William R. Stuart Papers
Scope and Contents
Papers include family correspondence, chiefly during the 1850s from Maryland and Louisiana, relating, in part, to the Methodist Protestant Church and the yellow fever epidemic (1853) in New Orleans. Include religious writings by Stuart, clippings and a broadside.
Dates
- 1800 - 1888
Creator
- Stuart, William R. (Person)
Conditions Governing Access
None.
Biographical Note
William R. Stuart, Jr., was born on 18 November 1820 in Centreville, Ketucky, to William R. Stuart (1780-1853) and Ariana (Frazier) Stuart. Stuart's grandparents -- maternal and paternal -- immigrated from Scotland to Maryland. Here, Stuart remained until he was aged twenty years when he made the move to Louisiana, where he engaged in the sugar business and cotton trading. Stuart remained there until 1871, when he moved to Ocean Springs, Mississippi. While in Mississippi, Stuart worked with livestock and pecan trees and was named "the father of pecan culture in the South" by the Atlanta Constitution. Stuart died in Ocean Springs, Mississippi, on 29 March 1894. He is sometimes referred to as Col. William R. Stuart, but according to family accounts, this nickname is most likely an honorary title given to him by a fraternal organization.
Goodspeed, Edgar J., Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Mississippi, Volume II (Chicago: Goodspeed Publishing Company, 1978),863.
Extent
0.014 Cubic Feet (1 reel microfilm)
Language of Materials
English
System of Arrangement
These papers were arranged and microfilmed in the original order created by the collection's creator. These papers were originally fastened inside of two books. Items 1-141 were found in the first book. Items 142-213 were found in the second.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was loaned to Mississippi State University Libraries by Lillian Holiday of Canton, Mississippi in 1959.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected.
Existence and Location of Originals
Unknown.
Preservation Note
These papers have been transferred to microform and are stored in archival-quality enclosures.
Processing Note
It is unclear who processed/microfilmed this collection. This finding aid was revised and completed by Carrie P. Mastley, Manuscripts Librarian, in April 2020.
Creator
- Stuart, William R. (Person)
- Title
- William R. Stuart papers
- Status
- Completed
- Author
- It is unclear who originally wrote this finding aid. It was revised and completed by Carrie P. Mastley, Manuscripts Librarian, in April 2020.
- Date
- June 2012
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Manuscripts Repository