Charles Cotton Harrold papers, 1888-1936

Summary

Creator:

Harrold, Charles Cotton, 1878-1948

Date:

1888-1936

Extent:

1.8 Linear Feet (4 document boxes, 1 half box)

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

Charles Cotton Harrold papers, ms139, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of Charles Cotton Harrold from 1888-1936. The papers include photographs, printed material, a scrapbook, clippings, and correspondence pertaining to Indian Mounds and archeology in Georgia. The photographs, in three volumes with indexes, document archeological excavations by the Lamar Group (1934) and the Macon Group (1934). The scrapbook, also indexed, contains manuscript entries on archeological discoveries or excavations in Georgia as well as maps, correspondence, and printed material laid in the volume. The collection also contains photographs of the University of Georgia (1896-1898).

Biographical / historical:

Charles Cotton Harrold (1878-1948), surgeon, scientist, and president of the Society for Georgia Archeology, resided in Macon, Georgia.

Acquisition information:

Bequest of C. C. Harrold with additional materials donated by Mrs. Harrold and their children.

Arrangement:

Arranged by record type.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Mounds -- Georgia.
Indians of North America -- Georgia.
Excavations (Archaeology) -- Georgia.
Archaeology -- Georgia.
Maps (documents)

Names:

University of Georgia -- Photographs

Places:

Georgia -- Antiquities.

Preferred citation:

Charles Cotton Harrold papers, ms139, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.