University of Mississippi Libraries
The Progressive Farmer Collection
MUM00375
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PURL
http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00375/
Summary Information
- Repository
- University of Mississippi Libraries
- Creator
- Progressive Farmer Company
- Title
- The Progressive Farmer Collection
- ID
- MUM00375
- Date
- 1950-1973
- Extent
- 1.5 Linear feet, 3 boxes
- Language of Materials
- English
- Abstract
- The collection chiefly contains works of fiction and nonfiction that have been published in The Progressive Farmer, a magazine about farming and agricultural issues. Also included are correspondence and miscellaneous other items.
Preferred Citation
The Progressive Farmer Collection (MUM00375). Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi.
Historical Note
The Progressive Farmer magazine was founded in 1886 in Winston, N.C. by Leonidas Lafayette Polk. The magazine later merged with the Southern Farm Gazette. Today the magazine is published in Birmingham, Ala. Its parent company, the Progressive Farmer Company, also publishes Southern Living magazine.
Scope and Content
The collection contains works of fiction and nonfiction that have been published in The Progressive Farmer, a magazine about farming and agricultural issues. The collection also contains correspondence sent to and from the magazine, and miscellaneous other items.
Administrative Information
Publication Information
University of Mississippi Libraries 2012
Access Restrictions
The Progressive Farmer 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
Processed by University of Mississippi Department Special Collections Staff. EAD encoded finding-aid begun September 2005. Finding aid completed by Joel Gillaspie and Kathryn Michaelis, 2012.
Related Materials
Related Materials at the University of Mississippi
Ewart A. Autry Periodicals (MUM00012), Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library
Controlled Access Headings
Corporate Name(s)
- Progressive Farmer Company
Format(s)
- clippings (information artifacts)
- correspondence
- essays
- short stories
Subject(s)
- Agriculture -- Periodicals
Collection Inventory
Box 1 |
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Background information, collection inventory |
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Fiction, 1950s |
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Autry, Ewart A. "Fox Without Faith." Corrected proof. |
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Lawrence, Mary. "The Last Wagon Stop." |
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Meyer, Inez B. "Mrs. Holden and the Papered Rooms." Corrected proof. |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "The Bells of Eden Valley." Corrected proof. |
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Utterback, Elizabeth. "The Bird on Mama’s Hat." Corrected proof. |
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Walton, William H. "Pa’s Secret Weapon." Corrected proof. |
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Fiction, 1961 |
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Autry, Ewart. "Double-Barrel Boy." |
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Eicher, Elizabeth. "Miss Lydia’s Hat." |
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Hancock, M.A. "Thundering Earth." Corrected proof. |
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McCarley, Mayanne. "A Piece of Glass." Corrected proof. |
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Rauch, Mabel Thompson. "Excursion in Egypt, or There Goes My Reputation!" |
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Rutledge, Archibald. "Benbow’s Nose." Corrected proof. |
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Stuart, Jesse. "The Man Ahead of You." |
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Wiltsey, Norman B. "I Remember the Chickadee." |
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Fiction, 1962 |
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Autry, Ewart A. "Don’t Shoot- It Might Be Your Grandpa!" Corrected proof. |
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Barker, S. Omar. "Prisoners of the Snow." |
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DuVall, Leland B. "The Day the Rains Came." |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "Achievement." |
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Peerman, Joyce Hatcher. "Uncle Crit’s Suitcase." |
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Fiction, 1963 |
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Anderson, Clara Gandy. "A Sunday Dress for Cora." |
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Brooks, Ann. "The Troublesome Heifer." |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "The Journal of Laurie Sullivan." |
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Fiction, 1964 |
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Barker, S. Omar. "Coward’s Courage." |
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Cox. P.G. "A Beholden Duty." |
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Hagar, Mark. "Mrs. Bingham’s Birds." |
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Hancock, M.A. "Return to Vengeance." |
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Hamilton, Bessie. "An Autumn Day." |
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Luttrell, Wanda J. "The Bittersweet." |
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Fiction, January-May 1965 |
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Autry, Ewart A. "A Day for Victory." |
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Barker, S. Omar. "Gray Horse Country." |
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McCarley, Mayanne. "A Scrap of Wagonsheet." |
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Stuart, Jesse. "Chow-Chow." |
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Utterback, Elizabeth. "The Culture Year." |
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Fiction, June-November 1965 |
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Autry, Ewart A. "The Judas Hound." |
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Bangert, E.E. "Big Stupid." |
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Brown, Sylva. "Trade the World." |
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Kroll, Harry Harrison. "Two Mules and a Wagon." |
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Rutledge, Archibald. "Dogs I Have Known." |
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Thompson, Mary Agnes. "Sweet Talk." |
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Fiction, 1966 |
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Amen, Carol. "Fallen Idol." |
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Berryhill, Jesse. "Boy-Nearing-Man." |
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Jayne, Mitchell F. "The York Tree." |
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Kroll, Harry Harrison. "The Latchstring Hangs Outside." |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "Through Smoke, Clearly Seen." |
