| 1001 |
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Edwards family papers
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Edwards family |
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1851-1888 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, programs and other printed material, receipts, newspaper clippings, and broadsides.
The correspondence is mainly business letters to Leroy Summerfield Edwards about his work. Much of the Association of the
Army of Northern Virginia correspondence concerns the 1878 yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans and the request for aid by
the Regiment of the Orlean Artillery. There are several family letters, some written to Edwards from his parents while he
served in the Civil War (12th Virginia Infantry, Co. E), and one written by Edwards while he was a prisoner at Elmira (NY)
Prison Camp. The other material in the collection relates to the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia, YMCA, Civil
War, Randolph-Macon College, Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance Company, and politics.
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ms2938 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1002 |
Title: |
Evans-Stephens papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1827-1971 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Clement Anselm Evans, diaries and letters to his wife Allie (Mary Allen Walton),
which record his role in the Civil War, and typescripts of the book "Intrepid Warrior," which is the published version of
these papers. Intrepid Warrior was compiled and edited by Robert Grier Stephens, Jr., grandson of Clement A. Evans. Also in
this collection is an 1865 letter from Abraham Lincoln and 2 cartes-de-visite, all pertaining to Alexander H. Stephens, who
was also an ancestor of Robert Stephens.
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ms2946 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1003 |
Title: |
Arnold Michaelis papers
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Michaelis, Arnold |
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1950-1992 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, interview transcripts, program scripts, photographs, clippings, and printed material.
He interviewed many world political figures and entertainment personalities such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Martin Luther King,
Jr., Adlai E. Stevenson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Maurice Chevalier.
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ms2952 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1004 |
Title: |
Stephens-Reid correspondence
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1842-1866 |
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The collection consists of correspondence relating to the Stephens-Reid families, who were located in Crawfordville, Taliaferro
County, Georgia. Included are letters to Mollie Reid with a concentration in early 1962 concerning the death of her husband.
Some of her correspondents include Rebecca Burch, a niece by marriage in Thomasville, Georgia, her mother, Mary Elizabeth
Booker Stephens, sister Anna Stephens Alexander, and her brothers, John Alexander Stephens, Linton A. Stephens, and William
G. (Billy) Stephens. There was also another brother, James Clarence, who is mentioned in some of the letters. Mary's son Leidy
is mentioned in nearly every letter.
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ms2973 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1005 |
Title: |
Hansell Baugh family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1860-1977 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, financial papers, printed material, and photographs. Family correspondence
covers Hansell Baugh corresponding with various writers while he was collecting the letters of Frances Newman for his book.
These writers and friends include Joseph Blumenthal, owner of Spiral Press; Elva de Pue Matthews; Henry A. Newman; Margaret
Newman Patterson; and Walton Brooks McDaniel II.
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ms3007 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1006 |
Title: |
McWhorter family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1859-1998 |
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The collection consists of letters, photographs, biographical information, writings, friendship album (Mary McWhorter), account
book (James Hamilton McWhorter, Jr.), and information on family reunions and the family cemetery in Oglethorpe County. Most
of the letters were written by the McWhorter brothers to their parents and sisters during the Civil War. Their company moved
through many Virginia locations, such as Chancellorsville, Orange Court House, Spotsylvania Court House, Madison Run Station,
and Petersburg, where Robert McWhorter was killed in battle on June 20, 1864. There are also several pre-war letters from
James McWhorter while he was a student at the University of Georgia. A set of typescripts is included for many of the letters
dated 1859-1865. The later correspondence deals mainly with genealogy research done by McWhorter Milner, son of Mary McWhorter
Milner. In addition to photographs of the family and the family cemetery, there are three of Grady Memorial Hospital staff
in Atlanta, Georgia. Dr. W. Hal Moncrief, a friend of McWhorter Milner, was a doctor at the hospital and is in one of the
photographs.
