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Abbott and Costello depositions
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Borak Reporting Service (New York, N. Y.) |
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1952 April-May |
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The collection consists of depositions of Bud Abbott and Lou Costello in a lawsuit against Universal Pictures Company, Inc.,
and Realart Pictures, Inc., over profits from reissues of Abbott-Costello movies and movie shorts. Depositions take place
in United States District Court, Southern District of New York, on April 30, 1952, May 2, 1952, and May 5, 1952. Abbott and
Costello are represented by Jack Lewis Kraus, and Louis Nizer represents Universal Pictures Co., Inc.
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ms4151 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Donald McDonald deposition regarding P.W.J. Echols' loyalty
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McDonald, Donald |
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1872 July 17 |
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The collection consists of a sworn statement of Donald McDonald that P.W.J. Echols' was disloyal to the Confederate Government.
The statement is dated July 17, 1872, Upson County, Georgia.
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ms2406 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Bill Miner papers (photocopies)
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Davis, Robert Scott, 1954- |
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Dates: |
1911-1985 |
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This collection contains correspondence, legal documents, articles, and other papers, including deposition providing information
on miner's trial in Georgia for robbery.
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ms2505 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Humphry Curtis deposition regarding KKK murders
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Curtis, Humphry |
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1868 November 5 |
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Humphry Curtis' deposition regarding Ku Klux Klan intimidation related to the Election of 1868. The document describes a racially
motivated murder to which Humphry Curtis was witness in which a group of KKK members dragged his father William Curtis out
of his home and shot him several times.
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ms3604 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Creek Indian manuscripts
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
after 1797 |
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The collection consists of manuscripts of and relating to Creek Indians in the disputed boundaries of Georgia. Depositions
include William Cavanah of Montgomery County, Georgia, dated January 28, 1798, Jefferson County, Georgia, regarding the Cavanah's
plantation; and Brigadier-General David Blackshear of the Georgia Militia, dated September 29, 1813, for protection of the
Indian frontier and erection of three forts. Also included is a letter from Samuel Jackson to Jack F. Cock, dated November
8, 1813, ordering Cock's company of Georgia Militia to proceed to Smith's fort for protection of the frontier; a declaration
signed by Little Prince and twenty-eight Creek town chiefs of Broken Arrow, Creek Nation, dated August 24, 1826, regarding
laws; declaration signed by Chilly McIntosh and nine others, dated August 28, 1826, disputing the laws cited by Little Prince
under which General William McIntosh had been executed and his property confiscated; and a statement of the prisoners (all
women) brought in from Thomas County, Georgia, dated September 28, 1836, signed by J.A. Chambers, regarding attacks on the
Chattahoochee River, the capture of Eneah Mathla, and the escape of a party of Uchus.
The collection also includes a list of thirty-five African slaves captured by the Seminole Indians in Southern Florida and
redeemed by order of General Thomas S. Jesup. The list includes name, age, height, sex, name of captor, place and date of
capture, personal description, and owner's name. On the reverse is an order signed by General Jesup for payment to their captors
of $20.00 for each slave on the list.
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ms332 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dunlap-Burge papers
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Burge, John L. |
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1939-1968 |
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This collection contains Burge family correspondence, a scrapbook, deposition transcripts from the 1945 dispute over Clara
Dunlap Badgley's will, including the photographs of signatures that were analyzed. Also included is an engraved portrait of
Samuel S. Dunlap.
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ms4203 |
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Hargrett Library |
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C. Mildred Thompson papers
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Thompson, C. Mildred (Clara Mildred), 1881-1975 |
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Dates: |
1786-1838, 1937-1938 |
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The collection consists of papers collected by Clara Mildred Thompson. Early papers include correspondence and depositions
relating to Native American depredations in Georgia from 1786-1838. Letters, addressed mainly to Georgia governors, are from
citizens who discuss Native American raids and violence to settlers. Correspondents include Joshua Inman, John Twiggs, Caleb
Howell, Jared Irwin, Elijah Clarke, Benjamin Hawkins, John Clark, Stephen Hawkins, and C. Stephens. Depositions are of Abram
Mordecai, John Burnett, Owen Bowen, Henry Carvel, Nathaniel Howell, and Isaac Green.
The collection also consists of letters from Margaret Mitchell to C. Mildred Thompson from 1937-1938. Letters discuss Mitchell's
admiration of Thompson's "Reconstruction of Georgia," her desire to meet the author, and Thompson's request for information
about the Ku Klux Klan.
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Identifier: |
ms606 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Anthony B. Herbert collection
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Creator: |
Herbert, Anthony B. |
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Dates: |
1930-2013 |
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The collection consists of court filings and other documents relating to Herbert v. Lando et al. as well as few court filings
from other, related court cases such as Franklin v. Holt, Rinehart and Winston Inc., James T. Wooten and Anthony B. Herbert.
Also included are U.S. Army investigation reports regarding Herbert's charges against General Barnes and Colonel Franklin
as well as investigation reports regarding other war crimes in Vietnam. The collection also contains items from Herbert's
academic education at the University of Georgia, his long military career (1947-1972), and his civilian career as a clinical
psychologist and author. The collection contains Herbert's published books and several unpublished manuscripts; correspondence;
newspaper clippings; photographs; audio tapes; video outtakes from the 60 Minutes broadcast; and documents regarding the Korean
and Vietnam Wars, Herbert's war crimes allegations and his defamation law suit.
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ms3421 |
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Hargrett Library |
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