Archival Collection
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 1
Folder
Minutes, Magee’s Creek Baptist Association
1. 1899
2. 1901
3. 1903
4. 1906
5. 1908
6. 1909
7. 1910
8. 1911
9. 1912
Minutes, West Pearl River Baptist Association
10. 1895 (xerox copy)
11. 1898
12. 1905
Minutes, Washington Parish Baptist Association
13. 1921
14. 1922
15. 1924
16. 1925
17. 1931
18. 1932
19. 1935
20. 1938
21. 1939
22. 1940
23. 1941
24. 1942
25. 1943
26. 1945
27. 1947
28. 1949
29. 1951
30. 1953
31. 1954
32. 1955
33. 1956
34. 1957
35. 1958
36. 1959
37. 1960
38. 1961
39. 1962
40. 1963
41. 1964
42. 1965
43. 1966
44. 1967
45. 1968
46. 1969
47. 1970
48. 1971
49. 1984
50. Book of Reports, Washington Parish Baptist Association, 1975
51 Book of Reports, Washington Parish Baptist Association, 1977
52. Report of the Southern Baptist Convention, New Orleans, May 13-16, 1937
53. Report of the Southern Baptist Convention, Detroit, Michigan, May 24-27, 1966
54. Report of the Southern Baptist Convention, Dallas, Texas, June 4-7, 1968
55. Report of the Southern Baptist Convention, New Orleans, June 10-13, 1969
56. Report of the Southern Baptist Convention, Denver, Colorado, June 1-4, 1970
57. Annual Report of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, Pineville, La., 1943
58. Book of Reports to the 103rd Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention,
New Orleans, Louisiana, November 13-15, 1951
59. Book of Reports to the 104th Annual Session of the Louisiana Baptist Convention,
Hammond, Louisiana, November 11-13, 1952
60. Book of Reports of the Louisiana Baptist Convention, 106th Annual Session, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, November 16-18, 1954
61. Louisiana Baptist Convention Book of Reports, 121st Session, Monroe, Louisiana,
November 12-14, 1968
62. Louisiana Baptist Convention Book of Reports, 124th Annual Session, Pineville,
Louisiana, November 15-17, 1971
63. Louisiana Baptist Convention Book of Reports, 126th Annual Session, Pineville,
Louisiana, November 12-14, 1973 (Also Program)
64. Louisiana Baptist Convention Book of Reports, 130th Annual Session, Pineville,
Louisiana, November 14-16, 1977
65. Louisiana Baptist Convention Book of Reports, 139th Session, Pineville, Louisiana,
November 10-12, 1986
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 2
Folder — ROYAL SERVICE
1. 1955, Oct.; 1957, Feb., Aug., & Dec.; 1958, March (5 issues)
2. 1959, Mar. & Dec.; 1960, Mar. & Dec.; 1961, Mar. & Dec. (6 issues)
3. 1962, June, Oct., & Dec.; 1963, Feb.-June, Oct.& Dec. (10 issues)
4. 1964, Jan., Feb., April (2), May-Dec. (12 issues)
5. 1965, Jan.-Dec. (2 Oct.) (13 issues)
6. 1966, Jan.-June, Aug., Oct., & Dec. (2) (11 issues)
7. 1967, Jan.-March, June, & Dec. (6 issues)
8. 1968, Jan., Mar., Aug., Nov., Dec. (2) (6 issues)
9. 1969, Jan.-June; 1972, Nov. & Dec. (7 issues)
10. 1973 (12 issues)
11. 1974 (12 issues)
12. 1975 (12 issues)
13. 1976 (12 issues)
14. 1984, January (1 issue)
15. Home Missions, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1968, 1969 (18 issues)
BOX 3
Folder — THE COMMISSION, SOUTHERN BAPTIST WORLD JOURNAL
1. Sept. 1958-Dec. 1959 (15 issues)
2. 1960 (10 issues)
3. 1961 (12 issues)
4. 1962 (11 issues)
5. 1963 (11 issues)
6. 1964 (10 issues)
THE COMMISSION, SOUTHERN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONS JOURNAL
7. 1965 (10 issues)
8. 1966 (11 issues)
9. 1967 (12 issues)
10. 1968 (12 issues)
11. 1969 (6 issues)
12. 1970 (12 issues)
13. 1971 (12 issues)
14. 1973 (11 issues)
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 4
Folder – THE COMMISSION, SOUTHERN BAPTIST FOREIGN MISSIONS JOURNAL
1. 1974 (12 issues)
2. 1975 (12 issues)
3. 1976 (10 issues)
DIMENSION
4. 1970, October-December (1 issue)
5. 1971, January-December (4 issues)
6. 1972, January-December (4 issues)
7. 1973, January-December (4 issues)
8. 1974, January-December (3 issues)
9. 1975, January-December (4 issues)
10. 1976, January-December (4 issues)
11. 1977, January-December (4 issues)
12. 1978, January-December (4 issues)
13. 1979, January-December (4 issues)
14. 1980, January-December (4 issues)
15. 1981, January-December (4 issues)
16. 1982, January-December (4 issues)
17. 1983, April-September (2 issues)
18. 1985, October-December (1 issue)
BAPTIST MESSAGE
19. Sesquicentennial: No. 4
20. Sesquicentennial: No. 5
21. November 8, 1958
22. June 6, 1963
23. June 20 & 27, 1963; February 6, 1969
24. October 20, 1977
25. April 10, 24, June 19, 1986
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 5
Folder
1. History of First Baptist Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1906-1976 (2 copies)
2. History of Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1920-1986
3. History of Calvary Baptist Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1910-1985
4. History of Highland Baptist Church, Bogalusa,l Louisiana, 1959-1985
5. History of Memorial Baptist Church, Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1957-1985
6. History of Bethel Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1907-1948
7. History of Bethel Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1907-1982
8. History of Franklinton First Baptist Church by Daunton Gibbs, 1976-1977
9. Records of Hayes Creek Baptist Church, Franklinton, 1866-1902
10. A History of Springhill Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1881-1981
11. History of Sunlight Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1928-1978
12. History of Palestine Baptist Church, Washington Parish, 1907-1982
13. 100 Years Service for God, 1863-1963, 100th Anniversary of Mt. Hermon Baptist
Church, Washington Parish
14. History of the Half Moon Bluff Site by Daunton Gibbs, 1978
15. History of Half Moon Bluff Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1812-1830,
Research by Dixie S. Moss and Zuma F. Magee, 1978
16. What Did Happen to Half Moon Bluff? by Dixie Sylvest Moss.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 6
Folder
1. Mount Nebo Baptist Church Records, Tangipahoa Parish, Louisiana, Excerpts
2. Brief Church Histories/Articles on Beulah Missionary Baptist Church, Kentwood,
Louisiana
3. A History of the First Baptist Church of Madisonville, Louisiana, 1942-1986 (2)
4. The Historical Papers of First Baptist Church, Jackson, Louisiana, organized 1835-1935
5. First Baptist Church History, Jackson, Louisiana
6. First Baptist Church, Jackson, Louisiana, Index of Names Found in Church Minutes,
1835-1935, Not a Membership Roll
7. East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana, Hephzibah Baptist Church Records, Volume II,
by Mary Ann Smith Sagely, 1985
8. First Baptist Church Pictorial Directory, 1973, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
9. New Zion Baptist Church, Tylertown, Mississippi, October 11, 1973
10. History of Magee’s Creek Baptist Church, Wathall County, Mississippi, 1838-1966
11. Baptist Denomination in Washington Parish, Louisiana, by E. Russ Williams, 1965
12. Robbins, A. W., A History of the Washington Baptist Association of the Louisiana
Baptist Convention, Franklinton, Louisiana, 1894-1983
13. Washington Parish Baptist Association Minutes, 1894-1906 (Formerly Union Association)
Prior to 1906. Compiled by Dixie S. Moss, 1979
14. Genealogical Extracts From Union Baptist Association Minutes, Washington Parish,
Louisiana by Dixie S. Moss, 1978. Also Magee’s Creek, 1891
15. History of the Baptist Church in Louisiana and Washington Parish by P. Burch,
1964
16. Baptist Association and Church History (Mississippi and Louisiana), Research compiled
by Daunton Gibbs, Zuma Magee, and A. W. Robbins, 1979
17. Abstract History of the Mississippi Baptist Association for One Hundred Years,
From Its Preliminary Organization in 1806 to the Centennial Session in 1906, by T.
