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Joseph Emerson Brown Family papers
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Brown family |
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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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Hargrett Library |
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Crawford Taylor Burgess family papers
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Abbott, Blondine Burgess, 1906-1993 |
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1890s-1993 |
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This collection consists of genealogy and family research beginning with Crawford Taylor Burgess and his descendants. The
papers are primarily genealogical research, correspondence, and photographs of the family gathered together by Blondine Burgess
Abbott and Patsy Burgess Webb.
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ms3883 |
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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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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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ms4053 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Forbes family collection
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Forbes family |
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1876-1970 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Forbes family from 1876-1970. Papers of Walter T. Forbes, Sr. concern his invention
of a process for tanning leather, his formula for the treatment of Ramie fiber, and his job as a sales representative; and
include correspondence, handwritten processes, newspaper articles, and Ramie fiber samples. Papers of Helen Forbes Ross include
correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs pertaining to Ross' marriage, theatrical career and charitable work,
most notably the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The collection also includes photographs and newspaper clippings of George
Lester Forbes, Walter T. Forbes II, Walter T. Forbes III, and Chef Carson Gulley.
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ms640 |
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Hargrett Library |
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David Mikel (Michael) family papers
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Unknown |
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1812-1972 |
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The collection consists of a Bible with Mikel family records (1835-1927), Clarke County land deeds (photocopies), correspondence
(photocopies) and genealogies (photocopies) related to the Mikel family. The collection also includes minutes of the Oconee
Baptist Association dated 1867, 1869, 1871, 1873-1880, and 1884.
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ms827 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Connally family papers
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Connally family |
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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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ms4070 |
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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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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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ms4155 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dugas family papers
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Dugas family |
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1800-1827 |
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The collection consists of handwritten letters and documents relating to the Dugas family, all in French. These papers describe
the history of their emigration from Santo Domingo to the United States around 1800, and their lives in Augusta, Georgia and
Maryland. Louis Alexander Dugas (LLB, University of Georgia) founded the Medical College of Georgia in 1832.
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ms2521 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Van Giesen Family papers
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Van Giesen family |
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1796-1926 |
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The Van Giesen Family Collection contains the manuscript materials of the Uriah Van Giesen family of Savannah. The collection
includes correspondence, legal documents, clippings, etc. of the extended family, but the bulk of the collection relates to
Van Giesen's service to the Confederacy in Company B, 2nd Georgia Battalion. His diary, correspondence and military papers
detail his service until 1864 when he was discharged because of chronic hepatitis. Also included are some materials of Van
Giesen's son Frank S. Van Giesen, a broker and magistrate also of Savannah. Some materials in the collection relate to the
Ancker family (the family of F.S. Van Giesen's wife, Carrie).
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ms2816 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Rountree family papers
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Rountree family |
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Dates: |
1860-1980 |
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The collection consists of letters, deeds, plats, insurance policies, canceled checks, receipts, and other papers concerning
the Rountree family that lived in the vicinity of Twin City, Georgia (formerly Graymont and Summit). Included are a few papers
regarding the service of Dent Rountree in World War I. Also there are a number of colorful cards, dating from the early 1900's,
that advertise businesses in the Georgia towns of Graymont, Augusta, Macon, and Atlanta and several towns outside of Georgia.
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ms2905 |
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Hargrett Library |
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McClatchey family papers
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McClatchey family |
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Dates: |
1838-2005 |
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Marvin McClatchey Jr. (1916-2002), son of Marvin McClatchey (1886-1939) and Juliet Neel McClatchey (1885-1960), and Sally
Bruce Blackford McClatchey (1922-2015) are the main focus of the genealogical compilation. Various research files trace the
McClatchey line back to John McClatchey from Ireland in the mid-18th century, but original documents are not present until
reaching files from the late 19th century. Family line connections are present in genealogy and research files, with some
focused files on individuals. Correspondence focuses on Marvin and Juliet before switching to their children, particularly
Marvin Jr., in the 1930s. Photographs show family lines in the late 19th century, continuing through to descendants in the
late 20th and early 21st centuries.
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ms3927 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Roebling family papers
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Roebling family |
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Dates: |
1930-2010 |
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This collection contains family clippings, photographs and correspondence; materials regarding the development of Donald Roebling's
amphibious vehicle, The Alligator; and W.R. Roebling's efforts to record memories and organize reunions of veterans who served
in the 2nd Amphibious Tractor Battalion, U.S. Marine Corps. It also contains manuscripts and research for several of Karl
Roebling's military pubications.
