Milbourn J. Crowe papers, 1889-2005.

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Crowe, Milbourn J. (Milbourn James), 1933-2005. Milbourn J. Crowe papers, 1889-2005.

Milbourn J. Crowe papers, 1889-2005.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/213132204

This collection consists of the papers and collected material of Milbourn J. Crowe, including correspondence, memorabilia, photographs, and printed material, all of which relate to the history of Mound Bayou, Mississippi. The bulk of the collection consists of photographs of Mound Bayou residents, many of which are unidentified, from the 1910s through 2005. Additional material includes community records and histories which document the establishment of the town by Isaiah T. Montgomery and Benjamin T. Green and its growth throughout the 20th century. Also included are legal records and local business ledgers, including those of P.R. McCarty's Store. Of particular interest are abstracts of land titles, which summarize the various legal actions that affected the ownership of land parcels in Mound Bayou, beginning in 1889. The collection also includes a small amount of correspondence addressed to Crowe, in addition to memorabilia, and a diary which Crowe began in the 1980s.

8 linear ft. (8 boxes, 4 oversized papers (OP), and 3 bound v. (BV))

Emory University. Special Collections and Archives