| 5021 |
Title: |
Gurr family papers
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Gurr family |
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1864-1921 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Thomas J. Gurr to Sophronia Thompson (later Mrs. Thomas J. Gurr) from 1864-1866.
Two of the letters were written while Thomas was serving in the 51st Georgia Infantry Regiment in Russellville, Tennessee
and near Richmond, Virginia. Also included is a letter to Sophronia from her cousin (October 8, 1864), A. William Murray,
of the 6th Georgia Infantry Regiment near Richmond, Virginia. Documents dated 1916-1921 include Gurr family genealogy.
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ms571 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5022 |
Title: |
The Spokesman masthead
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Georgia State Prison |
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Dates: |
1961 |
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The collection consists of two items: masthead of the table of contents page of v. 21, no. 3 (Fall 1991) of The Spokesman;
correspondence regarding the brief history of The Spokesman. Dated August 22, 1961, to Mr. Hays, signed Jim McManus, editor,
McManus gives a brief history of the inmate publication.
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ms572 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5023 |
Title: |
William Bacon Stevens letter to Governor George Towns
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Stevens, William Bacon, 1815-1887 |
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Dates: |
1848 May 10 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Athens, May 10, 1848, "Dear Sir" [Governor George Towns], from William Bacon
Stevens, regarding the appointment of a Board of Visitors for the University of Georgia.
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ms574 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5024 |
Title: |
Stanley family letters (photocopies)
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Stanley family |
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Dates: |
1861-1866, 1875 |
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The collection consists of correspondence (photocopies) between Marcellus Stanley and his wife, Julia A. T. (Pope) Stanley,
from 1861-1864. The collection also consists of a genealogical chart of the Hills of Wilkes County, and photocopies of obituaries
(undated) for Major Marcellus Stanley.
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Identifier: |
ms575 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5025 |
Title: |
Mrs. E. P. Henslee letter
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Henslee, E. P., Mrs. |
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Dates: |
1865 January 28 |
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Contents: |
One personal letter from Mrs. E. P. Henslee to her husband concerning the revival in Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms577 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5026 |
Title: |
Henry Hescock check
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Creator: |
Hescock, Henry, -1865 |
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Dates: |
1865 January 9 |
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The collection consists of one check for $100 in gold to be drawn to James G. Gibbons by Henry Hescock, dated January 9, 1865.
On the back is this note: "This money was loaned to me while a prisoner of war at Cola S.C. for my own personal use. I therefore
desire it promptly paid. [signed] Henry Hescock, Capt. Co. G. 1st Mo. Arty." The check is endorsed by J. G. Gibbons.
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Identifier: |
ms578 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5027 |
Title: |
Benjamin T. Hunter letter
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Creator: |
Hunter, Benjamin T. |
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Dates: |
1870 August 26 |
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Contents: |
One letter from Benjamin T. Hunter, president of University High School, Athens, to the Athens Council regarding permission
to run a telegraph line from the High School to Philosophical Hall.
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Identifier: |
ms579 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5028 |
Title: |
Civil War editorials from northern newspapers
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1860-1861 |
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The collection consists of photostats of editorials from northern newspapers concerning the beginning of the Civil War. These
editorials are clipped and stapled on light weight cardboard.
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Identifier: |
ms58 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5029 |
Title: |
Mary V. Jones collection
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Creator: |
Jones, Mary V. |
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Dates: |
1890-1895 |
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The collection consists of a certificate of ownership of 14 shares of stock in the Bank of the State of Georgia, to Mrs. D.
C. Jones, dated August 13, 1890, signed by F. M. Coker, President; certificate of deposit for $1,400 in Bank of the State
of Georgia, dated April 11, 1895; and a handwritten poem on Rome, written on back of a notice regarding the organization of
the Bank of Monroe, dated 1891.
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Identifier: |
ms580 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5030 |
Title: |
William Heard Kilpatrick letters
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Creator: |
Kilpatrick, William Heard, 1871-1965 |
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Dates: |
1957-1961 |
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The collection consists of four letters from William Heard Kilpatrick to Mrs. Wilhelmina Bonner: dated March 29, 1957, the
first letter is a friendly congratulation on Mr. and Mrs. J.W. Bonner's 50th wedding anniversary, and speaks of teaching Mrs.
