Eugene Muse Mitchell papers, 1881-1887

Summary

Creator:
Mitchell, Eugene Muse
Date:
1881-1887
Extent:
2 folder(s)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Eugene Muse Mitchell papers, ms511, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of miscellaneous papers of Eugene Muse Mitchell, including a letter (1887), receipt for his first office rent, promissory note (1881), autograph album, report cards from Means High School (1881-1882), reports from the University of Georgia (1882-1885), clippings related to the Mitchell family, two pages of a debate "Whether the Crusades were Beneficial to Europe," (this was the topic debated on May 27, 1881, by the Phi Kappa Society at the University of Georgia). There is a Phi Beta Kappa Society, Alpha Chapter of Georgia certificate dated 1914.There are also three samples of cotton from the Atlanta Cotton Exposition of 1881 labeled as to origin and each is wrapped in a broadside listing the candidates for Alderman and councilmen in the five wards (of Atlanta?).

Biographical / historical:

Eugene Muse Mitchell was a graduate of the University of Georgia Law School (1885), and was a noted Atlanta attorney. He was also the father of Stephens Mitchell and Margaret Mitchell (Marsh), author of Gone with the Wind.

Processing information:

The photographs are housed in the Georgia Photograph File, ms3705, box 12, folder 76, Georgia--University--Law Class, 1885.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Eugene Muse Mitchell papers, ms511, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.