Homer Harris Casteel was a native Mississippian born at Walnut Grove on April 14, 1878. He served Holmes County in the Mississippi Senate beginning in 1914. In 1920 he was elected lieutenant-governor and served in the Lee Russell administration. He then became chairman of the State Tax Commission. After his first wife died in 1913, Casteel married Annie Winters of Kosciusko. They had one son, Homer H. Casteel, Jr., who became a well-known Mississippi artist.

The papers are primarily concerned with the personal activities of the Casteel family. There are several scrapbooks, photographs, and Bibles included with the correspondence. The collection has been processed in the following manner:

• Box 1
  • Folders 1-3: Personal correspondence.
  • Folder 4: Correspondence to Willie J. Winters.
  • Folder 5: 40th Annual Reunion, UVC--Program June 3-6, 1930,
  • Folder 6: Land & legal papers, 1859-1965.
  • Folder 7: Miscellaneous newspapers clippings.
  • Folder 8: Postal cards and announcements, 1935-1969.
  • Folder 9, Scope, August-September 1964; Mississippi Clubwoman, Volume 46, September-October 1970.

• Box 2
  • Folder 10: Photographs, Homer H. Casteel, Jr.
  • Folder 11: Photographs, Homer H. Casteel, Sr., family.
  • Folder 12: Photographs, William Winters family.
  • Folder 13-14: Photographs, Miscellaneous & unidentified.

• Box 3
  • Folders 15-18: Photographs, Miscellaneous & unidentified.

• Box 4
  • Memory book of William J. Winters, September 14, 1865-June 26, 1945, died age 79 in Kosciusko, Attala County.
  • Memory book of William Jackson Ross, September 27, 1870-March 3, 1951, died age 81 in Kosciusko.
  • Memory book of Benjamin Franklin Winters, October 18, 1901 -December 28, 1964, Kosciusko.
  • The Colonial Dames of America Handbook, 1966 –1967.
  • Diary of trip to Alaska, July 1-August 11, 1959.
  • Short story manuscript entitled "John Dolf," author unknown.

• Box 5
  • Annie Winters Casteel Scrapbook, 1940-1955.

• Box 6
  • Woman's Club of Canton Scrapbook, 1943-1944, 1946-1947, 1954-1955.
  • Woman's Club of Canton Scrapbook, 1956-1957, 1959-1960.

• Box 7
  • Casteel Family Bible, 1859.

• Box 8
  • Bible, n.d. (Includes Winters family information).

• Box 9
  • Book of poems, 1856; Winters Family Bible, 1834 (Includes Winters Genealogy).

• Box 10
  • Homer H. Casteel, Jr. Scrapbook, 1950s.

• Box 11
  • Loose material from Homer H. Casteel, Jr. Scrapbook, 1950s.

• Box 12
  • Mattie Winters Scrapbook, 1924.

• Box 13
  • Homer H. Casteel Political Career Scrapbook, 1915-1958.