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Collection Number:\u00a0 <\/strong>M063<\/p>\n

Inclusive Dates:\u00a0 <\/strong>1974 \u2013 1989<\/p>\n

Bulk Dates:\u00a0 <\/strong>1978 \u2013 1979<\/p>\n

Volume:\u00a0 <\/strong>.25 Cubic Feet<\/p>\n

Processor:\u00a0 <\/strong>W. Ray<\/p>\n

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Biography:<\/em><\/p>\n

Nellie Nugent Somerville (1863-1952) was the first woman member of the Mississippi House of Representatives.\u00a0 She was elected President of the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association when it was formed in 1897 and served as second Vice-President of the National American Woman\u2019s Suffrage Association in 1915.\u00a0 She was a sponsor of the bill establishing Delta State Teachers College and was a national leader in women\u2019s, civic, and religious affairs.\u00a0 She held a B.A. degree from Martha Washington College, Abingdon, Virginia.\u00a0 Her family came to Washington County, Mississippi in 1928.\u00a0 She was married to Robert Somerville and they were the parents of four children, one of whom was Judge Lucy Somerville Howorth (Mrs. Joseph M.).<\/p>\n

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Scope and Content:<\/em><\/p>\n

The Nellie Nugent Somerville collection contains information about the establishment of the Nellie Nugent Somerville Lectures, as well as the programs of the annual lectures.<\/p>\n

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Inventory:<\/em><\/p>\n

Box 1<\/strong><\/p>\n

Box \/ Folder<\/p>\n

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and Public Affairs March 22, 1974.\u00a0 Address Given by Honorable Edith Green,<\/p>\n

Oregon House of Representatives (2)<\/p>\n

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Program: Second Annual Nellie Nugent Somerville Lecture Series March 16,<\/p>\n

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  1. Address Given by Honorable Charles Clark, Judge, U.S. Court of Appeals<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    for Fifth Judicial Circuit (2)<\/p>\n

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    Program: Third Annual Nellie Nugent Somerville Lecture Series March 14, 1978<\/p>\n

    Address Given by Honorable Valerie F. Pinson, Special Asst. to President,<\/p>\n

    Office of Congressional Liaison (2)<\/p>\n

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    Program: Fourth Annual Nellie Nugent Somerville Lecture Series April 20, 1979<\/p>\n

    Address Given by Mississippi Senator Thad Cochran (3)<\/p>\n

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    Box 1 \/ Folder 1 Continued<\/strong><\/p>\n

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    Address Given by Honorable Lindy Boggs, Member of Congress (1)<\/p>\n

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    Program: Eighth Annual Nellie Nugent Somerville Lecture Series Sept. 11, 1989<\/p>\n

    Address Given by Honorable Mark O. Hatfield, Oregon U.S. Senator<\/p>\n

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    Program: Presentation of the portrait of Nellie Nugent Somerville to the Hall of Fame<\/p>\n

    of the State of Mississippi November 15, 1981 \u2013 Address given by Mary Louise<\/p>\n

    Merideth, Greenville, MS<\/p>\n

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    Lecture Series \u201cThe Role of Youth in our Political Future\u201d<\/p>\n

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    16mm Tape of Address by Pinson at Third Annual Series March 14, 1978<\/p>\n

    Cassette Tape of Address by Pinson at Third Annual Series March 14, 1978<\/p>\n

    Cassette Tape of Address by Cochran at Fourth Annual Series April 20, 1979<\/p>\n

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