Eleanor Barrow Williams papers, 1893-1976

Summary

Creator:
Williams, Eleanor Barrow, 1886-1977
Date:
1893-1976
Extent:
2.1 Linear Feet 3 document boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 large card file
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Eleanor Barrow Williams papers, ms2635, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection contains biographical information about Eleanor Williams, correspondence, banking and investment items, business documents and ledgers, photograph negatives, address books and lists, diaries, and material about Mrs. Williams' daughter, Eleanor Barrow Jewett Williams.

Biographical / historical:

Eleanor Pricilla Barrow Williams (1886-1977) was the daughter of David C. Barrow, Jr. (the chancellor of the University of Georgia). She married Henry Lee Jewett Williams (1887-1918), who was killed in action in France during World War I. The collection deals mainly with her life before her marriage and after her husband's death. Their daughter Eleanor Barrow Jewett Williams (1917-1956) married Gustav Karow in 1941.

Acquisition information:
The Eleanor Priscilla Barrow Williams Collection was acquired by the University of Georgia's Hargrett Library on April 10, 1989. The material was donated by Mrs. Susan Barrow Tate and was arranged in folders with many notations added by Mrs. Tate.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Eleanor Barrow Williams papers, ms2635, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.