Finding Aid for the Piney Woods Country Life School Collection
MUM00366
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PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00366/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Piney Woods School
- Title
- Piney Woods Country Life School Collection
- ID
- MUM00366
- Date
- 1923-2003
- Extent
- 0.5 Linear feet 1 box (G-14)
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- The Piney Woods Country Life School is a historically African-American boarding school in Rankin County, Miss. The collection contains invitations, pamphlets, programs, broadsheets, and numerous articles related to the Piney Woods School. Items were created 1923-2003.
Preferred Citation
Piney Woods Country Life School Collection (MUM00366), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi
Historical Note
The Piney Woods Country Life School (or Piney Woods School) is a boarding school founded by Laurence C. Jones in Rankin County, Miss., in 1909. The school was founded with the goal of providing educational opportunities to rural African Americans. Piney Woods School received a charter from the state of Mississippi in 1913, and it remains in operation. The school is coeducational and historically, but not exclusively, African American. The curriculum emphasizes occupational training and hands-on learning.
Scope and Content
The collection contains invitations, pamphlets, programs, broadsheets, and numerous articles related to the Piney Woods School. Items were created 1923-2003.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries February 2013
Access Restrictions
The Piney Woods Country Life School 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.
Additions
No further additions are expected to this collection.
Processing Information
Collection processed by Archives and Special Collections staff. Original finding aid created by Chatham Ewing, 2005. Finding aid converted to EAD by Kathryn Michaelis, February 2013.
Alternative Formats
This collection is accessible as a digital collection.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
For more education-related collections, please see the Archives' Education subject guide.
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Piney Woods School
Format(s)
- broadsides (notices)
- correspondence
- newsletters
- pamphlets
- programs (documents)
Subject(s)
- African American students
- African Americans -- Education -- Mississippi
- Education -- Mississippi
- Schools -- Mississippi
Collection Inventory
Box 1: |
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Folder 1.1 Invitations, 1952 Commencement |
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Folder 1.2 50th Anniverary pamphlet |
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Folder 1.3 New Years Greetings |
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Folder 1.4 Commencement programs, 1946-1950 |
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Folder 1.5 Program from Silver Buffalo Awards honoring Laurence C. Jones, 1970 |
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Folder 1.6 Miscellaneous Broadsheets |
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Folder 1.7 Miscellaneous broadsides |
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Folder 1.8 Miscellaneous reprints of articles |
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Folder 1.9 "Mr. Jones of the Piney Woods School," article reprint, 1951 |
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Folder 1.10 "A Brief Historical Sketch of the Early Days of the Piney Woods School," undated |
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Folder 1.11 Southern Notes, Volume 1, Numbers 3-5 |
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Folder 1.12 The Pine Torch, various issues 1950s-1990s |
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Folder 1.13 The Pioneer, Christmas 1950 with article on Piney Woods School |
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Folder 1.14 "The Little Professor of Piney Woods," reprinted from Reader's Digest, 1945 |
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Folder 1.15 Miscellaneous envelope |
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Folder 1.16 Postcard. "From the Piney Woods Country School." [Curteichrom Reproduction by Curteich] |
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Folder 1.17 Letter, Laurence C. Jones to "Dear Sir," 1966 |
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Folder 1.18 Kenneth D. Wells, "Awake Throughout the Land" (privately printed, number 466 of limited edition), 1968 Scope and ContentInscribed to Porter Fortune by Ken Wells. Contains contribution by Laurence C. Jones. |
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Folder 1.19 Jennie Bedsworth, "A School Called Home: Piney Woods School in rural Mississippi offers students a jump start on the future." From The Furrow, undated |
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Folder 1.20 Pamphlet. "Minnesota Visitors to 'Piney Woods Country Life School'," 1923 |
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Folder 1.21 Pamphlet. "The Piney Woods School and the Association of Historically African-American Boarding Schools host the 1st National Black Boarding Schools Weekend Celebration, April 25-27, 2003, Los Angeles, CA" |
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Sheet Music: "The Results of Fifteen Years Struggle" |
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