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John Perceval engraving
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Egmont, John Perceval, Earl of, 1711-1770 |
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Dates: |
1744 |
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This collection contains an engraved full-length portrait of John, Earl of Egmont (Lord Perceval) with his left hand on a
sword and his right elbow resting on a stack of books. Behind is a statue of of Charles I and a view of Whitehall with Fame
trumpeting above.
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ms3713 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Alexander H. Stephens letter and engraving
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
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Dates: |
1854 |
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The collection consists of one letter regarding a request for a commendation, and a mutual friend who is ill with dysentery.
The collection also includes a printed engraving depicting a seated Alexander Stephens.
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Identifier: |
ms2730 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Costume engravings
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1820-1830 |
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The collection consists of 32 hand colored costume engravings approximately 4 inches by 5 inches in size. The engravings are
mainly single figures of men of the early 1800s. The artist is unknown.
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Identifier: |
ms2744 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Tower Rock engraving and John Dennis promissory note
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Dennis, John |
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Dates: |
1773 |
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The collection consists of two items: a promissory note dated December 6, 1773, to Fowles Thompson and Co., for value, received
at New Glasgow, Mississippi, signed "John Dennis", and a newspaper clipping containing a colored engraving captioned Tower
Rock on the Mississippi.
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Identifier: |
ms2993 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Sidney Lanier poem "The Power of Prayer"
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Creator: |
Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881 |
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Dates: |
undated |
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The collection consists of the manuscript copy of Sidney Lanier's dialect poem, "The Power of Prayer (Or The First Steamboat
Up the Alabama)". The manuscript is signed on page 5 "Sidney and Clifford Lanier" but is actually in the autograph of neither.
An address, "195 Dean St. Brooklyn, N. Y.", is given in the upper left hand corner of page 1. The five-page poem is mounted
on 10 inch x 12 inch sheets and bound in maroon cloth-covered boards. Also bound in is a contemporary engraving of Sidney
Lanier.
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Identifier: |
ms1320 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Daniel Giraud Elliot engravings
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Elliot, Daniel Giraud, 1835-1915 |
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Dates: |
circa 1870 |
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The collection consists of two engravings from Daniel Giraud Elliot's A Monograph of the Phasianidae (Family of the Pheasants).
Also included are two sheets of descriptive captions.
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Identifier: |
ms3913 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Engravings of Shakespearean costumes
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Creator: |
Johnson, Fry, and Company |
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Dates: |
1858-1859 |
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Collection consists of engravings of Shakespearean costumes, completed for the book "The Complete Works of Shakespeare," a
three volume set published by Johnson, Fry, and Company, New York.
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Identifier: |
ms4162 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Harriot Caroline Taylor Stokes album
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Stokes, Harriot Caroline Taylor |
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Dates: |
1837-1841 |
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This collection contains a souvenir autograph album printed in New York in 1832 and owned by Harriot Caroline Taylor Stokes
of Madison, Georgia between 1837 and 1841. It contains mostly blank leaves of colored paper with some engravings by Richard
Westall from Thomas Moore's "Lalla Rookh", as well as poems and personal messages by the owner's family and friends.
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Identifier: |
ms4265 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Travels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece engravings
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Creator: |
Barbié, Jean-Denis, 1760-1825 |
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Dates: |
circa 1788 |
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This collection contains 30 maps and plans from the historical novelTravels of Anacharsis the Younger in Greece, During the
Middle of the Fourth Century Before the Christian Aera by Jean-Jaques Barthélemy depicting the fictional travels of the main
character during the Peloponnesian Wars.
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Identifier: |
ms4392 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Lachlan McIntosh letter to Jack McIntosh
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McIntosh, Lachlan, 1725-1806 |
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Dates: |
1774 October 1 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Lachlan McIntosh, Darien, Georgia to his son Jack McIntosh in Jamaica giving news
of the McIntosh family in detail, expresses concern over Jack's welfare, and gives advice on how Jack should conduct himself.
Also includes an engraved portrait of Lachlan McIntosh by Hoppner Meyer.
