James Hansell Neathery papers, 1890-1974 (bulk 1938-1964).

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Neathery, James Hansell, 1895-1964. James Hansell Neathery papers, 1890-1974 (bulk 1938-1964).

James Hansell Neathery papers, 1890-1974 (bulk 1938-1964).

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The papers consist of scrapbooks, newsletters, bound volumes, and photographs from approximately 1890-1974. The materials document Neathery's long-time employment in the tractor and farm implement industry, his involvement with the Plaquemine Rotary Club, and other civic and professional engagements. Specifically, scrapbook and related materials relate to professional activities including Neathery's late career as president of Cane Equipment Co., his involvement with the Deep South Farm and Power Equipment Association, and relationship with Byron C. Thompson, and the Thompson Machinery Co. Sugarcane-O-Rama in 1963, a statewide gathering in recognition of Thompson's contribution to the sugar cane industry. Correspondence and ephemera from A. Wilbert's Sons Lumber and Shingle Company in Plaquemine, which was one of Louisiana's largest sugar cane producers and one of Thompson's biggest clients, is also present.In addition, photographs include snapshots of tractors, planting and harvesting equipment, and other farm implements at work. These appear to be related to Neathery's work as a salesman and executive at Thompson Machinery and Cane Equipment Co., particularly with Allis-Chalmers machinery that had been modified for sugar production. Additional photographs show logging and construction in Louisiana, Mississippi, and Alabama (ca. 1920-1930), and German prisoners-of-war at a work camp near Donaldsonville, La., during World War II. Items of a more personal nature include several love letters from Neathery to his wife during their courtship and early years of marriage when he was a traveling equipment salesman and Neathery family history and photographs and other items related to the family's home in Van Alstyne, Tex. Also of note are a poster from 1904 advertising a public meeting on race relations with Southern University founder Theophile T. Allain, and a collection of newspaper articles on civil rights protests and arrests in Plaquemine in 1963.

1.5 linear ft.

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