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{{TOC left}} | {{TOC left}}'''<br><br><br> [http://tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans Click here to see the library's image]'''.<br><br><br><br><br> | ||
=== Contact Information === | === Contact Information === | ||
''' | '''E-mail:'''<ref name="EML">[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/ Evans Memorial Library] via the ''Tombigbee Regional Library System'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> [mailto:eml@tombigbee.lib.ms.us eml@tombigbee.lib.ms.us]<br> | ||
'''Address:'''<ref name="Add">[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/home/branches/evans-memorial-library/ Evans Memorial Library] in ''Tombigbee Regional Library System'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | '''Address:'''<ref name="Add">[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/home/branches/evans-memorial-library/ Evans Memorial Library] in ''Tombigbee Regional Library System'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | ||
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:105 North Long Street<br>Aberdeen, MS 39730 USA<br><br> | :105 North Long Street<br>Aberdeen, MS 39730 USA<br><br> | ||
'''Telephone:'''<ref name="EML" /> | '''Telephone:'''<ref name="EML" /> 622-369-4601<br>'''Fax:''' 622-369-2971<br> | ||
'''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="EML" /> | '''Hours and holidays:'''<ref name="EML" /> Mon-Thu 10:00 am - 6:00 pm; Fri and Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm;<br>Holiday hours vary, call ahead<br> | ||
'''Map and directions:''' | '''Map and directions:''' [https://www.google.com/maps/place/Evans+Memorial+Library/@33.826232,-88.5486999,15z/data=!4m2!3m1!1s0x0:0xb727bdfd38872dba Google map: Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen MS] <br> | ||
'''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | '''Internet sites and databases:''' <br> | ||
*[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/ Evans Memorial Library] library history, Special Collections, programs, and online exhibitions.<br> | *[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/ Evans Memorial Library] library history, Special Collections, programs, and online exhibitions.<br> | ||
*[http://mlp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/trls/ Tombigbee Regional Library System catalog online] searchable by all fields, title, author, subject, or ISBN. Can be filtered to ''Evans Memorial Library '' items only.<br> | *[http://mlp.ent.sirsi.net/client/en_US/trls/ Tombigbee Regional Library System catalog online] searchable by all fields, title, author, subject, or ISBN. Can be filtered to ''Evans Memorial Library '' items only.<br> | ||
*[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/genealogical.html Genealogical Collection: a Research Guide]. <br> | *[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/genealogical.html Genealogical Collection: a Research Guide]. <br> | ||
*[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/manuscript.html Guide to the Evans Manuscript Collection].<br> | *[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/manuscript.html Guide to the Evans Manuscript Collection].<br> | ||
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=== Collection Description === | === Collection Description === | ||
This is an outstanding regional library with records of the deep South, including Mississippi and Alabama oral histories, church records, newspapers, maps, military records, Chickasaw Indians, African Americans, fraternal histories, scrapbooks, manuscripts and photos. One of the largest genealogy collections in the South - could be called "the Fort Wayne Library of the South."<ref name="DB65">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 65. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{ | This is an outstanding regional library with records of the deep South, including Mississippi and Alabama oral histories, church records, newspapers, maps, military records, Chickasaw Indians, African Americans, fraternal histories, scrapbooks, manuscripts and photos. One of the largest genealogy collections in the South - could be called "the Fort Wayne Library of the South."<ref name="DB65">William Dollarhide and Ronald A. Bremer. ''America's Best Genealogy Resource Centers'' (Bountiful, Utah: Heritage Quest, 1998), 65. {{WorldCat|39493985}}; {{FHL|728550|item|disp=FHL Ref Book 973 J54d}}.</ref> | ||
'''Genealogical Collection: ''' has Monroe County cemetery records through 1938, an index to Monroe County marriages 1821-1825 and 1834-1921, ''A History of Monroe County'', Monroe County census indexes for 1850, 1860, and 1880, Monroe County census microfilms 1820–1930, a digital and a printed index to 14,000 images in the F. S. McKnight Photographic Collection 1894-1930, over 1600 surname files, and over 500 published family histories.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/genealogical.html Genealogical Collection: a Research Guide] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | '''Genealogical Collection: ''' has Monroe County cemetery records through 1938, an index to Monroe County marriages 1821-1825 and 1834-1921, ''A History of Monroe County'', Monroe County census indexes for 1850, 1860, and 1880, Monroe County census microfilms 1820–1930, a digital and a printed index to 14,000 images in the F. S. McKnight Photographic Collection 1894-1930, over 1600 surname files, and over 500 published family histories.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/genealogical.html Genealogical Collection: a Research Guide] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | ||
