Joseph Emerson Brown Family papers, 1829-1980, bulk 1850-1900

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Summary

Creator:
Brown family
Date:
1829-1980, bulk 1850-1900
Extent:
5.9 Linear Feet 10 document boxes, 1 half box, 1 oversized box, 1 volume
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Joseph Emerson Brown family papers, ms3630, Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

This collection consists of materials documenting the family relations of noted Civil War Georgia Governor Joseph Emerson Brown. It includes genealogy materials that cover the 18th and 19th centuries, correspondence between family members of different generations, which discuss typical family business for the time, including typed transcripts of Joseph E. Brown's 1865 letter to Andrew Johnson requesting release from prison, as well as his sworn agreement not to bear arms against the United States government. also included are women's diaries, the bulk being the European travel journals of Sally Eugenia Brown, as well as family financial material such as account books and land documents, as well as stock certificates for a company named posthumously for Joseph E. Brown. The collectioin also contains printed matter, including clippings and a speech to the Georgia Assembly that son Joseph M. Brown gave as governor in 1912, and photographs of a few later relatives of the family.

Biographical / historical:

Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894) was a lawyer, Georgia governor (1857-1865), and U.S. Senator (18780-1890). For more information, see the article Joseph E. Brown in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Joseph Emerson Brown's son, Joseph Mackey Brown, would go on to become a two-term governor of Georgia. Built in 1932, Joseph E. Brown Hall on the campus of the University of Georgia in Athens is named in his honor.

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Preferred citation:

Joseph Emerson Brown family papers, ms3630, Hargrett Rare Books and Manuscripts Library, University of Georgia Libraries.