Northeast Mississippi Region

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Contributor

C. T. P:hotochrom

Description

This postcard features a color illustration of a bird's eye view of Rust College, in Holly Springs, Mississippi. A red, four story building with a tower on the left is in the center of view and other buildings, trees, sidewalks, and streets are visible. Rust College is a historically black liberal arts college in Holly Springs, Mississippi. Founded in 1866, it is the second-oldest private college in Mississippi. Associated with the United Methodist Church, it is one of only ten historically black colleges and universities founded before 1868 that is still operating. The title of the card is printed in the upper left edge of the image.

Publisher

Curt Teich and Co., Chicago

Subjects

Postcards; Private universities and colleges; Historically Black colleges and universities

Keywords

Rust University; Historically Black Colleges; Holly Springs, MS

Geographic Location

Holly Springs, (Miss.)

Object Type

image

Format (original)

postcard

Format (digital)

PDF

Digital ID

MFM_MSS_837_Postcard-Rust-College-Holly-Springs_001

Source

Mississippi State University Libraries, Archives and Special Collections, Manuscripts Unit, Lucius Marion Lampton, MD Historical Images Collection, Mississippiana Collection, Postcard/Photographs, Box 4, Northeast Mississippi Region

Repository

Manuscripts

Digital Publisher

Mississippi State University Libraries (electronic version)

Rights

Copyright protected by Mississippi State University Libraries. Use of materials from this collection beyond the exceptions provided for in the Fair Use and Educational Use clauses of the U.S. Copyright Law may violate federal law. Permission to publish or reproduce is required.

Contact Information

For more information about the contents of this collection, email sp_coll@library.MSState.edu.

Rust College, Holly Springs, Mississippi

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