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Lillian Smith letters to Rochelle Girson
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Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966 |
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circa 1960 |
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The collection consists of four annotated letters from Lillian Smith to Rochelle Girson. Correspondences regard Ms. Smith's
selection of books on race relations for the Anisfield-Wolf Award, and include her opinions of works by Louis Lomax, Peter
Ritson, and Charles Dickens.
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ms1209 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Samuel Meeker letter to General James Winchester
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Meeker, Samuel, 1763-1832 |
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1804 December 27 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Samuel Meeker writing to General James Winchester of Cragfont, Tennessee.
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ms1271 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James Stewart letter to Patrick Hues Mell
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Stewart, James, 1793-1870 |
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1859 August 26 |
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Letter dated August 26, 1859, Macon, written to P. H. Mell from James Stewart. Stewart is contemplating doing a series of
sermons of various denominations of Georgia. These, along with a portrait of the author, will be published in the "Georgia
Pulpit." Stewart wants Mell to send a sermon along with an ambrotype for publication. Stewart wants to change the purpose
and name of the "Southern Methodist" and the "Georgia Pulpit" will be its successor.
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ms1312 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 124 |
Title: |
L. A. Chamerovzow letter to Miss Hildrith
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Chamerovzow, Louis Alexis |
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1855 February 15 |
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The collection consists of one letter written on British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society letterhead: dated February 15, 1855,
"Dear Madam," signed "L. A. Chamerovzow," regarding Slave Life in Georgia and the Anti-Slavery Reporter. Chamerovzow mentions
several influential British anti-slavery leaders and alludes to the policy of emancipation in South Africa.
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ms1330 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Benjamin Harvey Hill letter to J. H. Scott
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Hill, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harvey), 1823-1882 |
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1862 December 24 |
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A letter written by Benjamin Harvey Hill to J. H. Scott on 24 December 1862 from his home in LaGrange, Georgia. Hill describes
the settling of the estate of N. Tompkins and other financial arrangements noting that "I should like to pay it by or before
1st Jany as by the 8 of that month I leave for Richmond."
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ms1405 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mark A. Cooper letters to Emily Branham
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Cooper, Mark A. (Mark Anthony), 1800-1885 |
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Dates: |
1854-1855 |
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The collection consists of three letters and one envelope from Mark A. Cooper (1800-1885) of Etowah, Georgia, to his sister
Mrs. Emily Branham of Eatonton, Georgia. The letters, dated December 27, 1854, March 3, 1855, and July 18, 1855, discuss
family matters, problems, and business transactions as Cooper seeks to straighten out some family difficulties. The envelope
bears a fine embossment advertising Cooper's manufactory.
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ms1446 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 127 |
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Yazoo Land Fraud document
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Creator: |
Randolph, Edmund, 1753-1813 |
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Dates: |
1795 March 3, 1795 July 28 |
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The collection consists of two documents related to the Yazoo Land Fraud. The first piece, dated March 3, 1795, is the enrolled
copy of the congressional resolution authorizing "that the President of the United States be, and hereby is requested to give
directions to the Attorney General, to collect, digest, report to the next Congress, the Charters, treaties and other documents
relative to, and explanatory of the title to the land situate in the south-western parts of the United States, and claimed
by certain companies, under a law of the State of Georgia...". Accompanying it is a manuscript circular letter dated July
28, 1795, signed by Edmund Randolph as Secretary of State to Thomas Pinckney, Minister Plenipotentiary in London discussing
the resolution.
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ms1457 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 128 |
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Johnston family papers
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Creator: |
Johnston family |
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Dates: |
1836-1862 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Malcolm Johnston family. Included are correspondences; two small account books; and
Certificate no. 2457, for the purchase of a tract of land in Montgomery, Alabama, by Arthur B. Davis of Muscogee, Georgia.
The collection also includes documents concerning enslaved people perceived to be property of the Johnston family: bill of
sales for enslaved persons received by Richard Johnston; wills of Malcolm Johnston and E. L. Johnston; "List of property belonging
to M. Johnston," listing 800 acres of land, and the name, sex, age, and monetary value of enslaved people
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ms1629 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Walter Reed papers
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Reed, Thomas Walter, 1870-1950 |
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Dates: |
circa 1900-1950 |
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The collection consists of pictures, clippings, some correspondence and writings including a bound set of typescripts of his
History of the University of Georgia.
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ms1662 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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Grace Lucas letter to Mary E. Johns
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Creator: |
Lucas, Grace |
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Dates: |
1843 July 22 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Athens, Georgia, July 22, 1843, to "My dear sister," Mary E. Johns, Davisborough,
signed Grace Lucas
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ms1690 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Commoner Party of the United States letter
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1945 March 31 |
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One letter typed on National Headquarters, The Commoner Party of the United States of America, Conyers, Georgia letterhead:
dated March 31, 1945, "Dear Mr. Rovner," signed "Charles H. Emmons," regarding the philosophy of the Commoner Party of the
United States. "Jews and Negroes should have enough common sense to not believe they are going to take over this Gentile nation..."