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Identifier: |
ms2868 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Fanny Kemble collection
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Creator: |
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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Identifier: |
ms2459 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Engravings of U.S. presidents
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Creator: |
Hargrett Library |
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Dates: |
1800-1899 |
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The collection consists of engravings of twenty-three presidents of the United States: John Adams, John Quincy Adams, James
Buchanan, Grover Cleveland, Millard Fillmore, James Garfield, Ulysses Grant, Benjamin Harrison, William Henry Harrison, Rutherford
B. Hayes, Andrew Jackson, Thomas Jefferson, Andrew Johnson, Abraham Lincoln, William McKinley, James Madison, James Monroe,
Franklin Pierce, James K. Polk, Zachary Taylor, John Tyler, Martin Van Buren, George Washington.
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Identifier: |
ms2718 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Stone Mountain ephemera
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Creator: |
Rutherford, Mildred Lewis, 1852-1928 |
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Dates: |
1845, 1914-1970 |
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The collection consists of items concerning Stone Mountain including early booklets, articles, and engravings documenting
the development of Stone Mountain as a monument.
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Identifier: |
ms2817 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Oversize images collection
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Creator: |
Hargrett Library |
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Dates: |
1700-1999 |
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This collection consists of oversized historical images. Most of them are from the United States and Georgia, but there are
also a few from Europe, such as images of French Cathedrals and British ships.
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Identifier: |
ms3666 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Fanny Kemble letters and prints
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Kemble, Fanny, 1809-1893 |
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Dates: |
19th Century |
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This collection consists of two letters written by Kemble, one transcription of a letter written by Laura Palmer Bell regarding
Kemble, and two engraved images of Kemble.
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Identifier: |
ms4169 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
James W. Porter collection
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Porter, James W. (James Watson), 1946- |
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Dates: |
1540-2019 |
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This collection contains scientific book sales catalogs, files regarding the appraisal of Dr. Porter's book collection, unbound
volumes, ephemera, and a selection of prints, chiefly scientific illustrations featuring coral.
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Identifier: |
ms4336 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Pat and Carl Hartrampf collection
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Hartrampf family |
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Dates: |
1700-1799, 1884 |
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This collection contains two 18th century framed engravings from Maria Sibylla Merian's Metamorphosis Insectorum Surinamensium
and two circa 1884 pen and ink composition sketches by Edwin J. Meeker based on Civil War era photographs taken by George
N. Barnard.
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Identifier: |
ms4341 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Williamson S. Stuckey Jr. collection of historical documents
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Creator: |
Stuckey, Williamson Sylvester , 1935- |
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Dates: |
1779-1887 |
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The collection consists of historical documents collected by Williamson S. Stuckey, Jr. Documents include: a list of complimentary
weapons, food, etc. from John Hancock to Mr. Osborn of the committee of Wars, undated; document signed by Thomas Jefferson
appointing John Allison Lt. Col. of the 1st State Regiment of Infantry in the Commonwealth of Virginia, dated July 23, 1779;
order signed by Andrew Jackson directing the Secretary of State to affix the Seal of the United States to respite of Philander
R. Broad, dated February 18, 1837; certificate signed by Robert E. Lee that articles were received for the improvement of
the harbor of St. Louis, circa 1838; correspondence to Thomas Gilbert of Columbus, Georgia, from Alexander H. Stephens, regarding
Miscellanies of Georgia; and correspondence to Captain John H. Martin from Jefferson Davis regarding the cane Martin gave
Davis, dated January 9, 1887. The collection also includes an etched portrait of Andrew Jackson, and engraved portraits of
Thomas Jefferson and Robert E. Lee.
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Identifier: |
ms3376 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Charles Dickens theatre collection
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Creator: |
Turner, R. |
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Dates: |
1838-1933 |
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The collection consists of pictures, scrapbooks, clippings from magazines and newspapers, typescripts of reviews of Nicholas
Nickleby, programs, books and plays, engravings by R. Turner, 1838, for Nicholas Nickleby, pictures of actors and actresses,
18 pictures of Charles Dickens himself, scenes from plays, such as The Only Way (A Tale of Two Cities), David Copperfield,
Oliver Twist and others, a Christmas card, and covers of two pieces of music from two of Dickens' books: Dombey and Son and
Little Dorrit. Complete list available.
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Identifier: |
ms907 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Arthur W. McDonald collection of theatre engravings and playbills
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Creator: |
McDonald, Arthur W. |
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Dates: |
1767-1915 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of 18th and 19th Century British theatre playbills and engravings that document the Yorkshire theatre
circuit and non-Yorkshire theatre. Of note are playbills and engravings related to the Kemble family, Elizabeth Inchbald,
and productions at Drury Lane and Covent Gardens.
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Identifier: |
ms3762 |
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Hargrett Library |
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