'''Evans Manuscript Collection: ''' '''''Record types:''''' personal correspondence, journals, diaries, business ledgers, government records and newspaper clippings from 1813 to present. '''''Organizations:''''' churches, clubs and lodges, city and county governments, courts, legal firms, post office, hospitals, schools, plantations, and fairs. '''''Topics:''''' slavery, Antebellum South, settlement of northeast Mississippi, steamboats, agriculture, American Civil War, Reconstruction, history of medicine, World War I and II, Mexican War, and the Grange.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/manuscript.html The Evans Manuscript Collection] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | '''Evans Manuscript Collection: ''' '''''Record types:''''' personal correspondence, journals, diaries, business ledgers, government records and newspaper clippings from 1813 to present. '''''Organizations:''''' churches, clubs and lodges, city and county governments, courts, legal firms, post office, hospitals, schools, plantations, and fairs. '''''Topics:''''' slavery, Antebellum South, settlement of northeast Mississippi, steamboats, agriculture, American Civil War, Reconstruction, history of medicine, World War I and II, Mexican War, and the Grange.<ref>[http://www.tombigbee.lib.ms.us/evans/collections/manuscript.html The Evans Manuscript Collection] in ''Evans Memorial Library'' (accessed 9 November 2015).</ref> | ||
=== Alternate Repositories === | === Alternate Repositories === | ||
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'''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | '''''Neighboring Collections'''''<br> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.monroecountyms.org/circuit_clerk.htm Monroe County Circuit Clerk], Aberdeen, marriages since 1821, jury lists, and tax lists.<ref>[http://www.monroecountyms.org/circuit_clerk.htm Circuit Clerk] in ''Monroe County, Mississippi'' (accessed 10 November 2015).</ref> <ref name="msgh">[http://monroe.msghn.org/ Monroe County Mississippi Genealogy and History Web Site] in ''Mississippi Genealogy and History Network'' (accessed 10 November 2015).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[http://monroecountyms.org/chancery_clerk.htm Monroe County Chancery Clerk], Aberdeen, divorces, deeds since 1821, wills since 1825, and court records since 1825.<ref name="msgh" /> <ref>[http://monroecountyms.org/chancery_clerk.htm Chancery Clerk] in ''Monroe County, Mississippi'' (accessed 10 November 2015).</ref> | ||
*[http://www.monroecountyms.org/coroner.htm Monroe County Coroner], Aberdeen, suspicious deaths. | |||
*[http://www.msnd.uscourts.gov/court-information U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi], Aberdeen, recent court cases. | *[http://www.msnd.uscourts.gov/court-information U.S. District Court, Northern District of Mississippi], Aberdeen, recent court cases. | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Mississippi:''''' [[Chickasaw County, Mississippi|Chickasaw]], [[Clay County, Mississippi|Clay]], [[Itawamba County, Mississippi|Itawamba]], [[Lee County, Mississippi|Lee]], [[Lowndes County, Mississippi|Lowndes]], and '''''in Alabama:''''' [[Lamar County, Alabama|Lamar]], and [[Marion County, Alabama|Marion]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding counties in Mississippi:''''' [[Chickasaw County, Mississippi|Chickasaw]], [[Clay County, Mississippi|Clay]], [[Itawamba County, Mississippi|Itawamba]], [[Lee County, Mississippi|Lee]], [[Lowndes County, Mississippi|Lowndes]], and '''''in Alabama:''''' [[Lamar County, Alabama|Lamar]], and [[Marion County, Alabama|Marion]]. | ||
*[http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/31,0,109.html Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records], Jackson, births and deaths since 1912; marriages and divorces 1926 to 1938, and since 1942. | *[http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/31,0,109.html Mississippi State Department of Health Vital Records], Jackson, births and deaths since 1912; marriages and divorces 1926 to 1938, and since 1942.<ref>[http://www.msdh.state.ms.us/msdhsite/_static/31,0,109.html Vital Records] in ''Mississippi State Department of Health'' (accessed 10 November 2015). </ref> | ||
*[http://library.msstate.edu/ Mississippi State University Mitchell Library], Mississippi State, history books, manuscripts, maps, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name="DB65" /> | *[http://library.msstate.edu/ Mississippi State University Mitchell Library], Mississippi State, history books, manuscripts, maps, biographies, and genealogies.<ref name="DB65" /> | ||
