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Diamond family papers
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Diamond family |
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Dates: |
1831-1891 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Diamond family of DeKalb County, Georgia and Rusk or Grayson County, Texas
from 1831-1891. Topics discussed include family members' migration to Texas, descriptions of life before and after the Civil
War, an 1867 yellow fever epidemic in Texas and the resulting deaths of several family members, weather, crops, the health
of family members, proposed visits between the families, and religion. The majority of the correspondence is written by Diamond
family members living in either Henderson, Rusk County, Texas or Grayson County, Texas. Major correspondents include Catherine
Diamond Crow; Amanda J. Diamond, wife of James J.; George Washington Diamond; and Lizzie Towles Diamond, wife of William Wingfield.
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ms641 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Georgia Ornithological Society records
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Georgia Ornithological Society |
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Dates: |
1896-1975 |
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The collection consists of records of the Georgia Ornithological Society from 1936-1950s, and two of its members from 1896-1975.
Records include correspondence, minutes, financial reports, bird lists, membership lists, printed material, photographs, and
a scrapbook (1936-1943) documenting the Society's early history. In addition, the collection includes notebooks (1896-1901)
of Robert Windsor Smith, in which he denotes detailed records on weather and bird sightings in DeKalb County (Ga.) and Kirkwood
(Ga.) Also included are materials relating to Earle R. Greene including his notes on Florida birds (1924-1966), photographs,
daily journals (1968-1975) of a personal nature, and publications in which he appears.
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ms1219 |
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Hargrett Library |
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