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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys Collection<\/span><\/h1>\n[\/vc_column_text][divider line_type=”No Line”][page_submenu alignment=”center” sticky=”true” bg_color=”#008542″ link_color=”#ffffff”][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/manuscripts-and-guides\/” title=”Manuscripts & Subject Guides<\/strong>” id=”1679436402570-8″ tab_id=”1679436402570-5″] [\/page_link][page_link link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/guides-to-the-collection-page\/” title=”Collections Portal<\/strong>” id=”1679436402577-1″ tab_id=”1679436402577-7″] [\/page_link][page_link title=”Visit<\/strong>” id=”1679436413164-8″ tab_id=”1679436413165-0″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/visit\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Make a Request<\/strong>” id=”1679436414263-3″ tab_id=”1679436414264-8″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/requests\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”About Us<\/strong>” id=”1679436415034-9″ tab_id=”1679436415035-9″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments-archives-museum-about-us\/”][\/page_link][page_link title=”Yearbooks Online<\/strong>” id=”1679436415783-0″ tab_id=”1679436415784-9″ link_url=”https:\/\/www.deltastate.edu\/library\/departments\/archives-museum\/yearbooks-alumni-magazines-delta-state-histories\/”][\/page_link][\/page_submenu][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” column_margin=”default” column_direction=”default” column_direction_tablet=”default” column_direction_phone=”default” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” row_border_radius=”none” row_border_radius_applies=”bg” overlay_strength=”0.3″ gradient_direction=”left_to_right” shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_tablet=”inherit” column_padding_phone=”inherit” column_padding_position=”all” column_element_spacing=”default” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” column_link_target=”_self” gradient_direction=”left_to_right” overlay_strength=”0.3″ width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” bg_image_animation=”none” border_type=”simple” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid”][vc_column_text]Collection Title:\u00a0<\/strong> Benjamin Grubb Humphreys Collection<\/p>\n

Collection Number:\u00a0<\/strong> M011<\/p>\n

Inclusive Dates:\u00a0 <\/strong>1906 \u2013 1925<\/p>\n

Bulk Dates:\u00a0 <\/strong>1925<\/p>\n

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

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

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Benjamin Grubb Humphreys was born in Claiborne County, Mississippi on August 17, 1865.\u00a0 He attended the University of Mississippi and served as the Superintendent of Education of Leflore County and district attorney for the Fourth Circuit Court District of Mississippi.\u00a0 He served in the Second Mississippi Volunteer Infantry when war was declared against Spain in 1898 and was a commissioned major in the First Mississippi Regiment of the Mississippi National Guard.\u00a0 He was elected to Congress in 1902 and although he had experience of many vocations of life, he specialized in river and harbor legislation.\u00a0 His ten terms of service gave him the distinction of serving for a longer period of time than any other Representative from the State of Mississippi.<\/p>\n

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

The Benjamin Grubb Humpreys Collection contains a note from U.S. Representative Benjamin G. Humphreys asking for support for his re-election as Mississippi\u2019s delegate to the U.S. House of Representatives in 1906 and an article from the local newspaper concerning the election.\u00a0 It also contains a book printed in 1925 of memorial addresses delivered in the U.S. Senate and House in memory of Rep. Humphreys.<\/p>\n

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

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

Box \/ Folder<\/p>\n

1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 1\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 Letter from B.G. Humphreys to Mr. R.J. Nugent dated Aug. 9, 1906<\/p>\n

Article from newspaper \u201cWhy Humphreys will be returned\u201d<\/p>\n

Book:\u00a0 Memorial Addresses Delivered in Congress \u2013 1925<\/p>\n

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