E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection, 1745-1942

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Summary

Creator:
Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-1981
Date:
1745-1942
Extent:
6 Linear Feet (10 boxes, 1 oversize box, 8 oversize folders)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection, ms2018, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of original source material including biographies of prominent Georgians, correspondence of individuals and families, court records from the Superior Court of Jackson County (Ga.), records relating to the Confederate States of America and the Civil War in Georgia, reports and lists of children attending impoverished schools in Clarke County (Ga.), and records relating to slavery and the lives of enslaved people in Georgia.

Biographical / historical:

Ellis Merton Coulter (1890-1981) was an author, educator at the University of Georgia (1919-1958) and head of the History Department (1941-1958).

For more information, see the article E. Merton Coulter (1890-1981) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection, ms2018, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.