Russell Family Collection, Record Group B: Mary Willie Russell Green, 1800s-1900s

Summary

Date:
1800s-1900s
Extent:
12 box(es) (13 linear feet)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mary Willie Russell Green Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of correspondence between Mary Russell Green and her friends and family; the personal files of Green and her husband, Colonel Samuel Green; newspaper clippings kept by Green; photographs and scrapbooks of the Russell and Green family and friends; and Green's collection of newspaper articles and photographs associated with her brother, Richard B. Russell, Jr.

Biographical / historical:

Mary Willie Russell was born March 1, 1893. Known to others as "Bill" or "Billie," Mary Willie was the oldest child of Ina Dillard and Richard B. Russell, Sr., and the oldest sister of Senator Richard B. Russell, Jr.On March 1, 1918, she married US Army First Lieutenant (later Colonel) Samuel Gordon Green. The couple settled in Washington, D.C., and Mary began teaching economics in Danville, VA. Mary and Samuel had four children: Richard Russell (Green), Mary Nancy, Samuel Gordon Jr., and William Benjamin. Mary died on May 16, 1983 at the age of 90.

Arrangement:

This collection is arranged into the following series:

Series I: Correspondence Series II: Personal Files and Clippings Series III: Photographs and Scrapbooks Series IV: Papers on Richard B. Russell, Jr.

Access and use restrictions

Restrictions:

This collection is open for research.

Terms of access:

Before material from collections at the Richard B. Russell Library may be quoted in print, or otherwise reproduced, in whole or in part, in any publication, permission must be obtained from (1) the owner of the physical property, and (2) the holder of the copyright. It is the particular responsibility of the researcher to obtain both sets of permissions. Persons wishing to quote from materials in the Russell Library collection should consult the Director. Reproduction of any item must contain a complete citation to the original.

Preferred citation:

Mary Willie Russell Green Papers. Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies, University of Georgia Libraries, Athens, Georgia, 30602-1641.