1961 |
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First Congregational Church (Athens, Ga.) record book
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First Congregational Church (Athens, Ga.) |
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1881-1903 |
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The collection consists of a record book for the First Congregational Church (Athens, Ga.) from 1881-1903. The volume contains
a history of the church detailing its founding and organization; minutes; treasurer's reports (1892-1897); and records of
baptisms.
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ms142 |
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Hargrett Library |
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1962 |
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Charles Spalding address regarding Creek Indians typescript
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Spalding, Charles Harris, 1808-1887 |
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circa 1900, 1918 |
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A bound typescript of The Indian difficulties of Georgia, an address delivered by Charles Spalding before the Georgia Historical
Society in Savannah, Georgia, on March 30, 1844. Spalding defends Georgia in relation to its treatment of the Creek Indians.
The present copy is of an unknown original, although two accompanying documents shed light on the origins.
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Identifier: |
ms1420 |
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Hargrett Library |
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1963 |
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Bryan family genealogy
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Screven, T. F. |
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Dates: |
early 20th century |
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One twenty-two page genealogy (primarily eighteenth century records) titled, "The Bryan Family of South Carolina and Georgia.
Correcting and following a partial record sent D. E. Huger by Mr. T. F. Screven." The genealogy chronicles the Bryans and
allied families, chiefly the descendants of Joseph Bryan and his wife.
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ms1421 |
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Hargrett Library |
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1964 |
Title: |
Cuthbert family genealogy
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Cuthbert family |
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Dates: |
early 20th century |
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Four pages of miscellaneous genealogical information (primarily eighteenth century records) of the Cuthbert and Bryan families.
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ms1422 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1965 |
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The Friend: a Religious and Literary Journal index to Indian articles
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1846 |
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One volume manuscript (undated), given the cover title Indian index to Philadelphia Friends. Vol. 1-19 inclusive. Special
index for Cherokees. The volume indexes by page and volume number those articles which pertain to Indians, the Cherokees,
the Removal, and other matters pertinent to Georgia during the decades immediately preceding the Civil War.
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Identifier: |
ms1423 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1966 |
Title: |
Sidney Lanier poem
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Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881 |
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Dates: |
circa 1880 |
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One note card containing handwritten verses from Sunrise, the first segment of Hymns of the Marshes, signed by Sidney Lanier.
The present manuscript differs slightly in both wording and punctuation from the published version in Poems of Sidney Lanier
edited by Mary Day Lanier.
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Identifier: |
ms1425 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1967 |
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Richard Thompson land grant
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Troup, George Michael, 1780-1856 |
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Dates: |
1820 May 11 |
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One land grant: signed by Governor George M. Troup, for lot number 260 of Irwin County, issued to Richard Thompson of Dickson's
Battalion, Jackson County, Georgia. Included is a plat of the 490 acres, surveyor's notation of May 11, 1820, and various
countersignatures.
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Identifier: |
ms1426 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1968 |
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Confederate States of America prison (Madison, Ga.) records of 1862 arrivals
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1870s |
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One list of names of individuals who were incarcerated at the Confederate States of America Prison in Madison, Georgia. The
list (a handwritten copy of original) includes names and dates of prisoners who arrived on the following dates: April 24,
September 21, September 24, and December 20, 1862.
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Identifier: |
ms1428 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1969 |
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Thomas Revell claim against King George II
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Revell, Thomas |
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Dates: |
1748 July 5 |
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A claim brought by Thomas Revell against King George II on July 5, 1748. The document sets forth the initial contract responsibilities
between Revell and the crown, under which the King bore responsibility for any losses due to pirates, enemies, or the sea.
Revell describes the September 1741 attack upon the sloop James Barnes carrying stores intended for General James Oglethorpes'
men at Fort Frederica, Georgia and asks for the compensation due him.
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Identifier: |
ms1429 |
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Hargrett Library |
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1970 |
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Isaac R. Gifford daybook
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Gifford, Isaac R. |
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Dates: |
1818-1820 |
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The collection consists of a daybook of Isaac R. Gifford from 1818-1820. Entries include customer transactions from Gifford's
store in Savannah, Georgia, and commentaries regarding the weather, militia, day-to-day activities, and a trip to Charleston,
South Carolina. The daybook also includes information pertaining to Gifford's business interests in Massachusetts and New
York.
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Identifier: |
ms143 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1971 |
Title: |
Francis L. Sullivan papers
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Sullivan, Francis L. |
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Dates: |
[circa 1923-1956] |
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The collection consists of papers of Francis L. Sullivan from ca. 1923-1956. Includes personal and professional photographs,
movie stills and scripts, press clippings and a small amount of correspondence, relating to his stage and film career in Great
Britain and the United States.
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Identifier: |
ms1430 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1972 |
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Cherokee Indian site photographs
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1930-1939 |
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The collection consists of photographs depicting various Cherokee Indian sites in Tennessee and Georgia. Sites include Brainerd
Mission Cemetery, Etowah Mounds, Spring Place, and Talking Rock.
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Identifier: |
ms1431 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1973 |
Title: |
Bessie Smith papers
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Smith, Bessie |
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Dates: |
1904-1905 |
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The collection consists of two items: scrapbook created by Bessie Smith, consisting of journal entries, newspaper articles,
ticket stubs from University of Georgia events; photograph labeled "Athens, Georgia. State Normal School. Sophomore Class.
1904."
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Identifier: |
ms1432 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1974 |
Title: |
Roger S. Durham Journeys transcript
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Durham, Roger S. |
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Dates: |
1978 |
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The collection consists of Journeys: a true story of the blocade on the Georgia Coast in its first year 1861-1862, number
3 of seven copies of a typescript by Roger S. Durham. Journeys follows the story of the Rev. Charles C. Jones family.
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Identifier: |
ms1433 |
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Hargrett Library |
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1976 |
Title: |
Gray family Bible record (photocopies)
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Gray family |
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Dates: |
1775-1866, 1978 |
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The collection consists of two items: Bible record of George and Ann Gray, 1775-1862 (photocopies); explanatory letter regarding
the Gray family history (photocopy), dated July 4, 1978.
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Identifier: |
ms1435 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1977 |
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Campbell family charts (photocopies)
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Klapham, N. |
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Dates: |
circa 1976 |
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The collection consists of photocopies of charts (undated) created by N. Klapham of Belfast. Charts show connections between
the Campbell, Allen, Longstreet, Sibley, and Marshall families, 1762-1926.
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ms1436 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1978 |
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Cobb family photographs
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Cobb family |
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Dates: |
circa 1860-1900 |
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The collection consists of photographs of members of the Cobb family, including Howell Cobb, Howell Cobb, Jr., T. R. R. Cobb,
and Mary McKinley Cobb. Photographs of the McKinley family are also included in the collection.
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Identifier: |
ms1437 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1979 |
Title: |
Jewel family collection
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Jewell family |
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Dates: |
1804-1901 |
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The collection consists of various newspaper clippings, embroidery patterns, woven coverlet patterns, recipes, The Jewell
Register (a book tracing Jewell lineage to 1522), two photographs, and two account books, from 1804-1901.
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Identifier: |
ms1438 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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1980 |
Title: |
John McIntosh Kell letter to Julia Blanche Munroe Kell
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Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900 |
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Dates: |
1859 September 22 |
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A letter from John McIntosh Kell to his wife, Blanche Munroe Kell, from Warrington Naval Yard (Fla.) dated September 22, 1859.
The letter regards housing at Pensacola and Kell's service on the steamer Fulton as a U.S. naval officer.
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Identifier: |
ms1439 |
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Hargrett Library |
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