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ms4329 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mitchell family papers
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Waddel, Moses, 1770-1840 |
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1826-1945 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous material, including several masonic documents of William L. Mitchell's, several letters
of recommendation for William L. Mitchell including ones by Moses Waddel and Henry Jackson, class notebooks and calligraphic
exercises of Henry B. Mitchell, sketches, poetry, and a variety of family-related manuscript materials. There are also two
small photograph albums of family members (most unidentified) with one containing several carte-de-visites of Confederate
military leaders. In addition, there is an unidentified tintype of an African American woman in striking Asian attire.
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ms1366 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Edna Ferguson and Philip May Tate, Sr. collection
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Tate, Edna Ferguson |
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Dates: |
1836-1981 |
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Collection consists of the correspondence of William Tate concerning the Tate and allied families, notes, some used for his
book, The Tates of Pickens County. Also included are family correspondence, diaries of his mother, Pickens County, Georgia,
court records, photographs, receipts, legal documents, maps, and estate papers.
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ms2270 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mell-Rutherford family papers
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Mell family |
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Dates: |
1874-1930 |
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This collection contains correspondence, biographical material, clippings, and other papers relating to the Lucy Cobb Institute,
Athens, Georgia.
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ms2480 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Brooks-Estes-Taylor papers
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Brooks family |
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Dates: |
1827-1954 |
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Brooks-Estes papers center around Walker Brooks, of Penfield, Ga., and his wife, Harriet (Estes) Brooks, including personal
correspondence from family and friends, and business correspondence regarding Brooks's plantation in Barnwell County, South
Carolina. Papers of John Taylor chiefly relate to his law practice in Summerville, Georgia, and includes Chattooga County,
Ga., court documents and records, and printed material, chiefly relating to education and law.
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ms2533 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mitchell-Marsh family papers
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Marsh, John R. (John Robert), 1895-1952 |
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Dates: |
1918-1995 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Margaret Mitchell, John Marsh and the Marsh family including correspondence, writings,
printed material and photographs. Most of the correspondence is from John Marsh and Margaret Mitchell to John's mother and
sister, Frances regarding health problems, family news, Gone With the Wind (book and movie), and the complications sudden
fame brought to their lives. There are also several letters from John Marsh to his family concerning his wife's death.
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ms3060 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Stanley family papers
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Stanley family |
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1845-1913 |
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This collection contains correspondence between Marcellus Stanley and his wife, Julia A.T. (Pope) Stanley during the Civil
War, letters from their son, Thomas Stanley, to his wife, Margaret (Morton) Stanley, letters from other family members, Julia
Pope Stanley's diary (1862) and prayer book, Marcellus Stanley's bankbooks, genealogies of Pope, Stanley, and Strong families,
the eulogy for Emma Louise Stanley Winbish, the Strong family Bible, poems, muster rolls, and other papers. Included are two
bound volumes of sheet music once kept by Julia Pope, two diplomas and two certificates.
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ms2541 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Bunnie Cox family scrapbooks
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Cox, Bunnie Vernon Porter (Belle Vernon Porter), 1911-1968 |
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1892-1968 |
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The collection consists of a family record album, and two family scrapbooks. The family record album contains genealogy of
the family names Porter, King, Strobhar and Habersham. The album held numerous loose papers consisting of clipping, photographs,
correspondence, printed material and genealogy information. Ancestors of Bunnie Cox include Roswell King (founder of Roswell,
Georgia) and Revolutionary War Major John Habersham. The two family scrapbooks are an engagement and wedding scrapbook of
Flora Middlebrooks Cox and a child's picture scrapbook made by LaNette Hillsman Middlebrooks.
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ms2987 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Boyd family papers
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Mattox, Mary E. Turner, 1828-1903 |
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Dates: |
1810-1986 |
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This collection contains Anne Boyd's genealogical notes on the Boyd family as well as letters, postcards, deeds, receipts,
and photographs of related families in Georgia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The bulk of this collection contains the papers of Minnie Branham Stonestreet, a writer for the Works Progress Administration's
Federal Writers' Project during the Great Depression. It includes her notes and drafts for a guidebook of Washington, Georgia;
oral histories; and some notes on her work as a genealogist. Also of note are the papers of Luke and Eliza Turner, parents
of Mary Mattox. Luke Turner served as a state representative of Wilkes County from 1838-1839.
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ms4296 |
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