Ira S. and Caroline Bell Caldwell papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Ira S. and Caroline Bell Caldwell papers
Creator: Caldwell family
Creator: Caldwell, Erskine, 1903-1987
Inclusive Dates: 1917-1949
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Collection Number: ms1557
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Ira S. Caldwell, Presbyterian minister, married Caroline Bell, parents of Erskine Caldwell, resided in Wrens, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence to Ira S. and Caroline Bell Caldwell from 1917-1949. Mainly contains correspondence from their son, Erskine Caldwell; with some from his wives, Helen Lannigan Caldwell, Margaret Bourke-White, and June Johnson Caldwell; and his children Janet, Pixy, and Dabney Caldwell. Erskine's letters chronicle his personal life and professional career: beginning as a college student; then while living in Mt. Vernon, Maine; traveling in Europe; living in Darien, Connecticut; working in Russia; and working in Hollywood, California. The collection also contains some correspondence relating to Ira S. Caldwell's work with the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church, a typewritten manuscript by I.S. Caldwell, clippings, and a few photographs.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged roughly in chronological order.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Ira S. and Caroline Bell Caldwell papers, ms 1557, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2020.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Correspondence, 1920

 

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Correspondence, 1921

 

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Correspondence, 1922

 

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Correspondence, 1924

 

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Correspondence, 1927

 

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Correspondence, 1928

 

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Correspondence, 1929

 

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Correspondence, 1930

 

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Correspondence, 1934

 

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Correspondence, 1935

 

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Correspondence, 1936

 

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Correspondence, 1937

 

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Correspondence, 1938

 

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Correspondence, 1939

 

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Correspondence, 1940

 

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Correspondence, 1941

 

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Correspondence, 1942

 

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Correspondence, 1943

 

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Correspondence, 1944 January-July

 

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Correspondence, 1944 August 1-20

 

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Correspondence, 1944 August 20-23

 

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Correspondence, 1944 August 24-26

 

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Correspondence, 1944 August 27-31

 

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Correspondence, 1944 September-December

 

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Correspondence, 1946 October 7

 

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Correspondence, 1947

 

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Correspondence, 1948 June 6

 

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Correspondence, 1949

 

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Correspondence, undated

 

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Newspaper articles regarding Erskine Caldwell, 1937-1946

 

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Newspaper articles regarding Ira S. Caldwell, undated

 

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General newspaper clippings, 1921, 1939, undated

 

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Photographs, 1941-1942, undated

 

2	16	Printed Material, 1948, undated
		A short catechism for young children by John Brown; The Westminster shorter catechism ratified by the General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church in the United States at Augusta, Ga., December 4, 1861; University of Arizona Bulletin

 

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Envelopes, 1917-1944

 

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Manuscript (typewritten), circa 1941

 

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Miscellaneous, 1932-1947