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Z 1695.000
BARKSDALE (J. D.) COLLECTION

1935; 1939; 1946

History

J. D. Barksdale operated a cotton gin in Goshen Springs in 1939.

Scope and Content

Duplicate gin receipts for seed cotton from September 14, 1939, to October 6, 1939, and two postcards (1946), one from War Food Administration and the other from the Bureau of the Census, reflect Barksdale's involvement with cotton agriculture. Also included are three identical pamphlets issued by Paul B. Johnson, Sr., in his 1935 gubernatorial campaign.

Series Identification

  1. Seed Cotton Receipts
  2. Correspondence (incoming)
  3. Political Campaign Pamphlet