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Seaborn J. Mays papers
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Mays, Seaborn J., d. 1883 |
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Dates: |
1824-1879 |
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The collection consists of receipted bills, promissory notes, and tax receipts of Seaborn J. Mays,including a bill of sale
for an enslaved man named Phil, purchased from Thomas R. R. Cobb by Mays, and an enslaved woman named Caroline. A fi fa against
William Moon for a dept owed to Mays. Also included is a record book of the Athens Benevolent Society.
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ms803 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Booth, Richardson & Co. account book
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Booth, Richardson & Co. (Watkinsville, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1855-1856 |
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An account book for the general store Booth, Richardson & Co. in Watkinsville, Georgia, from December 27, 1855-August 4, 1856.
Entries contain the customer's name, items purchased, and price. Items purchased include food staples, household items, and
clothing. A few entries pertain to charges for hauling cotton or other services.
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ms100 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company letter book
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Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad Company |
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Dates: |
1868-1871 |
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The collection consists of the letter book of Eugene LeHardy, chief engineer for the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company
from April, 1868 - October, 1871. The letters are mainly addressed to the railroad's officers including E.G. Barney, George
M. Chapman, J. H. Delano, and D. S. Printup and discuss the building of the railroad and other rail and civic business in
northwest Georgia and Alabama.
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ms1048 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Lewis Coleman, Jr. family papers
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Coleman, William Lewis, 1853-1940 |
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Dates: |
1878-1911 |
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The collection consists of papers of William Lewis Coleman, Jr. and the Coleman family of Devereux, Hancock County, Georgia
from 1878-1911 and includes correspondence between various family members including William Lewis Coleman, his wife Katie
Amoss Coleman, and their children Henry A. Coleman, Eliza T. Coleman, and Alma Coleman (while living in Atlanta, Ga.) mainly
discussing family and business matters. The collection contains information regarding William Lewis Coleman's general merchandise
business including bills, receipts, and some correspondence. The collection also contains school work, advertising brochures
of merchandise goods, and leaflets.
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ms137 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Harry Hodgson papers
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Creator: |
Hodgson, Harry, 1874-1971 |
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Dates: |
1900s-1970s |
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The collection consists of pictures of Harry Hodgson's University classmates, scrapbooks of personal and business interests,
and various business papers reflecting the growth of Mr. Hodgson and his companies.
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ms1391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Michael Dennis account book
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Creator: |
Dennis, Michael |
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Dates: |
1855-1867 |
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The collection consists of an account book of Michael Dennis for his general store, sawmill, and grist mill in Eatonton, Georgia
from 1855-1867. The ledger entries contain customer's name, items purchased, and price for items such as lumber, household
goods, food, and clothing. Additional entries pertain to hiring out of enslaved people, the sale of beef cattle to the Confederate
government, and later repurchase of the hides.
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ms165 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
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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Edwin King Lumpkin papers
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Creator: |
Dudley, J. T. |
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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.
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ms1748 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
WSB-TV and WSB Radio Records, Series 6. Correspondence and Business Files
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Creator: |
WSB (Radio station : Atlanta, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1952-1980 |
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The correspondence and business files include general adminstrative files for WSB-TV and Radio, Cox Broadcasting Corp. (CBC),
Clear Channel, and KTVU; departmental meeting minutes; correspondence regarding programming and WSB anniversaries; Elmo Ellis'
files including scripts from speeches and broadcasts; and information about the Shining Light Award, a joint award give by
Atlanta Gas Light Company and WSB.
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ms2137_6 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Semmes Hardware Company papers, Savannah, Georgia
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1915-1929, 1968-1973 |
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The collection consists of four oversized cash receipt books, 1968-1973 and four freight receipt and stock record books, dating
from ca. 1915-1920s from the Semmes Hardware Company in Savannah, Georgia.
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ms2197 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Hamlin Newton account book
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Creator: |
Newton, John Hamlin, 1800-1889 |
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Dates: |
1855-1868 |
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The collection consists of an account book of John Hamlin Newton from 1855-1858 and 1867-1868. Entries from 1855-1858 pertain
to the Hart County Gold Mining Company and include amounts paid to workers; expense accounts for workers containing their
names, items purchased, and prices; and charges for company supplies. Also includes a running tally of the company's total
expenses for 1855-1856. Entries for Newton's plantation, Latimer Place, from 1867-1868, primarily consist of laborers' accounts
containing the date, their name, items purchased, and price. Additional entries pertain to "plantation expenses chargeable
to the hands" and lists of work to be done on the plantation.