C. Schilling (Xerox copy of a book)
18. Condensed Version of Book About Joseph Willis, Joseph Willis: The First Baptist
Preacher of the Word West of the Mississippi River, by his descendant Randy Willis
(Xerox copy of news articles in the Oakdale Journal-Sentinel, 1983.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 7
Folder
Woman’s Missionary Union Yearbook
1. 1957/58
2. 1958/59
3. 1959-60
4. 1960-61
5. 1961-62
6. 1962-63, Seventy-fifth Anniversary
7. 1963-64, Baptist Jubilee Year
8. 1964-65
9. 1965-66
10. 1966-67
11. 1967-68
12. 1968-69
13. 1969-70
14. 1970-71
15. 1971-72
16. 1972-73
17. 1973-74
18. 1974-75
19. 1975-76
20. 1976-77
21. 1977-78
22. 1978-79
23. 1979-80 (2 copies)
24. 1982-83
25. 1983-84
26. 1984-85
27. Reports and Addresses, Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, Fort Worth, Texas,
May 14-16, 1934
28. Reports for 1942 Woman’s Missionary Union, Birmingham, Alabama, May 1943
29. Reports and Addresses, Woman’s Missionary Union, St. Louis, Missouri, May 4-6,
1947
30. Reports and Addresses, Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, Memphis, Tennessee,
May 17-18, 1948
31. Reports, Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, May
15-17, 1949
32. Program for Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, Atlantic City, New Jersey,
May 18-19, 1964
33. Program for Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, Detroit, Michigan, May 23-24,
1966
34. Program for Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, Houston, Texas, June 3-4,
1968
35. Report of Executive Board, Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, June 3-4,
1968
36. Program for Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, New Orleans, Louisiana, June
9-10, 1969
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 7 Continued
Folder
37. Program, Woman’s Missionary Union, 1970 Annual Meeting, Denver, Colorado, May
31-June 1, 1970
38. Report of Woman’s Missionary Union, Louisiana, 37th Annual Meeting, New Orleans,
Louisiana, April 2-4, 193S
39. Report of Woman’s Missionary Union, Louisiana, 44th Annual Meeting, Shreveport,
Louisiana, March 30-April 1, 1943
40. Report and Program of Woman’s Missionary Union, Louisiana, 45th Annual Meeting,
Bogalusa, Louisiana, April 4-6, 1944
41. Report of Woman’s Missionary Union, Louisiana, 47th Annual Meeting, Shreveport,
Louisiana, April 8-10, 1947
42. Annual Report, Woman’s Missionary Union, Louisiana, 48th Annual Meeting, Baton
Rouge, Louisiana, April 6-8, 1948
43. Program 52nd Annual Meeting, Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union, New Orleans,
Louisiana, April 1-3, 1952
44. Annual Report, Woman’s Missionary Union of Louisiana., 53rd Meeting, Shreveport,
Louisiana, March 31-April 2, 1953
45. Annual Report, Woman’s Missionary Union of Louisiana, 63rd Meeting, Alexandria,
Louisiana, April 3-4, 1963
46. Program of Woman’s Missionary Union, 67th Annual Meeting, West Monroe, Louisiana,
April 5-6, 1967
47. Young Woman’s Auxiliary, 33rd Annual Conference, Bossier City, Louisiana, February
17-19, 1967
48. Program of the Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Annual Meeting, 1969
49. Louisiana Supplement to Woman’s Missionary Union Yearbook for Years 1957-1969
(11 issues)
50. Three Ring Binder Used by Zuma Magee for the Woman’s Missionary Union
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 8
Folder
1. Why I Love Missions by Artie Sylvest Varnado, 1978
2. Washington Parish Association, Woman’s Missionary Union History, 1908-Compiled
by Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1983
3. Washington Parish Association, Woman’s Missionary Union History, 1908-Compiled
by Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1983
4. Historical Sketch of First Baptist Church, Franklinton, Louisiana, Woman’s Missionary
Union Organizations 1908-1976, by Zuma Fendlason Magee
5. History of the Woman’s Missionary Union of the William Wallace Baptist Association
(1953-1983), by Artie Sylvest Varnado (1986)
6. Baptist Woman’s Missionary Union of Tangipahoa Association, 1914-1964
7. Know Your Baptist Missions, 1951-52
8. These 20 Years in World Missions, 1925-45, by W. 0. Carver
9. Lawrence, Una Roberts and Mrs. George E. Davis, Guide for Community Missions for
W.M.U. Organizations, 1943
10. Changes and Choices, by Helen Fling, Woman’s Missionary Society Member Handbook
11. Woman’s Missionary Society Manual, 1960
12. Woman’s Missionary Society Leader Manual, by Margaret Bruce
13. Baptist Woman Leader Manual
14. Woman’s Missionary Union Manual
15. Woman’s Missionary Society and Commitment Services
16. Leading a W.M.S. Group, by Betty Jo Corum
17. Louisiana Report Blanks for W.M.U., Young Woman’s Auxiliary, Girl’s Auxiliary,
Sunbeam and R.A., 1947
18. Louisiana Report Blanks for W.M.U., Young Woman’s Auxiliary, Girl’s Auxiliary,
Sunbeam and R.A., 1948
19. Louisiana Report Blanks for Woman’s Missionary Society and Royal Ambassadors,
1949
20. Home Missions Since 1845, by Arthur B. Rutledge
21. You Can Follow Miss Georgia
22. Witnessing Through Associational Missions, by J. D. Scott, 1967
23. 102nd Annual Report of the Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention,
1947
24. Missionary Directory, Foreign Mission Board of the Southern Baptist Convention
25. Golden Jubilee of the Woman’s Missionary Union, Bogalusa, Louisiana
26. Eighth Annual Woman’s Missionary Institute, Leland College, Baker, Louisiana,
August 29-31, 1951
27. Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Week of Prayer and Georgia Barnette Offering
for State Missions, September 23-27, 1957
28. Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Week of Prayer and Georgia Barnette Offering
for State Missions, September 15-19, 1958
29. Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Week of Prayer and Georgia Barnette Offering
for State Missions, September 17-24, 1972
30. Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Week of Prayer and Georgia Barnette Offering
for State Missions, September 18-25, 1977
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 8 Continued
Folder
31. Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Week of Prayer and Georgia Barnette Offering
for State Missions, September 17-24, 1978
32. Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Week of Prayer and Georgia Barnette Offering
for State Missions, September 22-29, 1985
33. Louisiana Woman’s Missionary Union Week of Prayer and Georgia Barnette Offering
for State Missions, September 21-28, 1986
34. Highlights of the 150 Years of Louisiana Baptists, 1812-1962
35. Pamphlet About Hannah Reynolds Scholarship Fund
36. Servants Like Him, Adult Home Missionary Study
37. Church Study Course Book, A Measure of Success, by Roberta McBride Damon
38. Bulletin of Franklinton First Baptist Church, November 23, 1975
39. Church Study Course Catalog, 1983-84
40. Foreign Missions Resource Catalog, July-December 1986
41. Information About Jessie Ligen Pettigrew Glass, Missionary to China from 1901-1945
42. Fiftieth Anniversary, Louisiana Baptist Children’s Home, Monroe, Louisiana, 1899-1949
43. Bulletin of Franklinton First Baptist Church, November 23,1986 (2 copies)
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 9
Folder
1. Washington Parish Fair Official Program, 1915 (xerox copy)
2. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1929
3. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1937
4. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1949 (2 copies)
5. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1950
6. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1951
7. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1953
8. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1954
9. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1955
10. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1956
11. Washington Parish Fair Official Program, 1958
12. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1960
13. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1961
14. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1966
15. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1967
16. Washington Parish Fair Catalog and Official Program, 1968
17. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1970
18. Washington Parish Fair Catalog and Official Program, 1971
19. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, 1974
20. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, Official Program, and Catalog Dedication Brochure,
1975
21. Washington Parish Fair Catalog (2 copies), and Catalog Dedication Brochure, 1976
22. Washington Parish Fair Catalog and Catalog Dedication Brochure, 1977
23. Washington Parish Fair Catalog (2 copies), and an envelope with Mile Branch Settlement
stamped in upper left corner, 1978
24. Washington Parish Fair Catalog (2 copies), Official Program, and Catalog Dedication
Brochure, 1979
25. Washington Parish Fair Catalog and Official Program, 1980
26. Washington Parish Fair Catalog (2 copies), Official Program (3 copies), and Catalog
Dedication Brochure and song sheet, 1981
27. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, Official Program, and Catalog Dedication Brochure,
1982
28. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, Official Program, and Catalog Dedication Brochure
to Zuma Magee (5 copies), 1983
29. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, Official Program, and Catalog Dedication Brochure,
1984
30. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, Official Program (4 copies), Catalog Dedication
Brochure (2 copies), and song sheet, 1985
31. Washington Parish Fair Catalog, Official Program, Catalog Dedication Brochure
(3 copies), 1986 (also a note card)
32. Washington Parish Fair Catalog and Official Program of the 87th Annual Washington
Parish Free Fair, Franklinton, Louisiana, October 18-21, 2000
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 10
Folder
1. Invitation to Washington Parish Fair Association Catalog Dedication Luncheon, 1976-1980,
1982, 1983, 1985, 1986
2. Brochure About the Washington Parish Fair Association (2 copies)
3. Minutes, Board of Directors Meeting, Washington Parish Fair Association, August
1, 1983
4. Invitations to pioneer Christmas Celebration at Mile Branch Settlement
5. Brochure About Mile Branch Settlement at the Washington Parish Fair, 1976-1986
6. Brochure About Half Moon Bluff Baptist Church in Mile Branch Settlement at the
Washington Parish Fair (8 copies)
7. Hand written list of items put on display at the Washington Parish Fair for 1956
and 1957
8. List of Names of Early Fair Goers (Hand written sheets)
9. Letter Written to Early Washington Parish Fair Attenders, September 27, 1977
10. List of People To Whom Fair Poem was Given, n.d.
11. Poem for Washington Parish Fair, 1978, by Zuma Magee
12. Poem Written for 1979 Washington Parish Fair
13. Poem for Early Fair Goers to the Washington Parish Fair, 1980, by Zuma Magee 14.
A Salute to Early Fair Goers, October 1981
15. 1982 Certificate of Charter Members Who Attended First Washington Parish Fair
in 1911
16. Poem About Washington Parish Fair, 1983, by Zuma F. Magee, Age 91
17. Poem About Washington Parish Fair, 1984, by Zuma F. Magee, Age 92
18. Poem “To The Early Fair Goers” 1986, by Zuma Magee, Age 93
19. The Story of the Washington Parish Fair, 1911-1973, by Emma Burris and Elizabeth
Ott Watts
20. Hand Written History of the Washington Parish Fair by Zuma Magee
21. Song Sheets (Xeroxed)
22. A Survey of Attitudes Toward The Washington Parish Fair, by Randall Crain
23. Photographs of the Washington Parish Fair, three photographs and three Negatives
24. Newspaper Clipping About The Washington Parish Fair, 1953
25. Newspaper Clipping About The Washington Parish Fair, 1959
26. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1972
27. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1973
28. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1974
29. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1976
30. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1977
31. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1978
32. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1979
33. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1980
34. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1981
35. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1982
36. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1983
37. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish Fair, 1985
38. Newspaper Clippings About The Washington Parish, Fair, No Date
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 11
Folder
1. The Bankston History Lineage by Edna Robertson Vacher
2. Bickham Family History, Edited by Jerome C. Hafter, 1978 Draft
3. The Bond Family by Marjorie Bond Zetty, July 1963
4. Bullock Twigs and Branches
5. The Eugene F. Bunch Story by Zuma Magee
6. Burch Family by Zuma Magee, 1977 (2 copies)
7. Burch Family Genealogy material
8. Zachariah Collins-His Descendants in Louisiana and Mississippi
9. The Story of the Corkern Family in Louisiana by L. E. Green, October 29, 1947,
Natchitoches, Louisiana
10. The Fendlason Family
11. The Fendlason Family compiled by Zuma Fendlason Magee and Ouida Robertson, 1963
12. 1963-1986, Fendlason Reunion Records
13. The Ginns and Their Kin
14. Fendlason Pages 85-86 and Other Information
15. Finklestein Tragedy (Zuma Magee’s Great Niece), Edna Beth Moss Finklestein
16. Foyil Family History by Rome Cook Foyil, Copan, Oklahoma, 1938, Amended by Michael
Welsh, Mattoon, Illinois, 1977
17. Foil (Foyle) Genealogy by Zuma F. Magee and Aletha B. Hamiter, 1956, Revised 1964
18. The Ginns and Their Kin
19. Holmes, Foil, Haley, Brumfield and Bickham Families, 1982
20. On Through the Years with Abner Jenkins by Doris Holden
21. Notes from phone conversation with Mrs. Joetta Pierce Burris, ca 2009, about Cavalry
at Fairgrounds
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 12
Folder
1. Kinza Johnson and Descendants, 1801 to Present with Richardson Genealogy compiled
by Frank Lewis Brown, May 1956
2. The Luter Clan, by Marie Luter Upton, 1974
3. King-Foil, Holmes, Carson Families, Correspondence from O. Carroll King, 1956
4. McGee-Thomson (Thompson)-Brinley and Allied Families
5. William Magee I and His Descendants
6. William Magee I (1762-1827) and Mary James (1771-1876) Three Generations by Daunton
Gibbs, et al
7. Magee, Collins, Bickham, Woods, McCain, Gayer, Burris, 1980
8. The Genealogy of Daniel Ira Magee by Alma Dell Magee Clawson, 1966
9. Magee Lineage of Jacob and Mary Scott Magee
10. Charles Magee Family History compiled by Gayle Magee Ryals Evans, 1800-1980
11. Thomas James Miller Family compiled by Tina Miller Morris, 1964
12. Attendees, A. C. and Edith Miller Reunion, 1971, 1972, 1973
13. Pierce (Peirce) Genealogy-Descendants of Humphrey Asa Pierce (Peirce) by Florence
Peirce Peck et al, compiled Ca. 1953
14. Descendants of John Pigott the Elder, South Carolina-Mississippi by Frank L. Brown,
Jr.
