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Albert Rhyne-Alexander collection
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Alexander family |
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1700-1899, 1995 |
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The collection consists of Alexander family reunion, Cataloochee Ranch, Maggie Valley, N. C., May 11-14, 1995, a booklet of
the descendants of Hooper and Mary Amelia Hutchins Alexander, along with a pamphlet and a sheet containing a schedule of events
for the Alexander family reunion held in 1995. The collection also includes a daguerreotype of Wallace MacFarland, circa 1846;
silver coin ladle, circa 1700; and the Word family tree, tracing linage back to 1632.
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ms3094 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Baber Atkinson family papers
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Atkinson family |
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1851-1914 |
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The collection consists of the papers of George Baber Atkinson, his sister Fannie Atkinson, and the Atkinson family of Athens,
Georgia from 1851-1914. It includes correspondence, deeds, articles, a bible, poems, essays, photographs, daguerreotypes,
programs, scrapbooks, and indentures relating to ancestors of the Atkinsons. Articles and programs pertain to the Atlanta
Medical College and the Winterville Academy (Winterville, Georgia). Most of the correspondence is to or from Fannie Atkinson.
The collection provides a social history of Georgia for the time period.
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ms828 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Schley collection
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Clarke, Joseph |
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circa 1852, 1852-1857 |
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The collection consists of two letters (and one envelope) addressing William Schley. The first letter, dated May 6, 1852,
addresses Cousin William, and is signed E. B. Hook; second letter, dated October 9, 1852, is signed Daniel Hook. Also included
is a daguerreotype of William Schley and his wife, and a bank draft signed to Schley by Joseph Clarke of Columbus, Georgia
(dated 1857).
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ms1448 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Fanny Kemble collection
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Hargrett Library |
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Dates: |
1830-1832, 1859 |
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The collection consists of Theatre Royal, Covent-Garden playbills from shows casting Fanny Kemble, two letters written by
Kemble, and engravings and a daguerreotype of Kemble, from 1830-1832. The collection also includes the March 12, 1859 issue
of New-York Times, featuring a news article regarding sales of the estate of Mr. Pierce Butler of Savannah, Georgia.
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ms2459 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John McIntosh Kell family papers
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Kell family |
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Dates: |
1784-1927 |
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The collection consists of papers of the John McIntosh Kell family and the DeVotie and d'Antignac family. Included is correspondence,
post cards, diaries, farm account books, and photographs. Items of interest include a 1784 will of John Kell of Liberty County;
a Franklin County jury list of 1836, and Confederate roll of Company K, 10th Georgia Regiment, Kershaw's Division.
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ms2323 |
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Hargrett Library |
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LeConte Furman Carter family papers
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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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Identifier: |
ms3027 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Camp and Keeler families papers
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Keeler family |
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Dates: |
1817-1967 |
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The collection consists of family correspondence, legal documents, ledgers, journals, scrapbooks, sheet music, broadsides,
newspapers, musical manuscripts, postcards, photographs and other related printed ephemera. The documents relate to the families
of George Hull Camp and George H. Keeler. Photographs include a record of Sarah Atwood Camp's travels via steamship; an album
of albumen photographs of Florida, Jamaica, St. Lucia, Martinique, Antiqua, St. Thomas, Puerto Rico, and Cuba; and daguerreotypes,
ambrotypes, cartes-de-visite, and tintypes of family members.
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ms3374 |
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Hargrett Library |
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