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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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Athens Hardware Company records
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Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1876-1929 |
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The collection consists of records of the Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Georgia), and its predecessors Childs & Co. and
Childs, Nickerson, & Co. from 1876-1929. Includes account ledgers of the Athens Hardware Company, order book for Childs &
Co., account ledger of Childs, Nickerson & Co., and letter book of Reuben Nickerson.
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ms1680 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Frances Long Taylor papers
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Taylor, Frances Long |
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1866-1946 |
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The collection consists of papers of Frances Long Taylor and the Long family from 1866-1946. The papers are comprised mostly
of correspondence (1866-1946) between Emma M. Long, Francis Long Taylor, and Edward C. Long discussing family matters. The
collection also contains a bound volume of handwritten copies of correspondence by and about their father Crawford W. Long
and his medical career and discovery of ether as an anesthetic, transcribed by his daughter Florence Long Bartow in 1915;
a scrapbook of clippings, postcards, and photographs of an 1903 European trip by Francis Long Taylor and Emma M. Long; and
some legal documents and misc. material.
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ms1706 |
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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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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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Hargrett Library |
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Ladies Garden Club records
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Creator: |
Ladies Garden Club (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1894-2020 |
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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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Childs, Nickerson & Co. records
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Creator: |
Childs, Nickerson & Company (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
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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Nina Wilkins Scudder papers
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Scudder, Nina Wilkins, 1897-1956 |
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Dates: |
1901-1956 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Nina Wilkins Scudder from 1901-1956. Includes materials and correspondence relating
to flower shows, flower show judging, flower arrangements, garden clubs, the Ladies Garden Club (Athens, Ga.), and the Founder's
Memorial Garden (Athens, Ga.). Also contains awards, pictures, and information relating to the Scudder School of Art; records
of the Bessie Mell Industrial Home, a charitable organization in Athens, Ga.; and speeches, articles, drawings, sketches,
and paintings by Nina Wilkins Scudder.
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ms7 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Rufus K. Reaves family papers
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Creator: |
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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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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ms1634 |
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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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Creator: |
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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Allen and Maude Talmage papers
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Creator: |
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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ms3733 |
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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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Dates: |
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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ms41 |
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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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This collection consists primarily of papers and records of the University of Georgia's Student Government Association. These
papers include meeting minutes, rules on governance, and correspondence. In addition, there are several scrapbooks containing
photographs of the association's events from the early 2000's.
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UA10-039 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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George J. Kollock family papers
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Kollock, George J. (George Jones), 1810-1894 |
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Dates: |
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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ms8 |
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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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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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Bower family papers
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Bower family |
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Dates: |
1872-1906, bulk 1893-1894 |
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The collection consists of the 377 items of personal and business correspondence of the Bower family of Bainbridge, Georgia
from 1872-1906. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Byron Beaufort Bower, Jr.'s student years at the University of Georgia
in Athens (1893-1894) and detail his activities, expenses, and membership in Kappa Alpha fraternity. Contains newspaper accounts
and correspondence between Byron's father Judge Bower and Chancellor Boggs regarding Byron's two week suspension for violating
the rules of the Lucy Cobb Institute. Also includes correspondence from Byron's sister Evergiline while a student at the Lucy
Cobb Institute and from his brothers Gordon (1897) and Lucien (1901) while at the University of Georgia. Other correspondents
include Judge Bower's brother, E.E. Bower; sister, Ceneilla Alexander; and business associate J.L. Hand.
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ms14 |
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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 collection consists of the papers of Cameron Douglas Flanigen from 1867-1941. The bulk of the materials (1897-1924) document
Flanigen's activities as a member of the Athens Board of Education and pertain to Athens city schools. These materials include
correspondence, financial records, speeches, reports, and writings documenting the conditions of both white and black schools
in Athens, teacher and board member salaries, scores of teacher and principal examinations, educational requirements, and
teacher appointments.
Another substantial portion of the collection (1894-1936) pertains to Flanigen's involvement with the Athens Gas Light Company,
as president of its successors the Athens Electric Railway Company and the Athens Railway and Electric Company, as well as
vice-president of the Georgia Power Company. These materials include correspondence, reports, financial records, and speeches
documenting the problems and development of local transportation systems in Athens. The collection also contains postcards,
indentures, printed materials, and newspaper clippings.
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ms3 |
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