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Robert and Sadye Wier Papers

The Robert and Sadye Wier Papers digital collection is a collection of selected digitized materials from the Robert and Sadye Wier Papers collection. The Robert and Sadye Wier Papers, 1885-1975, consist of business records, correspondence, family papers, oral history interviews, personal papers, photographs, scrapbooks, and other items related to the lives of the Wiers. Topics covered include race relations, the history of Starkville, the Starkville Second Baptist Church, Journeymen Barber's International Union of America, teaching in Starkville, and the Mississippi Cooperative Extension Service in Newton, Winston, and Lowndes counties.

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  • Sadye Wier at Bessie Johnson's Retirement

    Sadye Wier at Bessie Johnson's Retirement

    Sadye Wier (far left) at Bessie Johnson's Retirement in West Point, Mississippi.

  • Ball Corporation

    Ball Corporation

    Sadye H. Wier (front, left), Mary Spearing (rear, center), and Bertha Sims at the training workshop at the Ball Corporation in Muncie, Indiana, 1976.

  • Jars of Preserves

    Jars of Preserves

    Sadye H. Wier (center) with Donald Perry and Mary Spearing, pictured with jars of preserves at the community cannery in Macon, Mississippi.

  • Macon Cannery

    Macon Cannery

    Sadye H. Wier (far left) with Donald Perry and Mary Spearing, pictured in the community cannery in Macon, Mississippi.

  • Macon Cannery Kitchen

    Macon Cannery Kitchen

    Sadye H. Wier with Donald Perry, Mary Spearing, and an unidentified subject in the community cannery at Macon, Mississippi.

  • Macon Community Cannery

    Macon Community Cannery

    Sadye H. Wier (center) with Donald Perry and Mary Spearing, pictured in front of Prairie Opportunity, Inc. Community Cannery in Macon, Mississippi.

  • Steam Kettle

    Steam Kettle

    Sadye H. Wier (far right) with Donald Perry and Mary Spearing, stirring vegetable soup in a steam jacketed kettle. Community Cannery in Macon, Mississippi.

  • En Route to Chicago

    En Route to Chicago

    Louise Hunter, sister of Sadye H. Wier, en route to Chicago to enter a style show.

  • Lowndes County Extension Staff

    Lowndes County Extension Staff

    Extension Staff of Lowndes County, Mississippi. L-R standing: Mrs. Myric, Mrs. Jimmie Howard, Miss Curtis; L-R seated: Mrs. Virginia Leigh, Mr. W.B. Latham, Mrs. Sadye H. Wier, Mr. D.S. Cochran.

  • Women Posing

    Women Posing

    Women enrolled in the food & nutrition class of 1968.

  • Women and Children Outdoors

    Women and Children Outdoors

    Women and children outdoors at Flora Parrish 4-H Camp in Canton, Mississippi, in August of 1967.

  • Food Demonstration Winner

    Food Demonstration Winner

    Vivian Thornton, food demonstration state winner, 1965.

  • Girl With Food Group Sign

    Girl With Food Group Sign

    Girl with basic four food group sign.

  • Women at Sewing Tables

    Women at Sewing Tables

    A group of women seated at sewing machines while other women pose behind them.

  • Commodities Demonstration

    Commodities Demonstration

    Demonstration of meals made from commodity foods at the Farmer's Conference at Utica Junior College in Utica, Mississippi.

  • Cooking Demonstration

    Cooking Demonstration

    Cooking demonstration at the Farmer's Conference at Utica Junior College in Utica, Mississippi.

  • Sadye H. Wier and Carolyn Washington at Utica Junior College

    Sadye H. Wier and Carolyn Washington at Utica Junior College

    Sadye H. Wier performing a demonstration with Dr. Carolyn Washington at Utica Junior College's seminar in Commodity Foods, 1964.

