Mitchell-Marsh family papers, 1918-1995, bulk 1925-1949

Summary

Creator:
Marsh, John R. (John Robert), 1895-1952 and Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949
Date:
1918-1995, bulk 1925-1949
Extent:
2.6 Linear Feet 2 document boxes, 1 half box, 1 oversized box
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Mitchell-Marsh family papers, ms3060, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of the papers of Margaret Mitchell, John Marsh and the Marsh family including correspondence, writings, printed material and photographs. Most of the correspondence is from John Marsh and Margaret Mitchell to John's mother and sister, Frances regarding health problems, family news, Gone With the Wind (book and movie), and the complications sudden fame brought to their lives. There are also several letters from John Marsh to his family concerning his wife's death.

Biographical / historical:

Margaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American author who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for Gone with the Wind. The movie adaptation of it in 1939 became the highest-grossing film in Hollywood, and received a record ten Academy Awards. For more information, see the article Margaret Mitchell in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Margaret Mitchell's second marriage was to John Robert Marsh on July 4, 1925, and the couple set up housekeeping in a small apartment affectionately called "The Dump." They entertained the newspaper crowd and other friends on a regular basis. Marsh, originally from Maysville, Kentucky, worked for the Georgia Railway and Power Company (later Georgia Power Company) as director of the publicity department.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Mitchell-Marsh family papers, ms3060, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.