Jennie Smith papers, 1863-1944

Summary

Creator:
Smith, Jennie, 1862-1946
Date:
1863-1944
Extent:
2.7 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 oversized box, 2 oversize folders A, 1 oversize folder B)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Jennie Smith papers, ms13, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters, notebooks, sketches, newspaper clippings, unintentionally humorous obituaries, photographs, engravings, lithographs, watercolors. Miss Jennie appears to have entered design contests for various items and these are represented in the collection. There are many pages removed from Godey's Lady's Book and Frank Leslie's Magazine along with many other examples of costumes. There is a Union diary kept by Joseph H. Mitchell, probably from Michigan. There is a lot of Athens material in the collection, chiefly anecdotal, but the list of teachers in Athens is interesting.

Miss Jennie left other items to the Library when she died - silver, furniture, books, pictures and these were placed in various locations in the department and university.

Biographical / historical:

Oneita Virginia Smith (1862-1946) was born in Athens, Georgia, educated at Lucy Cobb Institute, then studied art in Baltimore, New York and Paris where she was a pupil of Carriere. She returned to Athens and was the head of the Department of Art at Lucy Cobb for some 50 years. She was known as 'Miss Jennie' by her friends and students.

Jennie's apartment at Lucy Cobb still remains today and was often shown on the garden tours of the Institute. She was a charter member of the Athens Art Association when it was organized in 1919 and was one of the few honored with 'Life Membership'.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Jennie Smith in 1943 and her estate in 1946. Additional materials donated by Hal Heckman in 1964.

Access and use restrictions

Terms of access:

Portions of this collection are in the Public Domain. No Copyright – United States: Collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/. For additional information, please contact the Special Collections Libraries at sclib@uga.edu.

Preferred citation:

Jennie Smith papers, ms13, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.