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Paris family papers

Paris family papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Paris family papers
Creator: Paris family
Inclusive Dates: 1938-1961
Bulk Dates: 1938-1945
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.8 Linear Feet 4 document boxes, 1 half box
Collection Number: ms2766
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Roney Jefferson Paris (1880-1967) married Adelaide (Addie) Reed in 1904. Children included Annie Maebelle (1905- ) married Fred Floyd Register (1904-1978), Ernest Roney (1907-1968) married Grayce K. Clark, Hubert George (1912-1977), Howell Dan (1913- ) married Reese Raysdale, and Dorothy Lucille (1920- ) married Alfred Lee.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of the Paris and Register families of Dallas and Savannah, Georgia, which include correspondence and genealogical material pertaining to the Paris family, photographs and printed materials relating to Hubert Paris' travels in post World War II Europe, World War II ephemera, and materials documenting Hubert Paris' veterans' farm training.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Paris family papers, ms2766, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 October 16.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Alabama -- History.
Correspondence.
Military training camps -- United States.
Soldiers -- Georgia.
United Service Organizations (U.S.)
United States. Naval Reserve. Women's Reserve
Washington (D.C.) -- Social life and customs.
World War, 1939-1945.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Genealogy
 
12-5Addie Reed Paris - Correspondence, 1941-1945
 
16Addie Reed Paris - postcards
 
17Alfred Lee - Correspondence, 1942-1945
 
18Ernest Paris - Correspondence, 1942-1943
 
boxfolder
21-3Ernest Paris - Correspondence, 1943-1961
 
24Howell Dan Paris - army materials, correspondence, 1938-1944
 
25Howell Dan Paris - Correspondence, 1944
 
26Hubert G. Paris - awards, medals
 
27-8Hubert G. Paris - Correspondence, 1942-1945
 
boxfolder
31-2Hubert G. Paris - Correspondence, 1944-1945
 
33-6Hubert G. Paris - Correspondence from Mirian Rainey, 1942-1945
 
37Hubert G. Paris - Correspondence personal
 
38Hubert G. Paris - education
 
39Hubert G. Paris - legal papers
 
boxfolder
41Hubert G. Paris - photographs, biography
 
42-4Hubert G. Paris - travel after WWII
 
45-7Hubert G. Paris - Veterans' Farm Training
 
boxfolder
51Hubert G. Paris - WWII momentos
 
52Hubert G. Paris - official papers, clippings
 
53Joseph Miller (m. Rita Ann Register) - Correspondence, Korean War
 
53Hubert G. Paris - photo album
 
53Hubert G. Paris - stripes, badges