  • Sadye H. Wier and Carolyn Washington at Utica Junior College

    Sadye H. Wier and Carolyn Washington at Utica Junior College

    Sadye H. Wier performing a demonstration with Dr. Carolyn Washington at Utica Junior College's seminar in Commodity Foods, 1964.

  • Sadye H. Wier at Utica Junior College

    Sadye H. Wier at Utica Junior College

    Sadye H. Wier performing a demonstration at Utica Junior College's seminar in commodity foods, 1964.

  • Motley Display

    Motley Display

    Motley Community products display.

  • Women With Sewing Machines

    Women With Sewing Machines

    Women seated with sewing machines.

  • Five Children on Steps

    Five Children on Steps

    Five children at Alcorn State University in 1962.

  • Five Women in 4-H Kitchen

    Five Women in 4-H Kitchen

    Five women in 4-H kitchen.

  • People in New Office

    People in New Office

    New office open house in July of 1962.

  • Steps to the Future 4-H Display

    Steps to the Future 4-H Display

    Steps to the Future 4-H display.

  • WACR Event

    WACR Event

    Young girls in formalwear and paper crowns sanding on a platform while a woman and a man pose on either side of the platform.

  • Women in 4-H Kitchen

    Women in 4-H Kitchen

    A group of five women in a kitchen. The 4-H emblam is attached to the front of the kitchen island.

  • 4-H Display

    4-H Display

    4-H Display in Lowndes County, Mississippi.

  • House Exterior

    House Exterior

    A small white clapboard house is pictured.

  • House With Porch Swing

    House With Porch Swing

    A porch swing on a wood house. A car is pictured in the background.

  • Man and Girl Feeding Chickens

    Man and Girl Feeding Chickens

    A man holds a bucket and feeding chickens while a little girl in a dress stands nearby.

  • Women With Preserves

    Women With Preserves

    A group of women posing ina kitchen with jars of preserves.

  • 4-H Banquet

    4-H Banquet

    A man standing behind a 4-H table while a group of people are seated at a table in the foreground.

  • 4-H Club Exhibit

    4-H Club Exhibit

    Negro 4-H Club Exhibit, Mississippi, 1960.

  • Demonstration Exhibit

    Demonstration Exhibit

    Display of hand-made items: Today's Home Builds Tomorrow's World; Colored Home Demonstration County Council, Mississippi, 1960.

  • Lowndes County 4-H Display

    Lowndes County 4-H Display

    Lowndes County 4-H Display at the 1960 State Fair in Jackson, Mississippi.

  • Union Academy 4-H Girls 1960

    Union Academy 4-H Girls 1960

    Union Academy 4-H Girls of 1960.

  • Woman Sitting Next to Bed

    Woman Sitting Next to Bed

    A woman seated with a notebook and pen in a rocking chair beside a four post bed with a white bedspread.

  • Women and Children Outdoors

    Women and Children Outdoors

    A group of women and children posing together outside.

  • Women and Girl in Bedroom

    Women and Girl in Bedroom

    A woman holding a notebook and pen poses in front of bed with a young woman and a small girl.

  • Girls in Kitchen

    Girls in Kitchen

    A group of young African-Amercian women wearing white dresses, working in a kitchen.

  • Hairston Rosendwald Display

    Hairston Rosendwald Display

    A group of model buildings and small shelves of jarred preserves on a table in front of sign for "Hairston Rosenwald Community Club Cooperation.

  • Hairston's Display

    Hairston's Display

    Hardin Hairston products display.

  • Plum Grove 4-H Club

    Plum Grove 4-H Club

    Mrs. Bettie Williams with her Plum Grove 4-H Club of 1959.

  • Rice Family Display

    Rice Family Display

    Rice Family products display.

  • Woman Cooking

    Woman Cooking

    A group of African-Amerians youths riding in a truck for a parade.

  • Woman in Kitchen

    Woman in Kitchen

    A young African-American woman in a white dress, standing at a kitchen counter with a mixing bowl. Other woman are cooking in the background.

