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Felker family collection
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1884-1975 |
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The collection consists of hundreds of ledger books comprising the records of the Walton Cotton Mill Company, 1900-1975, including
sent and received letters, invoices, payroll records, paid checks, general ledgers, construction blueprints, cotton records,
sales journals, employee bond records, insurance records, and employee housing records. Also included are many more ledgers
documenting the business transactions of the Bank of George Walton Felker, 1884-1934, including balance ledgers, deposit ledgers,
collection registers, bank registers, check drafts, balance books, daybooks, loans and investments, and address books.
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ms3360 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1042 |
Title: |
Arabella Clark Cleveland collection
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Dent family |
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1912-1973 |
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The collection consists of letters to Arabella Cleveland from the Dent family and a few other friends, although the majority
of the letters are from Ophelia. After their father's death, Miriam and Ophelia operated a dairy on the plantation, and the
letters describe daily life on the plantation including weather, the Hofwyl dairy, food, flowers, servants, family dogs and
poignant letters about their deaths, social events, travel, antiques, sewing and clothes. Ophelia often visited the Belins
at their home Evermay (Washington, DC) and the DuPonts at their estate Longwood (Kennett Square, PA). The Dents were friends
with the Haynes family at Ashantilly, the Huston family at Butler Plantation and the Phillips family in Savannah.
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ms3407 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1043 |
Title: |
Farish C. Chandler family papers
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Chandler, Farish C., Sr. |
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Dates: |
1784-1918 |
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The collection consists of mimeograph copies of information regarding the life of Sarah Gilliam Williamson during the Revolutionary
War and letters from Col. F.C. Chandler concerning his service in World War I. There are letters from Fort Collins, France,
Chattanooga (Tennessee), Bristol (Virginia), and from his active service with the American Expeditionary Force and the British
Expeditionary Force.
Also included is a DVD recording of a 64th anniversary celebration of D-Day in Normandy, France. F. C. Chandler, Jr. attended
the ceremony as a guest of the United States Air Force.
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ms3415 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1044 |
Title: |
Mdivani family papers
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Mdivani family |
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Dates: |
1880s-2009 |
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The collection consists primarily of correspondence, financial papers, clippings, and photographs. The correspondence documents
the written communication of the Mdivani siblings, spouses, and other relatives, as well as friends and acquaintances, and
focuses on family, health, and social life, among other topics. The financial papers in the collection consist of legal documents
about the estates of the deceased, communication with attorneys, banks, and retailers, inventories of assets, and receipts
from large purchases. The clippings, which date largely from the 1930s, mainly cover weddings, divorces, and deaths in the
Mdivani family, as well as their social lives, hobbies, and gossip surrounding their relationships. Photographs document the
lives of all five Mdivani siblings and their many spouses and include images of childhood and family life, weddings, social
events, travels, residences, hobbies, personal belongings, recreation, and the military career of General Zakhari Mdivani.
The collection also includes the diaries of Dennis Conan Doyle and Anthony Harwood, scrapbooks, genealogy, and artifacts,
such as Conan Doyle's racing trophy.
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ms3783 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1045 |
Title: |
Betty Sargent papers
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Sargent, Betty Lee, 1912-2009 |
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Dates: |
1868-2009 |
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This collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, photographs, printed material, research files, and writings.
The correspondence is primarily between Betty Sargent and her family and friends from the 1930s until the early 2000s. There
is also material related to the First American-Japanese Student Conference, World War II, and Betty's career with the Georgia
Review. The careers and activities of Robert Dell, William Shirer, and Stefan Lux are documented in the correspondence, research
files, and writings. A portion of the collection documents the Sargent family troubles involving James Sargent's health.
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ms3866 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1046 |
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Tommie LaCavera papers
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LaCavera, Tommie Phillips |
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Dates: |
1808-2016 |
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This collection contains meeting notes, membership ledgers, scrapbooks, photographs, correspondence, and business documents
from the United Daughters of the Confederacy, Laura Rutherford Chapter and the Colonial Dames of the Seventeenth Century,
Elijah Clarke Chapter. A large portion of the collection documents Ms. LaCavera's time with these organizations. It also contains
notes, genealogy, and writing produced by Tommie LaCavera and her contemporary, Beth Abney. Documents and printed material
from other hereditary and service organizations that Ms. LaCavera was involved with are also included. Another component of
this collection is historical documents from the early Nineteeth Century, including deeds, correspondence, receipts, checks
and land documents from the Kunze and Johnson families of Georgia, as well as the Ballister family from Kentucky, among others.
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ms4184 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1047 |
Title: |
Brock family papers
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Brock family |
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Dates: |
1921-1997 |
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This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera of the Brock family, as well as a few photographs of the
Sutton family. Some of the Sutton family photographs are contemporary photographs of early to mid 20th century photographs.
Much of the correspondence is comprised of letters to Macon and Florence Brock from Macon's mother and sisters Para and Bonnie.
Other items relating to Para Lee Brock include some genealogical notes, research notes for an article on Robert E. Lee published
in the 1965 "Georgia Review", and an extensive photograph album of the 1941 WATL Travel Scholarship Tour including some photographs
of the 1942 tour, a 1941 trip to Mexico with friends, and a trip to the mountains of Northern Georgia with her sister Bonnie.
