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MUM00446
MUM00446
Finding Aid for the Lily Thompson Collection
(MUM00446)
Descriptive Summary
PURL:
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Creator:
Mrs. DuAine Morgan of Yazoo City, Mississippi donated the
collection to the University of Mississippi circa 1958.
collection to the University of Mississippi circa 1958.
Title:
Lily Thompson Collection
Inclusive Dates:
1897-1938, undated
Abstract:
The Lily Thompson Collection possesses material related
to the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association and the Equity League of
Jackson, Mississippi. Thompson held various offices in both
organizations. The collection includes correspondence,
manuscripts, minutes, publications, broadsides, clippings,
memorabilia, and a scrapbook.
to the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association and the Equity League of
Jackson, Mississippi. Thompson held various offices in both
organizations. The collection includes correspondence,
manuscripts, minutes, publications, broadsides, clippings,
memorabilia, and a scrapbook.
Quantity:
3 boxes (3 linear feet)
Number:
MUM00446
Location:
F-10
Repository :
The University of
Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library
Department of Archives and Special Collections
University Archives
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848,
USA
(662) 915-7408
Mississippi
J.D. Williams Library
Department of Archives and Special Collections
University Archives
P.O. Box 1848, University, MS 38677-1848,
USA
(662) 915-7408
Cite as:
Lily Wilkinson Thompson Collection, Archives & Special
Collections, University of Mississippi
Collections, University of Mississippi
Created in 1897, the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association elected
Nellie Nugent Somerville as president, Belle Kearney as vice president,
and Lily Wilkinson Thompson as corresponding secretary. Thompson,
along with other members, prepared and distributed the organization’s
literature and articles provided to state newspapers. As superintendent
of press work, she stated “Original articles are of immense value.
Mississippi people are interested in what Mississippi men and women
think on the question, rather than what is being done elsewhere.”
In 1912, the organization elected Thompson president.
Nellie Nugent Somerville as president, Belle Kearney as vice president,
and Lily Wilkinson Thompson as corresponding secretary. Thompson,
along with other members, prepared and distributed the organization’s
literature and articles provided to state newspapers. As superintendent
of press work, she stated “Original articles are of immense value.
Mississippi people are interested in what Mississippi men and women
think on the question, rather than what is being done elsewhere.”
In 1912, the organization elected Thompson president.
Thompson also held several officer positions in the Equity League of
Jackson, a local woman suffrage organization.
Jackson, a local woman suffrage organization.
Box 1 contains correspondence addressed to Thompson; public relations
material including form letters, manuscripts, broadsides, and
publications; and ledgers containing minutes of the Jackson Equity
League. Box 2 holds publications and clippings, and Box 3 contains
oversized material including publications, broadsides, clippings, and a
scrapbook.
material including form letters, manuscripts, broadsides, and
publications; and ledgers containing minutes of the Jackson Equity
League. Box 2 holds publications and clippings, and Box 3 contains
oversized material including publications, broadsides, clippings, and a
scrapbook.
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Related materials in Special Collections include
the following:
the following:
Ballots for Both: Thirteenth Annual
Convention, Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association (1917).
Call Number: JK1911 M7 B35 1917.
Convention, Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association (1917).
Call Number: JK1911 M7 B35 1917.
League of Women Voters (Mississippi Division) Collection.
Webb, R.A. Man and Woman: Address
Delivered Belhaven Christian Workers’ School, Jackson, Mississippi, June
1913 by Rev. R.A. Webb, D.D. of Louisville Seminary (Jackson,
MS: Tucker Printing House, 1913). Call Number: JF853 W4.
Delivered Belhaven Christian Workers’ School, Jackson, Mississippi, June
1913 by Rev. R.A. Webb, D.D. of Louisville Seminary (Jackson,
MS: Tucker Printing House, 1913). Call Number: JF853 W4.
Related materials in the J.D. Williams Main
Library include the following:
Library include the following:
The Woman Voter (Clarksdale,
Mississippi). 3 August 1922 — 4 April 1924. Location:
Microfilm.