15. Pettus-Crockett Family
16. Penny and Related Families Material
17. Biography of Dr. Albert Wayne Robbins by Zuma F. Magee, 1984
18. The John Scarle-Sarah “Sally” Brown Family by Zuma F. Magee and Dixie S. Moss,
1974
19. The John Scarle-Sarah “Sally” Brown Family by Zuma F. Magee and Dixie S. Moss,
1974
20. Extra Pages to Scarle-Brown Book
21. Scarle-Brown Families, Correspondence, Forms, Documents (copies), etc.
22. Scarle Bible Records
23. “A Tribute to Dr. T. C. W. Magee” by Zuma Magee (2 copies)
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 13
Folder
1. Grandma Betsy War Records, Scarle, Brown, Varnado-Thompson-Talley
2. Bala Chitto Simmons Family (Descendants of Richard and Ann Tyler Simmons) by Hansford
L. Simmons, McComb, Mississippi
3. Stafford and Dearman Descendants by Zuma Magee
4. Stafford and Dearman Descendants by Zuma Magee
5. Stafford Book Pages and Other Information
6. Richard Stringfield Family compiled by Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1960
7. Richard Stringfield Family compiled by Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1960 (Copy 2)
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 14
Folder
1. Descendants of David H. and Samantha Carson Stringfield compiled by Zuma F. Magee,
1977
2. 26 Pages of Zuma F. Magee’s Grandpa, Dr. D. H. Stringfield, Bible
3. Stringfield and Related Families, Notes, Correspondence, etc.
4. Wills of Zuma Magee’s Family-Stringfield, Fendlason, Foil
5. That Sylvest Family of Provencal (pronounced Praw-Ven-Saul) 1923-1951
6. The Emanuel Sylvest Story by Vince Sylvest (incomplete)
7. Francis Sylvest Story by Vince Sylvest, 1968
8. Francis Sylvest Story by Vince Sylvest, 1968 (Copy 2)
9. Warren and Allied Families compiled by Robert Boxter
10. The Frank Randolph Wilson Story and Related Lines by Vince Sylvest
11. Assorted Notes of Family Genealogies of Washington Parish Area
12. Collection of History Through the Years, Many Families, 1980
13. Early Emigrants Trails in the United States East of the Mississippi River
14. Early Families “They Went West,” compiled 1980 by D.A.R., Bogalusa, Louisiana
15. Lineage Charts from Students at Franklinton School
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 15
Folder
1. 1820 Census-Parishes of St. Helena, St. Tammany, and Washington
2. 1820 Census-Parishes of St. Helena, St. Tammany, and Washington (Copy 2)
3. 1830 Census-Parish of East Baton Rouge, Louisiana by Donald W. Johnson, 1974
4. 1830 Census-Parish of East Feliciana; 1880 Census-Washington Parish, Ward 1
5. 1830 Census-Parish of St. Tammany
6. 1840 Census-Parish of Washington, copied by Dixie Sylvest Moss
7. 1850 Census-Parish of Washington, copied by E. Russ Williams, 1956
8. 1850 Census-Parish of Washington, copied by E. Russ Williams, 1956 (Copy 2)
9. 1850 Census-County of Franklin, Mississippi
10. 1860 Census-Parish of Washington
11. 1860 Census-Parish of Washington (Copy 2)
12. 1860 Census-County of Washington, Alabama
13. 1870 Census-Parish of Washington, Ward 1, copied by Dixie S. Moss, 1979
14. 1880 Census-Parish of Washington
15. 1900 Census-Parish of Tangipahoa Surname Index by J. M. Perrin, 1982
16. 1900 Census-County of Hancock, Mississippi
17. Census-Several Counties in Mississippi, Also Washington Parish, Louisiana
18. Marriage Records, Copiah County, Mississippi, 1823-1845
19. Marriage Records, Madison County, Mississippi, 1830-1836 (Book E)
Marriage Records, Madison County, Mississippi, 1835-1847 (Book F)
20. Marriage Records, Marion County, Mississippi, 1812-1860, compiled by Mrs. Robert
Chester Upton
21. Bible Records, 1964, Vol. 1, copied and compiled by Zuma F. Magee and Thelma S.
Bateman
22. Births, Marriages, Deaths, and Chronological Review of Bogalusa Area, Washington
Parish for the years 1959 and 1960 (2 copies)
23. Cemetery and Bible Records (Hand Written by Zuma Magee)
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 16
Folder
1. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Vol. I, 1962
2. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Vol. II, 1964
3. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Vol. III, 1966
4. Cemetery Records, Louisiana, Vol. IV, 1976
5. Cemetery Records, Primarily Washington Parish, Vol. V, 1976
6. Cemetery Records, Washington Parish, Vol. VI, 1980
7. Cemetery and Bible Records, Primarily Washington Parish, Vol. VII
8. Lot Owners of Ponemah Cemetery, Bogalusa, Louisiana, 1936-1977 by Zuma F. Magee
9. Cemetery Inscriptions, East Feliciana Parish, LA by Mary Ann Smith Sagely, 1970
10. Cemetery Records, Mississippi
11. The Tombstone Inscriptions of Walthall County, Mississippi by William and Irma
Lampton, 1976
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 17
Folder
1. Selected Obituaries From Louisiana and Mississippi, Vol. I, A-K
2. Selected Obituaries From Louisiana and Mississippi, Vol. II, L-Y
3. Selected Obituaries From Louisiana and Mississippi, Vol. I, A-K (Copy 2)
4. Selected Obituaries From Louisiana and Mississippi, Vol. II, L-Y (Copy 2)
5. Obituaries of Washington Parish, Franklinton, Louisiana by Zuma Magee, 1986
6. Obituaries–Washington Parish
7. Obituaries, Newspaper Clippings
8. Obituaries, Newspaper Clippings
9. Obituaries, Newspaper Clippings
10. Obituaries from Town Talk, Amite, Louisiana, August 1976-May 1977
11. Abstracts of Obituaries From The Minutes of the Magee’s Creek Baptist Association
(Mississippi and Louisiana), 1882-1924, Compiled by E. Russ Williams, Jr., 1978
12. Records From Old Burned Courthouse, Franklinton, Louisiana
13. Inventory of the Municipal Archives of Louisiana, Town of Franklinton
14. Succession Records of St. Helena Parish, Louisiana, 1804-1854, Abstracted by Clyde
Purser Young, Edited by E. Russ Williams, Jr., 1966
15. Hinds County, Mississippi, Vol. 2, Will Book I, 1822-1859, Abstracts
16. Orphan Court Records, 1812-1859, Marion County, Mississippi, Compiled and Edited
by E. Russ Williams, Jr., 1962
17. Land Lottery Grants Made to Veterans of the Revolutionary War By The State of
Georgia, Compiled by Alex M. Hitz, 1955
18. Passports Issued by Governors of Georgia, 1785 to 1820
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 18
1. Framed 11 x 14 Color Picture of Zuma F. Magee
2. Framed 5 x 7 Picture of Zuma F. Magee with Dr. Ross West, October 16, 1978, Trinity
Baptist Church, Washington Baptist Association
3. Framed copy of poem by Zuma F. Magee, Age 91, 1983, 1170 the Year of the Fair 1911-1983
4. Framed Poem by Claude Mizell, 1938, The Silver Anniversary
5. Framed Louisiana State Seal, State of Louisiana House of Representatives, Baton
Rouge
6. Plaque: In Appreciation “Miss” Zuma Magee for Seventy Faithful Years of Service
for Christ through the Washington Baptist Association, 1982
7. Plaque: Presented to Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1983 Catalog Honoree, Washington Parish
Free Fair, Washington Parish Fair Association, Inc.
8. Plaque: Presented to Zuma Fendlason Magee for continuous Attendance and Devoted
Services to Washington Parish Free Fair, 1911-1983, Washington Parish Fair Association,
Inc., October 18, 1983
9. Plaque: Presented to Zuma Fendlason Magee “In Appreciation” or Services Rendered
and Attending All “Sixty-Eight” Fairs 1911-1981, Washington Parish Fair Association,
Bill Durden, Pres., Bonnie R. Tynes, Ex. V.P., October 24, 1981
10. Plaque: Zuma F. Magee One Hundred Percent Attendance 63 Fairs, 1911-1976, Washington
Parish Fair Association
11. Plaque: In Appreciation and Recognition Commendable Service, Noteworthy Achievement
In This Community This HONOR PLAQUE is presented to ZUMA F. MAGEE by Woodman of the
World Life Insurance Society, 1977
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 19
Folder
1. Photograph Album of Assorted Wallet Sized Pictures–Various Family Members and
Friends, Also Pictures of Camp Moore, Tangipahoa, Louisiana (Spiral)
2. Graduation Cap and Tassle of Zuma F. Magee Worn at Ceremony to Receive Her G.E.D.
(High School Equivalency Diploma) At Age 80
3. Notebook of Sympathy Cards Sent to Zuma Magee After Her Husband’s Death (February
3, 1954)
4. Notebook of Sympathy Cards Sent to Zuma Magee After Her Husband’s Death (February
3, 1954)
