MSU Grant Archive Discovery: Frederick Douglass Lock of Hair
Wednesday, October 26, 2011 - 10:01
in Paleontology & Archaeology
Historians and archivists at Mississippi State are announcing the discovery of what they believe to be a historic treasure: a hair lock from the 19th century's best known African American social reformer. The artifact was found among items in the Ulysses S. Grant Presidential Collection, which is housed at the university's Mitchell Memorial Library.