Rufus K. Reaves family papers, 1838-1941, bulk 1880-1918

Summary

Creator:
Reaves, Rufus K., 1839-1917 and Reaves family
Date:
1838-1941, bulk 1880-1918
Extent:
3.25 Linear Feet 7 boxes and 1 oversize folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Rufus K. Reaves family papers, ms 1068. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of Rufus K. Reaves and the Reaves family of Athens, Georgia from 1838 to 1941. Includes correspondence, maps, reports, legal documents, accounts, receipts, and tax information pertaining to business and mining activities of Reaves and the Loud Hydraulic Hose Gold Mining Company (White County, Ga.), purchased by Reaves in the 1880s. The collection also contains materials pertaining to business and legal activities of Rufus K. Reaves, Jr., as well as indentures and deeds. Also included are the related papers of George W. Center and the Edward Lilly estate.

Biographical / historical:

Rufus K. Reaves (1838-1917), his wife Mary Powell (1846-1916), their daughter Anna (married to Jim Paine, Jr.) and his children from his previous marriage, to Annie Powell, Rufus K. Jr., Sidney Powell (S. P.), and May (Snead) of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia. Rufus K. Reaves was a merchant in Athens and Northeast Georgia, his firm was first known as Center & Reaves and later as Reaves Warehouse Company. He served as a short term mayor of Athens from 1887-1888.

Arrangement:

Organized into 8 series: correspondence, maps, indentures, deeds, legal documents, financial records, mining records, and personal.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Rufus K. Reaves family papers, ms 1068. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.