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Oral History Interview with Mitchell Jackson, July 17, 1993
No full textInterview with Mitchell Jackson, a former student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas. In the interview, Jackson recollects memories of what his life was like in a segregated school and community. He comments specifically on his family background, teachers, athletics, school curriculum, and the influence of Coach Tennyson Miller
Oral History Interview with Mitchell Jackson, July 17, 1993
No full textInterview with Mitchell Jackson, a former student at the Frederick Douglass Colored School in Denton, Texas. In the interview, Jackson recollects memories of what his life was like in a segregated school and community. He comments specifically on his family background, teachers, athletics, school curriculum, and the influence of Coach Tennyson Miller
Mitchell S. Jackson, 38th Annual ODU Literary Festival
No full textMitchell S. Jackson’s debut novel The Residue Years was praised by The New York Times, The Paris Review, The Times of London, and the Sydney Morning Herald. The novel was honored with the Earnest Gaines Award for Literary Excellence ad was a finalist for the Center for Fiction’s Flaherty-Dunnan First Novel Prize, The PEN/Hemingway Award for First Fiction, and the Hurston/Wright Legacy Award. Jackson has received fellowships from the Lannan Foundation, the Center for Fiction, and the Urban Artist Initiative
Congressman Henry M. Jackson, Hugh B. Mitchell and others at the Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Washington, approximately 1940s
No full textNote filed with photograph: 1940's. People include Jackson, Henry M.; Mitchell Hugh B.; Jackson, Peter. Taken at Grand Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee, WA. Photographer unknown.
This photograph was most likely taken by the U.S. Bureau of Reclamation
Congressman Henry M. Jackson and Hugh B. Mitchell at Grand Coulee Dam, Grand Coulee, Washington, approximately 1940s
No full textNote filed with photograph: 1940's. People include Jackson, Henry M.; Mitchell Hugh B. Taken at Grand Coulee Dam. Grand Coulee, WA
Interview with George Jackson
No full textGeorge Jackson is interviewed by Edward Clark Smith March 2, 1987 as a part of the Western North Carolina Tomorrow Black Oral History Project. Jackson was born in Altapass in Mitchell County in 1909. He was raised by his grandparents who owned and farmed 65 acres. Jackson moved to Swannanoa in 1921 and when he was about 16 went to West Virginia to work in the coal mines with his uncle. He was drafted and talks about why he chose to not use his work as a miner to obtain a deferment. Jackson served in the Army from 1944-1947. He shares stories from his service, his travels, and the Civil Rights movement
Mitchell Pass
No full textAbstract Depicts a wagon train moving through Mitchell Pass at Scotts Bluff. This is a tinted Magic Lantern Slide used by William Henry Jackson
[David Mitchell and Descendants]
No full textCopy of "David Mitchell and Descendants" originally written by Thomas Mitchell, Jr. The manuscript starts with David Mitchell, possibly a Revolutionary soldier, and details what is known about his life and those of his descendants. The record ends with the marriage of his widow, Sarah Patterson Mitchell Frear, to Abraham Frear. It states that she was the mother and grandmother of many Frears and Mitchells in the family. After the record, there is a note about the original manuscript's author; it was then copied by Ora Osterhout
The marriage record of Jackson, Edward and Mitchell, Elvira
No full textMarriage license for Edward Jackson and Elvira Mitchell. L.G. Cone was the officiant
Marriage record of Jackson, Abner C. and Mitchell, Minnie
No full textMarriage license for Abner C. Jackson and Minnie Mitchell. L.G. Caro was the officiant
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