5. Funeral Home Book of Signatures of People Attending Robert A. Magee’s Wake
6. Loose Sympathy Cards
7. Letters to Zuma Magee (5)
8. Record Book of Sales of Stafford-Dearman Books
9. 1942 Desk Calendar with Notes Written on the First Three Pages and Clip Board
10. List of Books Sent to Amite Library
11. Piece of Simplicity Skirt Pattern 6697, Size jp
12. War Ration Books and Stamps, World War II, For Robert Abraham Magee, Zuma Samantha
Magee, Ouida Fendlason
13. Notes Taken by Zuma Magee for Off-Campus SLU History Class in 1978
14. Statement of Earnings, U. S. Post Office for Robert A. Magee
15. Information About Retirement Income
16. 1949 and 1950 Income Tax Return
17. 1953 Income Tax Return
18. Certificates of Voter Registration, 1938 and 1949-52
19. Homestead Exemption for 1950 and Tax Receipts
20. Papers About Cotton Shipment From Louisiana Farm Bureau Cotton Growers Cooperative
Association, 1924
21. Receipts From Babington’s Drug Store, Inc.
22. Receipts From Bullock Service Station
23. Receipts From Central Louisiana Electric Company
24. Receipts From McGehee Clinic
25. Receipts From Moore Insurance Agency
26. Receipts From Dr. J. W. Rosenthal
27. Receipts From Southern Bell Telephone
28. Receipts From Welsh and Sons Motors
29. Deposit Slips From Washington Bank and Trust Company
30. Miscellaneous Receipts–Car Repair, Post Office Box Rent, Doctor, Insurance
31. Scrap Papers With List of Figures On It
32. Newspaper Clipping About Mrs. Zuma Magee, The Era-Leader, October 8, 1980
33. Speech, “Tribute to Mrs. Zuma F. Magee, 11 October 18, 1983, For 1983 Fair Catalog
Honoree by Vicki Knight
Items in a Plastic Bag 1) Fans (2); 2) Lavender Cloth Bag With New Orleans Federation
B.W.C. Embossed On It; 3) Small Ceramic Mexican Hat
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 20
Folder
1. Historical Information about Washington Parish Collected by Zuma Magee for a Teacher
Workshop
2. A Brief History of Washington Parish by Daunton Gibbs
3. History of Washington Parish by Beverly Young, 1979
4. History of Washington Parish by P. B. Carter, Additions by Beverly Young, 1979
5. Military History of Washington Parish
6. Copies of Some Letters Written to our Men in Service in World War II
7. Booklet, Washington Parish, Louisiana, The Garden Spot of the South by W. Sanford
8. Washington Parish Map Prepared by the Department of Highways, Traffic and Planning
Section
9. Washington Parish, Louisiana Resources and Facilities
10. Franklinton Centennial Official Program, May 27th through June 3rd, 1961
11. Pamphlet, The Image of Progress, Franklinton, Louisiana
12. Catalog of Franklinton Central Institute, 1901-1902
13. Catalog of Franklinton Central Institute, 1907-1908
14. One Hundredth Anniversary, Franklinton Lodge No. 101 F & A M, 1851-1951
15. Newspaper Clippings From 1962 about Franklinton, Louisiana Centennial
16. Chronology of Bogalusa from November 7, 1914 through October 24, 1929
17. Bogalusa Golden Jubilee, 1914-1964, Official Program
18. Two Bags from Gaylord Container Corporation, Bogalusa, Louisiana
19. The American Legion Post No. 24 Salutes City of Bogalusa with 24th Annual Paper
Queen Ball, 1964
20. List of Pioneer Settlers of Washington Parish
21. History of Pioneer Citizens in Washington Parish, Newspaper Clippings
22. The Era-Leader, September 18, 1941
23. The Era-Leader, July 14, 1966
24. The Era-Leader, May 23, 1974
25. The Era-Leader, October 10, 1974
26. The Era-Leader, December 26, 1974
27. Daily News, January 8, 1975
28. The Era-Leader, May 29, 1975
29. The Era-Leader, June 5, 1975
30. The Era-Leader, January 1, 1976
31. The Era-Leader, January 8, 1976
32. Bicentennial Souvenir Edition, Supplement to The Daily News, Sunday, July 4th,
1976
33. Sunday News, March 6, 1977
34. The Daily News, March 12, 1978
35. The Daily News, September 21, 1979
36. Newspaper Clippings about Washington Parish
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 20 Continued
Folder
37. Newspaper Clippings about Washington Parish
38. Births, Newspaper Clippings
39. Marriages, Newspaper Clippings
40. Anniversaries, Newspaper Clippings
41. Reunions, Newspaper Clippings
42. Miscellaneous Newspaper Clippings
43. 1981 Washington Parish Telephone Directory
44. 1982 Washington Parish Telephone Directory
45. 1984 Washington Parish Telephone Directory
46. 1985 Washington Parish Telephone Directory
Map of Pre-1825 Washington Parish, Louisiana prepared by Allenda B. Pigott and Chess
Adams in cooperation with Crown Zellerbach Corporation (3 copies rolled and placed
in box)
BOX 20bFolder 1. “Believes in education”, The Sunday Advocate, March 31, 1985 (2 copies) 2. Engagement Section of The Sunday Advocate, March 31, 1985 3. The Times-Picayune, June 8, 1986 4. The Era-Leader, September 7, 1983 5. The Era- Leader, February 3,1982 6. The Era-Leader, December 10,1986 (Southeastern Louisiana University New President) 7. The Era-Leader, December 10, 1986
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 21
Folder
1. Newspaper Clippings about Tangipahoa Parish
2. Newspaper Article and photograph about “Old Friendship School, Amite, Louisiana
3. Picture of Camp Moore, 1861, Copied by Kentwood Ledger, February 8, 1968
4. Program for Dedication of The Confederate Monument, Camp Moore Log Cabin, September
9, 1979
5. Local Lore and Legend Scrapbook by Irene R. Morris (from a weekly column in the Kentwood News, November 30, 1961-November
15, 1963
6. History of Amite, Louisiana by C. D. “Doc” Pettitt, June 1961
7. Tangipahoa Parish Fair Catalogue, 1972
8. Tangipahoa Crossings, Excursions into Tangipahoa History by C. Howard Nichols
9. Village of Tangipahoa Bicentennial Celebration Booklet, Heritage ’76
10. Program and Invitation of the Inauguration of James Larry Crain as the Tenth President
of Southeastern Louisiana University
11. Poem–Looking Back at Southeastern Louisiana University, 1925-1984 by Zuma Magee
12. The Free State, A History and Place-Names Study of Livingston Parish, 1976
13. Old Folk Song on The Battle of New Orleans, written by Thomas Dunn English
14. Brochure about Alexandria-Pineville and surrounding area
15. List of Louisiana Governors
16. The Times-Picayune, September 9, 1935 (Huey Long Assassination)
17. Bicentennial Louisiana, History Sketches and Regional Recipes from the Parishes
18. 1977 Annual Report, Friends of the Archives of Louisiana
19. Louisiana History Scrap Book, 1978 (Newspaper Clippings)
20. Research on Indians, 1980-1981 by Zuma Magee
21. Religious Newspaper Clippings
22. Oral History for Louisiana by Joel Gardner
23. Louisiana Plantation Holmes, n. d.
24. Official Journal of the Proceedings of The House of Representatives of the State of
Louisiana, 1918
25. State of Louisiana Public Documents No. 51, January/June 1974
26. Louisiana School Directory, Bulletin 1073, Session 1966-67
27. State of Louisiana Roster of Officials Corrected through January 15, 1965
28. State of Louisiana Roster of Officials Corrected through January 15, 1967
29. State of Louisiana Roster of Officials Corrected through January 20, 1969
Map of the State of Louisiana with part of the Mississippi Territory by William Darby,
1816 (2 copies rolled and placed in box)
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 22
Folder
1. Newspaper Clippings about the Presidents of the U. S.
2. Booklet, Our Presidents
3. Booklet, George Washington, the Christian
4. Newspaper articles about John F. Kennedy’s Assassination November 22, 1963
5. Pamphlet, Your Guide to Census ’80, April 1
6. Founders’ Day Address “Oliver Larkin Stringfield: Prophet of the Dawn,” 1938
7. Copies of Letters Written by Daniel Fendlason to his family during the Civil War
8. Minutes of the 64th Annual Convention, United Daughters of the Confederacy
9. Louisiana Division United Daughters of the Confederacy By Laws
10. Year Book of Louisiana Division United Daughters of the Confederacy, May, 1923-24
11. United Daughters of the Confederacy Newspaper Clippings
12. United Daughters of the Confederacy Records, Franklinton, Louisiana
13. Constitution of the Confederate States of America, March 11, 1861
14. Civil War History Newspaper Clippings
15. Genealogy and Local History Catalogue 465
16. Booklet, The Plan for Distributing War Ration Book One for Individual Consumers
17. Texas Centennial Exposition, Dallas, 1936
18. Poems and Stories written by Artie Sylvest Varnado
19. Home Remedies used many years Ago compiled by Zuma F. Magee, 1976
20. Ledger Book, 1912-1932
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 23
Folder
1. The Adult Teacher, Sunday School Senior Adults, Broadman Comments, The Daily Walk,
Oct. (October, November, December, 1986 Sunday School Quarterlies)
2. The Holy Bible (The World Publishing Co.) and a 1922 Copy of the Holy Bible
3. Edge, Findley B. Helping The Teacher, 1959
4. Fletcher, Jesse C. Bill Wallace of China, 1963
5. Gardner, W. W., ed. Missiles of Truth: With an Introduction Essay, 1914
6. Showalter, A. J. The Best Gospel Songs and Their Composers, 1904
7. Showalter, A. J. Triumphant Praises, 1911
8. Ten Boom, Corrie with C. C. Carlson. My Father’s House, 1976
9. Ten Boom Corrie. Prison Letters, 1975
10. Ten Boom, Corrie with Jamie Buckingham. Tramp for the Lord, 1974
11. White, J. E. Past, Present, and Future, 1909
12. Wright, Anna Potter. Rosa’s Quest, 1905
13. Magee, Zuma. Memoirs of Zuma Fendlason Magee, 1892. Made available by Vicki Pichon Knight.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 24
Folder
1. Billany, H. H. Postal Laws and Regulations, 1921
2. Duties of Postmaster
3. List of Legal Correspondents of the Wilber Mercantile Agency
4. Louisiana Zip Code Directory, August 1979
5. Postal Employees Guide, 1943
6. Dykes Automobile and Gasoline Engine Encyclopedia, 1916
7. Hersey, John. Hiroshima, 1948, Paperback
8. Hawthorne, Nathaniel. A Wonder-Book For Boys and Girls, 1929
9. Longfellow, Henry W. Evangeline, 1903
10. Louisiana Literature, Fall 1984, Vol. 1, No. 2
11. The Louisiana Masonic Monitor, Compiled by G. C. Huckaby, 1930
12. Matalka, Sam S. My First Year in America, 1956
13. Montgomery, L. M. Anne’s House of Dreams, 1917
14. Page, Walter H. The Rebuilding of Old Commonwealths, 1926
15. Parsons, Frances Theodora. How to Know the Wild Flowers, 1928
16. Prologue, The Journal of the National Archives, Summer 1976, Vol. 8, No. 2
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 25
Folder
1. Ames’, Elinor. Book of Modern Etiquette, 1935
2. Betz, William. Junior Mathematics For Today, Book One, 1933
3. Curtis, Francis D., Otis W. Caldwell, and Nina Henry Sherman. Everyday Biology, 1946
4. Department of Conservation, State of Louisiana. Louisiana Tree Primer, 1933
5. Dormon, Caroline. Forest Trees of Louisiana and How to Know them, n. d.
6. Houston Post Handy Atlas of the World, 1912 (Belonged to Frank Renner)
7. Krohn, William O. First Book in Physiology and Hygiene, 1909
8. Magruder, Harriet. A History of Louisiana, 1909
9. Red Cross Home Nursing Book, 1951
10. Ritchie, John W. Human Physiology, 1911
11. Clark, John R., Arthur S. Otis, and Caroline Hatton. Modern-School Arithmetic, 1916
12. Nicholson, J. W. Grammar School Arithmetic, 1916
13. Smith, David Eugene. Progressive Arithmetic Advanced Book, 1924
14. Wheat, Frank Merrill and Elizabeth T. Fitzpatrick. Everyday Problems in Health, 1935
15. Maury, M. F. Manual of Geography, 1902
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 26
Folder
1. Greenlaw, Edwin, William H. Elson, and Christine M. Keck. Literature and Life, Book One, 1922
2. Hill, Howard Copeland and Rollo LaVerne Lyman. Reading and Living, Book One, 1924
3. Holton, Martha Adelaide and Charles Madison Curry. The Fifth Reader, 1914
4. Hyde, Mary F. Practical English Grammar with Exercises in Composition, 1909
5. Judson, Harry Pratt and Ida C. Bender, Eds. Graded Literature Readers, 5th Book, 1900
6. Judson, Harry Pratt and Ida C. Bender, Eds. Graded Literature Readers, 6th Book, 1901
7. Miles, Dudley, Clarence Stratton, Robert C. Pooley, and Edwin Greenlaw. Literature and Life, Book Two, 1936
8. Miles, Dudley, Robert C. Pooley, and Edwin Greenlaw. Literature and Life, Book Three, 1936
9. Payne, Bruce R. and S. C. Garrison. Speller, Fourth Grade, 1931
10. Today’s Classics, A Library for Boys and Girls, Stories of Today.
11. Webster’s Practical Illustrated Dictionary With Atlas of the World, 1942
12. Webster, Noah. A Primary School Dictionary of the English Language, 1870
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 27
The New Teachers’ and Pupils’ Cyclopedia, A Reference Library
. Volumes 1-6, The Bufton Book Company, Kansas City, c. 1909, 1914, The Holst Publishing
Company
The New World Atlas and Gazetteer
, Edited and Revised by Francis J. Reynolds, Formerly Reference Librarian, Library
of Congress, P. F. Collier & Son Company, New York, 1920 Edition
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 28
19 pieces of fire damaged legal documents from Franklinton, La.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 29
Folder
1. Journals and record books (7 items)
a. Personal journal. 1 January 1958 – 1 January 1959
b. 1944 – 1958 Record Book
c. Personal journal. 1 January 1952 – 31 December 1952
d. Personal journal. 1 January 1954 – 31 December 1954
e. Personal journal. 1 January 1955 – 31 December 1955
f. Personal journal. 1 January 1956 – 31 December 1956
g. Personal journal. 1 January 1957 – 31 December 1957
2. Journals and record books (6 items)
a. Personal journal. 1 January 1984 – 1 February 1985
b. Record book. 90th birthday. 28-29 January 1982. Guest book and gift list.
c. Personal journal. 1 January 1986 – 16 November 1986. Final journal.
d. Personal journal. 1 January 1983 – 23 October 1983.
e. Personal journal. Front: 1 December 1983 – 15 December 1983. Back: 24 October 1983
– 30 November 1983.
f. Personal journal. 1 January 1980 – 1 January 1981.
