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Alfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Alfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks | |
| Creator: Colquitt, Alfred Holt, 1829-1894 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1853-1894 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 3.6 Linear Feet (11 volumes in 3 oversized boxes) | |
| Collection Number: ms66 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Alfred Holt Colquitt (1829-1894) was born in Walton County, Georgia. Colquitt was a lawyer, Confederate officer, U.S. Representative (1852-1854), Georgia Governor (1876-1882), and a U.S. Senator (1883-1894).
For more information, see the article Alfred H. Colquitt (1824-1894) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of eleven volumes of scrapbooks relating to Alfred Holt Colquitt, mainly compiled by Colquitt's secretary Isaac Wheeler Avery, from 1853-1894. The scrapbooks include clippings, with a few letters, primarily pertaining to Colquitt's terms as Governor (1876-1882), but also containing obituaries of Colquitt and letters of condolence.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged roughly in chronological order.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Alfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks, ms66, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
General Notes
Donated by Mrs. Walter T. Colquitt, Mrs. Preston Arkwright, and Mrs. George Howard in 1940.