Kell family papers, 1857-1945, bulk 1857-1914

Summary

Creator:
Kell, Carolyn, Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900, D'Antignac, Evelyn Kell, Kell, Julia Blanche Munroe, 1836-1917, and Kell family
Date:
1857-1945, bulk 1857-1914
Extent:
40 Linear Feet 41 boxes, 18 art pieces, 1 oversized folder
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Kell family papers, ms2917, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of the Kell family from 1857-1914, 1945. The papers contain the manuscript of John McIntosh Kell's book RECOLLECTIONS OF A NAVAL LIFE; an untitled manuscript by Kell's daughter Evelyn Kell d'Antignac regarding the friendship of slaves for their masters; correspondence from Kell and his wife, Blanche to their daughter Carolyn Kell at Fauquier Institute in Virginia and between other family members and friends; a diary (1907-1908) of Blanche Kell; photographs of family and shipmates of Kell; and a biographical sketch of Kell.

Biographical / historical:

John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), son of John and Margery Spalding Baillie Kell of Darien, Georgia, married Julia Blanche Munroe of Macon, Georgia. During the Civil War, Kell served as an officer in the Confederate Navy. After the war, he served as Georgia's Adjutant-General from 1886 until his death in 1900.

Arrangement:

Arranged by type of material.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Kell family papers, ms2917, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.