Collection Title: Yates Family Papers
Collection Number: M139
Inclusive Dates: 1938 – 1961
Bulk Dates: 1943 – 1945
Volume: 2 Cubic Feet
Processor: W. Ray
Scope and Content:
The Yates Family Collection contains miscellaneous personal papers of the Yates Family during the World War II period. Included are war stamp albums, service classifications, and war ration books. Also included are papers and clippings during the time Joseph Yates was employed at Dupont. Another part of this collection is photos and postcards of the Shelby and Bolivar County area, and a series of history books and a book of Oklahoma.
Inventory:
Box / Folder
1 1 Miscellaneous Correspondence; “During World War II”
Paper “The Play’s the Thing”
1960 Mississippi Geography Newsletter (3)
1961 Mississippi Geography Newsletter
Miss Delta March 30, 1936
1 2 Address Listing for Ballistic Range
1937 Social Security card for Joseph Yates
Income Tax Form for 1943
War Ration Book (several)
Basic Mileage Ration (2)
Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Company Bill Sept. 21, 1946
Western Union Telegram from Dupont Company April 22, 1942
Dupont Company October 31, 1994 employing J.W. Yates as Ballistic Engineer
Certificate of Sale of Motor Vehicle Sept. 3, 1941 for 1941 Sup. DX Tudor for $951.50
Pay Stub dated 1942, 1943, 1945 for J.W. Yates
Notice of Classification for J.W. Yates Jan. 16, 1943, Nov. 11, 1943, May 17, 1943
J.W. Yates Handwritten Notes on Bonds 1942-45
Hospital Bill Jan 3, 1940 from City Hospital, Cleveland
War Stamp Album
Publication “The Web” August 15, 1942 and Oct. 15, 1942 features Joe Yates, Chemist
Pamphlet from The American Museum of Atomic Energy, Oak Ridge, Tenn.
Memphis Press Scimitar Dec. 22, 1942 features Joe Yates as Chemist
Leather strip “J.D. White U.S.N.R.”
Employment Agreement between Dupont and Joe Yates 1944
Envelope with Joe Yates employment dates with DuPont
Publication “The Web” Sept. 15, 1942, Dec. 1, 1942, Nov. 1, 1942
4 cancelled checks dated 1943
Booklet: Munford Book Club Organized 1941
Letter of thanks from Rep. Charlie Capps for essay The Delta.
Box / Unfoldered
2 Framed photos of Joseph Watts Yates, Jr.
11 x 14 mylar covered Dummy hanging from Cleveland Water Tower
11 x 14 Dummy hanging from Cleveland Water Tower with Sharpe Avenue
in background
11 x 14 mylar covered distance shot of water tower (and dummy) with surrounding
buildings and old vehicles
Three small photos of train wreck in Shelby, MS
Group Photo of Mrs. Joe Yates Sr., Mrs. Nason, Mrs. Joe Yates Jr., Richard Allen Yates,
And Melbourne Miller
Postcard: Cleveland Consolidated School, Cleveland, MS
Postcard: Broom Hall, Delta State
Postcard: Bolivar County Courthouse, Cleveland, MS
Box / Unfoldered
3 Book: Basic Christian Beliefs by Frederick C. Grant, 1960
Books: Mississippi: A History Volumes I, II, III, IV
by George H. Ethridge, Editor and Author, 1938
Book: Celebrating Oklahoma! The Oklahoma Centennial Photographic Survey
By Mike Klemme (signed)
Box / Folder
4 1 Restricted
Box / Folder
5 Mississippi Planning Law Digest – Joseph W. Yates III, Member
Bound Booklet “Our Presidents” (George Washington through Franklin D. Roosevelt)
Proof of Pudding Cookbook by Shelby Woman’s Club (2)
Includes “A Pinch of Soda..A Pinch of Salt” by Ellen Orr & Allene Yates
Yearbooks:
National Society of Daughters of the American Colonists 1921-1981
National Society of Daughters of the American Colonists 1921-1983 (3 copies)
National Society of Daughters of the American Colonists 1921-1986 (2 copies)
The Colonial Courier 1985, 1986, 1987, 1992, 2000, 2002
Mississippi D.A. C 1988-1991
Yearbooks and Directory of the Gov. Winthrop Sargent Chapter-Cleveland, MS
5 / 1 Folder containing information about the Gov. Winthrop Sargent Chapter; Women in the Arts Magazine dated 2000; obituary for Katherine Owen Tucker; photo of group at a Chapter
meeting; Yearbook of the Chapter; copy “Remembering Rosalie Day”; ByLaws of the
Sargent Chapter ByLaws
Application for Membership in Daughters of the American Colonists
Blank Letterhead and note cards
Miscellaneous papers dealing with Chapter and officer duties
5 / 2 Notebook containing information about the Delta Kappa Gamma Society:
History of the Society
Parliamentary Procedure
Anniversary Program 1929-1979
Educator’s Award
History of Shelby Library
First Baptist Church of Shelby Program Jan. 11, 1970 (gives history of Church Buildings)
Program of the Cleveland Horse and Pony Show May 24, 1934
Reports
Newsletter
Hymns
Miscellaneous handwritten notes
Book Reviews
5 / 3 Folder of Bolivar County Historical Society Information ca 1980:
Bolivar County Historical Society By-Laws
Listing of Bolivar County Historical Society Members
Ledger Sheets of Bolivar County Historical Society Members Dues
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