Finding Aid for the Philadelphia Mississippi Obituaries

Title
Finding Aid for the Philadelphia Mississippi Obituaries
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Collection Summary
Title
Philadelphia, Mississippi Obituaries
Date
1990-2001
Extent
2 archival boxes
Name and Location of Repository
Midwest Genealogy Center, Independence (Mo.)
Reference code: MGC 1211-PMO
Processed by: Jolene Clark, 2020; finding aid created by Jolene Clark, 2020

Name of Creator
Mary Lou Wilder
Biographical History
Philadelphia is the county seat of Neshoba County, Mississippi. It’s newspaper, the Neshoba Democrat,
was first published in 1881 by Charlton A. Brand as a weekly newspaper. The paper has changed owners
frequently over the years but has always remained a weekly newspaper.
Scope and Content
This collection contains obituaries, death notices, and other newspaper articles from the Neshoboa
Democrat newspaper in Philadelphia, Mississippi from 1990 to 2001. The obituaries were clipped and
organized chronologically. Some of the obituaries were photocopied while others are the originals. The
obituaries have been mounted onto paper and the pages are numbered. Each page has been put in
sheet protectors and organized into binders. During the processing of this collection, the sheets were
removed from the binders and put into acid free folders. Each year includes an alphabetical index.

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Collection Inventory
System of Arrangement
These records are arranged in 1 series.
Box 1

Box 2

Series 1, Neshoba Democrat Obituaries
Folder 1, 1990 Volume 1-Jan 2 to Jul 4
Folder 2, 1990 Volume 2-Jul 11 to Dec 26
Folder 3, 1990 index
Folder 4, 1991-Jan 2 to Jun 26
Folder 5, 1991-Jul 3 to Dec 18
Folder 6, 1991 index
Folder 7, 1992 Volume 1-Jan 1 to Aug 5
Folder 8, 1992 Volume 2-Aug 5 to Dec 30
Folder 9, 1992 index
Folder 10, 1993 Volume 1-Jan 6 to Jul 28
Folder 11, 1993 Volume 2-Jul 28 to Dec 29
Folder 12, 1993 index
Folder 13, 1994 Volume 1- Jan 5 to Jul 13
Folder 14, 1994 Volume 2-Jul 13 to Dec 28
Folder 15, 1994 index
Folder 16, 1995 Volume 1-Jan 4 to Jun 14
Folder 17, 1995 Volume 2-Jun 21 to Dec 27
Folder 18, 1995 index
Folder 19, 1996 Volume 1-Jan3 to Jun 19
Folder 20, 1996 Volume 2-Jun 26 to Dec 25
Folder 21, 1996 index
Folder 22, 1997 Volume 1-Jan 1 to Jun 11
Folder 23, 1997 Volume 2-Jun 11 to Sep 17
Folder 24, 1997 Volume 3-Sep 24 to Dec 31
Folder 25, 1997 Index
Folder 26, 1998 Volume 1-Jan 7 to May 27
Folder 27, 1998 Volume 2-May 27 to Nov 18
Folder 28, 1998 Volume 3-Nov 18 to Dec 30
Folder 29, 1998 index
Folder 30, 1999 Volume 1-Jan 6 to Jul 7
Folder 31, 1999 Volume 2- Jul 7 to Dec 29
Folder 32, 1999 index
Folder 33, 2000 Volume 1-Jan 5 to Jun 7
Folder 34, 2000 Volume 2-Jun 7 to Dec 27
Folder 35, 2000 index
Folder 36, 2001 Volume 1-Jan 3 to Aug 1
Folder 37, 2001 Volume 2-Aug 8 to Dec 26
Folder 38, 2001 index
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Rights and Access
Conditions Governing Access
The collection is open for research use by appointment.
Physical Access
Most records within this collection are housed within file folders.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Permission to publish, quote, or reproduce must be secured from the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Languages and Scripts of the Material
Materials in the collection are entirely in English.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
This collection was donated by the Jackson County Genealogical Society.
Accruals
No further accruals are expected for this collection.
Existence and Location of Originals
Originals owned by the Midwest Genealogy Center.
Notes
The following sources were consulted during the preparation of the biographical history:
• “About The Neshoba Democrat.” Chronicling America,
chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87065535/.
• “Philadelphia, Mississippi.” Wikipedia, 26 Jan. 2020,
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philadelphia,_Mississippi.

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