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Hillyer family papers
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Hillyer family |
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1805-1990 |
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The collection consists of the papers of the Hillyer family from 1805-1990 with the bulk between 1805-1874. Materials from
the early years (1805-1819) pertain to Shaler Hillyer and consist of a letter and account book describing Petersburg, Elbert
County, Georgia. The collection contains a memoir written by Junius Hillyer describing life on his family's plantation, slavery,
the family's move to Athens, Georgia (1821), Junius' attendance at grammar school, descriptions of and activities at Franklin
College (University of Georgia). Also includes photocopies of letters from William Dickerson and Peter Wellborn Martin, friends
of the Hillyers; materials pertaining to the publication of THE LIFE AND TIMES OF JUDGE JUNIUS HILLYER; and dedication of
a marker at the Freeman Hillyer homeplace in Popular Grove, Georgia.
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ms76 |
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Childs, Nickerson & Co. records
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Childs, Nickerson & Company (Athens, Ga.) |
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1861-1887 |
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The collection consists of records of Childs, Nickerson & Co. and its predecessor, Nicholson, Reeves & Wynn (Athens, Ga.)
from 1861-1887. Primarily composed of correspondence and invoices for Nicholson, Reeves & Wynn (1861) and Childs, Nickerson
& Co. (1866-1877), relating to the buying and selling of hardware goods.
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ms83 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Henry Carlton Tuck papers
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Tuck, Henry Carlton, 1864-1939 |
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1882-1939 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Henry Carlton Tuck of Athens, Clarke County, Georgia, from 1882-1939. Early materials
(1882-1889) pertain to Tuck's legislative activities, politics, and a few references to his law practice. The majority of
the materials (1927-1939) concern Tuck's activities as adjutant of the Georgia Division of the United Confederate Veterans.
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ms30 |
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Hargrett Library |
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United Daughters of the Confederacy, Laura Rutherford Chapter 88 (Athens, Ga.) records
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United Daughters of the Confederacy. Laura Rutherford Chapter No. 88 (Athens, Ga.) |
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1895-2001 |
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The collection consists of records of the Laura Rutherford Chapter (Athens, Ga.) of the United Daughters of the Confederacy
from 1895-1948. Includes scrapbooks (1928-1958, with gaps), writings and speeches of Mildred Lewis Rutherford, Cross of Honor
applications and recipients, a dues ledger (1921-1926), and a few minutes (1913-1929, 1934-1936). The scrapbooks contain newspaper
clippings, brochures, programs, and memorabilia relating to the activities of the organization and the Civil War.
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ms1561 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Ladies Garden Club records
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Ladies Garden Club (Athens, Ga.) |
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1894-1973 |
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The collection consists of records of the Ladies Garden Club (Athens, Ga.) from 1894-1973. The records include correspondence,
pamphlets, programs, clippings, certificates, publicity material, scrapbooks, minutes (1947-1948), membership lists (1960-1962),
premium lists of vegetables and flowers (1894-1912), photographs, and a notebook (1989-1991) with correspondence, minutes,
reports, and memoranda. The scrapbooks (1932-1992, with gaps) contain clippings, photographs, correspondence, and programs.
The materials document the various activities of the club including the Founders Memorial Garden, cemetery projects, markers,
and flower shows. The collection also contains programs, member lists, yearbooks (1930-1936), minutes (1934-1938) of the Garden
Club of Georgia, a state-wide organization which coordinates the interests of the various garden clubs in Georgia.
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ms901 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Athens City records
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Barnett, John William, 1868-1962 |
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1860-1970 |
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The collection consists of various official records of the City of Athens that were housed in the Mayor's vault. Included
are maps, sketches, plats, specifications, and plans by city engineers and other architects for projects in Athens, Georgia
as well as other cities.
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ms1633a |
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Hargrett Library |
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Student Government Association (SGA) records
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University of Georgia. Student Government Association |
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Dates: |
1989-2010 |
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The Student Government Association (SGA) records consists of three series: "General Administrative Materials", "Allocations"
and "Scrapbooks". The first series, "General Administrative Material", holds general information about the organization,
such as minutes and brochures, along with photographs. These documents were originally in binders and date from 1995 to 2010.
The second series, "Allocations", covers financial allotments given to small clubs and organizations at the University of
Georgia. The materials in this series were also originally in binders and cover the years 1996-2006. The third series, "Scrapbooks",
holds photographs and other organizational memorabilia. The pages which date from 1989 to 2010 have been removed from the
actual scrapbooks and are housed in oversized flat boxes.
