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Norborne B. Powell letter to John Forsyth
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Powell, Norborne B. |
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1832 March 22 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Liberty, Talbot County, Georgia, "The Honorable John Forsyth," signed "Norborne
B. Powell," regarding the slowness of Federal mail service in Georgia, a report that Mr. Longstreet of Augusta, Georgia will
form a line of stages westward, and the Indian problems in Georgia.
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ms385 |
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Hargrett Library |
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522 |
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A. M. Usher letter
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Usher, A. M. |
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1861 April 16 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Atlanta, Georgia, April 16, 1861, to Mrs. Asa S. Hazleton, from A. M. Usher,
regarding the war, the South, travels, and mutual acquaintances.
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ms3869 |
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Hargrett Library |
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523 |
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William Bradford letter to Hugh Anderson Haralson
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Bradford, Wm. J. A. (William John Alden), 1791-1858 |
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1847 January 23 |
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The collection consists of one letter written by William J. A. Bradford in Davenport, Iowa, to Hugh Anderson Haralson, a representative
in the Georgia General Assembly. Bradford communicates his desire to have a commission in the military service to participate
in operation of the army in Mexico. He requests Haralson's aid in hopes of being brought to President James K. Polk's attention.
Haralson appends a note to President Polk forwarding the request, but states that he does not know Bradford well enough to
recommend him.
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ms3902 |
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Hargrett Library |
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524 |
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Donald Harries letters to May Dearing Nicholson
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Harries, Donald Dunbar, Jr. |
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1944-1947 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs and portraits, writings, and artifacts. In his letters to May Nicholson
(nicknamed Midget), Donald Harries (nicknamed Rabbit) describes his pilot training as he progessses from learning to start
a plane, take off, land, and finally fly cross country. The only letter from May is in 1946 when Donald writes that he is
engaged to Sally in Duluth. There are photographs of May, portraits of May and her brother Homer as children, and one photograph
presumably of Donald. The writings are notes on index cards about a thwarted love story between a girl and a pre-flight student.
The story is apparently written hy May, but the author is listed as Dearing Mays. Artifacts are a Navy pin and bracelet inside
a wooden box from Kamp Kahlert in Maryland, where May was a summer counselor.
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ms3919 |
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Hargrett Library |
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525 |
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Andrew Jackson letter
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Jackson, Andrew, 1767-1845 |
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1825 July 25 |
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This collection consists of one letter from Andrew Jackson to Edward G. W. Butler discussing the 1825 Treaty of Indian Springs
and the conduct of Georgia Governor George M. Troup. The letter is dated July 25, 1825 sent from Jackson's Hermitage plantation,
Nashville, TN.
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ms3931 |
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Hargrett Library |
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526 |
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Emory J. Hall World War I letters
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Hall, Emory J., 1901-1959 |
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1916-1918 |
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The collection consists of letters from Emory James Hall mostly addressed to his mother in Athens, GA during the time of World
War I. Some of the letters are sent from the USS New Hampshire.
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ms3949 |
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Hargrett Library |
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527 |
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American Association of University Women, Athens, Georgia branch papers
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American Association of University Women. Athens Branch |
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Dates: |
1945-1954 |
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The collection consists of papers of the American Association of University Women, Athens, Georgia branch from 1945-1954.
Included are letters, minutes, reports, programs, membership lists, membership policies, by-laws, and a copy of Biography
of Elizabeth Fuller Jackson. Correspondents include Charlotte Newton, Amy C. Chambliss, Anne Seawell, Mildred L. Stancil,
and Mrs. J. Milton Murray.
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ms396 |
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Hargrett Library |
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528 |
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Hans Korff papers
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Korff, Hans |
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1916-1947 |
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The collection consists of letters written in German by Hans Korff, a set of stamps, envelopes, and a poster. The letters
were sent by Korff to his family while he was held as a prisoner of war in France during the First World War. The stamps in
the collection are mounted to show the hyperinflation in the Weimar Republic in the early 1920s. The envelopes contained correspondence
between Korff while he was living in Mexico and his family back in Germany. The envelopes mailed post-WWII show British and
American censor marks. The poster displays a quote by Friedrich Ludwig Jahn, a German nationalist who was seen as an ideological
forebear to Nazism.
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ms3968 |
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Hargrett Library |
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529 |
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Ralph Randolph Gurley letter to William C. Rives
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Gurley, Ralph Randolph, 1797-1872 |
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1842 April 21 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Washington, April 21, 1842, to "Hon. William C. Rives," signed "R. R. Gurley,"
regarding a convention held by friends of the American Colonization Society. The letter is written on a typewritten document
concerning an American Colonization Society expedition for Liberia.
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ms397 |
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Hargrett Library |
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530 |
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American National Red Cross, Athens Chapter, Nutrition Committee Chairman papers
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American National Red Cross. Athens Chapter (Athens, Ga.) |
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1947-1948 |
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The collection consists of typewritten correspondence and booklets from 1947-1948 of the Nutrition Committee of the Athens
Chapter of the American National Red Cross. Correspondents include Catherine Newton, Lorna Barber, and Eleanor Johnston.
