| 941 |
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Mize family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1903-1981 |
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The collection consists of a dis-bound scrapbook dating 1903-1981. The scrapbook pages contain newspaper articles, certificates,
and programs concerning Mize family members (Leila Ritchie, Jessie Julia, Charles, Eloise, Thomas Neal, B.F., Mary Ella, and
Robert Paul Mize) and University of Georgia Cooperative Extension Service; and genealogical information of Telford, Mize,
Ritchie, and Tuck families. The collection also contains birth announcements and correspondence of Leila Ritchie Mize and
Jessie Julia Mize.
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ms2870 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 942 |
Title: |
Pendley-Little Family Civil War correspondence
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1855-1865 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between the Pendley and Little families of Webster and Baker Counties, Georgia.
Pendley correspondents include brothers Samuel and R. F. Pendley and Mary and Elizabeth Pendley (relationship unknown). Civil
War correspondence includes letters from T. Z. Little at Camp Cutts and Camp Forest, Manassas Junction, Virginia (1861) and
Joseph M. Little, Camp Miserable, Orange Court House, Virginia (1861) and Camp Pine Thicket, Virginia (1863). The letters
discuss battles, including fighting at Winchester, and Captain A.S. Cutts of the 11th Georgia Artillery Battalion, Company
A. Letters from the women, including Sarah A. R. Little, reveal their views of the Civil War and their related activities.
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ms2873 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 943 |
Title: |
Daniel Butterfield Pease family papers
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Pease, Daniel Butterfield |
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Dates: |
1864-1866 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, mainly from Daniel Butterfield Pease, to members of his family in Maine while serving
with Company G of the 12th Maine Infantry Regiment from 1864-1866. Pease's letters were written from Camp Coburn, Maine; Galloups
Island, Massachusetts; and Augusta, Savannah, and Thomasville, Georgia and contain descriptions of the different areas, his
duties, the Civil War, and peace-keeping activities during Reconstruction. The collection also contains a few letters from
Pease's brothers, Dixon and Plummer.
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Identifier: |
ms2906 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 944 |
Title: |
Sanders family papers
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Creator: |
Sanders, Dickerson H., 1830?-1915 |
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Dates: |
1824-1915 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, photographs, printed material, and a diary. There are many love
letters written between D.H. Sanders and Ella Dickinson. The business papers include land grants and indentures, which pertain
to land in Georgia counties. The 1870 diary belonged to Ella Dickinson.
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ms2916 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 945 |
Title: |
Jean Flanigen papers
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Creator: |
Flanigen, Jean, 1898- |
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Dates: |
1917-1964 |
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The collection consists of Flanigen's wartime correspondence, including V-mail and family correspondence. Family correspondents
include Barrington L. Flanigen, C. D. Flanigen, and Harold Milton Heckman. Also included are a sketchbook and a scrapbook.
The scrapbook contains material such as clippings, invitations and tickets.
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Identifier: |
ms2919 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 946 |
Title: |
Craig Barrow papers
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Creator: |
Barrow, Craig, 1876-1945 |
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Dates: |
1913-1920 |
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The collection consists of personal and medical papers including receipts for groceries, utilities, animal food, automobile
and investments. The family letters are from children, and the medical materials include correspondence about patients, prescriptions,
x-rays, materials about the Telfair Hospital, the Georgia Infirmary, the Sanitary Commission and opium stamps.
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Identifier: |
ms3013 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 947 |
Title: |
Edward C. James papers
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1942-1965 |
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The collection consists of letters written by Edward James to his wife Elizabeth Harrell James in Fitzgerald, Georgia, before
and after they were married. The letters give details of the camps, towns where he was stationed, his bombardier training,
and the bombing missions. He gives descriptive details of the Okinawan people, houses, crops, and typhoons. The letters to
his wife are both romantic and sexually explicit. During World War II many of his letters discuss his future plans of owning
a farm.
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Identifier: |
ms3047 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 948 |
Title: |
Byron Herbert Reece family papers
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Creator: |
Reece, Byron Herbert, 1917-1958 |
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Dates: |
1923-1985 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, genealogy and financial papers. The correspondence
consists mainly of letters between family members, and the personal and business correspondence of Byron Herbert Reece, some
were written to him when he was a tuberculosis patient at Battey State Hospital in Rome, Georgia. After Reece's suicide in
1958, much of the correspondence of Eva Mae Reece pertains to memorials to her brother Byron Herbert Reece and copyright renewals
of his works.
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Identifier: |
ms3055 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 949 |
Title: |
Vara A. Majette papers
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Majette, Vara A. (Vara Anna), 1875-1974 |
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Dates: |
1924-1965 |
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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, writings, research, and photographs. Majette's only published
work (1924) was White Blood, which dealt with race relations. Mistress of a Thousand Slaves is based on the life of Fanny
Kemble. Research for the book includes a letter written by Fanny Kemble. Daughters of Men is about Indian tribes on the Sea
Islands when the Spanish first came to Georgia. Please God... closely follows Majette's life story. Her writings also include
children's stories and poems, some of which are in a scrapbook she made for her granddaughter in 1929.