3. Journals and record books (5 items)
a. Personal journal. 1 January 1982 – 2 January 1983.
b. Personal journal. 3 August 1981 – 12 January 1982.
c. Personal journal. 1 January 1981 – 2 August 1981.
d. Personal journal. 1 January 1959 – 31 December 1959.
e. Personal journal. 1 January 1985 – 5 January 1986.
4. Journals and record books (9 items)
a. Personal journal. 1 January 1964 – 2 January 1965.
b. Record book. 1632 -1955. Births, marriages, and deaths.
c. Records. Copied 16 June 1982 from School Board Office in Franklinton.
d. Speech notes. Undated.
e. Records. Genealogy, research notes. 10 July 1974 is the only journal entry.
f. Address book. c. 1970s.
g. Personal journal. 1 January 1963 – 31 December 1963.
h. Personal journal. 1 January 1966 – 1 January 1967.
i. Personal journal. 1 January 1967 – 31 December 1967.
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MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 30
Folder
1. Journals and record books (5 items)
a. Personal journal. 1 January 1968 – 31 December 1968.
b. Personal journal. 31 December 1968 – 1 January 1970.
c. Personal journal. 1 January 1965 – 31 December 1965.
d. Personal journal. 1 January 1960 – 31 December 1960.
e. Personal journal. 1 January 1961 – 1 January 1962.
2. Journals and record books (7 items)
a. Personal journal. 1 June 1962 – 31 December 1962.
b. Personal journal. 1 January 1970 – 1 January 1971.
c. Personal journal. 1 January 1971 – 3 January 1972.
d. Personal journal. 28 December 1971 – 31 December 1972.
e. Personal journal. 31 December 1972 – 6 January 1974.
f. Personal journal. 1 January 1974 – 3 January 1975.
g. Personal journal. 30 December 1974 – 4 January 1976.
3. Journals and scrapbook (6 items)
a. Personal journal. 1 January 1976 – 22 January 1977.
b. Personal journal. 30 January 1977 – 26 June 1977.
c. Personal journal. 31 December 1977 – 11 December 1978.
d. Personal journal. 1 January 1979 – 10 January 1980. And 18 June 1980.
e. Personal journal. 1 January 1976 – 31 December 1976.
f. Scrapbook. Dedication service of Bogue Chitto Heights Mission. 19 September 1982.
4. Newspaper (1 item)
a. The Era-Leader. 19 October 1911.Vol. 2 No. 26.
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MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 31
Folder
1. Scrapbook and Washington Parish Fair (36 items)
a. Newspaper clipping. “Christmas Memories.” Will D. Muse. 24 December 1914.
b. “Life and times of Zuma Magee.” Stephen J. Dill. The Daily News. 16 November 1986.
c. Tribute to John Esco Fendalson. Opal Spence. The Enterprise. Original and photocopy.
d. Envelope addressed to Vicki Knight. Enclosed: “Memories of Zuma Magee.” Rick Miller.
e. Church study course. Course credit, certificates, and book awards.
f. Certificate from Southeastern Louisiana University Division of Continuing Education
and Special Activities. Symposium of History and Genealogy. 6 February 1982.
g. Certificate from Southeastern Louisiana University Division of Continuing Education
and Special Activities. Symposium of History and Genealogy. 25 February 1984.
h. Special recognition award. Southeastern Louisiana Historical Association. Charter
membership. 10 May 1984.
i. Gamma Beta Phi membership certificate. 1 May 1985.
j. Completion certificate. Southeastern Louisiana University Elderhostel program.
15 June 1986 – 21 June 1986.
k. Completion certificate. Southeastern Louisiana University Elderhostel program.
9 June 1985 – 15 June 1985.
l. Scrapbook. “Mother’s Day.”
i. Mother/daughter banquet. 12 May 1979.
ii. Newspaper clippings. “History of Mother’s Day.” “Rock me to Sleep,” poem.
iii. Pamphlet. “I am the Praying Mother of Jacob DeShazer.” Published by the Bible
Meditation League.
iv. Newspaper clippings. “Too Late for Mother’s Day.” “Mother’s Day Founder.” “God
to a Mother,” Myrtle Vorst Sheppard.
v. Address notes for banquet.
vi. Newspaper clipping. “Remember the Pioneer Mom.” Morning Advocate. 8 May 1979.
“Biblical Women.”
m. Placard. Washington Parish Fair. 70th Anniversary. 1983.
n. “Educational opportunity available for all age.”Zuma Magee. The Era-Leader. 27
May 1981. Photocopy.
o. “Zuma.” Dixie S. Moss (niece). 29 January 1972. Poem.
p. “Ageless Zuma Magee was a pattern of living for all.” Bob Landry. Daily News. 10
December 1986. Photocopy. (2 copies)
q. United Daughters of the Confederacy membership certificate. 16 September 1954.
r. Appointment certificate to Special Assistant Superintendent of Education for State
of Louisiana. 1 February 1983.
s. Southeastern Louisiana University symposium of history and genealogy. 26 February
1983.
t. Church Leadership Award certificate. 16 October 1977.
u. Newspaper clipping about earning GED.
v. Newspaper clipping. The Times-Picayune. 8 July 1986. Discussion of Elderhostel
Program at Southeastern Louisiana University. Features Zuma Magee.
w. Newspaper clipping. Bob Ann Breland. Daily News. 28 August 1985. Features Zuma
Magee about working women. Original and photocopy.
x. Photograph of Zuma Magee in the world’s largest rocking chair.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 31 Continued
Folder
1. Scrapbook and Washington Parish Fair (36 items) (Continued)
y. Newspaper clipping on home missions featuring Zuma Magee.
z. Photograph and text concerning Bogue Chitto Heights Baptist Mission dedication
19 September 1982.
aa. Membership certificate for the National Society of Daughters of the American Revolution.
6 July 1956.
bb. Certificate for Personalities of the South. Names Zuma Magee as notable personality.
1974.
cc. Address to “Old Timers” committee of Washington Parish Fair. 1984. By Zuma Magee.
dd. Washington Parish Fair catalogue. 1983. Dedicated to Zuma Magee.
ee. Attendance certificate for the 1st Washington Parish Fairin 1911. Certified by
Zuma Magee in 1982. 14 October 1982. (3 copies; 2 w/hand-written notes)
ff. Tribute to Zuma Magee, honoree of Washington Parish Fair catalog in 1983.
2. Book (1 item)
a. Practical Home & School Methods. 1914.
3. Boxed clippings (81 items)
a. “The Woman Who Understands.” Ever and Jack Appleton.
b. “Father, Son, Holy Spirit.” Pamphlet.
c. “Unrationed Mercies.” B.M.A.
d. “My Influence.”
e. “Not Quitting at 65!”
f. “Book of Ages.” Radio message.
g. The Polisher. Answers.
h. “Bible Facts.” James E. Johnston.
i. “Memory’s Gate.”
j. “God Keep You.”
k. “Most Momentous Month in History, May 1945.”
l. “The Secret.” (Handwritten copy)
m. “The Secret.” Ralph S. Cushman.
n. “Worship.”Helen Norman.
o. “He who owns a garden.” Katherine Edelman.
p. Scriptures. Mark 9:19-24.
q. “Remembered Hands.” Mildred D. Shacklett.
r. Unrationed.
s. “Mr. Burns Starts to Town.”
t. “Joys of the Home.”
u. “Eternal Life.”
v. “When Life is Done.”
w. “Great Light in Masonry.” Emile W. Nagel.
x. “In Memory of Eva.”
y. Notes on St. Patrick.
z. “Reading of Bible Urged by Priest.”
aa. “Blind.” John Kendrick Bangs.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 31 Continued
Folder
3. Boxed clippings (81 items) (Continued)
bb. “Response.” Mable Parchman.
cc. “Thanksgiving.” Clyde L. Breland.
dd. “Inspiration.” David Ardsley.
ee. “Thankfulness.”
ff. “September.” Helen Hunt Jackson.
gg. “Courage.”
hh. “Christmas Song.” Lydia Avery Coonley Ward.
ii. “My Wish.”
jj. “True Heroism.”
kk. “Winds and Sand.”
ll. Scripture Card. John 14: 1-3.
mm. “Put My Little Shoes Away.” Harry Walters.
nn. “Solitude”; “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight”; “Burial of Moses”; “Life and Death.”
Various authors. Reverse side: Good Stories Calendar.
oo. “Prophetic Research Work.” Rev. B. M. Wilzin.
pp. “Our Sky Pilot.” Dr. Maxwell.
qq. Notebook pages: Kitchen; “The days are not all cloudy”; “Far looks I know I am
no star”; Psalms 71: 9,18-21, 23, 24; “If life seems drab and difficult.”
rr. “Borrowed”; “What God Hath Promised”; “His Presence Came Like Sunrise”; “I Met
the Master.”
ss. “God’s Vengeance.”
tt. Answers and References – Famous Men in the Bible.
uu. “The First Christmas.” Trivia quiz.
vv. “Who Faces the Sun.”
ww. Bible Cake.
xx. “The Christmas Box”; “Just Before Christmas”; “The American Flag”; “Washington
Monument.”
yy. “Things Worth While.”
zz. “Your Mental Garden.”
A. “Three Philosophies of Life.” Dupree Jordan.
B. “I Ain’t Got Time.” Frank Strickland.
C. “Not What I Would.” R. L. Werry.
D. My Neighbor’s Bible.
E. “Thirty Pieces of Silver.” William Blane.
F. “Strange People I Have Met.”
G. “Religion Lives Where People Pray Daily, Love Each Other.” Howard Whitman.
H. “God’s Love and Mine.” Dr. James Mountain.
I. “Let Me Forget.” Helen Lockwood Coffin.
J. “Right About Face.” Ada Thompson Hoy.
K. Correction.
L. “The Legend of the Flowers.” Alfred I. Tooke.
M. “The Old Spinning Wheel”; “Christmas Requests”; “Old Fashioned Garden”; “Sleighing
Song.”
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
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Folder
3. Boxed clippings (81 items) (Continued)
N. “My Old Dawg.” Courtney Ryley Cooper.
O. “Powerless.” Ida Keys.
P. “Things Loved Best.”
Q. Letter to the editor. Edmund Waldron Peirce.
R. “Curfew Must Not Ring Tonight.” Rosa Hartwick Thorpe.
S. “Jesus, Lover of My Soul.” Poem with verse reference.
T. “North Africa.” M. D. Clayburn.
U. “Alabama.” 1860.
Y. “Popping Corn.”
W. Photograph and newspaper clipping. M. H. Fields and Royce Sylvest.
X. Excerpt from “The Lighter Pathway: You Tell on Yourself.”
Y. Notebook pages. Copied in Zuma Magee’s hand. “Turner’s Prayer,” Nancy Byrd. “Uncle
Hiram on Higher Criticism,” C. W. Scarff.
Z. “Church Covenant”; “What is a Fundamentalist?”
AA. “The Snow-bird’s Song”; “For Which I Strive,” John Packham; “Garden,” quotes.
BB. “The World is Mine.” Copied in Zuma Magee’s hand.
