Bolivar County Library System Mississippi Room – Robinson-Carpenter Public Library A Guide to Genealogical Records and Resources This guide is designed to function as a finding aid for patrons performing genealogical research in the Mississippi Room and is not a complete list of materials in the Mississippi Room. All materials (books, microfilm, VHS cassettes, maps, etc.) in the Mississippi Room are non-circulating meaning they may be used in the Mississippi Room ONLY and may not be checked out. Duplicate copies of some non-reference titles are available in the Non-Fiction section; consult the card catalog or ask the Reference Services Librarian for assistance. A microfilm reader/printer in the Mississippi Room and copy machines near the Circulation Desk are available at a cost of 25cents per page for B&W and $1.00 for color copies. Ask the Reference Services Librarian or Circulation Desk personnel for assistance with microfilm and the reader/printer. Prepared by Reference Services Revised May 30, 2013 Bolivar County Library System Robinson-Carpenter Memorial Library 104 South Leflore Avenue Cleveland, MS 38732 Phone: (662) 843-2774 Fax: (662) 843-4701 Library Website: www.bolivar.lib.ms.us Bolivar County Library System Guide to Genealogical Records and Resources – Continued 2 JOURNALS Mississippi State University. Mississippi Quarterly: The Journal of Southern Cultures . 1969 through 11/30/1995 are shelved in Mississippi Room. 12/01/1995 through Present are available on the following MAGNOLIA databases: “Academic Search Premier,” “Humanities International Complete,” “Literary Reference Center,” and “MasterFILE Premier.” Journal of Mississippi History . John Edmond Gonzales, Editor. Shelved in the Mississippi Room. PUBLICATIONS Clark, Sara S., Editor. From Roots to Limbs: A Monthly Newsletter Devoted to Genealogical Interests . Volume I-IV (incomplete). Index in front of binder. This is a genealogical newsletter printed in Clinton, MS. Sease, David E., Editor. Old Newberry District Quarterly . South Carolina Genealogical Society, Incl., Spring 1995 through Winter 1997. CD-ROMS Black, Henry Campbell. Black’s Law Dictionary: A Law Dictionary Containing Definitions of the Terms and Phrases of American and English Jurisprudence, Ancient and Modern… Family Archives. The Deep South: Genealogical Records of Alabama, Arkansas, and Mississippi, 1700s-1800s , Family Tree Maker. Arkansas, Mississippi, Missouri, Texas, 1766-1981, Marriage Index . INFORMATION & GENERAL WORKS 015 Thompson, Julius E. The Black Press in Mississippi, 1865-1985: A Directory. Tho 015.762 Mississippi Research & Development Center. Bibliography of Publications, June Mis 1979. 016.3982 Ferris, William R., Jr. Mississippi Black Folklore: A Research Bibliography and Fer Discography. 016.762 Mississippi Library Commission. Mississippiana: Union Catalog, Volume 1. Mis [Note: Catalog is now available at MLC’s website www.mlc.lib.ms.us/ .] 016.762 Mississippi Library Commission. Mississippiana: Union Catalog List of Mis Newspapers, Volume 2. [Note: Catalog is now available at MLC’s Website www.mlc.lib.ms.us/ .] 016.907 Mississippi Humanities Council. A Guide to Oral History Collections in Miss Mississippi. Bolivar County Library System Guide to Genealogical Records and Resources – Continued 3 016.929 Eales, Anne Bruner and Robert M. Kvasnicka. Genealogical Research in the Guide National Archives of the United States . 016.9292 DAR. Family Histories and Genealogies . Volumes One & Two D238 [Note: Now available at website www.dar.org .] 016.9292 DAR. Supplement: Volume One. [Note: Now available at website D238 www.dar.org .] 016.973 Washington, Reginald. Black Family Research: Records of Post-Civil War Washington Federal Agencies at the National Archives . 016.973 Filby, P. William. A Bibliography of American County Histories . Filby 016.973 Neagles, James C. The Library of Congress: A Guide to Genealogical and Nea Historical Research . 016.9737 Beers, Henry Putney. The Confederacy: A Guide to the Archives of the Beers Government of the Confederate States of America . 016.9759 Index to the Archives of Spanish West Florida, 1782-1810 . Index 025.17 Szucs, Loretto Dennis and Sandra Hargreaves Luebking. The Archives: A Guide S998 to the National Archives Field Branches. 026.9293 Gilmer, Lois C. Genealogical Research and Resources: A Guide for Library Use. Gil 071.62 Mississippi Department of Archives and History. Preliminary List of Mississippi M678 Newspapers Identified in Phase I of the Mississippi Newspaper Project. RELIGION 270.82 Hester, Louise Aldridge. An Unfinished Experiment: A History of the Benoit H588 Baptist, Methodist, and Presbyterian Churches. 277.62 Jones, John Griffing. A Concise History of the Introduction of Protestantism into Jones Mississippi and the Southwest . 