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ms3012 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1007 |
Title: |
LeConte Furman Carter family papers
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1795-1999 |
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The collection consists of genealogy, correspondence, writings, photographs, daguerreotypes, and printed material. The early
correspondence concerns the LeConte, Furman and Carter families. More recent correspondence is of Carolyn Shaw McMillan, a
great granddaughter of Emma Florence LeConte Furman. Much of this correspondence deals with efforts to preserve LeConte-Woodmanston
and to reconstruct the botanical garden. In 1973 the site was placed on the National Register of Historic Places, and of the
original 3,354 acres, 63.8 acres were deeded to the Garden Club of Georgia in 1977. Most of the writings are by Emma Florence
LeConte Furman, who kept diaries for many years, and also wrote of her travels and her family.
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ms3027 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1008 |
Title: |
Radford family papers
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1783-2000 |
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The contents of this collection center on the Radford family. There are several Civil War letters from James Osgood Andrew
Radfood in this collection and other family members. Included is a memoir and notebook by Rosalie Radford Stillwell. Other
assorted items include receipts, indentures, wills, resolutions, stock certificates, photographs, portrait presentations,
and clippings. A videotape from 1933 about the Radford family is contained in an oversized box.
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ms3050 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1009 |
Title: |
Mitchell-Marsh family papers
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Marsh, John R. (John Robert), 1895-1952 |
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Dates: |
1918-1995 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Margaret Mitchell, John Marsh and the Marsh family including correspondence, writings,
printed material and photographs. Most of the correspondence is from John Marsh and Margaret Mitchell to John's mother and
sister, Frances regarding health problems, family news, Gone With the Wind (book and movie), and the complications sudden
fame brought to their lives. There are also several letters from John Marsh to his family concerning his wife's death.
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Identifier: |
ms3060 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1010 |
Title: |
Cherry Laurel Garden Club collection
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Cherry Laurel Garden Club |
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Dates: |
1933-2002 |
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The collection consists of lists of members and officers, newsletters, correspondence, president's files, minutes , club finances,
a working manuscript for the 50th Anniversary Club History, correspondence, photographs from the Christmas party in 1989,
newspaper clippings, notes, poetry, photographs from 1978, bank statements, and two scrapbooks from the Cherry Laurel Garden
Club. Also included are four scrapbooks from the Marietta Garden Club.
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ms3175 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1011 |
Title: |
John Early and Esther Bowers Verner papers
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Creator: |
Verner, John Early |
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Dates: |
1920-1970 |
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The collection consists of letters, newspaper articles, photographs and examples of the poetry relating to the career of Judge
Verner. Also included are research materials and writings from Esther and John, plus photographs, newspaper clippings, county
records and related materials, about the families of Verner, Arrendall, Bond, and Bowers. Large black-and-white photographs
of John Harris Bowers (1836-1909) and wife Elizabeth Rice Bowers (1840-1881), parents of Aaron Newton Bowers and grandparents
of Esther Bowers Verner. Certificate of Esther Virginia Bowers graduation from Atlanta Conservatory of Music, 1919. Decatur
Bar Association photographs, 1961-1962.
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ms3180 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1012 |
Title: |
Carl Isaacs papers
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Isaacs, Carl, 1953- |
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Dates: |
1973-2002 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, court documents, and clippings related to Dr. Wilkes' appellate work for Carl Isaacs
and George Dungee in the Alday family murder case. The correspondence is primarily between Carl Isaacs, Donald E. Wilkes,
Jr., and Christopher Hamilton. Court documents include petitions, habeas corpus applications, subpoenas, and motions. Press
materials document the proceedings from the pretrial period until after conviction. A poster about the Alday family murders
from a special series in the Atlanta Journal and two t-shirts with pro-electric chair messages are also included.
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ms3187 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1013 |
Title: |
Johnston family papers
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Johnston family |
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Dates: |
1860-1960 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, including correspondence between George Walton Williams in account with J. Lamb
Johnston, Carolina Savings Bank, Williams family materials, account books, materials on the Nacoochee Valley Women's Club,
Nacoochee Institute, news items, tax bills, Johnston family photographs with most people identified, photographs of gold mines
in the area which include mining equipment, stages of mining and hydraulic mining, photographs of Nacoochee Valley and Holly
Island. Also included in the collection is a box of oversized items which includes Margaret J. Paris' dependency application,
small scrapbook with watercolors by M. Johnston, ice bag from Gainesville Ice and Fuel, issues of the Presbyterian College
newspaper, and other assorted items.