*[http://www.libraries.olemiss.edu/uml/archives-special-collections University of Mississippi Williams Library], University, excellent Mississippi collection including logging, settlers, oral histories, manuscripts, and histories.<ref name="DB65" /> | *[http://www.libraries.olemiss.edu/uml/archives-special-collections University of Mississippi Williams Library], University, excellent Mississippi collection including logging, settlers, oral histories, manuscripts, and histories.<ref name="DB65" /> | ||
*[http://msgensociety.org/ Mississippi Genealogical Society], Jackson, meetings, seminars, and publications. | *[http://msgensociety.org/ Mississippi Genealogical Society], Jackson, meetings, seminars, and publications.<ref>[http://msgensociety.org/ Home] in ''Mississippi Genealogical Society'' (accessed 10 November 2015).</ref> | ||
*[ | *[http://www.millsaps.edu/library/archives/library_cain_archives.php J.B. Cain Archives of Mississippi Methodism], Jackson, historical records of the Mississippi Conference since 1799.<ref>[http://www.millsaps.edu/library/library_cain_genealogy.php Genealogy] in ''Millsaps College'' (accessed 10 November 2015).</ref> | ||
*[http://mc.libguides.com/mbhc/home Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission], Clinton, church minutes since the early 1800s, books, manuscripts, microfilm, serials, vertical files, oral histories, and photos. | *[http://mc.libguides.com/mbhc/home Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission], Clinton, church minutes since the early 1800s, books, manuscripts, microfilm, serials, vertical files, oral histories, and photos.<ref>[http://mc.libguides.com/mbhc/home Mississippi Baptist Historical Commission: Home] in ''Mississippi College'' (accessed 10 November 2015).</ref> | ||
*Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], and [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]]. | *Repositories in '''''surrounding states:''''' [[Alabama Archives and Libraries|Alabama]], [[Arkansas Archives and Libraries|Arkansas]], [[Louisiana Archives and Libraries|Louisiana]], and [[Tennessee Archives and Libraries|Tennessee]]. | ||
*[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php Briscoe Center for American History], Austin TX, has the ''[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01227/cah-01227.html Natchez Trace Collection]'' papers from '''Mississippi''' and Louisiana including manuscripts, photos, maps, military records, steamboats, and slaves documenting life in the lower Mississippi Valley since the 1600s.<ref name="DB65" /> | *[http://www.cah.utexas.edu/index.php Briscoe Center for American History], Austin TX, has the ''[http://www.lib.utexas.edu/taro/utcah/01227/cah-01227.html Natchez Trace Collection]'' papers from '''Mississippi''' and Louisiana including manuscripts, photos, maps, military records, steamboats, and slaves documenting life in the lower Mississippi Valley since the 1600s.<ref name="DB65" /> | ||
Revision as of 17:31, 3 December 2020
Click here to see the library's image. Contact Information[edit | edit source]E-mail:[1] eml@tombigbee.lib.ms.us Address:[2]
Telephone:[1] 622-369-4601 Hours and holidays:[1] Mon-Thu 10:00 am - 6:00 pm; Fri and Sat 10:00 am - 4:00 pm; Map and directions: Google map: Evans Memorial Library, Aberdeen MS Internet sites and databases:
Collection Description[edit | edit source]This is an outstanding regional library with records of the deep South, including Mississippi and Alabama oral histories, church records, newspapers, maps, military records, Chickasaw Indians, African Americans, fraternal histories, scrapbooks, manuscripts and photos. One of the largest genealogy collections in the South - could be called "the Fort Wayne Library of the South."[3] Genealogical Collection: has Monroe County cemetery records through 1938, an index to Monroe County marriages 1821-1825 and 1834-1921, A History of Monroe County, Monroe County census indexes for 1850, 1860, and 1880, Monroe County census microfilms 1820–1930, a digital and a printed index to 14,000 images in the F. S. McKnight Photographic Collection 1894-1930, over 1600 surname files, and over 500 published family histories.[4] Evans Manuscript Collection: Record types: personal correspondence, journals, diaries, business ledgers, government records and newspaper clippings from 1813 to present. Organizations: churches, clubs and lodges, city and county governments, courts, legal firms, post office, hospitals, schools, plantations, and fairs. Topics: slavery, Antebellum South, settlement of northeast Mississippi, steamboats, agriculture, American Civil War, Reconstruction, history of medicine, World War I and II, Mexican War, and the Grange.[5] Alternate Repositories[edit | edit source]If you cannot visit or find a source at the Evans Memorial Library, a similar source may be available at one of the following. Overlapping Collections
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