Clarke County (Ga.) list of entries in the 1895 Cotton States Exposition


Descriptive Summary
Title: Clarke County (Ga.) list of entries in the 1895 Cotton States Exposition
Creator: Newton, Edwin Dorset, M.D., 1835-1917
Inclusive Dates: circa 1895
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 folder(s) (1 report)
Collection Number: ms443
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Dr. Edwin Dorset Newton (1835-1917), graduate of the University of Georgia, Member of the City Council of Athens, Vice President of Georgia State Horticultural Society (8th District), President of the Association of the Medical Officers of the Army and Navy of the Confederate States (1911).

Scope and Content

The collection consists of one notebook containing a hand written report submitted by Edwin D. Newton regarding Clarke County's exhibits in the Cotton States and International Exposition held in Atlanta from September 18-December 31, 1895. The notebook lists "Best specimens of crops" (corn, corn on stalk, oats, sweet potatoes, etc.), and "Collective displays". The entries are listed by type of item, number of items, and name of producer. Page [84] list's divisions of Clarke County represented at the exposition.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Clarke County (Ga.) list of entries in the 1895 Cotton States Exposition, ms443, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2015.

Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Cotton States Exposition (1895 : Atlanta, Ga.)

Lists (document genres)

Notebooks.

Reports.