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Finding aid for the Tackett and Dyson Family Collection

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MUM01751

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


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