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ms399 |
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Hargrett Library |
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531 |
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The Century Club papers
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Century Club (Athens, Ga.) |
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circa 1908 |
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The collection consists of three items: miscellaneous minutes of The Century Club, Athens, Georgia (undated); a typewritten
letter on The Century Club letterhead, dated Athens, Georgia, March 9, 1908, "Dear Sir," signed "R. P. Brooks, Secretary and
Treasurer," regarding the organization of The Century Club. Enclosed with the letter is a membership roll.
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ms400 |
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Hargrett Library |
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532 |
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Woodrow Wilson letter to L. J. Cooper
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Wilson, Woodrow, 1856-1924 |
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1912 August 19 |
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The collections consists of one letter from Woodrow Wilson to L.J. Cooper, a national delegate to the Democratic Convention
of 1912 stating his appreciation for Mr. Cooper's part in unifying the party in his area. The letter is typed on Wilson's
Sea Grit, N.J. lettehead. Included is one delegate's pass to the convention in Baltimore on June 25.
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ms4002 |
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Hargrett Library |
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533 |
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Captain G.M. Butt letters
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Butt, G. M. |
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1917-1918 |
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This collection contains correspondence from Captain G.M. Butt of the Army Service Corps to his father G.W. Butt of Littlehampton.
Included are 4 letters, 2 programs, and 9 photographs relating to British Salonica Army concert parties held on the Macedonian
Front during World War I.
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Identifier: |
ms4003 |
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Hargrett Library |
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534 |
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Athens, Georgia social and cultural events collection
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Unknown |
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1870-1923 |
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The collection consists of announcements, invitations, and programs from social events in Athens, Georgia, including events
at the University of Georgia, from 1870-1923. Included are weddings invitations of prominent Athenians; programs from events
held at Steney-Stovall Memorial Theatre, and Colonial Theatre; and two certificates from Athens City School and University
High School.
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ms404 |
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Hargrett Library |
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535 |
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Emma Eldridge letter to Erwin J. Eldridge
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Eldridge, Emma Louise Ronaldson, 1833-1879 |
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1862 June 20 |
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One letter from Emma Ethridge to her husband telling of family news, his upcoming promotion, the need for better shoes, asking
to hire a nurse, and inquiring about the situation in Richmond.
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Identifier: |
ms4055 |
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Hargrett Library |
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536 |
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Daniel D. Barrows letter
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Barrows, Daniel D. |
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1865 May 15 |
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Letter written by Union soldier in Savannah that describes the city as being "overrun with Rebel paroled prisoners," who are
forced to give up the Confederate uniforms. Barrows describes the city and his stay with a Peck family.
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Identifier: |
ms4093 |
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Hargrett Library |
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537 |
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Jefferson Davis letter to Harry H. Phinizy
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Davis, Jefferson, 1808-1889 |
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13 March 1881 |
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Contains a letter to Mr. Harry H. Phinizy written by Jefferson Davis from his home, Beauvoir, in Biloxi, MS, on March 13,
1881. In the letter, Davis says that he was told by a "Professor Brown" about a recent address by Phinizy on the "old and
new south." Davis praises the address and says he is hopeful for future generations of southerners.
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Identifier: |
ms4101 |
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Hargrett Library |
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538 |
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Charles S. Dickinson letter to Governor Joseph E. Brown
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Dickinson, Charles S. |
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1862 November 12 |
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Consists of a letter written by Charles S. Dickinson, an inventor from Cleveland, Ohio, to Governor Joseph E. Brown of Georgia
regarding a new centrifugal machine gun as well as a "steam wagon" Dickinson had invented for use in combat. Dickinson offered
his inventions to the Confederate military and even suggested he visit Georgia and build his machines for military service.
The second page of the letter includes two newspaper clippings covering the gun from The Plain Dealer in Cleveland, Ohio and
Capital City Fact in Columbus, Ohio.
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Identifier: |
ms4108 |
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Hargrett Library |
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539 |
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Lewis Nielson collection of Helmut Lachenmann correspondence
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Lachenmann, Helmut |
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Dates: |
1971-2017 |
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This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and dedications written on scores from Helmut Lachenmann to Lewis Nielson.
It also includes one letter from Karlheinz Stockhausen to Lachenmann.
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ms4116 |
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Hargrett Library |
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540 |
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Elijah A. Brown House collection
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Brown, Elijah A. (Elijah Alexander), 1857- |
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Dates: |
1902-1919 |
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The collection consists of material from the Elijah A. Brown House located at 720 Piedmont Ave., Atlanta, Georgia. The collection
includes correspondence regarding Chi Phi Fraternity, University of Georgia Alumni banquets and Phi Kappa Society. Miscellaneous
correspondences are from W. A. Candler and Don Quitman Abbott.
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Identifier: |
ms427a |
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Hargrett Library |
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