) Journal, 1895-1907
Farm or businesss journal and deeds of trust of a Copiah County, Mississippi
farmer, 4 items
L
Meridian Light and Railway Company Minute Book, 1901-1910
(M 294)
Business records of utility company acquired by Mississippi Power Company, 1
vol.
M
McLeod (John A.) Department Store Records, 1873-1982 (M
298)
Business records of a Hattiesburg, Mississippi department store, 7 cu.ft.
Morrison (Jessie) Collection, 1920-1978
Business records of the Riverside Brick and Manufacturing Company and the Gulf
and Ship Island Railroad and materials documenting her life and career at USM,
2 cu.ft.
N
Natchez Business Ledger, 1820-1827
Unidentified ledger, .25 cu.ft.
P
Pine Belt Savings and Loan Records, 1968
Report to directors and members by president, 1 item.
Postlethwaite (A.J.) Records, 1849-1858 (M 39)
Business invoices of a Natchez, Mississippi dry goods dealer, .25 cu.ft.
R
Rabb (W.C.) Farm Journal, 1839-1853
Journal of farmer in Yazoo County, Mississippi, 1 folder.
Riverside Brick Company Records, 1905-1975 (M 108)
Business records of the Hammond-Baton Rouge (Louisiana) Brick Company and the
parent Riverside Brick Company, 10.45 cu.ft.
Ross (Thomas Jefferson) Business Ledger, 1855-1878 (M 300)
Business records of a mercantile business in south central Mississippi, 1 vol.
T
Thigpen (S.G., Sr.) Papers, 1914-1989
Ledgers, office files, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings, radio scripts, copies
of Thigpen's Store News, stories about Pearl River and Hancock Counties
history collected by Picayune, Mississippi businessman and author, 30.25 cu.ft.
W
Whitfield (James) Letter, 1838 (M 66)
Regarding a buying trip to New York and Philadelphia, 1 item.
Wilkerson (Edward Clinton) Collection, 1926-1933
Business records of a general store near Lake, Mississippi, .75 cu.ft.