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Identifier: |
ms3073 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 950 |
Title: |
Benjamin Thomas Epps papers
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Creator: |
Epps, Ben, 1888-1937 |
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Dates: |
1904-2015 |
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The collection consists of many folders of loose material including clippings, letters, drawings of Epps planes, writings,
and photographs. Of particular note are several good aerial views of Athens and the University of Georgia (circa 1920-1930s).
Also of interest are several pages of reminiscences by Ben Epps, Jr., in which he writes about his early life and flying.
Additional material received in 2002 includes flight manuals, membership cards, transcripts of interviews, etc. The most important
item in this collection is a scrapbook (1904-1963) which documents Epps' life as a builder and flyer of airplanes. Included
are over 200 photographs, as well as some clippings and letters. A few photographs, etc. can be found here of other pilots,
planes, and Epps' children who were also flyers.
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Identifier: |
ms3074 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 951 |
Title: |
Edwin Gerschefski papers
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Creator: |
Gerschefski, Edwin, 1909-1992 |
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Dates: |
1932-1994 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, school notes, teaching material, printed material, cassette and reel-to-reel-tapes,
and a number of scores in printed as well as working form. Also in this section are notes Gerschefski took while he studied
under Joseph Schillinger, and scores both in printed and working form.
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Identifier: |
ms3100 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 952 |
Title: |
Beehive Press papers
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Creator: |
Beehive Press |
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Dates: |
1972-1993 |
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The collection consists of broadsides, catalogs, clippings, letters, book covers, and other material relating to books that
Beehive Press published. Complete galleys, proofs, and typescript for Setting Out to Begin a New World is also included.
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Identifier: |
ms3118 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 953 |
Title: |
First Presbyterian Church (Athens, Ga.) records
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First Presbyterian Church (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1907-1997 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs, and records of First Presbyterian Church, Athens, Georgia, from 1907-1997.
Several letters are from members of the armed forces, their families, chaplains and pastors during World War II. Photographs
depict missionaries, church members, and the church building. Church records include inventories, bulletins, various resolutions
and memorials.
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Identifier: |
ms3151 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 954 |
Title: |
Old Athens Cemetery Foundation, Inc. papers
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Creator: |
Old Athens Cemetery Foundation, Inc. |
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Dates: |
1980-2002 |
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The collection consists of the papers of the Foundation including minutes; members lists; publications; incorporations and
agreements; photos and slides; newspaper clippings; descendants correspondence; and general information concerning cemeteries
and artifacts.
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Identifier: |
ms3152 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 955 |
Title: |
Sophronia Mann Lofton papers
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Creator: |
Lofton, Sophronia Mann, 1849-1930 |
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Dates: |
1886-1930 |
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The collection consists of Sophronia Mann Lofton's writings, which include essays, articles, stories, and poetry. Also included
are four letters (photocopies) and an article written by her mother-in-law, Ann E. Lofton. The letters are addressed to Ann
Lofton's nieces and nephews.
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Identifier: |
ms3166 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 956 |
Title: |
Byron Ashley Parker papers
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Creator: |
Sellers, Bettie M. |
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Dates: |
1986-2001 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between Byron Ashley Parker and Bettie M. Sellers from 1986-2001. Further correspondents
include Byron's parents and Karen Hall. The collection also includes poems written by Byron Parker, photographs of Parker
with family and friends, newspaper clipping about executions in Georgia and Parker's execution, and miscellaneous documents
from Parker's legal appeal (some photocopies of original records) and memorial services.
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Identifier: |
ms3189 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 957 |
Title: |
Joe Cook collection
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Creator: |
Cook, Monica, 1967- |
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Dates: |
1978-2000 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of printed material that may have been used in research concerning the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola
Rivers and other land and water issues. The original manuscript of River Song is also included. In addition there is correspondence
received from schoolchildren, as the couple would often stop at towns and speak at schools, as well as audio cassettes which
contain music and interviews with people they met on the journey.
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Identifier: |
ms3246 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 958 |
Title: |
Evelyn Lane Merritt papers
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Creator: |
Merritt, Evelyn Lane, 1920-2005 |
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Dates: |
1920-2005 |
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The collection consists of scrapbooks, correspondence, clippings, photographs, slides, yearbooks (Georgia Tech - 1947 and
Georgia State College for Women - 1942), a bible, a brides book, a diploma and school banner, and a high school autograph
book.
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Identifier: |
ms3323 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 959 |
Title: |
Dean E. Dreyer papers
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Creator: |
Dreyer, Dean E., 1910- |
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Dates: |
1927-1991 |
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The collection consists of letters he wrote while serving in the Navy and traveling the world. There are also slides and photographs
he took on his travels. In addition, the collection includes a few letters from other people, clippings, school and military
papers, a high school scrapbook from Dublin High School (Ga.) from 1927, writings, family photographs, and other material.
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Identifier: |
ms3325 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 960 |
Title: |
Franklin family papers
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Creator: |
Franklin family |
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Dates: |
1800-1969 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of correspondence, including letters between Franklin and Sheriff F. M. Garner of Upson County. Garner
was a relative, and they corresponded about Franklin's efforts to set up his practice. There is also genealogical information
about the Franklin family and related families such as the Patrick, Pullin, Hiram, and Lawson families. Photographs of the
Franklin family are included, 2 of which were taken by the Griffin photographers R. J. Deane and H. L. Deane.
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Identifier: |
ms3371 |
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Hargrett Library |
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