Mississippi). 3 August 1922 — 4 April 1924. Location:
Microfilm.
Several publications from the collection were
catalogued and added to the Special Collections
stacks:
catalogued and added to the Special Collections
stacks:
Constitution and By-Laws of the Mississippi
Woman Suffrage Association (1898). Call Number: JK1911 M7
C6 1898.
Woman Suffrage Association (1898). Call Number: JK1911 M7
C6 1898.
Constitution and By-Laws of the Mississippi
Woman Suffrage Association (1912). Call Number: JK1911 M7
C6 1912.
Woman Suffrage Association (1912). Call Number: JK1911 M7
C6 1912.
Eighth Annual Report, Mississippi Woman
Suffrage Association (1912). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
8th (1912).
Suffrage Association (1912). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
8th (1912).
Fifth Annul Report of the Mississippi Woman
Suffrage Association (1909). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
5th (1909).
Suffrage Association (1909). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
5th (1909).
Fourth Annual Report of the Mississippi Woman
Suffrage Association (1908). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
4th (1908).
Suffrage Association (1908). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
4th (1908).
Minutes of the Mississippi Woman Suffrage
Association (1898). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57 [2nd] (1898).
Association (1898). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57 [2nd] (1898).
Minutes of the Ninth Annual Convention,
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association (1913). Call
Number: JK1911 M7 M57 (1913).
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association (1913). Call
Number: JK1911 M7 M57 (1913).
Minutes of the Second Annual Convention of the
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association, (1899). Call
Number: JK1911 M7 M57 [3rd] (1899).
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association, (1899). Call
Number: JK1911 M7 M57 [3rd] (1899).
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association, 7th
Annual Session (1911). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57 7th
(1911).
Annual Session (1911). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57 7th
(1911).
Program for the Eighth Annual Meeting of the
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association (1912). Call
Number: JK1911 M7 P76 1912.
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association (1912). Call
Number: JK1911 M7 P76 1912.
Report of the Organization of the Mississippi
Woman Suffrage Association (1897). Call Number: JK1911 M7
M57 [1st] (1897).
Woman Suffrage Association (1897). Call Number: JK1911 M7
M57 [1st] (1897).
Second Quarterly Report, Mississippi Woman
Suffrage Association (1912). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M577
2nd qtr 1912/13.
Suffrage Association (1912). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M577
2nd qtr 1912/13.
Sixth Annual Report of the Mississippi Woman
Suffrage Association (1910). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
6th (1910).
Suffrage Association (1910). Call Number: JK1911 M7 M57
6th (1910).
Somerville, Nellie Nugent. Mississippi
Woman Suffrage Association: Address of President (1912).
Call Number: JK1911 M7 S66 1912.
Woman Suffrage Association: Address of President (1912).
Call Number: JK1911 M7 S66 1912.
Third Quarterly Report, Mississippi Woman
Suffrage Association (1912-1913). Call Number: JK1911 M7
M577 3rd qtr 1912/13.
Suffrage Association (1912-1913). Call Number: JK1911 M7
M577 3rd qtr 1912/13.
Vardaman, James K. Woman Suffrage:
Speeches of Hon. James K. Vardaman of Mississippi in the Senate of the
United States March 5 and 19, 1914 (Washington, DC: 1914).
Speeches of Hon. James K. Vardaman of Mississippi in the Senate of the
United States March 5 and 19, 1914 (Washington, DC: 1914).
The following volumes were catalogued and added
to the Main Library stacks:
to the Main Library stacks:
Catt, Carrie Chapman. The World Movement
for Woman Suffrage 1904 to 1911 (London: International Woman
Suffrage Alliance, 1911). Call Number: JF851 C38 1911.
for Woman Suffrage 1904 to 1911 (London: International Woman
Suffrage Alliance, 1911). Call Number: JF851 C38 1911.
Lagerlof, Selma. Home and State
(Woman Suffrage Party, n.d.). Call Number: HQ1423
L334.
(Woman Suffrage Party, n.d.). Call Number: HQ1423
L334.