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Fiction, 1967 |
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Autry, Ewart A. "Child of the Storms." |
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Comstock, Mary Jane. "A Return Home." |
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Jones, Claire. "Silent Night." |
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Zumwalt, Eva. "Nobody Loves a Schoolbus." |
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Fiction, 1968 |
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Autry, Ewart A. "At the Sound of Laughter." |
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Johnson, Zoe. "The Camaraderie of Thieves." |
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Stuart, Jesse. "Nature’s Partner." |
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Zimmerman, Thomza. "Old Dan." |
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Fiction, 1969 |
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Amen, Carol. "Bench Warmer." |
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Comstock, Mary Jane. "The Secret (?) Surprise." |
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Erdman, Loula Grace. "Pop." |
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Evans, Jason. "The Summer of the Gypsies." |
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Fiction, 1970 |
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Autry, Ewart A. "The Vanishing Line." |
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Autry, Lola M. "Monument to Love." |
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Brink, Grover. "Fast Gun." |
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Tripp, Ben. "Fair Weather Sailor." |
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Fiction, 1971 |
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Wiltsey, Norman B. "Day of Maturity." |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "Perpsective." |
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Zimmerman, Thomza. "A Matter of Wisdom." |
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Love, Frances. "Adam." |
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Maxwell, Patricia. "The Hunter’s Hunter." |
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Box 2 |
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Fiction, 1972-1973 |
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Bottom, Raymond and Robertson, Ollie J. "Hound Trouble." |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "Starshiners." |
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Autry, Ewart A. "Big John." |
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Berryhill, Jesse. "A Lot of Rule." |
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Ives, Nellin. "After the Storm." |
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Undated Fiction, A-J |
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Autry, Ewart A. "It’s Been a Good Day Turtle." |
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Autry, Ewart A. "Water Boy." |
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Bennett, Frank. "Coyotes Out Back." |
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Berryhill, Jesse. "Old Ten Point, the Kiamichi Crane Brake Buck." |
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Bullock, Adeline. "First Christmas." |
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Fernell, Carolyn Chapman. "Grandpa Stuart Goes to Church." |
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Gleason, Summer. "Christmas Gift." |
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Hicks, Carmen. "Beasley’s Choice." |
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Howard, Cleo R. "My Jolly Grandmother." |
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Johnston, Paul D. "Diamondback!" |
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Folder 2.3 Undated Fiction, K-R |
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Kenn, William L.S. "The Molasses Man." |
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Knowles, Papints J. "The Windfall." |
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Kroll, Harry Harrison. "Big Bill Cumming’s Boy." |
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McPhaul, L.W. "Disaster Area." |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "Let Us Then Be Up and Doing." |
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Mosley, Jean Bell. "Winter Watch." |
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Perrault, E.G. "The Reforming of McGregor." |
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Porter, Robert H. "The Last Hunt." |
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Ragosta, M.J. "Christmas Gift." |
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Robertson, Frank C. "Mongrel." |
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Ross, H.P. "The Voice of Her Heart." |
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Undated Fiction, S-Z |
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Shelby, Kermit. "Mind Roots." |
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Thompson, Dixie Laslett. "The Quick Brown Betty." |
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Thompson, Dixie Laslett. "The Third Choice." |
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Vandergriff, Aola. "A Feeling We Forgot." |
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Walker, Jimmie. "Trial by Wind." |
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Witten, Herbert. "Pansy." |
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Nonfiction |
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Stuart, James. Untitled. |
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Biographical information about the authors |
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Story Logs A-J |
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Story Logs K-Z |
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Box 3 |
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Correspondence to The Progressive Farmer, 1954-1959 |
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Correspondence to The Progressive Farmer, 1960-1973 |
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Correspondence to The Progressive Farmer, undated |
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Correspondence from The Progressive Farmer, 1954-1963 |
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Correspondence from The Progressive Farmer, 1964-1973 |
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Author clippings, ephemera |
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Newspaper clippings, ephemera – Jesse Stuart |
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Fiction schedules |
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Publication of "20 Short Stories You’ll Remember" |
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Miscellaneous |
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Fiction extracts |
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