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Dawson Family estate papers

Dawson Family estate papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Dawson Family estate papers
Creator: University of Georgia
Inclusive Dates: late 1800s-1929
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Collection Number: UA0047
Repository: University of Georgia Archives

Collection Description

Biographical/historical note

Upon his death Dr. William Terrell, a prosperous planter from Hancock County, left the University $20,000 in bonds to establish an endowed fund. The interest from the fund paid the salary of a new professor of "Agriculture as a Science." This gift is acknowledged as the genesis of what is today our College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Seventy-two years later Dr. Terrell's grandson, William Terrell Dawson, died leaving the remainder of his estate as a bequest, in memory of his father Edgar Gilmer Dawson, to support agricultural education at the University. Today, the Edgar Gilmer Dawson Fund stands at more than three-quarters of a million dollars, providing scholarships for outstanding students of agriculture and for other CAES activities on campus and around the state.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one photograph album and lists of information pertaining to the Dawson estate.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged in chronological order.


Administrative Information

Preferred citation

Dawson Family estate papers, UA0047, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

RG 2-17


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Dawson family
Dawson, William Terrell -- Estate
Estate records.
Legacies -- Georgia -- Athens.
Photograph albums.
University of Georgia. College of Agriculture
University of Georgia. College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Photograph Album
 
12Dawson Estate, 1902, 1925
 
13Dawson Estate, 1926 May-September
 
14Dawson Estate, 1926 October-December
 
15Dawson Estate, 1927 January-December
 
16Dawson Estate, 1928-1929
 
17Dawson Estate Lists, 1928-1929