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Finding Aid for the Tackett and Dyson Family Collection (MUM01751)

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Finding Aid for the Tackett and Dyson Family Collection



Descriptive Summary

PURL: http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM01751/
Title: Tackett and Dyson Family Collection
Dates: 1885-1960
Collector: Tackett, Evelyn
Physical Extent: 1 oversize box (circa 1.5 linear feet)
Repository: University of Mississippi. Department of Archives and Special Collections. University, MS 38677, USA
Identification: MUM01751
Location: General Special Collections
Language of Material: English
Abstract: The collection contains diplomas and certificates awarded by Mississippi institutions to members of the Tackett and Dyson families.

Administrative Information

Acquisition Information

Donated by Miss Evelyn Tackett in 2009.

Processing Information

Collection processed by Jennifer Ford. Finding aid encoded by Kathryn Michaelis, November 2011.

Additions

No further additions are expected to this collection.


Subject Terms

Tackett family
Dyson family
University of Mississippi -- History
Schools -- Mississippi


Formats

diplomas
certificates


Scope and Content Note

The collection contains diplomas and certificates awarded by Mississippi institutions to members of the Tackett and Dyson families.


User Information

Preferred Citation

Tackett and Dyson Family Collection, Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University of Mississippi

Access Restrictions

The Tackett and Dyson Family 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.


Arrangement

This original order of this collection has been preserved.


Container List

Folder 1 University of Mississippi diploma for Joannes Lennard Dyson
Scope: 17 5/8 x 14 3/4
Folder 2 Phi Sigma Society certificate for Joannes Lennard Dyson
Scope: 17 1/2 x 12 1/2
Folder 3 Diploma from the Mississippi Industrial Institute and College, Columbus, Mississippi for Miss Katharine E. Dyson, 6 June 1892
Scope: 17 1/2 x 13 3/4
Folder 4 Certification of Jack Robert Tackett as a member of the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution by descent from James Devlin, 21 July 1960
Scope: 14 x 11
Folder 5 Lexington High School diploma for Elizabeth Dyson Tackett, 3 June 1918
Scope: 22 x 16 7/8
Folder 6 Bachelor of Arts Diploma from Mississippi State College for Women for Elizabeth Dyson Tackett, 3 June 1922
Scope: 19 7/8 x 15 7/8
Folder 7 Certificate from the National Society of the Daughters of the America Revolution for Mrs. Katharine Dyson Tackett by virtue of her descent from James Devlin, 6 March 1912
Scope: 17 x 14
Folder 8 University of Mississippi diploma for Walter Perdew Tackett
Scope: 17 7/8 x 21 5/8
Folder 9 University of Mississippi diploma for Gualtero Perdew Tackett, [1885]
Scope: 17 7/8 x 20 3/4
Folder 10 Unidentified University of Mississippi society certificate for Walter Perdew Tackett
Scope: 17 5/8 x 20 1/2
Folder 11 Lexington High School diploma for Jack Tackett, 24 May 1915
Scope: 21 5/8 x 16 3/4
Folder 12 Certificate from the Imperial Council of the Ancient Order of Nobles of the Mystic shrine for North America, Hamasa Temple of Meridian, Miss for W.P. Tackett, 18 February 1896
Scope: 13 5/8 x 10 1/2