Finding Aid for the Fant Collection
(MUM00126)
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Finding Aid for the Fant Collection
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Descriptive Summary
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| PURL: |
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00126/ |
| Title: |
Fant Collection |
| Dates: |
1848-1936 |
| Physical Extent: |
1 box (0.5 linear feet) |
| Repository: |
University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA |
| Identification: |
MUM00126 |
| Location: |
General Special Collections
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| Language of Material: |
English |
| Abstract: |
The collection contains a diary, letters, a bill of sale for slaves, photographs,
and other documents created by and related to members of the Anderson, Fant, and McNeill
families, probably of Marshall County, Miss.
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Administrative Information
Acquisition Information
Unknown
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Finding aid encoded
by Kathryn Michaelis, January 2012.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Subject Terms
Anderson, John
Fant, L.T.
McNeill, M.J.
Slavery -- Mississippi -- Marshall County
Marshall County (Miss.) -- History
Formats
correspondence
diaries
bills of sale
indentures
photographs
Scope and Content Note
The collection contains a diary, letters, a bill of sale for slaves, photographs,
and other documents created by and related to members of the Anderson, Fant, and McNeill
families, probably of Marshall County, Miss.
User Information
Preferred Citation
Fant Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The
University of Mississippi
Access Restrictions
The Fant Collection is open for research.
Copyright Restrictions
The copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) governs the
making of photocopies or other reproductions of copyrighted material. Under
certain conditions specified in the law, libraries and archives are authorized
to furnish a photocopy or other reproduction. One of these specified conditions
is that the photocopy or reproduction is not to be "used for any purpose other
than private study, scholarship or research." If a user makes a request for,
or
later uses, a photocopy or reproduction for purposes in excess of "fair use,"
that user may be liable for copyright infringement.
Container List
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| Folder 1.3
| John Anderson Diary, March 1851–February 1852 |
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| Folder 1.4
| Letter to Sarah Joe Thornton from M.J. McNeill, 2 July 1848 |
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| Folder 1.5
| Letter to "My Dearest Wife" from John Anderson, 1 June 1858 |
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| Folder 1.6
| Letter to "My Dearest Wife" from John Anderson, November 1856 |
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| Folder 1.7
| Letter to "My Dearest Wife" from J.M. Anderson, 4 May 1859 |
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| Folder 1.8
| Letter to "Dear Brother" (John Anderson) from C.W. Anderson, 23 July 1883 |
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| Folder 1.9
| Letter to "Uncle Billy" (W.M. Anderson) from "Lucy" (L.T. Fant), 16 August 1936 |
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| Folder 1.10
| Letter to "Uncle Will" from "Lucy," 6 September 1936 |
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| Folder 1.11
| Bill of sale for 23 slaves, 1855 |
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| Folder 1.12
| Bill of sale for land in Marshall County, Miss., 1857 |
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| Folder 1.13
| Indenture, Marshall County, Miss., 27 May 1857 |
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| Folder 1.14
| Indenture, Marshall County, Miss., 18 November 1869 |
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| Folder 1.15
| Newspaper clippings, undated |
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Scope: Obituaries, wedding announcements, etc. concerning the Fant family
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| Folder 1.16
| Miscellaneous genealogical information, undated |
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| Unfoldered
| Photographs and a broken photo album |
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Scope: Includes photographs of Marcus E. Taylor, J.L. Dodd, J.W. Thompson, Charles McKenzie,
W.T. Ross, A.E. Kilpatrick, T.B. Hargrove, Harris A. Gant, Cornelius Miller, John
B, Tunstall, A.H. Whitfield, S.M. Jones, J.H. Barr, R.H. Jones, W.F. Bradshaw, four
unidentified men, and two unidentified women
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