A Guide to the Jacob F. Baum Papers, 1854-1898


Descriptive Summary
	Creator:	Baum, Jacob F.
	Title:	Jacob F. Baum Papers
	Dates:	1854-1898
	Abstract:	Collection documents the personal and business affairs of Baum, a Vicksburg, Mississippi businessman, and his family. Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection.
	Accession No.:	AR 85-311
	Extent:	4 inches
	Language:	Materials are written in English.
	Repository:	Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin

Biographical Note

Baum married Ellen Chambers, the daughter of Dr. Rowland Chambers and Eleanor Miles Chambers, and served as alderman in Vicksburg during the early 1870's.

Collection documents the personal and business affairs of Baum, a Vicksburg, Mississippi businessman, and his family. Correspondence includes two letters discussing "scalawags" and "Yankee cupidity" during the Reconstruction era; letters from Baum's relatives in Huron, Ohio, and Nauvoo, Illinois, describing local farming conditions (1866-1874); and correspondence from several of Baum's children attending out-of-town schools (1874-1878). The financial records document Baum's business interests including his fruit enterprise (1871-1874) as well as daily household expenditures. Also included are recipes for home medical remedies. Forms part of the Natchez Trace Collection.

Restrictions

Access Restrictions

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Index Terms

	Subjects
		Baum, Jacob F.--Archives.
		Baum, Ellen Chambers.
		Baum, Frederick.
		Heimburger, Sophia.
		Hirsch, George.
		Houghton, Laurence S.
		Fruit-culture--Mississippi.
		Medicine--Formulae, receipts, prescriptions.
		Reconstruction--Mississippi.
		Stores, Retail--Mississippi--Vicksburg--Letterheads.
		Stores, Retail--Minnesota--St. Paul--Letterheads.
		Huron (Ohio)--History--19th century--Sources.
		Nauvoo (Ill.)--History--19th century--Sources.
		Vicksburg (Miss.)--History--19th century--Sources.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jacob F. Baum Papers, 1854-1898, Center for American History, The University of Texas at Austin.

Detailed Description of the Papers

Inventory

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2E550

Papers, 1854-1898