CC. “Ode to a Crown.” Artie S. Varnado.
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MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 32
Folder
1. Boxed clippings (64 items)
a. Thanksgiving poems. One envelope.
b. “Thanks.” Zuma Magee’s hand.
c. “A New Year’s Petition.” J. H. S.
d. Devotional verses.
e. “My Task.” Maude Louise Ray.
f. “Think on These Things.” A. M. Chambers.
g. “The World is Mine.”
h. “Do You Have the Blood Mark.” The Baptist Hour. 16 October 1949.
i. “Courtesy.” Edgar A. Guist. Distributed by Department of Public Safety of Louisiana.
j. “Heart Trouble.” Religious pamphlet.
k. “His Gift and Mine.” Edith B. Gurley.
l. “Dried Apple Pies.” James Henry Leigh Hunt.
m. Prayer card.
n. Hymns. “God of Our Fathers, Whose Almighty Hand”; “My Country, ‘Tis of Thee.”
o. “The Call of the Nations.” J. D. Carroll. 1918.
p. “I’m Glad I Touched Shoulders with You.”
q. “If God Forgot.” J. G. Kirschener.
r. “Just For Today.” Raymond A. Dorman.
s. “I’m Glad I Touched Shoulders with You.” (Duplicate)
t. “My Best Today.”
u. Picture envelopes. (3)
v. Order form. Veteran’s Records. 1972.
w. Notebook. Recipe for overseas candy and lists of names and statistics.
x. “Believe it or Not.” Ripley. Father’s Day.
y. “The Touch of the Master’s Hand.” Tract.
z. “Communion”, or “A Little Talk with Jesus.” Tract.
aa. Funeral pamphlets for Lt. Charles Richard McLean. 1944.
bb. “O Let Thy Heart Be Moved by Compassion.”
cc. “I May Never be Known…” Poem.
dd. “Courtesy.” Edgar A. Guist. Distributed by Department of Public Safety of Louisiana
ee. “I’m Glad I Touched Shoulders with You.” (Original)
ff. “Rock Me to Sleep Mother.” Elizabeth Ann Chase Alcers Allen. 1860.
gg. “Quince.” Jane Beard.
hh. “I’m Glad I Touched Shoulders with You.” (3 copies)
ii. Prayer card. (Duplicate)
jj. “Broken Fellowship.”
kk. Clipping from greeting card: “There’s an art to being friendly…”
ll. “A Teacher’s Prayer.” Margaret E. Sangster.
mm. “I took one final walks across the fields.” Mildred S. Andrews.
nn. “Rx: A Personal Message.” Tract.
oo. “Youth.” A. W.
pp. “The Absentee.”
qq. “Happy Mother’s Day.” A history of Mother’s Day.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 32 Continued
Folder
1. Boxed clippings (64 items) (Continued)
rr. Example.
ss. “I’m Glad I Touched Shoulders with You.”
tt. “A Dumbe Old Country Boy.” Walt. Huntley.
uu. “Your Part.” Tract.
vv. Notebook pages. Song about winter. Zuma Magee’s hand.
ww. “Goober pears.” Zuma Magee’s hand. 1866.
xx. Lord’s Prayer Devotional. Envelope.
yy. “Have Faith in God.” H. M. S. Richards.
zz. Prayer card.
A. “At Church Next Sunday.”
B. Application for military headstone marker.
C. “Courtesy.” Edgar A. Guist. Distributed by Department of Public Safety of Louisiana.
D. Prayer card. Wycliffe Bible Translators.
E. “Father, I thank thee.” Drama program for Thanksgiving. “Thankfulness,” Seraph
Llewellyn; “Thanksgiving,” Ellen Isabella Tucker; “I Thank Thee”; “I’m Thankful,”
F. G. Swartz; “Thanksgiving Day,” Lydia Maria Child.”
F. “How Big Do You Pray?”
G. “I’m Glad I Touched Shoulders with You.” (2 copies)
2. Newspaper clippings (59 items)
a. Memorial cards. Funeral. Lillian Stringfield Fendalson, Elizabeth Simmons Fisher.
b. Memorial cards. Funeral. H. Norman Simmons.
c. Newspaper clipping. “Working Women.” Zuma Magee. 28 August 1985.
d. Duplicate picture. Memorial cards. Funeral. H. Norman Simmons.
e. Duplicate picture. “I’m Glad I Touched Shoulders with You.”
f. Newspaper clipping. Thanksgiving column. “Gather blessings…”
g. Envelope. Previous contents unknown.
h. Newspaper clipping. Torn.
i. Newspaper clipping. “Retiring teachers.” 5 May 1959. Brumfield, Bailey, Fendalson.
j. Wedding announcement. 29 May 1977. Shallberg-Harris.
k. Obituary. Mamie Harris. 7 September 1986.
l. “Security.” W. Maurice King. Poem. (8 copies)
m. Newspaper clipping. “Simplicity Prayer.” Diane Turner.
n. Newspaper clipping. Magee House. 5 April 1981.
o. Newspaper clipping. Waskom-Graham wedding. 2 October 1985.
p. Newspaper clipping. Stringfield descendants reunion. 6 August 1978.
q. Newspaper clipping. Wedding photograph. McDowell-Strickland. 7-13 January 1982.
r. Newspaper clipping. Esco Fendalson’s 80th birthday. 29 March 1978.
s. Newspaper clipping. Esco Fendalson’s golden wedding anniversary.
t. Newspaper clipping. Esco Fendalson’s 80th birthday. 29 March 1978.
u. Newspaper clipping. Stringfield reunion.
v. Newspaper clipping. Mt. Hermon Baptist Church. High Attendance Day. 28 October
1981.
w. Newspaper clipping. Ada Brumfield’s 90th birthday.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 32 Continued
Folder
2. Newspaper clippings (59 items) (continued)
x. Newspaper clipping. Engagement notice. Mixon-Triche. 31 May 1981.
y. Newspaper clipping. Genealogy services at Tangipahoa Public Library.
z. Newspaper clipping. Beulah Church. Series on oldest Baptist churches in Louisiana.
aa. Newspaper clipping. A prayer. Chester Cathedral, England.
bb. Newspaper clipping. Addition to P. Hudson’s national cemetery. 20 March 1979.
cc. Newspaper clipping. Letter written in 1929. Published 8 September 1977.
dd. Newspaper clipping. Waskom. Athlete. 26 September 1981.
ee. Newspaper clipping. Cora Alford’s 90th birthday.
ff. Newspaper clipping. “Recipe of Life.”
gg. Prayer card.
hh. Newspaper clipping. “No Time.”
ii. Newspaper clipping. “Top Grads Little Cypress-Mauriceville High School.” Class
of 1981.
jj. Newspaper clipping. “Recipe of Life.”
kk. Newspaper clipping. “To Mother’s Day, thanks.”
ll. Newspaper clipping. Engagement announcement. Fendalson-Magee. 29 March 1979.
mm. Notepad. Notes on marriages, dates and locations; deaths.
nn. Newspaper clipping. Tree clean-up, Hurricane Elena. 9 October 1985.
oo. Newspaper clipping. Archive findings in courthouse attic. (Plaquemine Parish)
pp. Newspaper clipping. Opinion. H. Truman. Notes from Congressional session. Robert
J. Donovan. 24 May 1984.
qq. Newspaper clipping. Bob Tales. Bob Landry. Concerns Zemmuray Gardens.
rr. Page from Genealogy Registry. 1811-1812 Tax list of St. Tammany. Worthy projects.
Book announcements.
ss. Newspaper clipping. Bob Tales. Bob Landry. Concerns Colonel Hobgood.
tt. Newspaper clipping. Letter to editor. “Food for Thought,” Zuma Magee. 5 December
1984.
uu. Newspaper clipping. Easter celebration. 6 April 1980.
vv. Newspaper clipping. Athletic honorees. Valley Forge Academy. 29 April 1982.
ww. Newspaper clipping. Photograph. Leigh Ann and Amanda Gayle Jones.
xx. Newspaper clipping. Edwards campaign stop in Franklinton. October 1983.
yy. Card. “Courtesy,” Edgar A. Guist.
zz. Newspaper clipping. Wedding announcement. McDuffie-Harbor.
3. Cassette tapes (5 items)
a. Washington Parish Fair button. Senior Ladies’ Promenade. 1983.
b. Plaque. Award for contribution to New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary.
c. Cassette tape. “Research in Louisiana,” Dudley Johnson; “Research in Mississippi,”
Frank Brown. 1983.
d. Cassette. “All That Jazz.” Southeastern Louisiana University Continuing Education.
1986.
e. Cassette. “Research in Mississippi,” Frank Brown (continued); “Tracing Civil War
Ancestors,” Dr. Groene; “Searching for Civil War Ancestors.” 1983.
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MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
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Folder
1. Letters and cards (51 items)
a. Deathbed dictation of Zuma Magee, by Vicki Knight. Correspondence to/from Magee.
b. Card to Vicki Knight.
c. Note to Knight family. 1976.
d. “Kiss Me.” Poem sent from niece Dixie Mass to Zuma Magee. 4 March 1982.
e. Note to Knight family. 29 January 1982.
f. Note to Knight family. 7 February 1984.
g. Card from Artie Varnado to Vicki Knight. 9 December 1986. On death of Zuma Magee.
h. Sympathy card from Schilling family to Vicki Knight.
i. Address. Rev. Mickey Stringfield.
j. Notes.
k. Letter to Zuma Magee.
l. Address of Steven L. Austin.
m. Prayer card.
n. Letter from John L. Gilbert. Re: WMV ladies contribution.
o. “Get well soon” card.
p. List of addresses.
q. Postcard from Meta Poche. Re: Dixie Miss.
r. Card from Olive to Zuma Magee.
s. Letter from Velma Warner to Zuma Magee. 8 November 1986. Re: Genealogy research.
t. Letter from Johnnie to Zuma Magee. Re: Zuma’s publicity.
u. Letter from Lillian Moskal to Zuma Magee. Re: Genealogy research.
v. Postcard. Student art exhibition at Southeastern Louisiana University.
w. Address for Joy Jackson, Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies.
x. Card.
y. Card from Mary R. Prince to Zuma Magee.
z. List of Homemakers Sunday School Class.
aa. “Get well” card from Marguerite and Sadie to Zuma Magee.
bb. “Get well” card from Lil and Ray to Zuma Magee.
cc. “Get well” card from Artie Varnado to Zuma Magee. 23 November 1986.
dd. “Get well” card from Kathryn Magruder to Zuma Magee.
ee. “Get well” card from Artie Varnado to Zuma Magee. 19 November 1986.
ff. “Get well” card from Erma Horton to Zuma Magee.
gg. “Get well” card from Pearl Johnson S. S. Class, 1st Baptist Church.
hh. “Thinking of you” card from Artie Varnado to Zuma Magee.
ii. Thanksgiving day card from Josie and Ansel to Zuma Magee.
jj. Postcard. Blank.
kk. “Get well” card from Homemakers S. S. Class of Enon to Zuma Magee.
ll. Letter from Leona White to Franklinton’s Mayor. 9 January 1988. Re: Zuma Magee.
mm. Letter from Signey N. Hall to Zuma Magee. Re: Thoughts on meeting.
nn. Letter from Robert Q. Hanisee to Zuma Magee. Acceptance into Elderhostel program.
oo. Letter from Signey N. Hall to Zuma Magee. Reply to a letter from Magee.
pp. Letter from Vicki Knight to Johnnie. Re: the death of Zuma Magee.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 33 Continued
Folder
1. Letters and cards (51 items) (continued)
qq. Letter from James Hambler, Home Mission Board, Southern Baptist Convention, to
Zuma Magee. Re: Inquiry concerning director of missions in Georgia.
rr. Notification card from Louisiana Department of Agriculture to Zuma Magee. Re:
Use of restricted pesticides.
ss. Notice from Media Research Bureau. Re: Genealogical opportunities.
tt. Mother’s Day card from A. W. and Irma to Zuma Magee.
uu. Fendalson Family Reunion register. Letter from Meta Poche to Zuma Magee. Re: List.
vv. Letter from Ellen to Zuma Magee. 1962. Re: Cemetery records.
ww. Letter from Ruth to Zuma Magee. 30 November 1986. Re: Spiritual genealogy.
xx. Address of Emmett and Rose Fortenberry.
yy. Bibliography notes and name of award given to Zuma Magee.
