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21 Title:   University of Georgia, Georgia Center negatives  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Georgia Center for Continuing Education  
  Dates:   1950-1965  
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The collection consists of photographs and negatives from Pandora, the Red & Black, and the photographic services of the Georgia Center for Continuing Education depicting campus buildings and grounds (including the construction of new buildings), University fraternity, sorority, and club members, social events, individual portraits, and departmental activities.
 
  Identifier:   ms2525  
  Repository:   University of Georgia Archives  
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22 Title:   Nathaniel Wyche and Sarah R. Hunter papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Hunter, Nathaniel Wyche, 1811-1849  
  Dates:   1820-1869  
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The collection consists of papers of Nathaniel Wyche and Sarah R. Golding Hunter from 1820-1869. The earliest correspondence (1840-1843) is to Sarah R. Golding from family and friends, mainly discussing Athens social life and their experiences at school. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence (1843-1846) between Hunter and his fiancee and later wife Sarah R. Golding while he served in the 2nd Cavalry (Dragoons) of the U.S. Army, particularly during the Mexican War. His early letters discuss mostly their budding romance, but later letters describe camp conditions, travel to Mexico, the Mexican countryside, and engagements of his unit. Includes letters from the Augusta Arsenal (Ga.), Fort Columbus (N.Y.), Fort Jessup, Corpus Christi (Tex.), and Camargo (Mexico) with details on the Battle of Palo Alto and Reseca de la Palma (May 1846). The collection contains some official military correspondence such as orders, memos and correspondence documenting the actions of John E. Wool, Zachary Taylor, Irvin McDowell, William Joseph Hardee, and John S. Wood. The papers also include diaries kept by Hunter from October 1-15, 1846 discussing his trip to Mexico and another from February 21 - March 12, 1848 describing his command of American troops near Monterrey (Mexico); and a diary kept by Sarah G. Hunter from 1848-1849 mainly describing Athens (Ga.) social life and the death of her husband.
 
  Identifier:   ms331  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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23 Title:   Edwin King Lumpkin papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Lumpkin & Burnett (Athens, Ga.)  
  Dates:   1881-1921  
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The collection consists of papers of Edwin King Lumpkin from 1881-1921. The majority of the collection pertains to Lumpkin's Athens (Ga.) law firm, Lumpkin & Burnett and includes mainly correspondence relating to law cases of Lumpkin and his partner Wiley B. Burnett. The collection contains personal correspondence to family and friends, including his brother Joseph H. Lumpkin, and his wife and children. The personal correspondence pertains to his law practice, social life in Athens (Ga.), Lumpkin's interest in national and state politics, and in particular the campaigns of kinsman Hoke Smith. The J.T. Dudley papers (1906-1912) contain correspondence dealing with buying and selling land throughout the South. The papers of Edwin K. Lumpkin, Jr. (1910-1915) consist mainly of correspondence relating to his legal practice. The papers of Lumpkin's law partner, Wiley B. Burnett contain mainly bills and receipts, with a few letters relating to the law firm.
 
  Identifier:   ms80  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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24 Title:   Athens Newcomers Club papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Athens Newcomers Club (Athens, Ga.)  
  Dates:   1957-2018  
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This collection contains Athens Newcomers Club minutes 1957-1998, scrapbooks of club activities 1958-2006, recipes for club cookbooks, club rules, and a booklet by the club titled An Insider's Guide to Athens, as well as administrative files and newsletters up to 2018.
 
  Identifier:   ms2220  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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25 Title:   Friends of Lucy Cobb manuscript collection  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1892-1919  
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The collection consists of materials collected by "friends" from former students at the Lucy Cobb Institute in Athens, Georgia. Included is a diary of Edna Pope, 2 letters, a card, and a photo of Pope; editions of "Nods and Becks"; a diploma to Queen Elizabeth Holden; issues of "The Lightning Bug"; and a bound notebook with events and writings. The collection also includes letters from Mildred Rutherford along with letters and writings from other Lucy Cobb Institute students.
 
  Identifier:   ms2733  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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