Source of Collection
1979
Special Collections acquired the collection circa
1979..
1979..
Processing Information
2007-11-01
Leigh McWhite completed a revised finding aid for the
collection.
collection.
Eaton, Clement. “Breaking a Path for the Liberation of Women in
the South” Georgia Review Vol. 28, No. 2
(1974), pp. 187-199.
the South” Georgia Review Vol. 28, No. 2
(1974), pp. 187-199.
Greene, Kate. “Torts over Tempo: The Life and Career of Judge
Burnita Shelton Matthews” Journal of Mississippi
History Vol. 56, No. 3 (1994), pp. 181-210.
Burnita Shelton Matthews” Journal of Mississippi
History Vol. 56, No. 3 (1994), pp. 181-210.
Hawks, Joanne Varner. “Like Mother, Like Daughter: Nellie
Nugent Somerville and Lucy Somerville Howorth” Journal of Mississippi History Vol. 45, No. 2
(1983), pp. 116-128.
Nugent Somerville and Lucy Somerville Howorth” Journal of Mississippi History Vol. 45, No. 2
(1983), pp. 116-128.
Johnson, Kenneth R. “Kate Gordon and the Woman-Suffrage
Movement in the South” Journal of Southern
History Vol. 38, No. 3 (August 1972), pp. 365-392.
Movement in the South” Journal of Southern
History Vol. 38, No. 3 (August 1972), pp. 365-392.
Prince, Vinton M., Jr. “Will Women Turn the Tide?: Mississippi
Women and the 1922 United States Senate Race” Journal of Mississippi History Vol. 42, No. 3
(1980), pp. 212-220.
Women and the 1922 United States Senate Race” Journal of Mississippi History Vol. 42, No. 3
(1980), pp. 212-220.
Schuyler, Lorraine Gates. The Weight of
Their Votes: Southern Women and Political Leverage in the
1920s. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,
2006.
Their Votes: Southern Women and Political Leverage in the
1920s. Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press,
2006.
Shawhan, Dorothy. “Women behind The
Woman Voter” Journal of Mississippi
History Vol. 49, No. 2 (1987), pp. 15-128.
Woman Voter” Journal of Mississippi
History Vol. 49, No. 2 (1987), pp. 15-128.
Swain, Martha H.; Elizabeth Anne Payne; and Marjorie Julian Spruill,
eds. Mississippi Women: Their Histories,
Their Lives. Athens: University of Georgia Press,
2003. The chapters on Nellie Nugent Somerville and Belle Kearney
discuss the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association and briefly mention
Lily W. Thompson.
eds. Mississippi Women: Their Histories,
Their Lives. Athens: University of Georgia Press,
2003. The chapters on Nellie Nugent Somerville and Belle Kearney
discuss the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association and briefly mention
Lily W. Thompson.
Taylor, A. Elizabeth. “The Woman Suffrage Movement in
Mississippi, 1890-1920” Journal of Mississippi
History Vol. 30, No. 1 (1968), pp. 1-34.
Mississippi, 1890-1920” Journal of Mississippi
History Vol. 30, No. 1 (1968), pp. 1-34.
Wheeler, Marjorie Spruill. New Women of
the New South: The Leaders of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the
Southern States. New York: Oxford University Press,
1993.
the New South: The Leaders of the Woman Suffrage Movement in the
Southern States. New York: Oxford University Press,
1993.
____________________, ed. Votes for
Women! The Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee, the South, and the
Nation. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press,
1995.
Women! The Woman Suffrage Movement in Tennessee, the South, and the
Nation. Knoxville: University of Tennessee Press,
1995.
1898-1927, undated.
b1f1
Inventory of collection. undated. 6 pages.
b1f2
Letter from Dorothy Oldham to Mrs. DuAine
Morgan. 9 May 1958. 1 page.
Morgan. 9 May 1958. 1 page.
Re: University of Mississippi acquisition of
collection.
collection.
b1f3
Letter from Mary [Carole Branch ____ford] to
Thompson. 2 April 1909. 1 page.
Thompson. 2 April 1909. 1 page.