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ms4335 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1048 |
Title: |
John and Marie Koenig papers
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Koenig, John, Jr., 1916-2018 |
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Dates: |
1865-2004 |
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This collection contains the papers of John and Marie Koenig related to their careers as journalists, genealogical research,
and traveling. The collection includes newspaper clippings of their articles, correspondence, notes, journals, notebooks,
postcards, and numerous photograph albums documenting Marie's work as a diplomatic correspondent, John's military service
in Europe during World War II, and his work as a reporter and travel writer. The genealogical research included relates to
the Hodgson family of Athens, Georgia.
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ms4351 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1049 |
Title: |
Eugene Muse Mitchell papers
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Mitchell, Eugene Muse |
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Dates: |
1881-1887 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous papers of Eugene Muse Mitchell, including a letter (1887), receipt for his first
office rent, promissory note (1881), autograph album, report cards from Means High School (1881-1882), reports from the University
of Georgia (1882-1885), clippings related to the Mitchell family, two pages of a debate "Whether the Crusades were Beneficial
to Europe," (this was the topic debated on May 27, 1881, by the Phi Kappa Society at the University of Georgia). There is
a Phi Beta Kappa Society, Alpha Chapter of Georgia certificate dated 1914.There are also three samples of cotton from the
Atlanta Cotton Exposition of 1881 labeled as to origin and each is wrapped in a broadside listing the candidates for Alderman
and councilmen in the five wards (of Atlanta?). Thirteen photographs including a group photo of UGA law school class of 1885.
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ms511 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1050 |
Title: |
Thomas Smith family papers
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Smith, Thomas, 1745-1809 |
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Dates: |
1767-1912 |
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This collection includes legal documents related to Letitia Vandexen (sic) Smith, Thomas Smith and Frances Sophia Smith. The
Thomas Smith letterbook mainly consists of correspondence between members of the Thomas Smith family from 1767-1841. The earliest
letters (1767 and 1784) are from Smith to his mother Elizabeth Lawrence in Aberdeenshire, England. A group of 21 letters between
Smith and his cousin Dr. Peter Smith of Aberdeenshire discuss the American lifestyle, medical schools and practices, and the
judicial system. Another group of letters to Judge Jasper Yeates and Governor Thomas Mifflin refer to legal decisions and
court procedures. Other correspondents include Dr. Philip Physick and Smith's brother Charles of London, England. Also included
in the letterbook are two proclamations awarding judgeships to Smith, legal documents pertaining to the settlement of Smith's
estate (1816), and documents relating to land sales or mortgaged property (1826 and 1841). Series 2 contains typescripts of
letters between Thomas Smith and soon-to-be U.S. President George Washington in 1785-1786, in which Smith was acting as Washington's
attorney for some land suits in Philadelphia. The typescripts were made by Burton Alva Konkle in 1902. Finally, Series 3.
contains letters between Thomas Smith scholar Burton Alva Konkle and Wymberly Jones De Renne regarding the Thomas Smith collection.
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ms1055 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1051 |
Title: |
U. Harrold Davenport papers
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Davenport, Uriah Harrold, 1878-1963 |
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Dates: |
1860s-1960s |
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The collection consists of the financial records of Uriah Harrold Davenport, his wife Sallie Fleming and his sister, Mary
C. Davenport. A large portion of the collection deals with the estate of his wife, who had considerable land holdings in Athens,
particularly in African American neighborhoods.
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ms1375 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1052 |
Title: |
Steadman Vincent Sanford papers
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Sanford, Steadman Vincent, 1871-1945 |
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Dates: |
1865-1970 |
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The collection consists of correspondence dealing with University of Georgia business, texts of speeches and writings, photographs
and approximately 75 scrapbooks dealing with the University, education, and Sanford himself. A portion of the correspondence
deals with the events surrounding the October 12, 1929 Yale-Georgia stadium dedication game. Also included is a letter from
then governor of New York Franklin Roosevelt declining an invitation to the November 9, 1929 UGA-NYU game in New York. The
Phi Kappa Literary Society Minutes 1897-1909 are also included. A box inventory is located in a folder at the beginning of
Box No. 1.
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Identifier: |
ms1578 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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| 1053 |
Title: |
Donald Windham and Sandy Campbell papers
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Windham, Donald |
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Dates: |
1934-1996, bulk 1940-1986 |
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The collection consists of manuscripts, shorter printed works, photographs, and ephemera relating to Donald Windham. In addition,
materials relating to Tennessee Williams and Sandy Campbell, two of Windham's close friends, are available.
Included in the collection are drafts of the novels Tanaquil and The Hero Continues, proofs for Tennessee Williams' letters
to Donald Windham, and scripts for You Touched Me. Also in the collection are printed editions of Windham's short stories,
including those which appeared in the New Yorker. Those stories were later combined to form Windham's autobiography of his
childhood home in Atlanta, Emblems of Conduct.