282 Namorato, Michael V. The Catholic Church in Mississippi, 1911-1984: A Namorato History. 282.76226 Nolan, Charles E. St. Mary’s of Natchez: The History of a Southern Catholic N787 Congregation, 1716-1988, Volume 1: The History. Bolivar County Library System Guide to Genealogical Records and Resources – Continued 4 282.76226 Nolan, Charles E. St. Mary’s of Natchez: The History of a Southern Catholic N787 Congregation, 1716-1988, Volume 2: Signs of Parish Life. 284.5 Smiles, Samuel. The Huguenots: Their Settlements, Churches, and Industries in Smi England and Ireland . 286.1 McLemore, Richard Aubrey. A History of Mississippi Baptists, 1780-1970. M 286.1757 Townsend, Leah. South Carolina Baptists, 1670-1805. T748 286.1762 Gunn, Jack Winton, et.al. A Caring Church: A History of the First Baptist G976 Church, Cleveland, Mississippi. 286.1762 Gunn, Jack W., et.al. History of Bolivar Baptist Association of Mississippi. H673 286.1762 Mathis, Shirley. A History of First Baptist Church, Houston, Mississippi: 1842- Mathis 1992 . Includes 1842-1992 Sesquicentennial Celebration Program. 286.176251 First Baptist Church, Jackson, Mississippi: 1987, Pictorial History. F527 287 Miller, Gene Ramsey. A History of North Mississippi Methodism, 1820-1900. M 287 Sullivan, Charles L. Gathering at the River: South Mississippi’s Methodist Sull Camp Meetings. SOCIAL SCIENCES 301.351 Adkins, Howard G. The Historical Geography of Extinct Towns in Mississippi: A A Dissertation. 301.451 Wallace, Jesse Thomas. A History of the Negroes of Mississippi from 1865 to W191 1890. 301.451951 Loewen, James W. The Mississippi Chinese: Between Black and White. L827 301.45196 Wharton, Vernon Lane. The Negro in Mississippi, 1865-1890. W 305.409762 Mississippi Commission on the Observance of International Women’s Year. M Accomplishments of Mississippi Women: Movements, Groups, and Individuals. Bolivar County Library System Guide to Genealogical Records and Resources – Continued 5 306.3 Davis, Ronald. Good and Faithful Labor: From Slavery to Sharecropping in the D263 Natchez District, 1860-1890. 325.2434 Knittle, Walter Allen. Early Eighteenth Century Palatine Emigration: A British K Government Redemptioner Project to Manufacture Naval Stores. 333.16 Smith, Clifford Neal. Federal Land Series: A Calendar of Archival Materials on the Smith Land Patents Issued by the United States Government, with Subject, Tract, and Names Indexes . Volume 1: 1788-1810 Volume 2: 1799-1835 , Federal Bounty-Land Warrants of the American Revolution Volume 3: 1810-1814 Volume 4: Part 1 & Part 2 , Grants in the Virginia Military District of Ohio 333.32 Young, Mary Elizabeth. Redskins, Ruffleshirts and Rednecks: Indian Allotments Y in Alabama and Mississippi, 1830-1860. 340.062762 Landon, Michael De L. The Honor and Dignity of the Profession: A History of L259 the Mississippi State Bar, 1906-1976. 340-762 Mississippi Bar Association. Early Mississippi Bar Associations. M 347.9762 Skates, John Ray, Jr. A History of the Mississippi Supreme Court, 1817-1948. L 353.9762 The Official and Statistical Register of the State of Mississippi. M Editions: 1908, 1917, 1920-Present 358.209762 Mills, Gary B. Of Men & Rivers: The Story of the Vicksburg District. M657 362.19 Calder, Marvin R. Mississippi State Sanatorium, History, 1916-1976 . Miss 362.19 Simpson, Sister Mary Stella. Sister Stella’s Babies: Days in the Practice of Simpson Nurse Midwife . 367.9762 Rosenbaum, Tommye Hogue. A History of the Mississippi Federation of Ros Women’s Clubs, 1898-1998. 369 Hereditary Society Blue Book . Dav 369.12 National Society Daughters of Colonial Wars: 1941-1950 . National Bolivar County Library System Guide to Genealogical Records and Resources – Continued 6 369.135 Harper, Jean Cox, Compiler. Mississippi: Her People, Places and Legends. H 369.17 The History of the Mississippi State Society, Daughters of the American History Revolution, 1896-1996: Celebrating the Centennial of the Mississippi State Society, Daughters of the American Revolution . 372 Parks Elementary Yearbooks. Par Editions: 1986, 1988, and 1991 372 Pearman Elementary School . Pearman Editions: 1981 378.73 University of Mississippi. Ole’ Miss. Ole Editions: 1986-1990, 1992, 1994-1996, 2001-2004 378.762 University of Mississippi. The University of Mississippi: Alumni Directory 1987 . Miss 378.762 University of Mississippi. The University of Mississippi: Alumni Directory 2000 . Miss 378.76246 Mississippi Valley State College. Delvin. Miss Editions: 1971-1974, 1977, 1987, 1989, 1993-1997 378.9762 Delta State University. The Broom. B Editions: 1928, 1931-1932, 1934-1935, 1937-1938, 1942-1964, 1966-1986, 1988- 1993, 2000-2002, 2005-2007 378-9762 Cleveland High School. Delta Daze. M Editions: 1959-1960, 1962-1973, 1975-1980,