2. Scrapbook
a. Zuma Fendlason Magee Scrapbook 1984. Newspaper clippings, articles, photographs,
and ancillary material regarding Zuma Magee and her attainment of high school diploma
equivalency.
3. Additional scrapbook material (50 items)
a. Mrs. R. A. Magee business card. Franklinton Baptist Church. (2 copies)
b. “WMU And SS Class Honor Octogenarian Miss Zuma.” Article celebrating Zuma Magee
80th birthday.
c. Washington Parish Adult Education Program graduation program. 19 June 1981. (2
copies)
d. Newspaper articles concerning Zuma Magee’s longevity, family reunions, and honors
bestowed upon her. 1975-1986. Includes business cards, graduation program, funeral
program, Church Study Course Transcript. 45 items.
4. Post cards (47 items)
a. List of items donated by Zuma Magee to be put in the Zuma Magee collection. 1987.
b. Postal cards from across the mid-west and western United States. 46 items.
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MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 34
Folder
1. Christmas cards (49 items)
a. Photograph of Danny Warren. Senior portrait. 1976. Color.
b. Photograph of Randy Russell. Senior portrait. 1975. B&W.
c. Obituary for Curtis Wayne Ellis.
d. Photographs of Curtis Wayne Ellis. 3×5″. Color. (2 copies)
e. Christmas card from Lee and Robin Sims to Zuma Magee. 1978.
f. Christmas card from Delos Johnson, Jr., family to Zuma Magee. 1960.
g. Christmas card from Bob, Bo, and family to Zuma Magee. 1957-1978. 11 items.
h. Letter from Zuma Magee to Claude. Concerns things “I remember…”
i. Dolls Are Special to Me. Artie Sylvest Varnado. 1983. Memoirs about growing up
with dolls during childhood.
j. “Certification that The Charter Members on the opposite side Attended the Fair
in the parish of Washington in October of 1911.” 1982. Signed by Zuma Magee and Bonnie
Powell Tynes.
k. Certificate from the Statue of Liberty Ellis Island Centennial Commission. 1984.
l. Honorary membership certificates from the Washington Parish Fair Association, Inc.
to Zuma Magee. 3 certificates. 1974-1976.
m. Christian Training Diploma. For Zuma Magee. Issued by The Sunday School Board of
the Southern Baptist Convention. April 1965.
n. Charter membership form of Zuma Magee in the United Daughters of the Confederacy.
19 September 1956.
o. Open house program for Washington Parish Health Unit. 11 July 1984. Includes map.
p. List of those buried in Kennedy Cemetery. 11 October 1974.
q. Certificates of completion for Correspondence Bible Courses. Awarded to Zuma Magee.
6 certificates. 1969-1971.
r. Gamma Beta Phi Induction Ceremony invitation. 1985.
s. “93-year-old gets in the college swing.” Annabelle Armstrong. Sunday Advocate.
31 March 1985. The life story of Zuma Magee.
t. Newspaper clipping of Zuma Magee.
u. Sunday School Evangelism Certificate. To Zuma Magee. March 1986.
v. Letter from J. Kelly Nix to Zuma Magee. 14 March 1983. State of Louisiana Department
of Education stationery.
w. Seals mailing labels.
x. Red seal. In envelope.
y. Diploma in Christian Development awarded to Zuma Magee. August 1974.
z. Diploma in Christian Leadership awarded to Zuma Magee. April 1974.
aa. Letter from Joy Jackson to Zuma Magee. 12 December 1985. Center for Regional Studies
stationery.
bb. Clipping regarding genealogy symposium which Zuma Magee presented.
cc. Clipping regarding Zuma Magee speaking at Southeastern Louisiana University breakfast.
dd. “Mrs. Magee honored by Historical Society.” 16 May 1984.
ee. Letter from Max Sanders to The Daily News. 2 November 1986. Praises Zuma Magee
for her induction into Gamma Beta Phi.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 34 Continued
Folder
2. Newspaper clippings (7 items)
a. Brief Magee family history. Zuma Magee. 1981.
b. “Ageless Zuma Magee was a pattern of living for all.” Bob Landry. The Daily News.
10 December 1986. Obituary and life summary of Zuma Magee. (2 copies)
c. Brief life of Zuma Magee. Dan Slocum. Woodman of the World Life Insurance Society.
d. “SLU establishes Archives.” August 1973. Articles concerning the creation of the
Center for Southeast Louisiana Studies and Archives.
e. Sources for Genealogical Research in the S.L.U. Archives. Mike Ryan. Compilation
of places to look in collections for genealogical research.
f. Woman’s Missionary Union Leadership Diploma. To Zuma Magee. November 1984.
g. “‘Never too late’ is Mrs. Zuma’s legacy to all.” Moggie Bickham. Concerns the life
of Zuma Magee.
3. Courthouse records (1 item)
a. Records from old burned courthouse. Copied by Zuma Magee, typed by Doris Green.
1800s information regarding land sales in the Florida Parishes.
4. Newspaper clippings (5 items)
a. Letter from Zuma Magee to Vicki Knight. 2 February 1985. Thank you letter.
b. “SLU gets Zuma Magee’s records.” Bogalusa Daily News. 7 July 1987. Article concerning
the beginning of the Zuma Magee collection.
c. “93-year-old gets in the college swing.” Annabelle Armstrong. Sunday Advocate.
31 March 1985. The life story of Zuma Magee.
d. A brief history of the Washington Parish milk industry. Bob Landry. June 1955.
Covers the time from 1910-1955.
e. “Just Thinking: Dear Claude.” Zuma Magee. Recollections dedicated to Claude Fendalson.
f. “Still learning at age 93″ g. “Mrs. Zuma Magee draws praise from SLU honor society”, The Daily News, November
2, 1986 (2 copies)
5. World War II letters (1 item)
a. “Copies of some letters written to Our Men in Service in World War Two.” Compiled
by Zuma Magee. 1977.
6. Memoirs (1 item)
a. Memoirs of Zuma Fendlason Magee.
7. Genealogy book (1 item)
a. Genealogy book compiled by Zuma Magee. Includes: children of William Porter Richardson,
Silver Springs Baptist Church Cemetery, Magee family, Miller family, Dysow Cemetery,
Graves family, Hardy family, Robbins family.
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MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
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8. Robert Abraham Magee documents (75 items)
a. Envelope detailing contents.
b. Land sales documents from Carrie Brumfield, Ora, Melba, L.Nelson, Elijah, and Charles
Carter to R. A. Magee. 14 April 1939.
c. United Daughters of the Confederacy membership application. 26 July 1954.
d. Petition by Zuma Magee to acquire property of R. A. Magee. Delos Johnson. 1954.
A matter of succession.
e. Mill tax statement for R. A. Magee. 1932-1936.
f. Application for homestead exemption. Filed by R. A. Magee. 29 January 1952.
g. Letter from Delos R. Johnson to Zuma Magee. 29 July 1954. Concerns succession to
R. A. Magee’s proceedings.
h. Act of Sale between Alonzo L. Brown to Mrs. D. A. Fendlason for Varnado Grave Yard.
28 January 1921.
i. Mill tax statement for M. E. Magee. 1934, 1932, 1935.
j. Loan agreement between O. A. Varnado and Washington Bank & Trust Company. 16 March
1931.
k. Loan agreement between R. A. Magee and Washington Bank & Trust Company. 28 February
1931.
l. Voter registration for Zuma Magee. 3 January 1953.
m. Voter registration for R. A. Magee. 3 January 1953.
n. Voter registration for Zuma Magee. 2 January 1957.
o. Notes on John McClindow on an envelope.
p. Applications for Homestead exemptions by R. A. Magee. Years 1937-39, 1941-42, 1944,
1953, 1948-49, 1955. (10 items)
q. Poll tax receipts for R. A. and Zuma Magee. Years 1933-36. (8 items)
r. Letter from Dan Walker, Luther Varnado. Conerns Varnado Grave Yard title. 4 May
1966.
s. Masonic Resolution of Respect. In memory of R. A. Magee. 3 February 1954. Certificate
of condolences from the Franklinton Masonic Lodge.
t. Dedication to R. A. Magee. Zuma Magee. Poem.
u. Certificate of Recognition from the Post Office Department to R. A. Magee. 30 June
1952.
v. Correspondence with Jimmy Morrison. 23 February – 1 March 1953. Regards Zuma Magee’s
receiving R. A. Magee pension/retirement money.
w. Letter from Franklinton Postmaster to Zuma Magee. 6 December 1961. Regards newest
dedication of post office.
x. R. A. Magee’s U. S. Saving Bonds and records.
y. Selective Service classification for R. A. Magee. War Department. 4 February 1918.
z. Letter from Aubert Center to Magee Ott. 15 July 1939. Concerns property in Franklinton.
aa. Letter from H. J. Smith and S. D. Bulloch. 1906. Regards Township 2 South, Range
10 East and Township 3 South, Range 10 East.
bb. Marriage License between R. A. Magee and Zuma Fendlason. 18 January 1913.
cc. Death notification for R. A. Magee.
dd. Civil Service Examination scores for R. A. Magee. 4 November 1913.
ee. Exemption from payment for hunting and fishing licenses. Department of Wildlife
and Fisheries. To R. A. Magee. 30 September 1913.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
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Folder
8. Robert Abraham Magee documents (75 items) (continued)
ff. U. S. Civil Service Commission retirement notification. To R. A. Magee. 24 July
1952.
gg. Envelope from the U. S. Civil Service Commission. 18 January1935.
hh. Statement from Poole & Simmons to Zuma Magee. 8 February 1954. Funeral costs.
ii. U. S. Civil Service Commission Annuity certificate. 12 March 1954. Awards R. A.
Magee’s annuity to Zuma Magee.
jj. U. S. Civil Service Commission Annuity certificate. 24 July 1952. Retirement benefits.
kk. Route transfer order fro R. A. Magee.
ll. Car invoice. Bickham Chevrolet Co. 13 May 1939. To R. A. Magee.
mm. U. S. Post Office Dedication program. 10 December 1961.
nn. R. A. Magee’s driver’s license. 1951, 1953.
oo. Selective Service registration card for R. A. Magee.
pp. Franklinton Masonic Lodge membership card for R. A. Magee. 9 December1953.
qq. Louisiana Civilian Volunteer Registration Proclamation card for Zuma Magee.
rr. Registration Certificate for R. A. Magee. 5 June 1917.
ss. Franklinton Baptist Church card for Zuma Magee.
tt. Envelope from Moore Insurance Agency.
uu. Letter from R. A. Magee to Postmaster New Orleans. 29 February 1952. Regards retiring.
vv. Letter from 4th Assn. Postmaster General to R. A. Magee. 6 November 1914. Concerns
initial appointment as a rural mail carrier.
ww. Designation of Beneficiary. 11 December 1934. U. S. Civil Service Commission stationery.
Concerns appointing Zuma Magee as a beneficiary.
xx. Letter from Lewis Morgan to R. A. Magee. 14 February 1914. U. S. House of Representatives
stationery.
yy. Envelope from Ott & Johnson to R. A. Magee. 21 April 1939.
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MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
BOX 35
Folder
1. Gamma Beta Phi and Historical Association materials (20 items)
a. Gamma Beta Phi induction materials. Includes by-laws, sticker, ceremony program
from 1984-85, and other materials. 12 items.
b. Poem about Independence.
c. “Grand hotel graced downtown Hammond at turn of the century.” Sunday Advocate.
