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Crawford Taylor Burgess family papers
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Abbott, Blondine Burgess, 1906-1993 |
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Dates: |
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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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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ms4053 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mary Drummond family papers
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1860-1876 |
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This collection contains Drummond family portrait tintype and carte de viste photographs, some correspondence, a watercolor
portrait, an autograph album, and a transcription of a journal written by E.W. Drummond, kept during the time that he was
a Confederate prisoner of war.
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ms4513 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Moore and Allen families papers
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Creator: |
Allen family |
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Dates: |
1786-2018 |
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This collection contains photographs, scrapbooks, correspondence and genealogy regarding the Moore and Allen families and
includes the Shaw, Whitaker, Brantley, Micklejohn families as well. The major portion of the collection documents the Jere
N. Moore family, his newspaper career as editor of the Union Recorder, and correpondence with his wife Sarah while serving
in the U.S. Army during World War II.
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ms4533 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Promised Land collection
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Creator: |
Livsey, Chad |
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Dates: |
1936-2023 |
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This collection contains written and researched history of the Livsey families and the family property know as The Promised
Land in Gwinnett County, Georgia. It also includes photographs and family photo albums.
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ms4567 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Forbes family collection
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Creator: |
Forbes family |
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Dates: |
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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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
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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Rebecca Foy diaries
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Creator: |
Foy, Rebecca |
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Dates: |
1778-1864, 1933, 1936 |
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The collection consists of two diaries kept by Rebecca Foy consisting of handwritten accounts of marriages, births, deaths,
illnesses, and remedies for illnesses and nosebleeds. The earliest birth recorded is "Anne Dasher, born Sept. 21, 1778."
The final entry ("My ducks began to lay"), dated 1864. The collection also includes Book I – Vol. I, dated 1936, titled Fay
Family of Effingham County, Georgia. Assorted family papers include: Biography of Edward Edwin Foy (1842-1907), written by
Eloise Eugenia Foy Ward; one letter dated Jan. 31, 1933, addressed to Mrs. Ella Cordona, regarding a letter she had written
attempting to locate George Foy, who had enslaved Cordona; and miscellaneous handwritten accounts of births and deaths of
Foy family descendants.
The diaries mention the purchase of the following enslaved people: Reuben, 1853, age 9; Jake, 1853; Lawrence, 1855; Elbert,
1855, age 12; Monroe and Sam, 1856; Stephen, 1856, age 10; Sam, 1857; Lewis, 1857, age 12. There is also mention of a few
incidents of 'runaways' between 1858 and 1861.
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ms2787 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Connally family papers
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Creator: |
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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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Cobb-Dorsey-Weltner family papers
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Creator: |
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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ms4155 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Smithgall family papers
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Creator: |
Smithgall, Charles A. |
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Dates: |
1906-2008 |
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This collection contains family photographs and correspondence, radio broadcasting scripts and fan mail, family files regarding
charitable activities, real estate, and fruit farming. It also includes scrapbooks and school ephemera, plats, plans and topographic
maps of various properties and buildings.
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ms4462 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Brown and Latimer families papers
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Creator: |
Latimer, Asbury Churchwell, 1851-1908 |
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Dates: |
1792-1971 |
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This collection contains photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, and artifacts of the Brown and Latimer families. It includes
other related families including the Heard, Cuthbert, Watson, Patten, Dean, and Young families.
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ms4481 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Vincent, Chapple and Jackson families papers
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Creator: |
Matthews, Vincent |
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Dates: |
1822-1922 |
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This collection includes photographs, correspondence, albums, and genealogical information regarding the Jackson, Chapple,
and Vincent families, items included were collected in relation to the Matthews family ancestry. It includes correspondence
from Isaac Vincent during the Cherokee removal, and the muster roll from the Clarke County Rifles from 1861 with updates on
casualties through the Civil War.
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ms4483 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Emma Talley Shaw and Carolyn Shaw McMillan families papers
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Creator: |
McMillan, Della |
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Dates: |
1824-2000 |
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This collection contains photographs, genealogical research, correspondence, legal documents, artifacts, and journals regarding
the Shaw, Talley, Carter, LeConte, Furman, and Smith families, as well as their historic family homeplaces of Woodmanston
and Scottsboro.
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Identifier: |
ms4531 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dugas family papers
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Creator: |
Dugas family |
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Dates: |
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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Title: |
Van Giesen Family papers
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Van Giesen family |
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Dates: |
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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Title: |
Rountree family papers
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Creator: |
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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Creator: |
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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Identifier: |
ms3927 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Roebling family papers
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Creator: |
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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Identifier: |
ms4329 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Robert G. Stephens, Jr. family papers
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Creator: |
Stephens family |
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Dates: |
1783-1996 |
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This collection contains photographs, correspondence, scrapbooks, and genealogy research of the Stephens, Evans, Bryan, Avary,
Carr and associated families. It also includes drafts and research of Robert G. Stephens writing, several clippings scrapbooks,
house plans, and George Lippincott's genealogy research notebooks. General Clement A. Evans life is well documented in writing
and research by several family members, as well as correspondence, photographs and scrapbooks. It also includes materials
about various Confederate veteran groups and reunions.
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Identifier: |
ms4579 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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