  • Woman Standing Behind Table

    Woman Standing Behind Table

    A woman standing onstage behind a folding table.

  • Women in Kitchen

    Women in Kitchen

    A group of young African-Amercian women wearing white dresses, standing in a kitchen. The women are holding dishes of food .

  • Canned Products

    Canned Products

    Canned products at 1958 Lowndes County Fair.

  • Children in Costumes

    Children in Costumes

    Unidentified children and event, possibly a 4-H activity, 1958.

  • 4-H Picnic

    4-H Picnic

    4-H Picnic in Crawford, Mississippi.

  • 4-H Open House

    4-H Open House

    4-H Girls Learn to Can, Sew and Bake: 1956 4-H Open House display Columbus, Mississippi.

  • Union Academy 4-H Girls 1956

    Union Academy 4-H Girls 1956

    Union Academy 4-H girls of 1956.

  • Woman With Food Jars

    Woman With Food Jars

    A owman poses in front of canned food jars with a sign for "Food Preservation" behind them. Many of the jars have award ribbons tied to them.

  • Women and Girls

    Women and Girls

    A large group of girls and young women pose with Sadye Weir.

  • 1955 Happier Living Contest Winner

    1955 Happier Living Contest Winner

    District winner in Happier Living Contest, Mississippi, 1955.

  • Cleaning a Bedroom

    Cleaning a Bedroom

    Happier Living Contest photo showing Sadye Wier and another woman cleaning hardwood floor in an unidentified bedroom.

  • County Winner Room

    County Winner Room

    Home of Julia Mae Miller, county winner, Happier Living Contest, Mississippi, 1955.

  • Home Improvement Winner

    Home Improvement Winner

    State winner in Happier Living Contest, Mississippi, 1955.

  • Improved Bed Room

    Improved Bed Room

    Loisteen Macon's bedroom improved, Happier Living Contest, Mississippi, 1955.

  • Minister's School in Little Rock, Arkansas

    Minister's School in Little Rock, Arkansas

    Minister's School in Little Rock, Arkansas, 1955. Sadye Hunter Wier (pictured front, fourth from left) was a teacher there.

  • Old House

    Old House

    House of Nancy Coburn house before improvement, Happier Living Contest.

  • Parade

    Parade

    Cars lined up in a parade, Columbus, Mississippi.

  • Baking Contest

    Baking Contest

    Sadye Wier's early work with Mississippi State University Extension Service: Thirty-one girls entered the 1954 Winston County Baking Contest.; Sadye Wier 1st row, second from left.

  • Pearlie Ruth's Home

    Pearlie Ruth's Home

    Home of Pearlie Ruth Glean (?), participant in the 4-H Happier Living Contest, 1954.

  • 4-H State Leadership Winner

    4-H State Leadership Winner

    1953 4-H State leadership winner display in Washington County.

  • Jeanette Foster's Bedroom

    Jeanette Foster's Bedroom

    Bedroom of Jeanette Foster (pictured), 1953 district winner in the 4-H Happier Living Contest.

  • Jeanette Foster's Home

    Jeanette Foster's Home

    Home of Jeanette Foster, 1953 district winner in the 4-H Happier Living Contest.

  • Woman on Phone

    Woman on Phone

    Woman on phone in 1953 at first office in Columbus.

  • Women With Papers

    Women With Papers

    Sadye Wier's early work with Mississippi State University Extension Service: Women at a possible recognition ceremony; Sadye Wier, 3rd row, 3rd from right.

  • 4-H Banquet

    4-H Banquet

    4-H Banquet honoring adult and 4-H Leaders, Winston County, Mississippi, 1952; Sadye Wier seated, in foreground.

  • 4-H Display

    4-H Display

    4-H Club show window for National 4-H Week, Winston County, Mississippi, 1952.

  • 4-H Display Alternate View

    4-H Display Alternate View

    4-H Club show window for National 4-H Week, Winston County, Mississippi, 1952.

