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J. Frank Myers Papers, 1920-2002

2 box(es) (1.25 linear feet) and 1 moving image
Abstract Or Scope:
The J. Frank Myers Papers document Myers' involvement in politics, community groups and economic development in Americus and Sumter County, Georgia. The papers consist of correspondence, legal, personal, and founding documents, newspaper clippings, photographs, brochures, area maps, and a menu from The Varsity Restaurant.
Creator:
Myers, J. Frank, 1920-2005.
Identifier:
RBRL108JFM

Hammond family papers, 1782-1921

0.5 Linear Feet 1 box
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of documents that primarily concern land transactions (and also transfers of enslaved persons) relating to the Hammons / Hammonds and allied families of Walton, Wilkes and Oglethorpe County, Georgia. There is some Hammond and Ellsbury family genealogy. Some names involved include: Josiah Amerson, Isaiah C. Brand, W.K. Hammond, Moses Jernigan, Green H. Lirsey, Kinchin Rambo, and William Trammell

Creator:
Hammond family
Identifier:
ms1523

Ames family letters, 1872, 1875, 1905

1 folder(s)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. James Tyler Ames in Roswell, Georgia to their daughter Sarah in Chicopee, Massachusetts during 1872. Correspondence regards weather, travel, family matters, and James Ames' health, and family business. Two letters regarding the mineral corundum are written to Ames from Mark Cooper. The collection also includes correspondence from Papa Ames to Nellie dated 1875, and correspondence from Charles Bass to Sarah regarding the death of Albert C. Woodworth in 1905.

Creator:
Ames family
Identifier:
ms3038
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Ames family letters, 1872, 1875, 1905 1 folder(s)

Jacquelyn H. Barrett Papers, Audiovisual Materials, 1990s-2000s

6 item(s)
Abstract Or Scope:
Jacquelyn H. Barrett Papers, Audiovisual Materials includes five VHS videocassettes and one DVD.
Creator:
Barrett, Jacquelyn H., 1950-
Identifier:
RBRL289JHB_AV
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Audiovisual Materials, 1990s-2000s 6 item(s)

A.M. Hammond ledger of Scull Shoals Manufacturing Company transactions, 1837-1838

1 folder(s)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of a ledger kept by A.M. Hammond, and contains merchandise transactions between Hammond and Scull Shoals Manufacturing Company of Greene County, Georgia.

Creator:
Hammond, A. M.
Identifier:
ms3389
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Ralph J. Mitchell landmarks of Georgia images, 1970-1980

0.6 Linear Feet (1 document box, 1 half box)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of 156 prints by Ralph J. Mitchell. They depict various buildings, bridges and other scenes of Georgia.

Creator:
Mitchell, Ralph J.
Identifier:
ms1610
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Thomas McKee West collection, 1983-2003

1.5 Linear Feet 3 document boxes
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of copies of documents, textual and audio, accumulated during Thomas M. West's successful challenge - in the case of Timothy Dawson vs. The State of Georgia - to the state of Georgia's law prescribing death by electrocution in the electric chair in death penalty cases. This includes fifteen digital copies of 22 Georgia electrocutions of prisoners between 1983 and 1996. These recordings are copies of West's tapes which were themselves dubs of original tapes recorded by members of the state's Department of Corrections for their own records, and later subpoenaed and entered into state court records as part of challenges to the electric chair statute. In addition, the collection includes copies of materials (transcripts, documents, affidavits, autopsy records, etc.) West and his co-counsel Robert Citronberg had accumulated to date of donation (August 2004) in support of legal challenges to the Georgia statute prescribing lethal injection as the new means of state execution.

Creator:
West, Thomas McKee
Identifier:
ms3244

Paul Darcy Boles papers, mid-20th century

1 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of proofs containing both printer's notes and textual corrections, of writings of Paul Darcy Boles. Miscellaneous items include a handwritten note regarding the Lilac Festival (written on a Chateau fleur de lis napkin), The Beggars in the Sun mock-up, and a typewritten letter to Boles from A. L. Hart, Jr., The Macmillan Company, regarding both personal and business matters.

Creator:
Boles, Paul Darcy, 1916-
Identifier:
ms788
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Patricia L. Puckett Papers, 1971-2011

2 box(es) (2 linear feet)
Abstract Or Scope:
Pat Puckett is the Executive Director of the Statewide Independent Living Council of Georgia and an active member of many state and national organizations working to accomplish inclusive disability policy and services. Her papers document her advocacy for people with disabilities and efforts to influence the policies that affect their lives.
Creator:
Puckett, Patricia L.
Identifier:
RBRL342

Amos A. Ettinger papers, 1926-1945

3 folder(s)
Abstract Or Scope:

The collection consists of a photocopy of Amos Ettinger's journal (1926-1927), and illustrations and photographs of James Edward Oglethorpe for James Edward Oglethorpe, imperial idealist (and receipts from University Press, Oxford, for prints of Oglethorpe that Ettinger ordered). Also included are correspondence and two issues of The Rambler, newsletter of the Boswell Club of Chicago (1945).

Creator:
Ettinger, Amos Aschbach, 1901-
Identifier:
ms900
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Amos A. Ettinger papers, 1926-1945 3 folder(s)