Scope and Contents The records consist of 14 account books, ledgers received and paid out, and reveal a diversified and successful agricultural operation using one tenant and a number of sharecroppers, mainly on "Hamilton place." Cotton was the principal cash crop, but he and his tenants grew and sold hay, oats, corn, and garden-truck crops. His principal tenants/share croppers were W.A. Miller and the Belton, Benton and Brown families. Personal expenses for members of his family and cash advances to his...

Scope and Contents Note The collection consists of certificates, clippings, correspondence, diaries, obituaries, photographs, a poem, postcards, programs, a recollection, a scrapbook, sheet music, telegrams, and other items. The material covers the period 1905-2013, with the majority of the items dating from 1934 to 1945.The material in the collection document aspects of Jackson’s life and those of his wife, Virginia; his children, Tracy Jr. and Beverley; his parents, H. O. S. and Emily Evans Jackson;...