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ms1709 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1054 |
Title: |
Lucy O. Woodall Nicholson papers
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Nicholson, Lucy O. Woodall |
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Dates: |
1862-1968 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, ledgers, photographs, recipes, legal documents, scrapbooks, newspaper clippings,
etc, related to Lucy Nicholson. Part of the correspondence is from the Sibley family. Other documents relate to the Sibley
family, Madison G. Nicholson, and the Ladies Garden Club of Athens. An unidentified account of the Civil War is also included.
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ms1892 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1055 |
Title: |
Charles W. Hubner papers
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Hubner, Charles W. (Charles William), 1835-1929 |
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Dates: |
1835-1929 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and other information pertaining to Charles W. Hubner. Hubner's correspondents
in this collection include Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Alexander Stephens.
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ms1985 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1056 |
Title: |
Cadle family papers
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Cadle family |
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1880-1970 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, documents, photos, UGA class notebooks, clippings and printed materials relating
to the Cadle family of Emanuel County, Georgia. Genealogical information is included on the Everett, Burke, Brinson, Foy,
Dasher, and Anderson families of Effingham, Screven, Richmond, Jefferson, Emanuel, and Houston counties. Varied papers and
pictures are included concerning the Overstreet and Scott families of Emanuel County, and the Braun family of Cleveland, Ohio
and Daytona Beach, Florida. Included are a letter and telegram from Ernest Neal, poet laureate of Georgia in the 1920s and
1930s. The collection also contains several metric survey plats, a metric deed and correspondence relating to them.
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ms2354 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1057 |
Title: |
Robert Scott Davis collection
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Davis, Robert Scott, 1954- |
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Dates: |
1844-2009 |
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The collection consists of mostly photocopied articles from various historical agencies, some original correspondence, maps,
photographs, and newspaper articles relating to subjects Mr. Davis has written about. Included are materials about Georgia's
participation in the Texas Revolution; Charles Cole Hind and Aetna Insurance; and miscellaneous Georgia material (especially
historic Georgia houses). The first deposit relates to Georgia's participation in the Texas Revolution. There is general soldier
information, rosters, maps, flags, and photographs, plus specific information on James W. Fannin and William A. Ward. The
Charles Cole Hind and Aetna Insurance material concerns Georgia and Alabama. Mrs. Hind, as the insurance representative, made
pre-Civil War building insurance surveys in the two states; xeroxes of the surveys are in this collection. There is also a
copy of the book of instruction for agents & a bound copy of The 100 Years of Fire Insurance..., the history of Aetna from
1819-1919. Finally, selections from the miscellaneous Georgia material include: information about the Harris-Pearson-Walker
House in Augusta, Carter's Quarters (National Register house) in Murray County, gold mining in Georgia, and materials gathered
on the history of Clinton and other places in Georgia.
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ms2549 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1058 |
Title: |
Jordan-Burnett papers
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Burnett, Eugene Paul |
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Dates: |
1860-1950 |
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The collection consists of letters, cartes-de-visite (most unidentified), biographical information on Rachel Gunby Jordan
and Eugene P. Burnett, printed material, Confederate money, clippings, and locks of hair. The main portion of the collection
consists of letters written to Delia D. Jordan in Sparta, Georgia, from her fiance Eugene Paul Burnett during the Civil War.
His letters describe daily camp life, his duties as Inspector General, and details of battles as he moved through South Carolina,
Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are also letters from Delia's brothers, William Franklin Jordan, Robert Pierpont
Jordan, and George Gunby Jordan.
Also in the collection is a photograph of General Robert E. Lee and an Augusta newspaper, Daily Constitutionalist, from July
3, 1862. The newspaper contains descriptions of the current battles and lists of wounded men, including W.F. Jordan.
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1059 |
Title: |
John Donald Wade papers
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Wade, John Donald, 1892-1963 |
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1946-1950 |
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The collection consists of the papers of John Donald Wade during the years 1946-1950. The major part of the collection is
correspondence - letters from Wade soliciting manuscripts for the Georgia review, response letters from authors (including
Flannery O'Connor, Robert Penn Warren, Sinclair Lewis, and others), letters relating to Wade's horticultural interests, and
some personal letters. Also included are clippings, printed material, writings by Wade, and thesis research by Anne Wade
Rittenberry.
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ms2945 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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| 1060 |
Title: |
Allan Sloane papers
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Sloan, Allan |
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Dates: |
1937-1992 |
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The collection consists of scripts, clippings, correspondence and some photographs and tapes. Included with most scripts are
explanatory notes typed by Sloane. Some of the script titles and their content are: The big story (newspapermen); Duty bound
(draft evasion); Eleven Memory Street (displaced persons); Emily, Emily (Down syndrome); And James was a very small snail
(autism); Kids like these (Down syndrome); Man behind the gun (WWII); Martin Luther (religious biography); Navy log (stories
of Navy history); Radio readers digest (dramatization of war stories); Sit down, shut up or get out (exceptional children);
This is my son (Down syndrome); Time to remember (folktale documentary); To all my friends on shore (sickle cell anemia);
and Transatlantic call (international exchange documentary).
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ms2959 |
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