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Thomas-DuBose family papers
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Creator: |
Thomas, Minnie, 1892-1982 |
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Dates: |
1844-1987 |
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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, and a scrapbook.
The correspondence is mainly of the Thomas and DuBose families, but there is also some material of related families Barnett,
Toombs, White, Welch, Stovall, Morton and Van Epps. Although there are no original letters, there is some interesting information
about Alexander Erwin Wilson and his wife Jane Smithey who were missionaries in South Africa 1835-1836. They were the grandparents
of Jennie Stovall DuBose.
There are numerous photographs of the families, and Navy photographs of Austin Hill Barnett, Jr.
Printed material includes a booklet of the Athens High School reunion of the class of 1937 which included Janet DuBose.
The scrapbook was kept by Minnie Thomas and holds colorful advertisements circa 1879.
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ms3856 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Lillian Eugenia Smith papers
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Creator: |
Snelling, Paula |
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Dates: |
circa 1920-1980 |
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The collection consists of papers of Lillian Smith from ca. 1920-1980. The papers contain personal correspondence, manuscripts
of her works, writings by and about her, files on various organizations she was interested in or involved with (many dealing
with human rights), audiotapes containing interviews with and readings by Smith, speeches, financial records, photographs,
and printed material. Part of the collection contains records relating to her involvement with the Laurel Falls Camp for Girls
including correspondence, applications for admission, printed material, and scrapbooks. The collection also has papers (mainly
correspondence) of her friend, Paula Snelling; her sister, Esther Smith; and the Barnett family. Also included is a film reel
entitled "Miss Smith of Georgia."
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ms1283 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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