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Leonidas Watkins Walton letter
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Walton, Leonidas Watkins, 1853-1894 |
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1844 September 16 |
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The collection consists of one letter sent by Leonidas Watkins Walton (1853-1894) to his mother, Evelina S. Walton, on September
16, 1844. Leonidas writes of his travels through Georgia having just returned to Canton after travelling to Clarkesville,
Ellijay, and Tallulah Falls. The letter is addressed to Evelina in Augusta, Georgia.
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ms3966 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hargrove family papers
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Hargrove family |
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Dates: |
1866-1868, 1908 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from C. G. Hargrove, and C. S. Hargrove & Co., Sparta, Georgia, concerning family
matters and some financial transactions. The collection also includes an oath of allegiance to the United States after the
Civil War, a receipt from the United States Internal Revenue Service, poem regarding the death of an infant along with a note
signed "Eliza," and a counter check.
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Identifier: |
ms3502 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hansell Baugh family papers
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Baugh family |
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Dates: |
1925-1967 |
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This collection consists of family and general correspondence, writings, materials from the Institute of General Semantics,
financial papers, printed materials, and photographs from Hansell Baugh's professional and domestic life.
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ms3575 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Joseph Lewis Collier family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1930-2010 |
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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, printed material, photographs and an artifact. Most
of the correspondence is from "Joe" to his mother "Rena," beginning in 1942 when he was a student at the University of Georgia.
Later letters give details of family life. The printed material includes numerous Athens Historical Society items. Of special
interest is Joseph Collier's University of Georgia X Club jacket.
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ms3662 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Will Hill Newton II family papers
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Newton family |
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Dates: |
1880-1980 |
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Collection consists of the family papers of Will Hill Newton II and include genealogy, correspondence, photographs, certificates,
and artifacts. The high school and World War II era military service of Will Hill Newton II is highlighted, as is some genealogical
material illustrating family connections.
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Identifier: |
ms3673 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Cobb-Newton-Jordan family papers
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Jordan family |
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Dates: |
1727-1904 |
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The collection consists of papers regarding various related familes of Georgia from the nineteenth century, including the
Cobbs, the Jordans, and the Newtons. It is primarily made up of correspondence that deals with family matters. Financial papers
are also included, such as estate papers, slave bills of sale, and a land grant.
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Identifier: |
ms3829 |
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Hargrett Library |
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McGuire's Store ledger and Nixon family papers
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Nixon, William C. |
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Dates: |
1854-1904 |
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This collection contains an account ledger from from McGuire's Store, Georgia from 1854. It also contains an 1880 ledger from
Dr. William C. Nixon, a small assortment of family correspondence including several from his son Fariss P. Nixon, and photographs
of the Nixon family.
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Identifier: |
ms4144 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Walton letter to his son
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Walton, George, 1749 or 50-1804 |
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Dates: |
1801 July 31 |
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This collection contains a letter written by George Walton to his son George Walton, Jr. on July 31, 1801 from his home at
Meadow-Garden in Augusta, Georgia. It contains a reference to his role as part of a committee in the selection of land and
in contracting builders for the future University of Georgia to be located in Jackson County.
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Identifier: |
ms4239 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Ira S. and Caroline Bell Caldwell papers
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Caldwell family |
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Dates: |
1917-1949 |
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The collection consists of correspondence to Ira S. and Caroline Bell Caldwell from 1917-1949. Mainly contains correspondence
from their son, Erskine Caldwell; with some from his wives, Helen Lannigan Caldwell, Margaret Bourke-White, and June Johnson
Caldwell; and his children Janet, Pixy, and Dabney Caldwell. Erskine's letters chronicle his personal life and professional
career: beginning as a college student; then while living in Mt. Vernon, Maine; traveling in Europe; living in Darien, Connecticut;
working in Russia; and working in Hollywood, California. The collection also contains some correspondence relating to Ira
S. Caldwell's work with the Associated Reformed Presbyterian Church, a typewritten manuscript by I.S. Caldwell, clippings,
and a few photographs.
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Identifier: |
ms1557 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Rhind Stokes family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1813-1949 |
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The collection consists of family correspondence, letter books from, business papers, including indentures, receipts and equitable
securities. Also included are ledger books, family photos, a diary by Sarah Stokes, and two scrapbooks.
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Identifier: |
ms2352 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Weems family papers
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Weems family |
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Dates: |
1918-1992 |
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The collection documents the history of the Weems family of Georgia and related families, such as the Parks and the Holleymans.
The families are documented by correspondence, photographs, scrapbooks, genealogy research (including charts, worksheets,
and birth, marriage, and death records), professional work, and clippings. Much of the collection focuses on Sarah Parks Branch
Weems and her closest relatives.
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Identifier: |
ms3882 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Kramer family papers
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Kramer, Lorr Lawrence Washington |
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Dates: |
1919-2005 |
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Consists of materials mostly from the 1960s through the 1990s pertaining to the Kramer family from Atlanta, Georgia. Contains
documents, correspondence, and photographs related to the history of the Atlanta Zen Center. Includes correspondence from
Lorr Kramer's travels around the world in the 1970s. Also includes some of the writings of the Kramer family, as well as genealogy
research.
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Identifier: |
ms4053 |
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Hargrett Library |
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W.E. Funderburk papers
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Funderburk, W. E., active 1873 |
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Dates: |
1912-1949 |
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Papers pertaining to W.E. Funderburk, a rural mail carrier from Gladesville, Jasper County, Georgia. Includes documents showing
purchase of a parcel post buggy from Lewis & Neville Manufacturing Company in Goshen, Indiana, the purchase and payment for
an oil pump from The American Oil Pump and Tank Company, as well as invoices from the Ford Motor Company in Atlanta, Georgia.