Bonner as a school girl in Blakely, Georgia; dated May 6, 1958, the second letter regards the death of her husband, Mr. John
W. Bonner; dated January 23, 1961, the third is a friendly letter of congratulation on her 80th birthday; and dated February
11, 1961, the fourth letter is following up on a question that Mrs. Bonner had not answered from Kilpatrick's previous letter,
asking that she write "a page or so" regarding her work as a student under him and what it meant to her (a volume of such
letters is being compiled and will be bound and deposited in the Columbia Teacher's College Library). Also included are two
photocopies, Dr. Kilpatrick's obituary and a brief biographical sketch.
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Identifier: |
ms581 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5031 |
Title: |
Ku Klux Klan collection
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Creator: |
Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.) |
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Dates: |
circa 1865-1961 |
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The collection consists of materials relating to the Ku Klux Klan circa 1865-1921. Early materials include one Ku Klux Klan
notice (Union County, Georgia, circa 1865), decorated with coffins, daggers and rifles, mentioning the "ghosts of the martyred
dead" avenging their death on the living; two handwritten warnings (circa 1870, unsigned) stating "Beware!", and "dead men
tell no tales"; and reproductions of three warning letters addressed to B.D. Evans, Col. Evans, and one not addressed (Headquarters,
Ogeechee, Georgia, circa 1871), signed KKK and U.S. KK, promising death to radicals, and that radicals involved in Governor
Bullocks politics will not survive in Washington County, Georgia. Also includes an Invisible Empire of the Knights of the
Ku Klux Klan of Atlanta, Georgia application form, circa 1921; an article titled "A Nightgown Tyranny", written by William
G. Shepherd ("Leslie's Weekly, Sept. 10, 1921") discussing the re-emergence of the KKK; a reprint of an article titled "Protest
Under the Cross: The Ku Klux Klan Presents its Case to the Public, 1960" by Donald E. Williams; and a pamphlet titled "The
Attitude of the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan Toward the Jew" by H. W. Evans, Imperial Wizard Knights of the Ku Klux Klan.
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ms582 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5032 |
Title: |
Lexington (Georgia) Baptist Church history and notes
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Lexington Baptist Church (Lexington, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1852-1964, undated |
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The collection consists of a reproduction of 33 pages of a manuscript history of Lexington (Georgia) Baptist Church and accompanying
notes. The history gives a list of trustees from when the church was incorporated in 1852, a list of pastors from 1847-1937,
and lists of some of the deacons, treasurers, etc. Accompanying notes include: one church bulletin dated June 1964; and the
front page of the Oglethorpe Echo dated Thursday Jan. 24, 1963, featuring three photographs under the caption "Lexington Baptist
WMS Celebrate 75th Anniversary in Period Costumes." Additional newspaper articles (undated, unsigned) include: "Lexington
Baptist Burn Pastorium Note" ("National Editorial Association, 1962, Affiliate member" printed on reverse side); and "Baptists
Slate Homecoming."
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ms584 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5033 |
Title: |
Linton and Hull family papers
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Hull family |
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Dates: |
1799, 1824-1873 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Linton and Hull families from 1799, 1824-1873. The bulk of the collection contains
correspondence (1861-1864) from William Henry Waddell, stationed in Alabama and Georgia probably with the 9th Georgia Infantry,
to his cousin, Julia Hull of Athens, Georgia in which Waddell discusses military officers, camp drills, living accommodations,
his health, seeing sick and wounded Confederate soldiers, seeing Union prisoners of war, visiting relatives in Montgomery,
Alabama, news from home, communication with John Linton, and his plans for teaching after the war. Two letters (1853, 1858)
from John S. Linton to his wife Lucy Ann Hull Linton detail Linton's business in New York, buying machinery, opinions of Boston,
Massachusetts, and visits with friends. Additional correspondence includes a letter (1848) to Howell Cobb from Asbury Hull
in which Hull discusses candidates for president and suggests Zachary Taylor; a letter (1849) from George G. Hull to his sister
in Athens, Georgia detailing poverty in Pennsylvania and how much better their slaves live; and a letter (1873) to John Linton
from Alexander Stephens pertaining to attempts by Linton to recoup financial losses on cotton destroyed as enemy property.
The collection contains a 1799 copy of a 1784 land grant, an 1826 land grant, and indenture documents dated 1824. Finally
included are a note written by Miss Lucy Linton (undated), regarding Dr. John L. Linton's resignation, and three newspaper
clippings and obituaries of John S. Linton.
