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George W. Howard diary
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Howard, George W. |
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1885 |
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The collection consists of a diary of George W. Howard of Barnett, Warren County, Georgia for 1885. The diary contains short
entries discussing business matters, farm management, trips and visits, and events that took place in Barnett, Georgia.
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ms1816 |
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Hargrett Library |
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DuPree family farm ledgers
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Dupree family |
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1827-1928 |
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The collection consists of four ledgers the Dupree family kept of sharecroppers who worked their farmland in Griffin, Georgia,
from 1827-1928. Records list names, time worked, lost time, money owed, and items sold. Ledgers also document McIntosh Education
Union (also referred to as McIntosh Union no. 279, and McIntosh Farmers Education Union of America, no. 279) history. Information
recorded includes elected officers, membership lists, dues collected, and expenses sent to treasurer.
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ms3240 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dock Thomas Hardigree papers
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Unknown |
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1907-1960 |
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The collection consists of farm ledgers, financial papers, printed material, and an Antoich Christian Church ledger of accounts
and minutes.
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ms3663 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
George W. Howard diary
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Howard, George W. |
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Dates: |
1876 |
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This collection consists of George W. Howard's 1876 diary and includes short entries describing his daily life, business,
trips, and weather in Barnett, Georgia.
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ms4359 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Madame Rosalie de Trobriand Gouvain diary
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Gouvain, Rosalie de Trobriand, 1777- |
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1835-1841 |
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The collection consists of a dis-bound diary kept by Madame Rosalie de Trobriand Gouvain from 1835-1841. Gouvain writes about
social life in and around Clarke County, Georgia, the management of her plantation, and her continued financial problems.
The collection also includes photocopies of photographs of family members (Regis De Trobriand and Fanny Santiago), correspondence,
indentures, and newspaper clippings.
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Identifier: |
ms2918 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Edward P. Bishop daybook
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Bishop, Edward P., -1881 |
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1852-1895 |
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One daybook of Edward P. Bishop from 1852, 1858-1865, containing accounts, recipes, and memoranda; telling of work done, when
crops and/or gardens were planted and harvested, when and where hens were set, and when hogs were killed. Several pages in
center of book were used as scratch paper for arithmetic and algebra problems. The volume also contains a few diary entries
of his daughter, Mary Carleton Bishop Talmadge (1895).
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ms113 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hugh Lawson family papers
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Brown family |
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Dates: |
1801-1974 |
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The collection consists of papers of Hugh Lawson and Lawson family descendants from 1801-1974. The papers include correspondence,
indentures, and genealogical materials. Materials relating to Hugh Lawson include indentures (1801-1837, with gaps) and correspondence
(1837-1895). The correspondence includes letters (1837-1857) from Lawson to his daughters Sarah Penelope and Martha J. while
at school in Jeffersonville, Twiggs County, Georgia and later (1847-1857) to Sarah Penelope Oliver after her marriage. The
letters discuss family activities, the girls schooling, and some farm news. Correspondence (1868-1871) relates to the Brown
family and contains information on slave activities, schools, and family news. The bulk of the collection consists of genealogical
materials of Mary C.R. Davis relating to the Lawson family.
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Identifier: |
ms1213 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Zachariah Lamar papers
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Lamar, Zachariah, 1767-1834 |
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Dates: |
1814-1858 |
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The collection consists of papers of Zachariah Lamar, 1814-1858. Mainly pertaining to his business interests and plantation
in Baldwin County, Georgia, the collection includes correspondence, plantation records, cotton records and sales, receipts,
land bonds, and tuition records for Scottsboro Academy (Baldwin County, Georgia) and C. P. Beman's school at Mt. Zion (Hancock
County, Georgia).
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Identifier: |
ms1341 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William J. Dickey diaries
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Dickey, William J. |
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Dates: |
1858-1859, 1879-1889 |
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The collection consists of seven diaries kept by William J. Dickey, from 1858-1859, and 1879-1889. Entries discuss agricultural
matters (planting and harvesting of cotton and corn); killing hogs; weather conditions; and family matters. The collection
also includes a plat of Dickey Plantation (later known as Birdsong Plantation), located in the Rare Books vault, hmap1871j3.
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Identifier: |
ms47 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John B. Lamar plantation book
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Lamar, J. B. (John Basil), 1812-1862 |
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Dates: |
1847-1880 |
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The collection consists of a plantation book of John B. Lamar, for his plantation in Sumter County, Georgia, from 1847-1880.
The book includes lists containing names of enslaved people; a diagram of crop rotation for cotton, corn, oats, and rye; a
map of the plantation; an inventory of plantation items; tax accounts; and food supplies. During the Civil War, entries become
less comprehensive. From 1867-1872, entries list the date, employee's name, and item charged to the account, primarily food.
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Identifier: |
ms131 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Samuel B. Clark papers
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Clark, Samuel B., 1812-1865 |
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Dates: |
1787-1869 |
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The collection consists of papers of Samuel B. Clark, from 1787-1869. Included are indentures, a land survey, legal documents,
and a plantation journal (1841-1869) containing business records pertaining to the Richmond County homestead, the Burke County
(Georgia) farm, and land in Dooly County (Georgia). Entries include information on slave values, outlays for crops and household
supplies, tax returns for Richmond and Burke counties, financial reports on building the McBean canal, and cotton sales.
