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The collection consists of genealogy, correspondence, writings, financial papers, printed material, photographs, scrapbooks
and sheet music. Most of the correspondence is to Lollie Belle Wylie from other writers, including some famous authors such
as Samuel L. Clemens, Richard Harding Davis, Harry Stillwell Edwards, Joel Chandler Harris, Joaquin Miller, and Jack London.
There are numerous letters from Orth H. Stein and Henry Wellington Wack. Also included are many letters from Lollie Belle
to her daughter Hart. There are several letters of Howell Cobb and T.R.R. Cobb to or about Samuel P. Thurmond. The writings
are mainly by Lollie Belle Wylie and include a detailed memoir of her life in the city of Atlanta. The financial papers are
primarily promissory notes and receipts of the Ellis family. Some of the sheet music in the collection was composed by Lollie
Belle Wylie.
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