Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers, 1847-1951, bulk 1868-1871

Summary

Creator:
Brown, Elizabeth Grisham, 1826-1897
Date:
1847-1951, bulk 1868-1871
Extent:
15.2 Linear Feet (23 document boxes, 1 half box, 4 oversized boxes, 1 flat box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers, ms85, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of papers of the Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown family of Cherokee County, Georgia from 1847-1951. The papers consists of correspondence, genealogical notes, photographs, and scrapbooks. The bulk of the correspondence (1866-1884), contains family letters to and from Joseph E. Brown; his wife, Elizabeth Grisham Brown; her parents Joseph Grisham and Mary L. Grisham; the Brown children, Mary V. Brown (Connally), Franklin Pierce Brown; and other relatives including uncle James Steele and cousin Mary E. Maxwell. The scrapbooks (46) contain a variety of materials including newsclippings and ephemera, some relating to Brown's political career, kept by various members of the Brown family.

Biographical / historical:

Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894), lawyer, Georgia Governor (1857-1865), son of Mackey and Sally Rice Brown, married Elizabeth Grisham, daughter of Joseph and Mary L. Grisham. Parents of Julius L. Brown, Mary Virginia Brown, Joseph M. Brown, Franklin P. Brown, Elijah A. Brown, Charles M. Brown, Sally Eugenia Brown, and George M. Brown.

For more information, see the article Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Mary Connally Spalding and Elizabeth Grisham Spalding Sheffield in 1946-1959
Arrangement:

Arranged by record type.

Access and use restrictions

Terms of access:

The majority of 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:

Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers, ms85, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.