Lollie Belle Wylie family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Lollie Belle Wylie family papers
Creator: Wylie, Lollie Belle
Inclusive Dates: 1800-1990
Bulk Dates: 1870-1923
Language(s): English
Extent: 13 Linear Feet 4 boxes, 1 Hollinger box, 5 oversize boxes, 2 oversize folders
Collection Number: ms4263
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Laura Isabelle "Lollie Belle" Moore Wylie (1858-1923) was born in Alabama to Thomas Polk Moore (1833-1859) and Augusta Ellis Moore (1836?-1907?). In 1865 the Moore family moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where they remained. In 1877 Lollie Belle married Hart Wylie (1855-1887) and had two daughters, Augusta "Gussie" Louisa (1879-1954) and Hart (1885-1962). Lollie Belle was a journalist, author, poet, and musician. After the death of her husband, she took a job as society editor at the Atlanta Journal, becoming the first woman to have a paid position on a daily newspaper in the South. She later edited two small periodicals titled The Butterfly and Society. She wrote numerous poems and short stories, and composed the music for the state song of Georgia. Her published books of poetry include Legend of the Cherokee Rose (1887) and The Arcade (1916). Ms. Wylie was a founding member of the Atlanta Writers' Club, and was the 2013 honoree in the Georgia Women of Achievement Hall of Fame.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of genealogy, correspondence, writing, legal documents, printed material, photographs, and scrapbooks. Most of the correspondence is to Lollie Belle Wylie from other writers, including some famous authors such as Jack London and F. Scott Fitzgerald. There are also extensive family history resources, as well as newspaper writing of Lollie Belle Wylie, and historical writing by Augusta King.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Lollie Belle Wylie family papers, ms4263, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository: Lollie Belle Wylie family papers, ms 3408.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Lollie Belle Wylie
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1	1	Correspondence
1	2	Correspondence - Jack London, 1909-1916
1	3	Correspondence - Woodrow Wilson, F. Scott Fitzgerald
1	4	Correspondence - to and regarding Lollie Belle
1	5-7	Correspondence, clippings, photographs
1	8	Georgia song
1	9	Illness and Death, 1923
1	10	Tributes
1	11	Diary
1	12	Biographical
1	13	Biographical, writing
1	14-15	Writing
1	16	Poetry, music
1	17	Stories, poems, writing
1	18	Writing - small notepads
1	19	Membership cards
1	20	Woman's Press Club of Georgia - annual meeting ribbon, 1892 June 8
1	21	Uncle Remus Museum Memorial Association
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5		Atlanta Writers' Club - newspaper clipping scrapbook - Eugenia Estill, historian, 1914-1920
5		Scrapbooks (3) - newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera
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4		Scrapbook - newspaper clippings, 1879-1880
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5		Scrapbooks (2) - newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera
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2		Sheet music - hand written - Georgia, Light of the Sun, Thou Beloved

 

2. Augusta "Gussie" Wylie King
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2	1	Correspondence, family history
2	2-3	Correspondence, clippings, photographs
2	4	Letter and poetry book Echoes - Lucius Perry Hills, 1902
2	5	Atlanta Gas Light Company - advertisement written by Augusta King, 1946
2	6	Correspondence - invitations
2	7	Robert T. Jones, Jr - correspondence, clippings
2	8-10	Writing
2	11	Charlotte Hay, 1984-1990
2	12	Errol B. Hay, Jr. - art stamp albums (2)
2	13	Writing - duplicates
2	14	Writing, newspaper clippings
2	15	Newspaper clippings
2	16	Signature - Franklin D. Roosevelt - Luncheon menu, 1932
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5		Scrapbook - newspaper clippings, ephemera
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1		Scrapbook - newspaper clippings
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2		Scrapbooks (2) - newspaper clippings, ephemera
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3		Scrapbooks (2) - newspaper clippings, postcards
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4		Scrapbook - newspaper clippings, photographs, ephemera

 

3. Family History
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3	1	Correspondence - Major Thomas Polhill from his son Thomas, Jr. - Newington, Georgia, 1800
3	2	University of Georgia - letter of standing - Orin Whittaker, 1830
3	3	Land Grant, Cherokee County - McCalvin H. Spence, 1834
3	4	Land Grant, Cherokee County - Elizabeth Riley, widow, 1834
3	5	Land Grant, Cherokee County - Celia Craft, widow, 1834
3	6	Land Grant, Cherokee County - Robert Cates, 1843
3	7	Receipt for enslaved woman, Aggy to Mrs. Susan Price - M.P. Callaway, 1845 July 8
3	8	Wylie family
3	9	Ellis family - Clarence Moore
3	10	Augusta Moore
3	11	Family history
3	12	Family history, photographs
3	13	Athens family
3	14	Family correspondence
3	15-16	Notes, clippings, correspondence
3	17	Photographs - Atlanta, family history
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1		Genealogy - oversized material
1		Indenture - Mrs. A.G. Moore - W.G. Ellis, 1880

 

4. Printed Material
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3	18	Tallulah Falls Spray, v.1, no.1 - Tallulah Lodge brochure, 1888
3	19	Theater programs - Atlanta, 1894
3	20	Souvenir of Southern Female College, 1896
3	21	The Pilot, v.1, no.1-5, 1914
3	22	Auld Lang Syne - newsletter of the Athens High School Class of 1941, 1943-1945
3	23	Organization, club programs, 1882-1950
3	24	Theater programs - New York City, Philadelphia
3	25	Advertisements, catalogs
3	26	La Mode Illustree - tinted prints
3	27	European historical prints
3	28	Photographs - State Seal of Georgia - Telamon Cuyler Smith, 1902
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4	1	Gone With the Wind - clippings, correspondence
4	2	Gone With the Wind - Junior League Premier Ball programs
4	3	Gone With the Wind - souvenir booklets (2)
4	4	Inn Dixie, v.7, no.1 - Gone With the Wind review, 1940 January
4	5	Song of the South - premier booklet, 1946
4	6	Atlanta society publications, 1937-1942
4	7	Atlanta historic brochures
4	8	Atlanta Civil War historic battle brochures
4	9	Confederate currency article
4	10	Stone Mountain brochures, postcards
4	11	Oglethorpe University - Crypt of Civilization brochure, 1940
4	12	Atlanta churches
4	13	Travel brochures - Georgia
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1		Tinted prints - La Mode Illustree (2)