Re: thanks for compiling information on Mississippi
women; handwritten notation [by Thompson]..
women; handwritten notation [by Thompson]..
b1f4
“Votes for Women” postcard addressed to Mrs. C.H.
Thompson in New Orleans, Lousiana. undated.
Thompson in New Orleans, Lousiana. undated.
b1f5
“Votes for Women” postcard addressed to Mrs. Lily W.
Thompson in New Orleans, Louisiana. postmarked 1 April 1905.
Thompson in New Orleans, Louisiana. postmarked 1 April 1905.
b1f6
Woman’s Suffrage postcard to President William Howard
Taft from “Jackson Woman Suffragists”. undated.
Taft from “Jackson Woman Suffragists”. undated.
b1f7
Letter from Belle Kearney to “My Dear
Friend”. 22 April 1898. 4 pages.
Friend”. 22 April 1898. 4 pages.
Re: Kearney’s meeting with Mississippi Governor Anselm
McLaurin, women’s suffrage, women’s representation on the boards
of trustees for Mississippi Industrial Institute & College,
travel schedule.
McLaurin, women’s suffrage, women’s representation on the boards
of trustees for Mississippi Industrial Institute & College,
travel schedule.
b1f8
Form letter to newspaper editors. undated. 1 page.
Re: publication of articles on contributions and
sketches of Mississippi women, woman suffrage.
sketches of Mississippi women, woman suffrage.
b1f9
Broadside of open letter from Carrie Chapman Catt,
President of the National American Woman Suffrage
Association, & Marion Bankston Trotter, President of the
Mississippi Suffrage Association, to “The Suffragists of
Mississippi”. 14 May 1918. 1 page.
President of the National American Woman Suffrage
Association, & Marion Bankston Trotter, President of the
Mississippi Suffrage Association, to “The Suffragists of
Mississippi”. 14 May 1918. 1 page.
Re: campaign to influence congressional suffrage
vote.
vote.
b1f10
Letter from President William Howard Taft to
Thompson. 2 November 1909. 1 page, envelope.
Thompson. 2 November 1909. 1 page, envelope.
Re: thanks for flowers sent by Jackson Woman Suffrage
Club during visit to Jackson, Mississippi.
Club during visit to Jackson, Mississippi.
b1f11
Pamphlet “Senator Belle Kearney: Lecturer, Writer,
Stateswoman”. Circa 1927.
Stateswoman”. Circa 1927.
Re: biographical information, endorsements, lecture
titles, press comments.
titles, press comments.
b1f12
Pamphlet “Senator Belle Kearney”. Circa 1925.
Re: biographical information, lecture titles,
endorsements.
endorsements.
b1f13
Broadside “Senator Belle Kearney: Author — Traveler —
Lecturer — Politician”. undated. 1 page.
Lecturer — Politician”. undated. 1 page.
Re: lecture announcement.
b1f14
Broadside “Women as Trustees of Educational and
Eleemosynary Institutions” (Greenville, MS: Times
Print). 1915. 1 page.
Eleemosynary Institutions” (Greenville, MS: Times
Print). 1915. 1 page.
b1f15
Handwritten manuscript “What Mississippi Women
Want”. undated. 5 pages.
Want”. undated. 5 pages.
Re: probation officers for juvenile offenders, factory
inspectors, boards of eleemosynary institutions,
education.
inspectors, boards of eleemosynary institutions,
education.
b1f16
Broadside “The Annie C. Peyton Memorial”. undated. 1 page.
Re: Mississippi Industrial Institute and
College.
College.
b1f17
Pamphlet “The Bible on Equal Suffrage” by H. Walter
Featherstun. undated.
Featherstun. undated.
Note: “Written for the Mississippi Woman Suffrage
Association”.
Association”.
b1f18
Pamphlet “How Mississippi Women Work for the Ballot” by
Nellie Nugent Somerville (Mississippi Woman Suffrage
Association). undated.
Nellie Nugent Somerville (Mississippi Woman Suffrage
Association). undated.
b1f19
Typed manuscript “Woman’s Suffrage” by Mary Scott of
Clarksdale, Mississippi. undated. 6 pages.