  • 4-H Display Table

    4-H Display Table

    4-H Club show window for National 4-H Week, Winston County, Mississippi, 1952.

  • 4-H Wide Display

    4-H Wide Display

    4-H Club show window for National 4-H Week, Winston County, Mississippi, 1952.

  • Club Banner

    Club Banner

    4-H Club receiving Banner Club award from telephone company, Winston County, Mississippi, 1952.

  • Formal Presentation

    Formal Presentation

    Presentation of Happier Living Contest award to 4-H member, Mississippi; Sadye Wier 3rd from left.

  • Sewing School

    Sewing School

    Sadye Wier's early work with Mississippi State University Extension Service: Sewing school held for leaders, Winston County, Mississippi, 1952. Demonstration given in cutting a plaid dress.

  • Willie B. Miller's Bedroom

    Willie B. Miller's Bedroom

    4-H Happier Living Contest 2nd place state winner Willie B. Miller's bedroom, 1952.

  • Willie B. Miller's Home

    Willie B. Miller's Home

    4-H Happier Living Contest 2nd place state winner Willie B. Miller's home, 1952.

  • Willie B. Miller's Home

    Willie B. Miller's Home

    4-H Happier Living Contest 2nd place winner Willie B. Miller's home, 1952.

  • 4-H Roundup

    4-H Roundup

    7th Annual State 4-H Roundup of 1951, Jackson, Mississippi.

  • Loisteen Head's Bedroom

    Loisteen Head's Bedroom

    4-H Happier Living Contest participant Loisteen Head in her bedroom, 1951.

  • Naomi Miller's Bedroom

    Naomi Miller's Bedroom

    4-H Happier Living Contest participant Naomi Miller in her bedroom, 1951.

  • People Outside House

    People Outside House

    Exterior of home and family, Mississippi, 1951; Sadye Wier sitting, 3rd from left.

  • Woman Reading Next to Bed

    Woman Reading Next to Bed

    Bedroom improved through Happier Living Contest, Mississippi.

  • 4-H Attainment Day

    4-H Attainment Day

    Sadye Wier's early work with Mississippi State University Extension Service: 4-H Attainment Day, Winston County, Mississippi.

  • 4-H Building Front

    4-H Building Front

    Front of a 4-H building at Flora Parrish 4-H Camp, Canton, Missisisppi.

  • 4-H Crop Display

    4-H Crop Display

    4-H field crop display, 4-H Boys Division.

  • 4-H Float

    4-H Float

    Winston County, Mississippi 4-H float, ca. 1952.

  • 4-H Float in Columbus Parade

    4-H Float in Columbus Parade

    4-H float in Columbus, Mississippi Christmas parade, possibly 1960s.

  • 4-H Girls Posing By Monument

    4-H Girls Posing By Monument

    Sadye Wier's early work with Mississippi State University Extension Service: 4-H girls showing uniform and dresses, in front of monument.

  • 4-H Project Display

    4-H Project Display

    Display of materials and information for 4-H. The banner of the display reads "Here's your opportunity…Be 4-H Wise."

  • African-American Workers

    African-American Workers

    African-American workers, possibly doing construction on Noxubee Industrial School, founded in 1898.

  • Arts and Crafts Display

    Arts and Crafts Display

    An arts and crafts display of the Home Demonstration Department of the Mississippi Extension Services.

  • Bedroom

    Bedroom

    Bedroom, Happier Living Contest. Handwritten on back of photograph: 'Gertrude Macon / Harmony'.

  • Boys With Chemicals

    Boys With Chemicals

    Two young men in dress pants, a dress shirt, and tie, pose with a table of chemicals and small equipment.

  • Children Parade Double-Exposure

    Children Parade Double-Exposure

    A double exposed photograph of children marching in a parade.

  • Colored Entrance

    Colored Entrance

    Colored entrance to the Drive Inn

 
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