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ms228 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Larkin Turner papers
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Turner, Thomas Larkin, 1812- |
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1836-1841 |
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The collection consists of correspondences, receipts, and one account book relating to Turner's work as a draftsman and surveyor
for the Brunswick and Florida Railroad in southeastern Georgia and Florida. Correspondence discusses problems with the local
geography, the need to leave heavy equipment behind due to bogs and marshy areas, and Turner's attempts to receive full payment
for his services. The account book contains lists of supplies, employee accounts, and items purchased.
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ms2806 |
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Hargrett Library |
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A. A. Malizia collection
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Malizia, Anthony A., 1921-1996 |
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Dates: |
1950-1998 |
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The collection consists primarily of material related to Malizia's career with Snapper Power Equipment, including clippings
and printed material, appointment books, financial papers, letters, and other business related material. Also included are
photographs, slides, awards, and memorabilia.
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ms3051 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Amos D. Smith & Company business papers
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Amos D. Smith & Company |
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Dates: |
1840-1867 |
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The collection consists of letters written to A. D. & J. Y. Smith (1856-1858), and Amos D. Smith & Co. (1867), mostly from
cotton merchants in Columbus and Savannah, Georgia. The letters discuss the cotton market, cotton prices and shipping orders
including invoices and receipts. One letter dated November 15, 1867 is written on a printed copy of "Savannah Weekly Review
and Prices Current." Companies include Hall & Dexter (later Charles E. & Amory Dexter); Padelford, Fay & Co. (later Padelford
& Cope); Ruse, Davis & Long; and N. L. McCready & Co. (in New York).
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ms3153 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Persons Brothers account books
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Creator: |
Persons Brothers (Talbotton, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1886-1933 |
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The collection consists of account books of the Persons Brothers general store in Talbotton, Georgia from 1886-1933 (with
some gaps). Includes account ledgers and cash books which document the sale of dry goods, clothing, hardware, and wagons.
The collection also includes two account books of the Talbotton Railroad Company, owned and operated by the Persons family,
which ran from Talbotton to Paschal. The account books document income and expenses of the railroad from 1881-1887 and 1909-1912.
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ms90 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James Monroe Smith papers
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Creator: |
Smith, James Monroe, 1839-1915 |
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Dates: |
1895-19171 |
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The collection consists of some business papers and legal records of James Monroe Smith. The papers are concened mostly with
a lawsuit against Cowan, Usry & Co., of Worth County, Georgia, and a suit contesting the disposition of the estate of Smith,
who died intestate. The business papers include statements, receipts, and ledger sheets regarding "hiring convicts." The legal
papers include copies of injuctions, contracts, depositions, petitions and promisory notes. The letters to and from lawyers
refer to a case heard before the state court of appeals after Smith's death.
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Identifier: |
ms953 |
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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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Title: |
Auxiliary Services records
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Creator: |
University of Georgia. Auxiliary Services |
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Dates: |
1968-1976 |
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The Auxiliary Services records include correspondence, subject files, budgetary files, fraternity and sorority housing files,
and building and construction files.
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UA92-208 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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John Ray papers
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Creator: |
Ray, John, -1868 |
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Dates: |
1829-1868 |
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The collection consists of John Ray's day book, docket book, and plantation book. The day book records debts collected from
1831-1844, and contains some notes concerning land; and the docket book contains notes of proceedings and filings in court
cases in Coweta County, Georgia Superior Court from 1843-1865. The plantation book records names of enslaved people, and account
of their clothes, rations, and blankets; notes on legal decisions; and recipes for various illnesses, including heart disease,
measles, rheumatism, pneumonia, scarlet fever, and asthma. The collection also includes handwritten papers on heart disease;
promissory notes, deeds and indentures for land in Newnan, Coweta County, Georgia, a bill of sales for two "Negroes" (named
"Roland, 2 years old, and Randal, about 7 years old"); tax records; and records of White Oak Plantation (Coweta County, Ga.)
and an unidentified plantation. The plantation records record how much cotton was sold (cotton made at White Oak Plantation).
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ms119 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John S. and Aldon F. Thompson papers
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Creator: |
Thompson, John S. |
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Dates: |
1890-1968 |
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The collection chiefly consists of mercantile records from 1890-1968. The Thompson papers cover early automotive, agricultural,
clothing, and dry goods businesses. There are financial records, some business correspondence, brochures, and advertising
ephemera mainly of the Conyers, Georgia area. A few letters of a personal nature are addressed to Miss Katherine Smith of
Conyers. There are also some ledger notes for the Chattanooga Medicine Company.
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ms1354 |
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