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Fleming scrapbook
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Unknown |
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1890 |
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A volume of pasted clippings on Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina, and national history. It includes some of the sketches of
Athens, 1865-1875, which were printed in the local paper by A. L. Hill, who later published them as Annals of Athens. There
are other articles, some by George G. Smith on early Georgia history, much about the Revolution and national history, includes
a list of prisoners kept in Fort at St. Augustine by British in 1780, rolls of soldiers, 1775, from South Carolina, and some
articles concerning early Baptists.
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ms109 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Kenneth Coleman papers
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Coleman, Kenneth |
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circa 1950s-1960s |
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The collection consists of the typescript; first, second and final draft, footnotes and appendix, and bibliography of "The
American Revolution in Georgia" published by the University of Georgia Press in 1958. Also included is the original manuscript
of Dr. Coleman's book "Confederate Athens" including his resource notes, correspondence, reproduction of papers in other repositories,
printed material, revisions, rough drafts, bibliography, preface and typescript of the complete book. It was published by
the University of Georgia Press in 1968. In addition, over 8000 manuscript sheets and cards of notes assembled for the writing
of "Georgia Journeys" with Sarah Gober Temple, published in 1961.
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ms78 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Beth and Gib Johnston collection
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Johnston, Beth |
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1809-1987 |
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The collection consists of materials collected by Beth Gib Johnston, including World War II materials, correspondence, a program
from Woodrow Wilson's inauguration, tintypes, and a crutch used by a Civil War soldier.
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ms3874 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Alonzo Church memoir
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Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-1981 |
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1865, 1976 |
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The collection consists of a memoir of Alonzo Church, D. D. (1793-1862) minister and former president of the University of
Georgia, was written by William L. Mitchell for Reverend John S. Wilson and the Presbyterian Synod of Georgia on 20 September
1865, as part of the Synod's project "to prepare a memorial record of each one of the ministerial members who have departed
this life since the erection of the Synod." Included in this collection is a Xerox of an early typescript of the original,
a recent typescript, copy of a cover letter to Dr. E. M. Coulter, and note from Dr. Coulter pertaining to the memoir. This
memoir, although somewhat fragmentary, is an important record of the life of Alonzo Church, his university policies and administration,
and, by inference, Athens during the antebellum period.
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ms1051 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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Athens (Ga.). Office of the City Engineer papers
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Athens (Ga.). Office of the City Engineer |
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Dates: |
1891-1976 |
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The collection consists of two oversize volumes of aerial photographs of Athens, City Engineer field books, sewer applications,
and real estate and assessment listings. Also included are diagrams for the UGA Science Hall and blueprints for the R.L. Moss
estate.
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ms2607 |
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Hargrett Library |
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W.P.A. Georgia Writers Project life stories
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Hargrett Library |
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1939-1940 |
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The collection consists of over 150 oral history interviews. In 1939 and 1940 the W.P.A. workers went to the homes and businesses
of men and women, both black and white, and asked them to tell about their lives and business experiences. The stories were
written down in the words and dialect used. The stories were later edited, which included changing the real names of the persons
mentioned and changing some of the titles. The majority of the persons interviewed lived in the Athens area. Some of those
interviewed remembered the days of slavery and the Civil War. Others discussed their jobs, such as farmer, washwoman, principal,
and insurance agent. All of the transcripts are photocopies.
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ms2872 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Miller - Morris collection
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Unknown |
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1847-1961 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, notes, writings, genealogical information, printed material, newspaper and magazine
clippings, accounts, receipts, cancelled checks, and a wide range of miscellanea and family memorabilia relating to the Miller
and Morris families. Of the 19,994 items in the collection, 9,500 are cancelled checks.
The collection is in three parts, the first and largest being the Sylvanus Morris division. A great deal of incidental information
about old Athens can be gleaned from his papers. The correspondence in this section is principally between Dr. Morris and
his wife, Annie Lewis Minor Morris. There are also a few Civil War letters, including a photostat of one written by Robert
E. Lee a few months after the war that includes General Lee's views about the question of leaving the country, as many prominent
Southerner's did at that time. Several boxes of legal papers and notes relate to Dr. Morris' law practice. The second section
of the collection contains genealogical information, primarily pertaining to the Morris, Minor, and Lewis families. Of particular
note is the plantation book of Reverend William Douglas of Virginia compiled during the 1780's which gives household and plantation
accounts, and lists of slaves. Recipes, remedies, marriages, births, deaths, and illnesses are also recorded in detail. Many
of Dr. Morris' lecture notes have survived, along with numerous historical and religious manuscripts, a great many of them
in outline form. The third section contains material relating to Dr. Morris' granddaughter, Anne Miller. A point of interest
in this division is the large collection of postcards, both American (mostly Virginia and Georgia) and European. Her notes
and a copy of her thesis are also among her writings. Most of the correspondence is between Miss Miller and her mother Mary
Douglas Morris Miller, and dates from 1947-1961. The remainder of the collection is comprised of Miss Miller's artwork, primarily
paintings and sketches. Three of her large paintings are stored separately in the Special Collections Division of the Hargrett
Library. One large box of family objects (baby shoes, old battle paraphernalia, fans, cases, etc.) is also available.
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ms755 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King diaries
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King, Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer, 1810-1886 |
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Dates: |
1844-1883 |
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The collection consists of 13 volumes dated July 12, 1844 to July 23, 1866 and June 14, 1871 to October 29, 1883, written
by Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King. The diaries include information about the weather, family visits, births and deaths,
and day-to-day life.
The diaries document the lives of those enslaved by the Greer family including Ellen (Elen), Varser, Silva (Sylva or Silvia),
Matilda (Mattie), Kitty, Lucy, Cloe, Fany, Cordelia, Sam, Lawrence, Peter, Caroline, Pompey.
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ms3054 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Cobb family papers
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Cobb family |
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Dates: |
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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Mell-Rutherford family papers
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Mell family |
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Dates: |
1874-1930 |
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This collection contains correspondence, biographical material, clippings, and other papers relating to the Lucy Cobb Institute,
Athens, Georgia.
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ms2480 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Athens Newcomers Club papers
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Athens Newcomers Club (Athens, Ga.) |
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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.
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ms2220 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Howell Cobb family papers
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Cobb family |
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Dates: |
1793-1932 |
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The collection consists of papers of Howell Cobb and the Cobb family from 1793 to 1932. The bulk of the collection is correspondence,
mostly addressed to Howell Cobb, dating from 1839 to 1868. There is a large amount of correspondence between Howell Cobb,
his wife Mary Ann Lamar, and her brother John B. Lamar. The letters discuss politics in both Georgia and the United States,
the Confederate States of America including its formation and administration, and information on Cobb's business interests,
especially his plantations. After Cobb's death in 1868, the remainder of the correspondence is between other family members
including John A. Cobb, Howell Cobb, Jr., Alexander Erwin, and Mary Erwin discussing family and social news, business interests,
and legal cases. While the correspondence primarily documents the Cobb, Lamar, Erwin, and Barrow faimilies, there is also
a large amount of correspondence from the Jackson, Hull, Rootes, Lumpkin, King, Pope, Rutherford, Prince, and Nisbet families.
The earliest material includes indentures and land grants (1793-1829) relating to Zachariah Lamar's business interests.
The clippings do not focus on Howell Cobb, with the very rare exception. These seem to have been donated by family but are
very general in nature. The journals and diaries are from family members and friends.
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ms1376 |
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Hargrett Library |
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