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Crosby/Gammill Collection<br /> MUM00094<br />

Crosby/Gammill Collection


MUM00094

PURL

http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00094/

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Restrictions

The Crosby/Gammill Collection is in queue to be processed. Once completed, the online finding aid container listing will be
added and the collection will be available. If interested in using the collection before this occurs, please
contact Archives and Special Collections.

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Summary Information

Repository
University of Mississippi Libraries
Title
Crosby/Gammill Collection
ID
MUM00094
Date
unknown
Extent
20.0 Linear feet (40 boxes)
Language of Materials
English
Mixed materials [Boxes]
1-40
Abstract
The Crosby/Gammill Collection contains correspondence, photographs, videotapes, architectural plans, posters, and other materials
relating to the lives and various philanthropic activities of Dorothy Hagert Crosby (1909-2006) and her daughter, Lynn Crosby
Gammill. The Collection includes material relating to the Crosby family, the restoration of Faulkner’s home (Rowan Oak), and
the Crosby Aboretum at Mississippi State University.

Preferred Citation

Crosby/Gammill Collection (MUM00094). The Department of Archives and Special Collections, J.D. Williams Library, The University
of Mississippi.

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Administrative Information

Publication Information

University of Mississippi Libraries

Access Restrictions

The Crosby/Gammill Collection is in queue to be processed. Once completed, the online finding aid container listing will be
added and the collection will be available. If interested in using the collection before this occurs, please contact Archives
and Special Collections.

Use Restriction

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.

Accruals

No further additions are expected to this collection.

Source of Collection

Donated by Lynn Crosby Gammill.

Processing Information

Processed by University of Mississippi Department Special Collections staff.

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Related Materials

Separated Materials

This collection has items that have been moved to Framed Items (http://purl.oclc.org/umarchives/MUM00193/). Advance notification
is required to transfer these items from an off-site facility.

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Controlled Access Headings

Corporate Name(s)

  • Rowan Oak (Oxford, Miss.) — Conservation and restoration

Format(s)

  • architectural drawings (visual works)
  • correspondence
  • posters
  • videocassettes

Geographic Name(s)

  • Oxford (Miss.)

Personal Name(s)

  • Faulkner, William, 1897-1962

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