Library of Congress authority records are used by librarians to create subject headings for their holdings. While a few of the most prominent African American Reconstruction legislators in Mississippi, such as Hiram Revels and John R. Lynch, already had records, the vast majority do not. My colleague, Lauren Geiger, MSU’s former metadata librarian and current digital archivist, worked with me to create authority records for more of these men. Below are links to the ones that were created and approved.<\/p>\n
Records Created<\/strong>
\nGeorge Washington Albright<\/a>
\nLouis Kossuth Atwood<\/a>
\nJesse Freeman Boulden<\/a>
\nGeorge F. Bowles<\/a>
\nCharles Caldwell<\/a>
\nThomas W. Cardozo<\/a> (not a legislator, but an important figure)
\nHannibal C. Carter<\/a>
\nAlexander K. Davis<\/a>
\nWilliam Henderson Foote<\/a>
\nGeorge Washington Gayles<\/a>
\nJames Hill<\/a>
\nJames D. Lynch<\/a>
\nJames G. Patterson<\/a>
\nIsaac D. Shadd<\/a>
\nJames J. Spelman<\/a>
\nThomas W. Stringer<\/a><\/p>\n