Includes receipts for dues paid to the Independent Order of Odd Fellows, Warren Lodge No. 20 in Griffin, Georgia and a copy
of the Freemason's Pocket Compendium. Includes a 1913 copy of the Constitution and By-Laws of the Georgia Rural Letter Carriers
Association. Includes a letter to W.E. Funderburk's wife, Mary Lillian Funderburk, from their daughter Lily Mae Funderburk,
and a death card announcement for Mittie M. Funderburk in 1924.
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Identifier: |
ms4089 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Cobb's Legion collection
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Confederate States of America. Army. Cobb's Legion |
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Dates: |
1861 |
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Contains small leather bound journal belonging to Captain Thomas Camak of Company D, Cobb's Legion. Journal details information
and notes regarding soldiers in Company D, including a list of what was issued to each solider and small certificates from
a confederate bond. Collection also contains letter and two postcards with tax information sent to Dr. James Camak and Mary
W. Camak, Captain Camak's brother and sister-in-law. Also contains correspondence between Frank T. Graham, his wife, Estelle,
and his mother, Mary Kane.
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Identifier: |
ms4102 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dunlap-Burge papers
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Burge, John L. |
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Dates: |
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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Identifier: |
ms4203 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Joseph Emerson Brown Family papers
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Brown family |
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Dates: |
1829-1980 |
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This collection consists of materials documenting the family relations of noted Civil War Georgia Governor Joseph Emerson
Brown. It includes genealogy materials that cover the 18th and 19th centuries, correspondence between family members of different
generations, which discuss typical family business for the time, including typed transcripts of Joseph E. Brown's 1865 letter
to Andrew Johnson requesting release from prison, as well as his sworn agreement not to bear arms against the United States
government. also included are women's diaries, the bulk being the European travel journals of Sally Eugenia Brown, as well
as family financial material such as account books and land documents, as well as stock certificates for a company named posthumously
for Joseph E. Brown. The collectioin also contains printed matter, including clippings and a speech to the Georgia Assembly
that son Joseph M. Brown gave as governor in 1912, and photographs of a few later relatives of the family.
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Identifier: |
ms3630 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Connally family papers
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Connally family |
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Dates: |
1857-1975 |
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Folder one contains correspondence from several different members of the Connally family, including Tom Connally, Delia Connally,
and L. Allen Connally. Folder two contains correspondence from, to, or regarding Charles P. Connally. Folder three contains
legal documents originating in Walker County, Georgia, such as a mortgage, warranty title deed, receipts of payment, a document
showing the approval of a substitute to serve in the Confederate army for W.L. Connally in 1862, and a document showing the
agreement of three men to pay W.L Connally $10,000 in 1866, although no reason is given. Folder four contains legal documents
originating in Fulton County, such as a property title for Mrs. Mattie O. Davis, letters testamentary for Mrs. Mary Connally,
last will and testament of W.L Connally, and quit-claim deed between Pauline Propst and Mrs. Tott S. Connally, and two documents
pertaining to the last will and testament of Mrs. W.L Connally. Folder five contains newspapers clippings, most of which concern
Charles P. Connally's promotion to police chief. Folder six contains photographs of multiple family members, most of which
have been identified. Folders seven and eight contain photographs of women and men, most unidentified. Folder nine contains
genealogical records and research done by members of the Connally family, such as marriage records, a brief biography of Elijah
Lewis Connally, family histories, and poems and stories by T.S. Connally.
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Identifier: |
ms4070 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Janie Warren Hollingsworth Lane papers
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Lane, Janie Warren Hollingsworth, 1883-1965 |
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Dates: |
1927-1968 |
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Collection includes the correspondence and papers of Janie Warren Hollingsworth (Mrs. Julian C.) Lane, former president of
the Georgia Women's Democratic Club. Two folders contain correspondence with family including her two sons, Tilden Burdette
Lane and Dr. Julian Curtis Lane, as well as with her siblings Bertha Hollingsworth Brannen, Thomas Ashton Hollingsworth, Isabel
Hollingsworth Cross, Clyde Dixon Hollingsworth and her brother Clayton H. Hollingsworth, former superintendent of Georgia
School for the Deaf in Cave Spring, Georgia. Folder three contains correspondence regarding Lane's genealogical research.
Final folder contains political correspondence and papers, including a letter from Richard B. Russell, a speech Lane delivered
during Franklin D. Roosevelt's visit to Georgia, and a letter concerning Lane's candidacy for State Senate.
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Identifier: |
ms4088 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Cobb-Dorsey-Weltner family papers
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Hargrett Library |
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Dates: |
1870-1980 |
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This collections consists of papers, photographs, and genealogical records pertaining to the Cobb, Dorsey, and Weltner families.
Many of the materials focus on Jasper Newton Dorsey, his wife Callender Weltner Dorsey, and their children, John Tucker Dorsey
II and Sally Hull Dorsey, although many other prominent members of all three families are represented in the collection.
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Identifier: |
ms4155 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Horace Montgomery collection of Howell Cobb family papers
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Montgomery, Horace, 1906-2001 |
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Dates: |
1820-1870 |
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This collection contains correspondence and printed materials regarding the family and associates of Howell Cobb. Corresponents
include Mary Ann Cobb, John A. Cobb, David C. Barrow, John B. Lamar, John H. Lumpkin, Lewis Cass, Middleton Pope Barrow.
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ms4484 |
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Hargrett Library |
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