Finding Aid for the Lagniappe Collection (MUM01732)

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Finding Aid for the Lagniappe Collection

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Descriptive Summary
PURL:	http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01732/
Title:	Lagniappe Collection
Dates:	1974-1975
Collector:	Lagniappe
Physical Extent:	1 box (.417 linear feet)
Repository:	University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
Identification:	MUM01732
Language of Material:	English
Abstract:	Collection of materials from Lagniappe: a Journal of the Old South, a literary journal based in Oxford, MS from 1974-1975; includes original artwork, financial documents, submissions, copyright information and correspondence.

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Administrative Information

Processing Information

Collection processed by Archives & Special Collections staff.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.

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Subject Terms

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Formats

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Historical Note

Lagniappe was a literary journal published in Oxford, Mississippi between the year 1974 and 1975. Franklin N. Walker, Jr. and Howard L. Bahr served as the Associate Editors with Stephen D. Cook as the art director.

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User Information

Prefered Citation

Lagniappe Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Access Restrictions

The Lagniappe 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.

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Related Material

Resources at the University of Mississippi

The University of Mississippi Libraries house copies of Lagniappe. Cataloged: PS551 .L25

For additional collections related to literature, see our Literary Collections subject guide.

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Container List

1.1

Statement of Account for Lagniappe, 18 July 1974 - 22 July 1974 (1)

1.1

Newspaper Clippings concerning Lagniappe, 1974 (8)

1.1

Letter from Howard L. Bahr and Franklin N. Walker of Lagniappe to Mr. Gordon Cotton, 17 April 1974 (1)

Scope: concerning an enclosed copy of Lagniappe

1.1

Letter from Howard L. Bahr, Franklin N. Walker, and Stephen Day Cook of Lagniappe to Mr. Carl McIntire, 16 April 1974 (1)

Scope: concerning an enclosed copy of Lagniappe

1.1

Letter from Stephen D. Cook, Deborah J. Thiel, Roy F. Finger, and Gene Hess of Lagniappe, 15 April 1974 (2)

Scope: concerningLagniappe's beginnings and history

1.1

Envelope entitled "Illinois Central Gulf Railroad" with one enclosed newspaper clipping advertising Lagniappe, Undated (2)

1.2

Artwork for Lagniappe , Undated (17)

Scope: buildings, trains, landscapes, soldiers, women

1.3

Copyright information for Lagniappe, 1974 (14)

Scope: general info about copyrights and documents pertaining to Lagniappe copyright

1.4

Correspondence relating to Howard L. Bahr and Lagniappe, 1974 (28)

Scope: submissions (poetry, articles, etc.) and distribution of the magazine

1.5

Correspondence relating to Howard L. Bahr and Lagniappe, 1974 (23)

Scope: distribution, praise.

1.6

Correspondence relating to Howard L. Bahr and Lagniappe, 1974 (38)

Scope: responses to criticism and praise

1.7

Correspondence relating to Howard L. Bahr and Lagniappe, 1974 (22)

Scope: responses to criticism and praise, letters requesting copies of magazine

1.8

Financial Documents for Lagniappe, 1974-1978 (31)

Scope: bank statements, paid checks, balance sheets

1.9

Bank of Oxford Statement for Lagniappe , 2 October 1974

1.9

Bank of Oxford Statement for Lagniappe , 1 July 1974 (5)

1.9

Bank of Oxford Statement for Lagniappe , 2 May 1974 (12)

1.9

Bank of Oxford Statement for Lagniappe , 3 September 1974 (10)

1.9

Bank of Oxford Statement for Lagniappe, 1 August 1974

1.9

Bank of Oxford Statement for Lagniappe, 1 November 1974

1.9

Bank of Oxford Statement for Lagniappe, 2 December 1974

1.10

Receipts for Lagniappe, 1974-1975 (36)

Scope: advertisements, copies of magazine, supplies for office and printing

1.11

Manuscript submissions for magazine , Undated

Scope: prose, poetry, sonnets

1.12

Manuscript submissions for magazine , Undated

Scope: prose, poetry regarding Civil War-era

1.13

Manuscript submissions for magazine, 1975

Scope: prose, poetry regarding Civil War-era

1.14

Manuscript submissions for magazine , Undated

Scope: prose, poetry regarding Civil War-era

1.15

Miscellaneous, Undated

Scope: business cards, advertisements, letters discussing Lagniappe

1.16

Subscriber Information, 1974-1975 (19)

Scope: individual subscribers, their addresses, and their ordered issues

1.17

Privilege Tax License for the State of Mississippi and City of Oxford for Lagniappe (Magazine) for the sum of 2.50 dollars, 15 April 1974 (1)

1.LOOSE

Lagniappe Stamp with business name and address (two stamps), Undated

1.LOOSE

Lagniappe book of accounts, 1974

1.LOOSE

Lagniappe book of deposit slips from the Bank of Oxford,

1.LOOSE

Lagniappe invoices book, 1974-1975