Z 0051.000
ROWLAND (DUNBAR) PAPERS
1885 - 1937
Personal correspondence and papers of Dunbar Rowland (Aug. 25, 1864–Nov.
1, 1937), a lawyer, author, historian, and director of the Mississippi
Department of Archives and History from March 15, 1902, to Nov. 1, 1937.
This collection, which was brought together from various sources and miscellaneous
containers in the Department of Archives and History, is in two alphabetical
files: "Manuscripts File" and "Correspondence File." The "Manuscript File,"
which covers the period from Apr. 24, 1885, to May 27, 1936, contains 218
pieces in 49 folders and is composed of copies of addresses, articles,
pamphlets, introductions to books, and miscellaneous writings of Rowland.
The "Correspondence File," which covers the period from Mar. 25, 1890,
to Oct. 25, 1937, contains 4,312 pieces in 219 folders, and is composed
of personal correspondence and papers and also material pertaining to the
Department of Archives and History and the Mississippi Historical Society.
The file includes papers and correspondence in regard to the publication
and distribution of books, insurance, personal accounts, various controversies
in which Rowland engaged, and family affairs. Some of the correspondents,
together with the number of letters written and their inclusive dates,
are as follows:
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John M. Allen, 1, Feb. 2, 1899
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Frederic Bancroft, 7, Apr. 30, 1908–Mar. 30, 1924
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Poultney Bigelow, 7, Sept. 11, 1923–Jan. 12, 1924
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Alexander Bondurant, 23, Apr. 12, 1910–Oct. 19, 1934
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Gamaliel Bradford, 4, Jan. 21, 1921–Sept. 14, 1931
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F. W. Brandenburg, Democrat Printing Co., Madison, Wisc., 13, Dec. 15,
1917–Mar. 21, 1919
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Theodore D. Bratton, 9, Jan. 1, 1913–April 1, 1931
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Nicholas M. Butler, 9, Oct. 9, 1911–Jan. 14, 1919
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S. J. Clarke Publishing Co., 76, July 27, 1923–Oct. 10, 1925
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Alexander Fitz–Hugh, 38, Jan. 4–Aug. 19, 1917
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Gaillard Hunt, 32, April 6, 1911–Mar. 20, 1924
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George J. Leftwich, 11, Jan. 15, 1918–Apr. 4, 1935
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Thomas M. Owen, 8, Mar. 31, 1914–Jan. 25, 1919
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Hernando D. Money, 11, Dec. 12, 1895–Feb. 1, 1902
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J. R. Pratt, 10, Mar. 21–Apr. 13, 1923
- Morris Schaff, 9, Oct. 4, 1923–June
19, 1924
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Firman Smith, 28, Nov. 15, 1909–Jan. 5, 1918
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Justin Smith, 10, Sept. 19, 1911–Jan. 12, 1912
Among the letters from J. J. Little and Ives Co. (J. Carr, C. A. Mershon,
L. H. Parker, and W. K. Zucker) are 99 items for the period from Sept.
11, 1922, to Mar. 20, 1928. Among the letters from the American Association
for International Conciliation are 57 (Jan. 14, 1912–Mar. 6, 1917) from
Frederick P. Keppel and 13 (July 1, 1913–Mar. 11, 1914) from Pauline Stearns.
The papers in the "Correspondence File" are divided by date as follows:
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undated, 214 pieces
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1890–99, 30 pieces
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1900–09, 107 pieces
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1910–19, 1,921 pieces
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1920–29, 1,462 pieces
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1930–37, 578 pieces