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ms585 |
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| 5034 |
Title: |
Paul H. Langdon papers
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Langdon, Paul H., 1826- |
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Dates: |
1838-1864 |
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The collection consists of an inventory of the estate of Elizabeth Sewall and four letters. Two letters are the correspondence
of Paul H. Langdon: one to his fiancee (Elizabeth Sewall) regarding his chances of advancement, quotes from a diary he has
found, and obtaining leave for their wedding; and one from Brigham Young concerning a mule that strayed from Fort Laramie
and might show up in Salt Lake City. A third letter, addressing "My dear Susie", is not signed or dated, regards genealogy
of Lagardee, and states that Anne Lagardee becomes Mrs. Joseph Clay. A final letter addressing "My dear cousin Sarah," was
written by Thomas Cumming. The letter is dated August 18, 1838, written aboard United States Navy Ship Relief, the day it
departed from Hampton Roads on an expedition to Rio de Janeiro to explore and describe the resources of the islands. The letter
speaks of further orders to return through the North West Coast as far as the Columbia River, and to survey islands in the
Pacific, Indian Ocean, South Seas, and the Coast of Japan.
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ms586 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5035 |
Title: |
Thomas R. Johnson letter
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Johnson, Thomas R. |
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Dates: |
1870 December 18 |
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The collection consists of one personal letter from Thomas R. Johnson to his wife, dated 18 December 1870, and written from
Millen, Scriven [sic] County.
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ms587 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5036 |
Title: |
John King land grant
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Niblack, William |
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Dates: |
1787 May 7 |
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The collection consists of an order to James Finley, surveyor for Camden County, to survey a tract of land of 920 acres for
John King, Esq. It is dated May 7, 1787 and signed by Jacob Weed, attested by William Niblack. There is a note on the back
reading "Granted."
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ms588 |
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| 5037 |
Title: |
Carlton-Newton-Mell family papers
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Newton family |
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Dates: |
1814-1932 |
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The collection consists of the papers of the Carlton, Newton, and Mell families of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia from 1814-1932.
Contains mainly correspondence of Henry Hull Carlton, Benjamin Mell, Edwin D. Newton, John Hamlin Newton, and other family
members. Of particular interest are eleven letters from James Ryder Randall to Edwin D. Newton and Civil War letters (1861-1864)
of Henry H. Carlton while serving in the Troup Artillery in Savannah, Georgia and Richmond, Virginia and letters (1861-1862)
from Benjamin Mell while serving in Cobb's Legion near Richmond. Also includes land grants, account books, writings, and
printed material. The collection contains some material relating to Thomas S. Mell, as treasurer of the Georgia State Teachers
College (1927-1932) and general orders of the United Confederate Veterans.
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ms59 |
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| 5038 |
Title: |
Fort McPherson officer candidates list
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United States. Army. Fort McPherson |
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Dates: |
1917 June 12 |
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The collection consists of a typed list of the men chosen for officer candidates at one of the first training camps for such
schools in World War I. This camp was located at Fort McPherson near Atlanta, Georgia, and the men came from all over the
United States.
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ms590 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5039 |
Title: |
Thomas Wray papers
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Wray, Thomas |
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Dates: |
1860-1893 |
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The collection consists of two Justice of the Peace certificates, presented to Thomas Wray of Greene County, for the 149th
district, dated January 25, 1893 and December 14, 1900; a three page manuscript; and a clipping regarding the death of Mrs.
G. M. Pittard.
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Identifier: |
ms591 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5040 |
Title: |
Wright family papers
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Richardson, Gilbert M. |
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Dates: |
1861-1865 |
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The collection consists of a diary and correspondence of the Wright family of Georgia for 1861 and 1865. Included is a diary
of Gilbert M. Richardson, a farmer near Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia from March to the following February. The entries
discuss work on the farm - planting, plowing and picking cotton, wheat, corn, and vegetables; hauling and splitting logs;
and building outbuildings. Also mentions visits to friends and relatives, trips to town to buy supplies (lists what was purchased
and price), and attending church meetings. The correspondence consists of a letter from George W. Wright dated Manassas Junction,
August 18, 1861 to his brother William D. Wright. The letter discusses camp life, weather, health, rumors of battles and peace,
hopes for a furlough, complaints of the post office, and lists clothes he needs. The second letter is from James W. Wright,
dated near Augusta, Georgia, March 11, 1865, to his brother William W. Wright and mentions troop movements and rumors of a
battle victory.
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ms592 |
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