“Vertical files,” for the uninitiated, are the epitome of “miscellaneous “– they often contain newspaper clippings, copies of documents, photocopies of family trees, typewritten transcripts, ...

Let’s talk about vertical files. Vertical files are collections of loose newspaper and magazine clippings, pamphlets and other ephemera collected by a library or local history organization, grouped by ...

One of my favorite places in the world is in the Mississippi Room of the Lee County Library here in Tupelo. I love the gray file drawers in the back of the room. They hold history - years and years of ...