Lily Gabrielle Wilkinson Thompson Family Papers

Lily Gabrielle Wilkinson Thompson (1867-1942) was born in Crystal Springs, Mississippi. She was active in the suffrage movement and served many official roles in the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association. This collection was contributed by her granddaughter Gabrielle Beard and includes scrapbooks Thompson created for her daughter, memorabilia from other family members, genealogical material about family members in Mississippi and North Carolina, photographs, and other items.

Details

How much has been digitized?: Digitization of this collection is still in progress.
Where can I find more information?: Significant additional material pertaining to Thompson and her work with the Mississippi Woman Suffrage Association is housed at the University of Mississippi. A finding aid can be found at https://libraries.olemiss.edu/cedar-archives/finding_aids/MUM00446.html and additional digitized material is available at https://egrove.olemiss.edu/suffrage/
Topics: Women's History
People
Subject headings: Suffrage--United States
American Woman Suffrage Association
Contributing Institution: Gateway Community-contributed Collections

Pages

: Albert Barnes; Printed postcard image of noted theologian, abolitionist, and temperance advocate Albert Barnes (1798-1870).

: Ancestors of Lily Gabrielle Wilkinson; Family tree of Lily Gabrielle Wilkinson Thompson (1867-1942).

: Ancestors of Sarah Summers Thompson; Family tree of Sara Summers Thompson Beard (1907-1996), with documentation of family members.

: Charles Henri Thompson; Studio portrait of Charles Henri Thompson (1868-1940), with caption on reverse.

: Clippings; Includes an article about a donation of the family papers to the University of Mississippi and a promotional flier for the suffrage movement.

: Diary of a Beard Oct 1892 - Dec 1893; Diary of an unidentified member of the Beard family (name on cover is illegible). Diary pages 9, 10, 15, 16, 196, 197 are missing from the original object.

: Equal suffrage; Hand-colored illustration, undated.

: Gabrielle Wilkinson; Studio portrait of Gabrielle Flowers Barnes Wilkinson (1836-1896) by an unidentified photographer, with caption on reverse.

: Henry Pinckney Barnes; Studio photograph of Henry Pinckney Barnes (1808-1891), with caption on reverse.

: Letter from Louise C. DeWitt with genealogical information

: Lily Gabrielle Wilkinson Thompson; Studio portrait of Lily Gabrielle Wilkinson Thompson (1867-1942) by an unidentified photographer, with caption on reverse.

: Loose drawings of a home; Undated drawings of an unidentified home.

: Mammoth bazaar; Undated announcement for a fundraiser to be held at the Mississippi State Fair for the Mississippi Women Suffrage Association.

: Mary Anne Thompson Barnes; Studio portrait of Mary Ann Thompson Barnes (1812-1897) by an unidentified photographer, with caption on reverse.

: Middleton, Beard, and Foree family genealogical material; Compilation of various genealogical documentation on the three connected families.

: Mississippi Women Suffrage Association [chronology and history]; History of the Mississippi Women Suffrage Association, written by Lily Gabrielle Wilkinson Thompson (1867-1942), apparently for a monthly column in the Jackson (Miss.) Daily News.

: Nicey Jane Thompson [?], Thomas Jefferson Thompson [?], and Allen [Thompson?]; Postcard photo. Note on reverse reads "Mother (Thompson), Father, Allen at Mississippi State Fair." Presumably pictured: Nicey Jane Tignor Thompson (1842-?), Thomas Jefferson Thompson (1839-?), and Allen (Thompson?).