Safford Harris collection, 1859-1938

Summary

Creator:
Harris, Safford
Date:
1859-1938
Extent:
2.4 Linear Feet (3 document boxes, 1 oversized box)
Language:
English
Preferred citation:

Safford Harris collection, ms87, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Background

Scope and content:

The collection consists of letters dated 1859-1938, deeds, finances, business and personal, such as cancelled checks, check stubs, bank books, tax receipts, legal documents, such as indentures, notes, cases, manuscripts, i.e. poems and recipes, pamphlets, printed materials, books, newspaper clippings, post cards, Christmas cards, Easter cards, valentines, programs, broadsides, sunday school cards, trade cards, mementos, and other miscellaneous items. The material deals with the Wray family of Wrayswood, Greene County and Athens, and the family of C. W. Harris and Miss Sarah H. Harris of Winterville, Wrayswood, Madison and Athens.

Biographical / historical:

Miss Safford Harris was the Special Collections Librarian at the Georgia Institute of Technology, Atlanta, Georgia.

Acquisition information:
Donated by Safford Harris in 1961-1963
Arrangement:

Arranged in chronological order.

Access and use restrictions

Preferred citation:

Safford Harris collection, ms87, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.