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Olin Downes papers, Series 2. Correspondence
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Downes, Olin, 1886-1955 |
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circa 1909-1955 |
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The Correspondence consists of correspondence of Olin Downes from approximately 1909-1955. Correspondence is professional
in nature and contains both incoming letters to Downes and copies of his outgoing letters documenting Downes' career as a
music critic and lecturer as well as his involvement with such organizations as the Berlioz Society, the Bohemian Club (N.Y.),
the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences, Columbia Artists Management, Metropolitan Opera Company, National Council of
American-Soviet Friendship, National Council for the Arts, Sciences, and Professions, the New York Times, Rachmaninoff Fund,
and the World's Fair of 1939. Major correspondents include Richard Aldrich, Ernest Bloch, Alec Hammerslough, Charles Hubbard,
Serge Koussevitsky, Stuart Montgomery, Kenneth Murray, Walter Naumburg, and Henry A. Wallace.
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ms688.series2 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Wednesday Study Club (Athens, Ga.) records
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Wednesday Study Club (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1939-2022 |
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This collection consists of meeting minutes, membership lists, bylaws, yearbooks, notes, and correspondence documenting the
Wednesday Study Club from 1939 to 2022.
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ms3892 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Thomas Walter Reed papers
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Reed, Thomas Walter, 1870-1950 |
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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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Title: |
Henry Ellis papers
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Ellis, Henry, 1721-1806 |
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Dates: |
1758-1767 |
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The collection consists of two poems, one rejoicing over Ellis' arrival in Georgia, the other denouncing Ellis' predecessor,
John Reynolds, who was detested by the colonists. These have been reproduced in facsimile by the Ashantilly Press under the
title A pair of odes. There is also a copy of the London Gazette, May 6-9, 1758, announcing Ellis as Reynolds' successor,
a letter to Governor Ellis signed Edm. Atkin, dated Ft. Moore, Jan 25, 1760, regarding Indian Affairs, and a notice to Henry
Ellis of a meeting of the Royal Society, dated Nov. 20, 1767 and signed Morton.
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ms708a |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
L. A. Chamerovzow letter to Miss Hildrith
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Chamerovzow, Louis Alexis |
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Dates: |
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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Title: |
William C. Towle letters
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Towle, William C., active 1830 |
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Dates: |
1865 |
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Two letters from Union surgeon William C. Towle written to his wife. First letter dates February 26, 1865 and details Towle's
time in Savannah with the army and the newly free enslaved people he has hired since arriving. "I am living well, I pay a
colored woman three dollars a month to cook for me, I have a man to take care of my horses and another to wait upon me..."
Second letter dates May 29, 1865 and details his time in Augusta, seeing Jeff Davis pass through the town, and his knowledge
of newly emancipated enslaved people who are told to "not consider the word Freedom as meaning Freedom from labor." Towle
ends his second letter by promising to send "a negro girl" to his wife.
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ms4092 |
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Title: |
Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Zeta Pi Chapter (UGA)
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Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity |
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Dates: |
1969-2019 |
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This collection contains papers, plaques, and clothing of the Zeta Pi chapter that have been contributed by members of this
UGA fraternity. The goal of the collection is to present a historical picture of the fraternity.
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UA0087 |
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University of Georgia Archives |
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| 88 |
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James Edward Drake papers
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Mitchell, David Yoakley |
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Dates: |
1920-1940 |
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This collection contains correspondence and paperwork ragarding his time serving in the U.S. Navy, and his work with the U.S.
Border Patrol. Also included is correspondence from his first wife Gladys and friends. Items include documents related to
Border Patrol investigations, and immigration policies and procedures printed during the 1930s when the Border Patrol was
undegoing s significant expansion.
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ms4273 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 89 |
Title: |
Joseph E. Johnston telegram to Howell Cobb
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Johnston, Joseph E. (Joseph Eggleston), 1807-1891 |
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Dates: |
1865 March 27 |
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A telegram sent to General Howell Cobb from General Joseph E. Johnston at Smithfield, Virginia, which instructs Cobb to "select
the roads to furnish the iron for repairs of main routes through Georgia." A copy accompanies the original.
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ms1034 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 90 |
Title: |
Joseph E. Brown Letter to John B. Campbell
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Brown, Joseph E., (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894 |
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Dates: |
1860 August 22 |
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The collection consists of a letter dated 22 August 1860, from Governor Joseph E. Brown to John B. Campbell, secretary of
the Quartermaster Department. The letter concerns the purchase of 250 horse artillery sabre belts, 250 holsters and 150 horse
artillery sabres. It also contains personal mention of Mrs. Campbell and her small child who are visiting with the Browns,
relaying her messages to her husband.
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ms1098 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 91 |
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Albert B. Saye collection related to the Georgia Constitution
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Saye, Albert Berry |
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Dates: |
1973, 1976 |
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The collection consists of various stages of Saye's revisions to the state constitution of Georgia and a letter from Governor
George Busbee pertaining to the matter under study. Saye's annotations are particularly important to show the emendations
and changes he deemed necessary in the reworking of the state constitution.
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ms1113 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 92 |
Title: |
Robert Toombs letter to General Gustavus W. Smith
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Toombs, Robert Augustus, 1810-1885 |
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Dates: |
1865 March 25 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Washington, Georgia, March 25, 1865, "Dear General," signed "R. Toombs," regarding
a militia bill, Union operations and strategies, a march to capture Savannah while Sherman is operating outside the state,
and the ousting of President Jefferson Davis to save the Confederacy.
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ms1163 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Benjamin Harvey Hill letter to J. H. Scott
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Hill, Benjamin H. (Benjamin Harvey), 1823-1882 |
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Dates: |
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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Title: |
Yazoo Land Fraud document
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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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Title: |
James Stewart letter to Patrick Hues Mell
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Stewart, James, 1793-1870 |
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Dates: |
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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Identifier: |
ms1312 |
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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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Identifier: |
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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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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Alexander Hamilton Stephens letter to R.C. Daniel
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
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Dates: |
1860 December 14 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Crawfordville, Georgia, December 14, 1860, to "R.C. Daniel," signed "Alexander
H. Stephens," regarding the falling prices of slaves and the adverse effect secession will have on this price.
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ms3282 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
John Clark family papers
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Clark family |
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Dates: |
1826-1862 |
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The collection consists of papers relating to the settlement of John Clark's estate and the activities of his heirs from 1826-1862.
The papers include inventories of property, deeds, plat maps, correspondence, and copies of court records. The materials mainly
document land transfers and land claims in Florida often with the St. Andrews & Chipola Canal & Railroad Company. Correspondents
include Ann Clark Campbell, John W. Campbell, Richard H. Long, and Thomas Baltzell.
The collection included a broadside, Pensacola Gazette Extra Saturday, BRO 1826 P4, which has been added to the broadside
collection.
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ms547 |
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