Craig Barrow family papers, 1766-2010, bulk 1919-1970

Summary

Creator:
Barrow, Craig, 1876-1945
Date:
1766-2010, bulk 1919-1970
Extent:
38 Linear Feet 38 boxes, 4 half boxes, 1 slide box, 8 oversized boxes, 4 oversized folders, 1 item
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Craig Barrow family papers, ms3090, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical information, writings, financial papers, printed material, scrapbooks, photographs, deeds, and transcripts and copies of historical documents. Much of the Craig Barrow correspondence deals with his involvement with the Savannah Boxing Commission, Savannah Golf Club, Central of Georgia Railway, and the University of Georgia Alumni Society. The family correspondence contains letters regarding the Barrow property called the Home Place in Oglethorpe County, Georgia. There is much emphasis on Savannah, the Wormsloe estate, and Georgia history in both printed material and photographs. A large section of the financial papers concerns the real estate owned by the Barrows in Savannah and details the sale, rental, and management of the properties.

Biographical / historical:

Craig Barrow (1876-1945), chief surgeon of the Central Georgia Railway married Elfrida DeRenne (1884-1970) in 1906. She was a descendant of Noble Jones, owner of Wormsloe Plantation in Savannah, Georgia. The Barrows lived at the residence on Wormsloe Plantation, but also owned a summer home in Hendersonville, North Carolina called Yonholme. Elfrida DeRenne Barrow was the author of several books about the history of Savannah.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Craig Barrow family papers, ms3090, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.