Clarksdale, Mississippi. undated. 6 pages.
b1f20
Typed manuscript, Mississippi Woman Suffrage
Association Statement of Purpose. undated. 5 pages.
Association Statement of Purpose. undated. 5 pages.
Re: history and policies.
b1f21
Handwritten draft of article for the Jackson Daily News. undated. 7 pages.
Re: Phoebe Cousins’ opposition to woman
suffrage.
suffrage.
b1f22
Handwritten essay. Undated. 11 pages.
Re: the stance of state newspapers on woman
suffrage.
suffrage.
b1f23
Typed drafts of articles published in the Jackson Daily News. 1920. 6 pages.
Re: woman suffrage.
b1f24
Handwritten note. Undated. 1 page.
Re: Lily Thompson’s contribution to a book on woman
suffrage.
suffrage.
b1f25
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association
Letterhead. undated. 1 page.
Letterhead. undated. 1 page.
b1f26
Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association
Letterhead. Undated. 1 page.
Letterhead. Undated. 1 page.
b1f27
Handbill “Votes for Women” with Lincoln
quote. Undated.
quote. Undated.
b1f28
Mississippi State Fair Ribbon. 1928.
b1f29
National American Woman Suffrage Association
Ribbon. 1903.
Ribbon. 1903.
b1f30
Equity League Minutes. December 1911 — October
1914. handwritten ledger.
1914. handwritten ledger.
Re: woman suffrage organization in Jackson,
Mississippi.
Mississippi.
b1f31
Equity League Minutes. November 1914 — September
1915. handwritten ledger.
1915. handwritten ledger.
b1f32
Equity League Minutes. October 1915 — October
1916. handwritten ledger.
1916. handwritten ledger.
b1f33
The Woman
Citizen. 16 June 1917.
Citizen. 16 June 1917.
b1f34
The Woman
Citizen. 22 December 1917.
Citizen. 22 December 1917.
b1f35
The Woman
Citizen. 29 December 1917.
Citizen. 29 December 1917.
b1f36
The Woman
Citizen. 5 January 1918.
Citizen. 5 January 1918.
b1f37
The Woman
Citizen. 20 July 1918.
Citizen. 20 July 1918.
b1f38
The Woman
Citizen. 27 July 1918.
Citizen. 27 July 1918.
b1f39
The Woman
Citizen. 3 August 1918.
Citizen. 3 August 1918.
b1f40
The Woman
Citizen. 5 October 1918.
Citizen. 5 October 1918.
b1f41
The Woman
Citizen. 17 May 1919.
Citizen. 17 May 1919.
b1f42
The Woman
Citizen. 9 August 1919.
Citizen. 9 August 1919.
b1f43
The Woman
Citizen. 30 October 1920.
Citizen. 30 October 1920.
b1f44
The Woman
Citizen. 6 November 1920.
Citizen. 6 November 1920.
1907-1920.
b2f1
Vardaman’s Weekly
(Jackson, Mississippi). 12 June 1919.
(Jackson, Mississippi). 12 June 1919.
Re: cover story “Woman Suffrage”.
b2f1
Vardaman’s Weekly
(Jackson, Mississippi). 5 June 1919.
(Jackson, Mississippi). 5 June 1919.
Note: editorial comment on woman suffrage on page
6.
6.
b2f1
The Woman’s
Journal. 13 May 1911.
Journal. 13 May 1911.
b2f1
The Woman’s
Journal. 21 September 1907.
Journal. 21 September 1907.
b2f1
Woman’s Journal and Suffrage
News. 27 February 1915.
News. 27 February 1915.
b2f1
The Woman’s
Journal. 20 May 1911.
Journal. 20 May 1911.
b2f1
Greene County Herald
(Leakesville, Mississippi). 20 September 1907.
(Leakesville, Mississippi). 20 September 1907.
Note: page 2 contains an essay by Lily Thompson entitled
“Does the Mississippi Woman Deserve Citizenship”.
