Alfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks, 1853-1894

Summary

Creator:
Colquitt, Alfred Holt, 1829-1894
Date:
1853-1894
Extent:
3.6 Linear Feet (11 volumes in 3 oversized boxes)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Alfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks, ms66, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of eleven volumes of scrapbooks relating to Alfred Holt Colquitt, mainly compiled by Colquitt's secretary Isaac Wheeler Avery, from 1853-1894. The scrapbooks include clippings, with a few letters, primarily pertaining to Colquitt's terms as Governor (1876-1882), but also containing obituaries of Colquitt and letters of condolence.

Biographical / historical:

Alfred Holt Colquitt (1829-1894) was born in Walton County, Georgia. Colquitt was a lawyer, Confederate officer, U.S. Representative (1852-1854), Georgia Governor (1876-1882), and a U.S. Senator (1883-1894).

For more information, see the article Alfred H. Colquitt (1824-1894) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.

Arrangement:

Arranged roughly in chronological order.

Access and use restrictions

Terms of access:

This collection is in the Public Domain. No Copyright – United States: Collection is in the Public Domain under the laws of the United States. http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/ For additional information, please contact the Special Collections Libraries at sclib@uga.edu.

Preferred citation:

Alfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks, ms66, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.