Sanders and Alston families papers, 1873-1971

Summary

Creator:

Alston, Macky

Date:

1873-1971

Extent:

3 Linear Feet

Language:

English

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Sanders and Alston families papers, ms4467, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

Collection includes photographs of the Alston, Sanders, Dunseith, and Tharpe families as well as the Sanders family correspondence, receipts, and deeds. The majority of the collection is photographs of Madelaine Dunseith Alston and Wallace Alston and their children Wallace M. Alston, Jr. and Mary Alston. Also included are the McClatchey and Cook families.

Biographical / historical:

Macky Alston is a documentary filmmaker from Auburn, Alabama. Mr. Alston is the son of Wallace M. Alston Jr. of Decatur, Georgia and Alice Alston of Monroe, Georgia. His grandfather Wallace McPherson Alston served as the third president of Agnes Scott College from 1951 to 1973.

Indexed terms

Subjects:

Families -- Photographs
Families -- Correspondence
Deeds -- Georgia.

Preferred citation:

[Item, box, folder], Sanders and Alston families papers, ms4467, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.