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ms3234 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1014 |
Title: |
T. Baldwin Martin papers
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Martin, Thomas Baldwin, 1894-1985 |
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Dates: |
1917-1935 |
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The collection consists of World War I materials including military manuals, correspondence, orders, photographs, maps, artifacts,
a scrapbook, and Martin's diary, from Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.C., Camp Mills, Long Island, N.Y., and
American Expeditionary Force, Europe. All materials were received in Martin's World War I trunk. Each box has an inventory
of items within the container.
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ms3260 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1015 |
Title: |
William A. Foster, Jr., papers
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Foster, William A., 1904-1990 |
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Dates: |
1898-1988 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, photographs, financial papers and printed material. The correspondence
of 1938-1939 deals with waterworks improvement and street paving projects when Foster was mayor of Dallas, Georgia. From 1984-1988
there are handwritten and typed copies of a column, "Here comes the Judge," which Foster wrote for the Dallas New Era. In
the columns, Foster described his friends, family, and Paulding County history. There are typed copies of several chapters
of his book "Paulding County: Its People and Places." There is both correspondence and printed material for the Georgia Sesquicentenary
Commission, 1981-1984; the Paulding Paul Revere Bicentennial Committee, 1975-1976; and several items concerning financial
and voter information of Dallas and Paulding County, Georgia.
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ms3262 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1016 |
Title: |
Eberhart (Eberhardt) family papers
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Eberhart family |
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Dates: |
1852-1871 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between the brothers and sister, one photograph, probably of Jacob B. and wife Martha
Goolsby Eberhart, most written during the Civil War, documenting their activities, troop news and related pain and suffering
of the loss of three brothers. A few earlier letters from Texas tell of the living conditions in that area before the war.
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ms3264 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1017 |
Title: |
Howell Erwin family papers
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Erwin, Howell |
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Dates: |
1858-1959 |
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The collection consists of Erwin family Bible records, correspondence, family photographs, deeds, wills (including that of
Harriet D.P. Bryan), printed materials, account books, and materials about the W.T. Byron estate and the Eustace Floyd estate.
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ms3275 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1018 |
Title: |
Southern Center for Human Rights collection
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Creator: |
Southern Center for Human Rights |
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Dates: |
1973-2001 |
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The collection consists of transcripts of case proceedings, court documents, evidentiary documents, memoranda, correspondence,
affidavits, legal notes, copies of legislation, newsletters, and newspaper articles. The collection consists primarily of
files concerning the defense of Georgia death row inmates which reflect the legal efforts of the Southern Center for Human
Rights. Also included are documents relating to the Center's efforts to advocate the reform of Habeas Corpus legislation,
subject files consisting of newspaper articles on the death penalty and criminal justice, and research files concerning racial
discrimination in jury selection.
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ms3277 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1019 |
Title: |
Coulter family papers
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Creator: |
Coulter family |
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Dates: |
1830-1990 |
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The collection consists of archives, letters, diaries, photographs, books, and printed materials relating to the Coulter family.
Items concerning Eugene and Calvin Coulter, among others are included in this collection.
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ms3303 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Rayburn Moore family papers
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Creator: |
Moore, Rayburn S., 1920- |
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Dates: |
1914-1988 |
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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence from family and friends, Army papers, printed material,
photographs, and artifacts. The correspondence includes World War II letters to Rayburn Moore from his family and friends
and World War I letters from Max Moore in England to his wife. Max was a sergeant in the American Expeditionary Forces, Hospital
Unit T, Medical Department. The artifacts include a World War II Army uniform, a World War I blue star banner, dog tags, medals,
a man's watch, and an American flag.
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ms3345 |
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Hargrett Library |
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