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UA10-039 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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Rufus K. Reaves family papers
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Reaves family |
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Dates: |
1838-1941 |
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The collection consists of papers of Rufus K. Reaves and the Reaves family of Athens, Georgia from 1838 to 1941. Includes
correspondence, maps, reports, legal documents, accounts, receipts, and tax information pertaining to business and mining
activities of Reaves and the Loud Hydraulic Hose Gold Mining Company (White County, Ga.), purchased by Reaves in the 1880s.
The collection also contains materials pertaining to business and legal activities of Rufus K. Reaves, Jr., as well as indentures
and deeds. Also included are the related papers of George W. Center and the Edward Lilly estate.
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ms1068 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jennie Smith papers
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Smith, Jennie, 1862-1946 |
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Dates: |
1863-1944 |
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The collection consists of the personal papers of Jennie Smith from 1863-1944. Includes correspondence (1883-1944), clippings,
sketches, printed pictures, engravings, drawings, designs for art contests, pages from Godey's Lady's Book and Frank Leslies
Magazine, photographs, notebooks, and a diary of Jennie Smith. Materials pertain to Smith's art career and life in Athens,
Georgia. The collection also contains the diary (1863) of John H. Mitchell, a Union soldier, probably from Michigan. Diary
mentions prison duty, sickness, and troop movements in Tennessee.
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ms13 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Eldridge Drewry papers
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Drewry, John E. (John Eldridge), 1902- |
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1925-1983 |
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The collection consists of papers of John Eldridge Drewry from 1925-1983. John Eldridge Drewry (1902-1983) educator and Dean
of the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism at the University of Georgia (1940-1969), resident of Athens, Georgia. The collection
includes manuscripts of Drewry's books, pamphlets, and articles; class materials; book reviews; photographs; scrapbooks containing
clippings on Drewry and University of Georgia activities; speeches to the Georgia Press Institute; printed material; and correspondence.
The materials relate to Drewry's various publications, the Henry W. Grady School of Journalism, and the establishment and
administration of the George Foster Peabody Awards.
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ms1395 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hodgson's, Inc. business records
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Hodgson's, Inc. (Athens, Ga.) |
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1914-1935 |
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The collection consists of business records of Hodgson's, Inc. (Athens, Ga.) and for the Hodgson Cotton Company (Athens, Ga.),
S.C. Faust Company (Crawford, Ga.), and the Oglethorpe Oil and Fertilizer Company (Athens, Ga.) (which were merged into Hodgson's,
Inc.) from 1914-1935. The business records include cash books, delivery books, and account books for the sales of coal, cotton,
and seed. The entries contain the individual or company name, dates of purchase, item, and price.
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Hargrett Library |
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William Gaston Deloney family papers
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Deloney, William Gaston, -1863 |
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1829-1915 |
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The collection consists of the papers of the William Gaston Deloney family from 1829-1915. Includes genealogy, land grants,
correspondence, legal documents, and newspaper clippings. The bulk of the collection falls between the years 1861-1863 and
consists of correspondence between Colonel Deloney and his wife, Rosa, in Athens (Ga.) while he served in Cobb's Legion during
the Civil War. Fighting mainly in Virginia, he writes of the Peninsular Campaign and the Battle of Brandy Station (1862) and
the Battle of Chancellorsville (1863). The collection also includes genealogical material on the Deloney, Huguenin, and Baker
families collected by Gordan C. Carson of Savannah, Georgia.
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ms184 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Henry B. Mitchell family papers
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Mitchell family |
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Dates: |
1871-1960 |
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The collection consists of personal correspondence, bills, receipts, and reports relating to Mitchell's duties as a statistical
correspondent for the U.S. Dept. of Agriculture for Clarke County (Ga.), Mitchell's publication of various articles.
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ms2347 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Cameron Douglas Flanigen papers
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Flanigen, Cameron Douglas, 1854-1942 |
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Dates: |
1867-1941 |
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The C. D. Flanigen Collection contains letters, speeches, committee reports, bills, receipts, and manuscripts of articles
of Flanigen who was a prominent Athens businessman. The material on the Athens City School system is particularly valuable,
as is the part of the collection which concerns the Athens, Street Railway. This collection offers material relating to local
problems of transportation and education.
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ms3 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Allen and Maude Talmage papers
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Leathers, Milton |
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Dates: |
1921-1962 |
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This collection contains correspondence, contracts, and records of the management of rental property of the Allen Talmage
estate by Maude and Frances Talmage in Athens, Georgia.
