John Donald Wade family papers, 1857-1963, bulk 1929-1945

Summary

Creator:
Wade, John Donald, 1892-1963 and Wade family
Date:
1857-1963, bulk 1929-1945
Extent:
11.6 Linear Feet (29 document boxes, 2 oversize folder A)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

John Donald Wade family papers, ms837, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of John Donald Wade and the Wade family from 1857-1963. It includes primarily correspondence with some clippings, research material and notes, receipts, legal records pertaining to various trust funds, printed material and note books. Early materials (1857-1912) contain land grants and correspondence of the Wade family including John Daniel and Ida Anne, John Donald Wade's parents. The bulk of the collection pertains to Wade's involvement with and writings of the Agrarian concept, the Georgia Review, and the Marshallville Foundation, a beautification and improvement organization in Marshallville, Georgia. Major correspondents include such Southern writers as James Truslow Adams, Charles A. Beard, Donald Davidson, Berry Fleming, Andrew Lytle, Dumas Malone, Minnie Hite Moody, Flannery O'Connor, Charlton Ogburn, Byron Herbert Reece, and Lamar Trotti.

Biographical / historical:

John Donald Wade (1892-1963) was an educator, author, and editor of the Georgia Review (1947-1951), born in Marshallville, Georgia.

For more information, see the article John Donald Wade (1892-1963) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Arrangement:

Arranged into 4 series: Series 1. Genealogy, Series 2. Correspondence, Series 3. Subject Files, Series 4. Diplomas.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

John Donald Wade family papers, ms837, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.