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Ku Klux Klan papers
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Ku Klux Klan (1915- ). Athens Klan #5 (Athens, Ga.) |
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1924-1927 |
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Collection includes correspondences of the Athens Klan #5, a Klan summons, a warning letter, receipt stubs, an advertisement
for a Klan barbecue, minutes of Klan meetings, membership application form and recommendation card, a Klan hood and sash,
and miscellaneous family photographs found with the collection.
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ms2214 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Brock family papers
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Brock family |
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1921-1997 |
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This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera of the Brock family, as well as a few photographs of the
Sutton family. Some of the Sutton family photographs are contemporary photographs of early to mid 20th century photographs.
Much of the correspondence is comprised of letters to Macon and Florence Brock from Macon's mother and sisters Para and Bonnie.
Other items relating to Para Lee Brock include some genealogical notes, research notes for an article on Robert E. Lee published
in the 1965 "Georgia Review", and an extensive photograph album of the 1941 WATL Travel Scholarship Tour including some photographs
of the 1942 tour, a 1941 trip to Mexico with friends, and a trip to the mountains of Northern Georgia with her sister Bonnie.
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ms4335 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Richard LeConte Anderson genealogical papers
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Anderson, Richard LeConte, 1902- |
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circa 1930-1981 |
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The collection consists of notes, clippings, photographs, correspondence and other information pertaining to the LeConte and
allied families (including the Anderson, Hollifield and Perkins families) that formed the basis of Richard LeConte Anderson's
three volume work on his family's genealogy. The book was published shortly after his death in 1981.
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ms1986 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Emma Lewis Lipps papers
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Lipps, Emma Lewis |
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1899-1979 |
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The collection consists of Emma Lewis Lipps' correspondence from 1899-1970s, as well as documents belonging to her collected
over the course of a career. Also included are family photographs, including many of the Truslow family.
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ms3247 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Lillian Eugenia Smith papers
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Smith, Lillian (Lillian Eugenia), 1897-1966 |
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circa 1910-2001 |
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The collection consists of papers of Lillian Smith from circa 1920-1980. The papers contain personal correspondence, manuscripts
of her works, writings by and about her, files on various organizations she was interested in or involved with (many dealing
with human rights), audiotapes containing interviews with and readings by Smith, speeches, financial records, photographs,
and printed material. Part of the collection contains records relating to her involvement with the Laurel Falls Camp for Girls
including correspondence, applications for admission, printed material, and scrapbooks. The collection also has correspondence,
photographs, and papers of her partner, Paula Snelling; her sister, Esther Smith; and the Barnett family.
The audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.
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ms1283a |
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Hargrett Library |
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Heery-Moss family papers
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Franklin, Mary Jett, 1842-1928 |
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1850-2016 |
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This collection contains correspondence from several family members concerning personal matters, medical research, and business
in the Athens area. It features a rich collection of photographs, journals, and scrapbooks, as well as numerous property,
estate, business, and legal documents from the Moss family and the R.L. Moss Manufacturing Company. Some highlights include
photographs from early Tallulah Falls, extensive University of Georgia class of 1897 materials, a small selection of Civil
War letters, prohibition literature, Athens Womans Club records having to do with Tallulah Falls Industrial School, 1918 influenza
posters, and a rich assortment of blueprints, photographs, and brochures that illustrate various aspects of life in the early
20th Century.
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ms4077 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Cleveland and Dorothy Lassiter papers
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Lassiter, Cleveland Frissell, 1921-2007 |
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Dates: |
1938-2016 |
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This collection contains correspondence, photographs, writings, and printed material covering the Lassiter and Harris families,
through wartime, college education, and church life. It features written sermon notes, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority materials,
church histories, and a complete set of letters written from Cleveland Lassiter to Dorothy during his time in Burma during
WWII. The collection also has a wealth of printed material regarding choral performances that were recorded throughout Georgia
and New York.
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ms4114 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Vaughn-Clark family papers
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Clark, Bess Vaughn |
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1842-1968 |
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This collection contains genealogical research materials on the Vaughn, Clark, Read, and associated families, and that of
other Twiggs and Oglethorpe County families. It has correspondence between Francis G. Clark and Bessie Vaughn Clark during
their college courtship and through the first few years of their marriage, often referencing employment difficulties during
the Depression. Other correspondence includes letters to and from Francis Clark, Jr. during his time aboard the USS Abiity
in the early 1960s. There are a number of Civil War letters from members of the Read family as well. Also included are notes,
copies, photographs, legal documents, and narratives.
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ms4190 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Alexander H. Stephens family papers
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
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Dates: |
1818-1944 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, financial papers, and scrapbooks. The
correspondence is divided into family and business with family letters mainly among Alexander H. Stephens, John A. Stephens
and Linton Stephens. They discuss family matters, politics and legal cases. Included is a letter from Alexander H. Stephens
describing his trip to Athens to take his entrance examination, in which he describes the university and town as well as the
countryside between Athens and Washington, Georgia. Business correspondence includes letters from Herschel Johnson, Howell
Cobb, Joseph E. Brown, and Joseph H. Lumpkin. There are also items relating to John Stephens' imprisonment at Johnson Island
(OH) during the Civil War. Letters during wartime included lists the members of the Stephens Rifles, flag design proposals,
petitions for military positions, and discussions on the release of a Union officer from Andersonville. There is a folder
of 1851 correspondence concerning a possible duel between Thomas W. Thomas and James M. Smythe, and materials regarding the
surveying of Michigan and Texas Territories. Printed material includes several speeches of Alexander H. Stephens. The scrapbooks
contain newspapers clippings about Alexander H. Stephens. Included is a plantation account book of the Simpson plantation,
in which are lists of enslaved people, a journal of daily farm work, printed rules for managing farms and slaves, and signed
contracts with freedmen.
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ms3823 |
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Hargrett Library |
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