“Does the Mississippi Woman Deserve Citizenship”.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 8 January 1920.
News. 8 January 1920.
Note: “Suffrage Subject Awakens Interest” in “Seen and
Heard Under the Dome” column, p. 5.
Heard Under the Dome” column, p. 5.
b2f2
Jackson Daily Clarion
Ledger. 7 January 1920.
Ledger. 7 January 1920.
Note: “Rhode Island Ratifies Suffrage,” p. 1; “Kentucky
Ratifies,” p. 2.
Ratifies,” p. 2.
b2f2
Jackson Daily Clarion
Ledger. 14 January 1920.
Ledger. 14 January 1920.
Note: “Tell the Truth and Shame the Devil, Mr. Attorney
General Palmer,” p. 1, re: Mississippi ratification of suffrage
amendment; “Henry Watterson Speaks Against Elizabeth Cady
Stanton’s Woman Bible,” p. 3; “Opposed to the Amendment,” p.
8.
General Palmer,” p. 1, re: Mississippi ratification of suffrage
amendment; “Henry Watterson Speaks Against Elizabeth Cady
Stanton’s Woman Bible,” p. 3; “Opposed to the Amendment,” p.
8.
b2f2
Jackson Daily Clarion
Ledger. 20 July 1919.
Ledger. 20 July 1919.
Note: “After all their blow and bluster getting their
Antony-negro-woman-suffrage amendment adopted…,” p. 4.
Antony-negro-woman-suffrage amendment adopted…,” p. 4.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 5 December 1919.
News. 5 December 1919.
Note: “Suffragists Organize for Decisive Front,” p.
5.
5.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 20 January 1919.
News. 20 January 1919.
Note: “The Fight for Suffrage” by Lily Wilkinson
Thompson, p. 4.
Thompson, p. 4.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 30 September 1918.
News. 30 September 1918.
Note: “President Wilson Asks Passage at Once of the
Suffrage Resolution: Votes for Women Aid to Victory,” pp. 1 &
6.
Suffrage Resolution: Votes for Women Aid to Victory,” pp. 1 &
6.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger. 28 July 1912.
Clarion-Ledger. 28 July 1912.
Note: “Popular Chautanquan for Woman
Suffrage”.
Suffrage”.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger. undated.
Clarion-Ledger. undated.
Note: “A Vain Expectation,” re: suffrage amendment to
Mississippi constitution.
Mississippi constitution.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger. 17 February 1920.
Clarion-Ledger. 17 February 1920.
Note: “Reject the Susan B. Anthony Amendment — Save
Your State Control of Suffrage,” p. 1; “Cleans up Susan Today,” p.
4.
Your State Control of Suffrage,” p. 1; “Cleans up Susan Today,” p.
4.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 3 February 1920.
News. 3 February 1920.
Note: “Suffrage Bill Is Defeated in Senate,” pp.
1-2.
1-2.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger. 3 February 1920.
Clarion-Ledger. 3 February 1920.
Note: “A Good Bill to Kill: The Woman’s Primary Election
Bill Which Comes Up in Senate To-day,” p.1.
Bill Which Comes Up in Senate To-day,” p.1.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger. 6 February 1920.
Clarion-Ledger. 6 February 1920.
Note: “Primary Suffrage Bill Is Finally Killed in
Senate,” p. 6.
Senate,” p. 6.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 22 January 1920.
News. 22 January 1920.
Note: “The expected happened. Our esteemed morning
contemporary assumes unto itself the whole credit for defeating
the Federal Suffrage amendment…,” p. 4; “The suffrage leaders say
that when some of those men…,” p. 4; “Suffrage Leaders Feeling
Cheerful,” p. 5.
contemporary assumes unto itself the whole credit for defeating
the Federal Suffrage amendment…,” p. 4; “The suffrage leaders say
that when some of those men…,” p. 4; “Suffrage Leaders Feeling
Cheerful,” p. 5.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 10 January 1920.
News. 10 January 1920.
Note: “Will the Legislature Ratify” by Belle Kearney, p.
