Dawson Family estate papers, late 1800s-1929

Summary

Creator:
University of Georgia
Date:
late 1800s-1929
Extent:
0.5 Linear Feet (1 box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Dawson Family estate papers, UA0047, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of one photograph album and lists of information pertaining to the Dawson estate.

Biographical / historical:

Upon his death Dr. William Terrell, a prosperous planter from Hancock County, left the University $20,000 in bonds to establish an endowed fund. The interest from the fund paid the salary of a new professor of "Agriculture as a Science." This gift is acknowledged as the genesis of what is today our College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. Seventy-two years later Dr. Terrell's grandson, William Terrell Dawson, died leaving the remainder of his estate as a bequest, in memory of his father Edgar Gilmer Dawson, to support agricultural education at the University. Today, the Edgar Gilmer Dawson Fund stands at more than three-quarters of a million dollars, providing scholarships for outstanding students of agriculture and for other CAES activities on campus and around the state.

Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Dawson Family estate papers, UA0047, University Archives, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.