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ms1695 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hankinson family papers
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Hankinson family |
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Dates: |
1824-1903 |
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The collection consists of papers of the family of Stephen Hankinson and Mary C. Speights from 1824-1903. Papers include a
marriage bond between Hankinson and Speights, the will of Hankinson, papers concerning the ownership of people who were enslaved,
and correspondence to Lee Starke Schieffelin and Corneille S. Schieffelin. The collection also includes a copy of The language
of flowers, "property of Marie Essie Hankinson," an autograph book presented to Marie Essie Hankinson, and two scrapbooks
containing newspaper clippings with poems and concerning current events.
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ms196 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Johnnie Inez Peterson collection
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Creator: |
Peterson, Johnnie Inez |
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Dates: |
1933-1942 |
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The collection consists of autographs, letters, and manuscripts collected by Peterson. Correspondents include Clara Ophelia
Bland, Ernest Camp, Irwin S. Cobb, Harry Stillwell Edwards, Daniel Whitehead Hicky, Jennie Wright Howell, Judd Mortimer Lewis,
Robert Quillen, and Samuel Selden.
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ms198 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
United Confederate Veterans collection
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Creator: |
United Confederate Veterans |
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Dates: |
1891-1906 |
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The collection consists of records relating to the United Confederate Veterans from 1891-1906 and contains mostly correspondence
among the officers of the organization concerning procedures, policies, reunions, and officers. Also included are letters
of John B. Gordon, Stephen D. Lee (General commanding), William F. Mickle (Adjutant General and Chief of Staff), Thomas H.
Edgar (Adjutant to Mickle), M.R. Turner, Olive Steele, George W. Gordon, H.W. Graber, A.W. Hutton, and Phillip H. Fall.
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ms23 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Athens Historical Society papers
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Athens Historical Society |
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Dates: |
1960-2023 |
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The collection consists of letters, speeches, newspaper articles, maps, photos, and indenture, and a cemetery survey that
chronicle Athens history. University history is recorded in newspaper articles and some letters and Georgia history in speeches,
newspaper articles, and brochures. Athens Historical Society (AHS) history is recorded in minutes, newsletters, correspondence,
and speeches. AHS internal papers include directories, membership rolls, Constitution and by-laws, rosters, news releases,
and a paper entitled The First Twenty Years: A Brief History of the Athens Historical Society. The collection also has the
papers, scripts, and newspaper clippings concerning the AHS produced video The Presence of the Past: Historic Houses of Athens,
Georgia. See also the typescripts of the full soundtrack of the video Reminiscences of Old Athens. Later additions to the
collection include financial papers, Athens Historical Society Papers Volume II, and material regarding the "Vanishing Athens"
project, Crampton's Gap project, Clarke County Cemeteries project, and Ellis Merton Coulter birthday commemoration.
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ms2306 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Stegeman-Willingham collection
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Stegeman, John F. |
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Dates: |
1900-1983 |
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The collection consists of photographs and correspondence related to John Stegeman and Robert "Skeet" Willingham's book Touchdown:
a pictorial history of the Georgia Bulldogs.
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ms2493 |
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Hargrett Library |
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D. Dickson letter to D. C. Barrow and broadside (photocopy)
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Creator: |
Dickson, David, 1809-1885 |
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Dates: |
1854, 1855 |
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The collection consists of one letter regarding payment for five bushels of cottonseed. Also included in the collection is
a photocopy of a broadside advertising, "Boyd's Extra Prolific Cotton, introduced by D. Dickson." The original broadside,
Highly improved cotton! Boyd's extra prolific!, (BRO 1854 H5) has been added to the broadside collection.
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ms2622 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Wyatt Bibb letter to Senator Charles Tait
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Bibb, William Wyatt, 1781-1820 |
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Dates: |
1816 June 25 |
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The collection consists of one letter (and transcript of the letter) regarding the public outrage stemming from his congressional
proposal to fix the salaries of senators and congressmen, and Bibb's ideas concerning the successor to Col. Benjamin Hawkins,
who served as Indian Agent, mentioning Genl. McIntosh as a possibility.
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ms2705 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dixon family papers
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Creator: |
Dixon family |
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Dates: |
1848-1863 |
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The collection consists of papers relating to the Dixon family of Meriwether County, Georgia including correspondence of John
L. Dixon at Collinsworth Institute, Joshua L. Render and his wife Mary Jane (Dixon) Render, and John Tillman Dixon. One letter
mentions the Charleston Convention (1860). Of particular interest are three letters from John Tillman Dixon, serving with
the 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment, to his sister Mary Jane, while stationed at Richmond during the Civil War. Includes an
1853 tax list that itemizes number of enslaved persons plus items of land, cattle, sheep, hogs, wagons, and carriage
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ms2739 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Lt. H. C. Baldwin copybook
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Creator: |
Baldwin, Herbert C. |
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Dates: |
1866, 1897 |
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The collection consists of one copybook kept by Lieutenant H. C. Baldwin, containing financial ledgers and account, drafts
of correspondence, and legal documents, many from the Town of Beacon Falls. Included is a testimony in a dispute between a
man and two freed persons in Dahlonega, Georgia. The collection also includes a letter (written on the reverse side of a document
with header: "Form of application for, and order of commital of indigent insane persons, and insane paupers to the Conn. Hospital
for the Insane") concerning a debt owed to Baldwin.
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ms2749 |
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Hargrett Library |
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