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Birdie Bryan Miller Papers, 1899-1986

2 box(es) (.75 linear feet), including 5 photographs
Abstract Or Scope:
The Birdie Bryan Miller Papers document Miller's life and career in Young Harris, Georgia, where she taught at Young Harris College and was active in local politics, including twice serving as mayor of the town and sitting on the city council. The collection includes personal files that consist of clippings, correspondence, and civic records as well as certificates, clippings and campaign material pertaining to her son, former Georgia Governor and United States Senator Zell Miller. The collection also includes items that belonged to her late husband, Stephen Grady Miller, including his diplomas from Young Harris College and King's College of the University of London, postcards and photographs from his service in World War I, and material from his time in the Georgia State Senate in the 1927-1928 session.
Creator:
Miller, Birdie Bryan, 1893-1986.
Identifier:
RBRL244BBM

Bishop Christian Church records, 1940-1989

2.2 Linear Feet 3 document boxes, 1 carton
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of assorted church records, such as bulletins, handheld church fans, signs, board minutes, Sunday school attendance figures, and financial records.

Creator:
Bishop Christian Church (Bishop, Ga.)
Identifier:
ms3025
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Betty Sargent papers, 1868-2009, bulk 1933-1968

6.25 Linear Feet (7 boxes and 1 oversize folder)
Abstract Or Scope:

This collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, photographs, printed material, research files, and writings. The correspondence is primarily between Betty Sargent and her family and friends from the 1930s until the early 2000s. There is also material related to the First American-Japanese Student Conference, World War II, and Betty's career with the Georgia Review. The careers and activities of Robert Dell, William Shirer, and Stefan Lux are documented in the correspondence, research files, and writings. A portion of the collection documents the Sargent family troubles involving James Sargent's health.

Creator:
Sargent, Betty Lee, 1912-2009
Identifier:
ms3866
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Betty Sargent papers, 1868-2009, bulk 1933-1968 6.25 Linear Feet (7 boxes and 1 oversize folder)

Weems family papers, 1918-1992

9 Linear Feet (13 boxes)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection documents the history of the Weems family of Georgia and related families, such as the Parks and the Holleymans. The families are documented by correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, genealogy research (including charts, worksheets, and birth, marriage, and death records), professional work, and clippings. Much of the collection focuses on Sarah Parks Branch Weems and her closest relatives.

Creator:
Weems family
Identifier:
ms3882
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Carlisle Cobb family papers, 1815-1971, bulk 1922-1947

24.1 Linear Feet (57 document boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 oversized folder B)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, receipts, family legal papers, radio scripts of Carlisle Cobb, and manuscripts of Carlisle Cobb and Mary McKinley Cobb. The correspondence contains letters between Howell Cobb, Mary McKinley Cobb, Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb, and members of the McKinley family. The bulk of the correspondence contains letters from Carlisle Cobb to his wife Kate Cobb; from Carlisle, Jr. to his wife Juliette Cobb from England, France, and Ireland while serving with the 6th and 28th Cavalry during World War II; and from Mary McKinley Cobb, while a student at Kansas State University, to Lee Trimble. Other correspondents include Sara Cobb Baxter, Howell E. Cobb, Zachariah Lamar Cobb, and Thomas Reade Rootes Cobb.

Creator:
Cobb family
Identifier:
ms2007

Eleanor Barrow Williams papers, 1893-1976

2.1 Linear Feet 3 document boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 large card file
Abstract Or Scope:

This collection contains biographical information about Eleanor Williams, correspondence, banking and investment items, business documents and ledgers, photograph negatives, address books and lists, diaries, and material about Mrs. Williams' daughter, Eleanor Barrow Jewett Williams.

Creator:
Williams, Eleanor Barrow, 1886-1977
Identifier:
ms2635
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T. Rogers Wade Collection of Herman E. Talmadge Materials, 1978-1980

7 box(es) (6 linear feet), 3 scrapbooks
Abstract Or Scope:
Materials in the T. Rogers Wade Collection of Herman E. Talmadge Materials relate to Herman Talmadge's senatorial reelection campaign in 1980.
Creator:
Wade, T. Rogers.
Identifier:
RBRL194TRW

Hughes Spalding family papers, 1870-1969

47.6 Linear Feet (92 doc boxes, 5 oversized boxes)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of papers of Hughes Spalding and the Spalding family of Atlanta, Georgia from 1870-1969.

Creator:
Spalding family
Identifier:
ms1413

Phinizy Spalding papers, 1910-1994, bulk 1931-1982, bulk 1931-1982

60.3 Linear Feet (136 boxes, 2 half boxes, 3 card file boxes, 1 oversized box, 2 oversized folders C, 3 oversized folders B)
Abstract Or Scope:

This collection consists of the papers of Dr. Phinizy Spalding, a longtime history professor at the University of Georgia. Types of materials in the collection include family materials; correspondence and subject files; scholarly activity and association files; many manuscripts of his writngs as well as research and teaching materials; several hundred documents regarding historic preservation and architecture in Athens and Georgia; materials regarding the management of the Lucy Cobb Institute; and printed material and maps.

Creator:
Spalding, B. Phinizy, 1930-1994.
Identifier:
ms2907

Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. literary and historical manuscripts, 1867-1889

5.25 Linear Feet 19 boxes
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of the bound manuscript volumes written by Charles Colcock Jones, Jr., noted Georgia historian and literary figure. Several of the volumes are extra illustrated by Jones. These writings form much of the corpus of Jones' published works and are, for the most part, the author's own final manuscript copies, although there are some corrections and annotations.

Creator:
Jones, Charles C. (Charles Colcock), 1831-1893
Identifier:
ms1066