3.
3.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 20 January 1920.
News. 20 January 1920.
Note:.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 30 March 1920.
News. 30 March 1920.
Note: “Woman Suffrage Today Ratified by Repentant
Senate,” p. 1; “Anthony Amendment Ratified,” p. 2.
Senate,” p. 1; “Anthony Amendment Ratified,” p. 2.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger. 11 March 1920.
Clarion-Ledger. 11 March 1920.
Note: “West Virginia Joins Suffragettes,” p.
1.
1.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
Clarion-Ledger. 14 March 1920.
Clarion-Ledger. 14 March 1920.
Note: “Suffragists Playing with Legislators,” p.
4.
4.
b2f2
Jackson Daily
News. 8 August 1920.
News. 8 August 1920.
Note: “‘Vote YES!’ They Urge Tennessee Solons,” pp.
1-2.
1-2.
1909-1938, undated.
b3
Scrapbook. 1900-1926. Contains newspaper clippings, ephemera.
Re: woman suffrage & Lily W. Thompson.
b3f1
Progress (Official Organ
of the National American Woman Suffrage Association). January 1909, March 1909,
February 1910, June 1910.
of the National American Woman Suffrage Association). January 1909, March 1909,
February 1910, June 1910.
b3f2
Broadside “Does the Mississippi Woman Deserve
Citizenship?” by Lily Wilkinson Thompson. Undated.
Citizenship?” by Lily Wilkinson Thompson. Undated.
Clippings. .
b3f3
Courier-Journal. 30 October 1938.
Note: “These Board Wives Were Bored,” sec. 2, p.
2.
2.
b3f3
Jackson Daily
News. 22 January 1922.
News. 22 January 1922.
Note: “Suffrage for Women” by Lily Wilkinson
Thompson,” p. 6.
Thompson,” p. 6.
b3f3
“Suffrage for Women: Lily W. Thompson Issues
Address”. Undated.
Address”. Undated.
b3f3
“The Fight for Suffrage by Women of Mississippi” by
Belle Kearney. Undated.
Belle Kearney. Undated.
Note: Annotation “This was re-published from
Jackson News May 14, 1914.”.
Jackson News May 14, 1914.”.
b3f3
Yazoo City
Herald. 17 July 1936.
Herald. 17 July 1936.
Note: “The Fight for Suffrage by Women of Mississippi”
by Belle Kearney.
by Belle Kearney.
b3f3
Jackson Daily
News. 1931.
News. 1931.
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Jackson Daily
News. 10 February 1912.
News. 10 February 1912.
Note: “Suffrage for Women” by Lily Wilkinson
Thompson.
Thompson.
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Jackson Daily
News. 8 February 1929.
News. 8 February 1929.
Note: “Miss Thompson and Mr. Shamel Marry in in
Galloway Church Thursday Evening,” p 4.
Galloway Church Thursday Evening,” p 4.
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Jackson Daily
News. 28 July 1929.
News. 28 July 1929.
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“In the House”. Undated.
Re: Address of Kate Gordon to women in the
Mississippi House of Representatives; sponsored by Belle Kearney
& Lily Wilkinson Thompson.
Mississippi House of Representatives; sponsored by Belle Kearney
& Lily Wilkinson Thompson.
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clipping fragment. Undated.
Re: woman suffrage & prohibition in
Mississippi.
Mississippi.
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Program “Unveiling Exercises of the Monument to the
Women of the Confederacy of Mississippi” (Jackson, MS: Tucker
Printing House). Undated. 2 copies.
Women of the Confederacy of Mississippi” (Jackson, MS: Tucker
Printing House). Undated. 2 copies.
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Pamphlet “To the Agents of the Reliance Life Insurance
Company”. 26 December 1910.
Company”. 26 December 1910.
Note: discussion of applicants secured by C.H. &
S.B. Thompson in Rockfort and Georgetown, Mississippi.
S.B. Thompson in Rockfort and Georgetown, Mississippi.
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Cover of Time. 3 January 1938.
Re: “Man and Wife of the Year”.
