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In 1973, Scott and [[Jimmy Shoalmire]], historian and archivist at Mississippi State, co-authored ''The Public Career of Cully Cobb: A Study in Agricultural Leadership.'' based on papers from the [[Henry A. Wallace]] Collection at the [[University of Iowa]] in Iowa City.. [[Cully Cobb]], a southern agricultural publisher and philanthropist based in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], was director in 1933 of the [[cotton]] division of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, in which capacity he supervised the plowing under of fields to reduce farm output in hopes of raising sagging prices then being paid to farmers. Cobb was later the long-time publisher of Southern Ruralist Press.<ref>Scott, Roy Vernon and [[Jimmy Shoalmire|Shoalmire, Jimmy G.]] (1973). ''The Public Career of Cully Cobb: A Study in Agricultural Leadership'' ([[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]]: University and College Press of Mississippi.</ref>
 
In 1973, Scott and [[Jimmy Shoalmire]], historian and archivist at Mississippi State, co-authored ''The Public Career of Cully Cobb: A Study in Agricultural Leadership.'' based on papers from the [[Henry A. Wallace]] Collection at the [[University of Iowa]] in Iowa City.. [[Cully Cobb]], a southern agricultural publisher and philanthropist based in [[Atlanta]], [[Georgia]], was director in 1933 of the [[cotton]] division of the Agricultural Adjustment Administration, in which capacity he supervised the plowing under of fields to reduce farm output in hopes of raising sagging prices then being paid to farmers. Cobb was later the long-time publisher of Southern Ruralist Press.<ref>Scott, Roy Vernon and [[Jimmy Shoalmire|Shoalmire, Jimmy G.]] (1973). ''The Public Career of Cully Cobb: A Study in Agricultural Leadership'' ([[Jackson]], [[Mississippi]]: University and College Press of Mississippi.</ref>
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In 1995, Scott co-authored with Charles Lowery ''Old Main: Memories of a Legend'', the history of the original MSU dormitory razed by fire in 1959. During its eighty years of existence, Old Main housed some forty thousand young men over four generations. The structure became the embodiment of MSU. At the time of its demise it was believed to have been the largest dormitory under one roof in the United States. Scott and Lowery include photographs and reminiscences of some of the men who lived in Old Main.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.msstate.edu/web/alumnus/fall.95/20old.htm|title=Old Main: Images of a Legend|publisher=msstate.edu|accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.librarything.com/work/3943947|title=Old Main: Memories of a Legend|publisher=library.thing.com|accessdate=July 20, 2010}}</ref>
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In 1995, Scott co-authored with Charles Lowery ''Old Main: Memories of a Legend'', the history of the original MSU dormitory razed by fire in 1959. During its eighty years of existence, Old Main housed some forty thousand young men over four generations. The structure became the embodiment of MSU. At the time of its demise it was believed to have been the largest dormitory under one roof in the United States. Scott and Lowery include photographs and reminiscences of some of the men who lived in Old Main.><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.librarything.com/work/3943947|title=Old Main: Memories of a Legend|publisher=library.thing.com|accessdate=November 3, 2019}}</ref>
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Scott resides in Starkville with his wife, the former Jane Brayford (born c. 1928), whom he wed on July 9, 1959.<ref name=lloyd/><ref>Yahoo People Search</ref> The couple has three children, John D. Scott, Elizabeth M. Scott, and Sarah Ann Scott.<ref name=iastate/>
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Scott resides in Starkville with his wife, the former Jane Brayford (born c. 1928), whom he wed on July 9, 1959.
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The couple has three children, John D. Scott, Elizabeth M. Scott, and Sarah Ann Scott.<ref name=iastate/>
    
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