Lumpkin Law School diploma, 1860

Collection context

Summary

Creator:
Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes, 1823-1862
Date:
1860
Extent:
1 folder(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Lumpkin Law School diploma, ms4095, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Contains a diploma from 1860, the inaugural year of the University of Georgia Law School, known then as Lumpkin Law School. Diploma is made out to George L. Peavy, a former Georgia State Senator, and is signed by founders Joseph Henry Lumpkin, William Hope Hull, and Thomas R.R. Cobb, but only Cobb's name is legible.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Lumpkin Law School diploma, ms4095, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.