Milligan family photographs, 1880-1959

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Milligan family
Date:
1880-1959
Extent:
1 folder(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Milligan family photographs, ms2903, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of nine photographs (prints made in 1991) of the family of Melanie Garrish of Gainesville, Georgia. Included are photographs of her grandmother (Ruth Gertrude Butler Milligan), grandfather (Archie Lee Milligan), great-grandmother (Mary Magdalene Smith Butler), and great-grandparents (John Henry Milligan, Lucy Elvira Williams Milligan).

Biographical / historical:

The Milligan family were an average middle-class white Southern family in the 20th century. Several photographs center on 1919 and 1941, indicating how a wartime family appeared.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Milligan family photographs, ms2903, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.