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Hargrett Library |
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George J. Kollock family papers
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Kollock, George J. (George Jones), 1810-1894 |
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1815-1889 |
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The collection consists of the personal papers of George J. Kollock and the Kollock family from 1815-1889. Early letters are
addressed to George while he attended Round Hill Academy in Northampton, Massachusetts. Later letters include those to and
from his wife, Susan; their children; and other family members. Most letters relate to family matters, day-to-day circumstances
and living conditions, and travel between their home in Clarksville and Savannah. Of particular interest are letters from
son, J.F. Kollock while attending Franklin College (now the University of Georgia); correspondence from E.H. (or F.) Campbell
of Augusta, Georgia describing the yellow fever epidemic of 1854; and letters from W.P. Johnson and wife M.E., describing
trips to Paris, France and Washington, D.C. describing the construction of the Smithsonian Institute and the Washington Monument.
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Hargrett Library |
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Mildred Lewis Rutherford papers
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Rutherford, Mildred Lewis, 1852-1928 |
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1883-1930 |
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The collection consists of papers of Mildred Lewis Rutherford from 1883-1930. The papers include correspondence, manuscripts,
printed materials, photographs, and clippings documenting Rutherford's activities as principal of the Lucy Cobb Institute
(1880-1920), historian general of the United Daughters of the Confederacy (UDC) (1911-1916), the Children of the Confederacy,
and with the Georgia Division of the UDC.
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Cobb family papers
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Cobb family |
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1837-1913 |
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The collection consists of business and personal papers of the Cobb family of Athens, Georgia from 1837-1913. Includes correspondence
to Howell Cobb from Harry Lynden Flash, Herschel Vespasian Johnson, and John E. Ward; Cobb's parole; prison release; and a
receipt from General Croxton to Mary Ann Cobb for use of the Cobb's Macon (Ga.) home by Federal troops. Contains correspondence
to Howell Cobb, Jr., John A. Cobb, Sarah Spalding Cobb, Thomas R.R. Cobb, William McKinley Cobb, Carlisle Cobb, and Carolyn
Cobb. Also includes papers of John Basil Lamar, Andrew A. Lipscomb, and William McKinley.
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ms1220 |
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Hargrett Library |
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David Wilson Meadow family papers
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Tifton, Albert, -1957 |
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1891-1970 |
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The collection consists of papers of the David Meadows family of Clarke and Madison Counties, Georgia from 1891-1970. Includes
correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and photographs. The bulk of the materials pertain to William King Meadow's
legal activities with the firms Shackleford and Meadow (Athens, Ga.), Shackleford and Shackleford (Athens, Ga.) and King and
Spalding (Atlanta, Ga.) and correspondence pertaining to Meadow's involvement with the American Legion and the organization
of units in Georgia. The collection also contains correspondence from William King Meadow during his World War I service in
France, correspondence from Berry T. Moseley of Danielsville (Ga.) mainly to Meadow regarding legal activities; materials
relating to Albert Tifton's activities as an agent with the Internal Revenue Service; and cash books, receipts, and check
stubs for the firm of Shackleford and Meadow. Other correspondents include Howell Cobb, Hilda Meadow Tifton, and Susie Meadow.
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Peninah W. Thomas family papers
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Clinch, Batavia Thomas |
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Dates: |
1821-1959 |
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The collection consists of papers of Peninah W. Thomas and the Thomas family of Athens (Ga.) from 1821-1959. The papers include
correspondence, bills and receipts, account books, legal documents, and sermons (1890s) written by Robert Toombs DuBose.
The bills and receipts (1821-1910) contain several receipts for wages paid by Peninah W. Thomas to freedmen. The account
books (1834-1845) contain bank accounts of Stevens Thomas and lists of accounts and purchases.
The correspondence includes letters (1838-1870) between Peninah W. Thomas and her daughters Ella (Hull), Batavia (Clinch),
and Mary (Saffold). The letters mainly contain news of family or friends and social events, but of particular interest are
letters from Batavia living in Connecticut during the Civil War. The letters discuss the fall of Ft. Sumter and northerners'
inability to understand southern attitudes. Also included are letters from Thomas Reynolds and John Shannon discussing plantation
management, the cotton market, and other details of Thomas' business interests. From 1870-1941 letters are between Jennie
Stovall (DuBose) and Robert Toombs DuBose, mostly personal but also containing some information on Georgia land sales, his
ministry, and service in the Georgia House of Representatives.
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