Telamon Cuyler Collection, Series 5. Writings, Notes, and Photographs, 1904-1940

Summary

Creator:

Cuyler, Telamon Cruger Smith, 1873-1951

Date:

1904-1940

Extent:

20 Linear Feet (30 document boxes, 1 half box, 3 card file boxes, 3 oversized boxes)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Telamon Cuyler collection, MS 1170: Series 5. Telamon Cuyler Writings, Notes, and Photographs. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Series 5. consists of Telamon Cuyler's historical and literary writings and notes, his transcripts of some historical documents, as well as photographs depicting Telamon, his friends and family, places and topics of interest.

Biographical / historical:

Telamon Cruger Smith Cuyler (1873-1951) was born in Rome (Ga.) to Captain Henry Hunter Smith and Estelle Cuyler Smith. He legally changed his surname from Smith to Cuyler in 1905. In 1893, he received a Bachelor of Law degree from the Univeristy of Georgia. In 1900, he married Grace Barton and they had two children. Between 1895 and 1905, he served as special counsel for the governements of Mexico, Brazil, Guatemala, and Chile. Cuyler authored sixty privately printed works on Southern, Confederate, and Georgia history. Upon his death in 1951, his large collection of historical documents and photographs were willed to the Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library.

Related

Related material:

For the rest of the Telamon Cuyler Collection MS 1170 at the Hargrett Library, see also:

Series 1. Historical Manuscripts; Series 2. Family Papers; Series 3. Personal Materials; Series 4. Correspondence; Series 5. Writings, Notes, and Photographs (this guide covers series 5)

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Writing.
Transcripts.
Notes.

Preferred citation:

Telamon Cuyler collection, MS 1170: Series 5. Telamon Cuyler Writings, Notes, and Photographs. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.