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Identifier: |
ms1497 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Cooke plantation book
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Cooke, William |
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1861-1868 |
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The collection consists of "Mr. William Cooke's plantation book, Creighton Island," containing handwritten entries dating
1861-1868. Entries include allowance lists for enslaved people on Creighton Island, and information regarding the number of
persons assigned to a job. The volume also includes description of the weather, local news and events, and entries and accounts
concerning Charles Harris Spalding's probate of his father Thomas Spalding's estate.
Many of the early entries discuss the enslaved population on the plantation including who works in the field, cooks, nurses,
attends to the horses, and serves as blacksmith.
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Identifier: |
ms1570 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Telamon Cuyler Collection, Series 3. Personal Materials
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Cuyler, Telamon Cruger Smith, 1873-1951 |
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Dates: |
1893-1946 |
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Series 3. Personal Materials consists of diaries of Telamon Cuyler from 1893-1946, with gaps. The entries discuss Cuyler's
college life at the University of Georgia (Athens); his work and social life in Atlanta (Ga.) where he began his law practice;
later he discusses the management and life on his farm, Beverwyck, in Jones County (Ga.); and the home front during World
War II. Also included in the collection are various pieces of memorabilia and scrapbooks.
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Identifier: |
ms1170.series3 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Hamlin Newton account book
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Newton, John Hamlin, 1800-1889 |
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Dates: |
1855-1868 |
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The collection consists of an account book of John Hamlin Newton from 1855-1858 and 1867-1868. Entries from 1855-1858 pertain
to the Hart County Gold Mining Company and include amounts paid to workers; expense accounts for workers containing their
names, items purchased, and prices; and charges for company supplies. Also includes a running tally of the company's total
expenses for 1855-1856. Entries for Newton's plantation, Latimer Place, from 1867-1868, primarily consist of laborers' accounts
containing the date, their name, items purchased, and price. Additional entries pertain to "plantation expenses chargeable
to the hands" and lists of work to be done on the plantation.
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Identifier: |
ms228 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Wright family papers
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Richardson, Gilbert M. |
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Dates: |
1861-1865 |
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The collection consists of a diary and correspondence of the Wright family of Georgia for 1861 and 1865. Included is a diary
of Gilbert M. Richardson, a farmer near Lumpkin, Stewart County, Georgia from March to the following February. The entries
discuss work on the farm - planting, plowing and picking cotton, wheat, corn, and vegetables; hauling and splitting logs;
and building outbuildings. Also mentions visits to friends and relatives, trips to town to buy supplies (lists what was purchased
and price), and attending church meetings. The correspondence consists of a letter from George W. Wright dated Manassas Junction,
August 18, 1861 to his brother William D. Wright. The letter discusses camp life, weather, health, rumors of battles and peace,
hopes for a furlough, complaints of the post office, and lists clothes he needs. The second letter is from James W. Wright,
dated near Augusta, Georgia, March 11, 1865, to his brother William W. Wright and mentions troop movements and rumors of a
battle victory.
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Identifier: |
ms592 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Smithgall family papers
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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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Identifier: |
ms4462 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Adams, Breedlove, Davis, Estes, McDonald, Verner families papers
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Adams family |
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Dates: |
1819-2013 |
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This collection includes photographs, correspondence, farm records, legal documents, and ephemera of the Adams, Breedlove,
Davies, Estes, McDonald and Verner families.
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Identifier: |
RBRL545 |
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Richard B. Russell Library for Political Research and Studies |
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Bass / Linton / Lipscomb / Wyche family papers
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Bass family |
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Dates: |
1820-1939 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Bass, Linton, Lipscomb, and Wyche families. The papers include correspondence, photographs,
autograph books, lecture notes, remedy book, sermons, plantation account books, a scrapbook, and a diary. Also included are
lecture notes, sermons, and a scrapbook of Rev. Andrew A. Lipscomb of Athens, Georgia; a diary of Frank A. Lipscomb from his
European trip; plantation account books of Moses Wadell Linton for Lintondale Plantation in Thomas County, Georgia; correspondence
from Rev. Charles L. Bass to his mother while he served in London, England and Paris, France during World War I; and a remedy
book of Thomas C. Wyche containing recipes for inks, soap, dyes, tonics, and food.
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ms2225 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thomas family papers
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Thomas family |
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Dates: |
1849-1942 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, photographs, printed material, and legal documents. Most of the letters
discuss social events and news of family or friends but a few mention U.S. politics, particularly the 1876 Presidential election;
George Dudley Thomas' law practice; plantation management; and the cotton market.
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Identifier: |
ms2388 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Curtis business records
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Curtis, Jack |
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Dates: |
1968-2014 |
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This collection contains farm and sand mining operation records of L.C. Curtis and Sons, Inc.. It includes family history,
plats and equipment design drawings, correspondence, log books ragarding sand and cattle operations, aerial photographs, and
articles about the Iron Horse sculpture that was removed from the University of Georgia campus in 1954, then in 1957 to the
Curtis property.
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Identifier: |
ms4298 |
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Hargrett Library |
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