11 January 1998. Concerning the Kidder Hotel. Photographs.
d. National Railway Historical Society 1974 Yearbook and Membership Directory.
e. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association minutes. 28 February 1975.
f. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Newsletter. Vol. 1, No. 4. April 1975.
g. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association minutes. 21 November 1974.
h. Southeast Louisiana Historical Association Newsletter. Vol. 1, No. 3. February
1975.
i. “Knights’ honor ‘Aunt Zuma’ Magee.” The Era-Leader. 5 February 1986. Concerns the
Knight family’s honoring of Zuma Magee on her 94th birthday.
2. Rick Miller’s research on Eugene Bunch (85 items)
a. “Death of an outlaw.” Bob Landry. The Daily News. 18 November 1984. Article concerning
the life and death of Eugene Bunch.
b. Letters from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 8 January 1980 – 23 October 1981. 29 pages.
c. “The Death of Bunch.” Bob Landry. Tells of tales associated with Eugene Bunch.
d. “Team researches Muster Ground.” The Era-Leader. 12 August 1981. Concerns Rick
Miller’s visit to Franklinton.
e. Letters from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. June 1981 – February 1983. 16 pages. Research
questions and details concerning life activities.
f. “Proof that Friend was Train Bandit was Surprise of J. L. Pounds’ Career.” Bogalusa
Daily News. 13 August 1953. Concerns the relationship between Joseph Leon Pounds and
the train robber Eugene Bunch.
g. Letters from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee, Dauton Gibbs, and Vicki & Hunter Knight.
24 August 1981. Concerns his return to school and new Eugene Bunch information. 4
letters.
h. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 2 March 1981. Concerns photograph of Sheriff
Burkhalter.
i. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 24 March 1983. Concerns acquisition of materials.
j. News clippings and letter concerning Rick Miller’s appointment as an attorney.
February 1984. 5 items.
k. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 10 January 1984. Personal correspondence
about life and Rick Miller’s new law practice.
l. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 6 September 1983. Concerns book review of
The Train Robbing Bunch. With envelope.
m. “Ex-Police Chief’s Western Recommended.” Gra’Delle Duncan. Killeen Daily Herald.
29 May 1983. Review of The Train Robbing Bunch.
n. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 2 August 1983. Concerns finishing law school.
o. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 11 November 1983. Concerns life and finishing
law school. With envelope.
p. “Get well soon” card from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 8 December 1986. With envelope.
q. Christmas card from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 16 December 1986.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
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Folder
2. Rick Miller’s research on Eugene Bunch (85 items) (continued)
r. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 10 April 1985. Concerns life affairs. W/envelope.
s. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 19 May 1984. Concerns life affairs.
t. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 29 April 1982. Concerns summer vacation
plans.
u. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 24 February 1982. Concerns publishing of
book.
v. “Eugene Bunch: Another Good Tale about a Bad Man.” The Era-Leader. 13 June 1979.
Article concerning Eugene Bunch.
w. Letters from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 8 October 1980 – 20 March 1981. Preliminary
correspondence concerning the writing of a book on Eugene Bunch. 18 pages.
x. Letter from Rick Miller to Zuma Magee. 1 June 1981. Concerns research.
3. Poetry (61 items)a. Poems written by Zuma Magee for various Washington Parish residents
and friends. Also includes poetry she liked and collected. 1980s.
4. Elderhostel paraphernalia (30 items)
a. Southeastern Louisiana University Elderhostel Program. 9-15 June 1985.
b. Letter from Joy Jackson to Zuma Magee. 14 May 1986. Concerns application to the
Elderhostel. Includes registration forms and envelope.
c. Notes for C. Howard Nichols’ Elderhostel course. 1986.
d. “Jazz A Purely American Cultural Heritage.” Rick Arnold. Article about the history
and cultural influences upon the creation of jazz music. Includes diagrams.
e. History notes from C. Howard Nichols’ History 321.
f. Elderhostel flyer.
g. Letters from Dudley Johnson to Zuma Magee. March/April 1975. Concerns donation
to the Archives. 2 letters.
h. Report cards for Zuma Magee. Southeastern Louisiana University. 1976-79. 5 items.
i. Receipt for Southeastern Louisiana University. Zuma Magee.
j. Enrollment slips for Zuma Magee. (2 copies)
k. Report cards for Zuma Magee. Southeastern Louisiana University. 1973.
l. GEB scores for Zuma Magee. (2 copies)
m. Letter from Helen Brumfield to Zuma Magee. 15 January 1973. Concerns the GED.
n. Elderhostel booklet. 15-21 June 1986.
o. Temporary facility use identification for Zuma Magee. 1985, 1986.
p. Brochure for Elderhostel in South Carolina. 1986.
q. “Bogalusans inducted into Gamma Beta Phi.” Newspaper clipping.
r. “39 from parish were SLU honors.” The Daily News. 4 June 1986. Washington Parish.
s. “Miss Zuma Magee attended Elderhostel Seminar at SLU.” The Era-Leader. 3 July 1985.
Concerns Zuma Magee and the Elderhostel program. (2 copies)
t. Receipt from Southeastern Development Foundation to Zuma Magee. 1984.
u. Report card for Zuma Magee from Southeastern Louisiana University. 1985. (2 copies)
v. Receipt for tuition for Zuma Magee. Spring 1985.
w. Elderhostel catalog. Winter/Spring 1987. Vol. 9, No. 1. Details programs contents
for all areas and states involved.
MAGEE, ZUMA, COLLECTION
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5. Birthday photographs (17 items)
a. Photocopied photographs of Zuma Magee at her 90th and her 92nd birthdays. Also
includes pictures with her brothers Jay and Harrison Fendlason. 17 pages.
6. High school equivalency diploma (3 items)
a. State High School Equivalency Diploma for Franklinton High School awarded to Zuma
Magee. 28 February 1973.
b. Newspaper clipping concerning Zuma Magee’s graduation.
c. Paper with overview of Zuma Magee’s education.
7. Honors, newspaper clippings, and various articles (52 items)
a. “American Biological Honors Local Resident.” The Era-Leader. 23 May 1974. Honoring
Zuma Magee for her genealogical research.
b. “Mrs. Magee, Miss Thomas attend Elderhostel week.” 1986. Concerns Zuma Magee’s
attendance of Southeastern Louisiana University’s Elderhostel program.
c. Membership card to the American Tree Association. 1932.
d. Prayer pledge card for Jaqueline Iompare.
e. Newspaper clipping regarding Zuma Magee and her life.
f. “Jackson residents attend reunion.” Artie Varnado. The Watchmen. 25 June 1986.
Concerns family reunion for Sylvest family.
g. “‘Aussies’ visited Mile Branch.” Article about Reyn and Joy Keal’s visit to Mile
Branch Settlement. Zuma Magee, pictured.
h. Letter from E. Russ Williams, Jr., to Zuma Magee. 23 July 1980. Concerns genealogy
of Stubbs family. Northeast Louisiana University stationery.
i. Forward notice from Citizen’s Bank. Concerns John A. Fendlason’s death. 6 June
1925..
j. “Dental Care.” Poem by Artie Sylvest Varnado. Dedicated to Dr. Joe Flowers. 1985.
Reminiscent of old methods of dental care.
k. “College seniors vacation on campus.” The Times-Picayune. 8 June 1986. Concerns
Southeastern Louisiana University’s Elderhostel. Zuma Magee pictured.
l. “Birthday happiness is parties and Nonagenarian Zuma agrees.” The Era-Leader. 9
February 1983. Concerns the birthdays of Zuma Magee. (2 copies)
m. “Mrs. Zuma Magee was recipient of an honorary appointment from Supt. Nix.” Concerns
School Board Superintendent J. Kelly Nix’s appointment of Zuma Magee as Honorary State
Assistant Superintendent of Education.
n. Card from Gary to Zuma Magee. 4 March 1972. Concerns Zuma Magee’s 80th birthday.
o. “Shiloh Homemakers Club meeting held.” The Era-Leader. 30 July 1986. Article concerning
their special guest, Zuma Magee.
p. “Former resident Lauri Anne Sylvest wed to Allan Martin.”
q. “Birthdays get better and better for our Nonagenarian, Miss Zuma.” The Era-Leader.
3 February 1982. Concerns the 90th birthday celebrations for Zuma Magee.
r. “Fendlason roots old, still gather for reunions.” Zuma Magee. 15 June 1983. Article
concerns family history of the Fendlasons.
s. “Sylvests gather in Jackson, La.” Zuma Magee. Concerns Sylvest family reunion.
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7. Honors, newspaper clippings, and various articles (52 items) (continued)
t. First Baptist Church Worship Guide and “The Ministry Presence in Louisiana.” 1987.
Concerns Zuma Magee’s involvement with WMU.
u. “Zuma Magee to speak to local working woman.” Daily News.18 August 1985. Concerns
Zuma Magee’s talk.
v. “A grad at last.” 18 March 1973. Concerns Zuma Magee’s GED.
w. Christmas card from First Baptist Church.
x. Funeral program for Zuma Magee. 5 December 1986. (2 copies)
y. List of family records.
z. List of people present at the honoring of Zuma Magee at School Board. 1 February
1983.
aa. “Dixie Sylvest Moss honored.” 28 June 1986. 80th birthday celebration.
bb. “From Mrs. Zuma’s Scrapbook.” The Era-Leader. 2 March 1988. Concerns wealth of
information gathered by Zuma Magee in the SLU Archives.
cc. Letter from Earle Brown to Zuma Magee. 17 May 1984. Thank you leter for her services.
dd. Song praising mail carriers.
ee. Newspaper photograph of Zuma Magee and Governor Dave Treen. The Era-Leader. 21
September 1983.
ff. Letter from Mrs. M. V. Mahnker to Zuma Magee. 26 May 1983. First Baptist Church
of New Orleans stationery. Concerns her books.
gg. Letter from J. Kelly Nix to Zuma Magee. 5 December 1983. Thank you letter.
hh. Certificate of Special Assistant Superintendent of Education of Zuma Magee. Photocopy.
ii. “Mrs. Zuma Magee was recipient of an honorary appointment from Supt. Nix.” The
Era-Leader. 9 February 1983. Concerns Zuma Magee’s appointment as the Special Assistant
Superintendent of Education.
jj. Letter from J. Kelly Nix to Zuma Magee. 28 October 1982. Statement to give her
the honorary award.
kk. Clipping that mentions Zuma Magee. 10 February 1982.
ll. Certificate for Special Assistant Superintendent of Education for the State of
Louisiana from J. Kelly Nix to Zuma Magee.
mm. “Franklinton Octogenarian earns high school diploma.” The Era-Leader. 22 February
1973. Concerns Zuma Magee’s acquisition of a GED.
nn. “Mrs. Magee leads study for Baptist Women recently.” November 1983. Concerns class
taught by Zuma Magee.
oo. Photocopy of cashier’s checks from Zuma Magee’s estate. 19 June 1987.
pp. “Told at Waverly Club.” The Era-Leader. 13 February 1975. Zuma Magee was a guest
speaker at mid-winter meeting.
qq. “20 Years Ago.” Newspaper clipping. Recollections by Zuma Magee.
rr. Newspaper photograph of Zuma Magee and J. Kelly Nix. Sunday News. 18 March 1973.
ss. Notes on Louisiana flag.
tt. Topics for Farm Bureau Award.
uu. “Sylvest family reunites in style.” The Watchman. 11 July 1984. Concerns family
reunion.
vv. “Fendlason reunion.” Zuma Magee. The Era-Leader. 4 July 1984. Concern family reunion.
ww. “Miss Zuma Magee is honored by Sunday School class” Newspaper clippingxx. “Zuma Magee tells working women: Working won’t hurt you; women have been working
since Eve”, The Daily News, August 28, 1985