Edwin King Lumpkin papers, 1881-1921

Summary

Creator:
Dudley, J. T., Burnett, Wiley B., Lumpkin, E. K. (Edwin King), 1858-1938, Lumpkin, Edwin King, and Lumpkin & Burnett (Athens, Ga.)
Date:
1881-1921
Extent:
3 Linear Feet (7 document boxes, 1 half box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Edwin King Lumpkin papers, MS 1748. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Boxes 1-7 contain only correspondence, much of which is personal or family-related. Letters to each of his children from Judge Lumpkin are found in this collection, while business-related correspondence is concentrated in the Judge E.K. Lumpkin Papers (MS 80). Box 8 contains various materials including receipts, clippings and printed material.

Biographical / historical:

Edwin King Lumpkin (1858-1938), partner in the Athens, Georgia law firm of Lumpkin & Burnett, married Mary B. Thomas. One of their sons, Edwin K. Lumpkin, Jr. practiced law with his father.

Lumpkin (1853-1938) attended the University of Georgia and received a civil-engineering degree in 1871. In 1878 he married Mary B. Thomas and passed the bar in 1879.

Lumpkin resided in Athens and was the father of three sons and two daughters. His title of judge was merely a courtesy, but he played an influential role in Georgia judicial history.

His wife Mary helped found the first garden club in Georgia in 1891.

Arrangement:

Organized into four series: (1) E.K. Lumpkin papers, (2) J.T. Dudley papers, (3) E.K. Lumpkin, Jr. papers, and (4) W.B. Burnett papers.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Edwin King Lumpkin papers, MS 1748. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.