George C. Harris Papers Z/0452
The collection consists of passes provided by the Confederate States of America to George C. Harris and his wife, Helen S. Johnstone Harris; a receipt concerning a sum of money; a certificate of exemption from military service; and a statement from Dr. F. E. Gordon of Mobile, Alabama.
Digitization of this collection was made possible by a grant through Lilly Endowment’s Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
Read MoreThe collection consists of passes provided by the Confederate States of America to George C. Harris and his wife, Helen S. Johnstone Harris; a receipt concerning a sum of money; a certificate of exemption from military service; and a statement from Dr. F. E. Gordon of Mobile, Alabama.
Digitization of this collection was made possible by a grant through Lilly Endowment’s Religion and Cultural Institutions Initiative.
Image Arrangement and Numbering
The items were numbered by the curator in brackets at the bottom of each page.
Technical Details
Original Scans: The George C. Harris Papers, were scanned by Lilly Endowment grant-funded staff under the supervision of MDAH staff in 2024-2025, according to the Mississippi Department of Archives and History Board of Trustees' approved imaging procedures, following ANSI/AIIM recommended practice. The papers were saved as uncompressed, 24-bit RGB TIFF files at 300 pixels per inch.
Conversion: TIFF files were converted to JPEG tile sets for Internet access in 2025.
Rights Management
The George C. Harris Papers are in the public domain and therefore free of copyright or other use restrictions. MDAH asks that each image used in a presentation, display, or publication be accompanied by the following preferred citation:
George C. Harris Papers (Z/0452), Mississippi Department of Archives & History.
Copy Availability
300ppi TIFFs of the images may be purchased from MDAH. The MDAH Public Order procedure and fee schedule apply. Consult the Photoreproduction and Digital Imaging policy or contact MDAH Reference Staff for order options as well as information on how to obtain and complete the necessary Public Order forms: 601-576-6876 or refdesk@mdah.ms.gov