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John and Marie Koenig papers
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Koenig, John, Jr., 1916-2018 |
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1865-2004 |
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This collection contains the papers of John and Marie Koenig related to their careers as journalists, genealogical research,
and traveling. The collection includes newspaper clippings of their articles, correspondence, notes, journals, notebooks,
postcards, and numerous photograph albums documenting Marie's work as a diplomatic correspondent, John's military service
in Europe during World War II, and his work as a reporter and travel writer. The genealogical research included relates to
the Hodgson family of Athens, Georgia.
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ms4351 |
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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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George Horace Lorimer family papers
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Lorimer, George Horace, 1869-1937 |
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1858-1952 |
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The collection consists of biographical and genealogical material, family correspondence of the Lorimer and Ennis families,
business correspondence, business and estate papers, writings, printed material, scrapbooks, blueprints, and photographs.
In 2010 a small addendum of 2 boxes was added to the collection consisting of mainly George Burford Lorimer correspondence
and subject files.
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ms2944 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Lipscomb family papers
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Lipscomb, Mary Ann Rutherford, 1848-1918 |
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Dates: |
1866-1911 |
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The collection consists of miscellaneous materials chiefly concerning Andrew A. Lipscomb, Chancellor of the University of
Georgia, and his son, Francis Adgate Lipscomb, class of 1866 and later Professor of Belles Lettres. There are eight typescripts
of poems by A. A. Lipscomb on various topics. Class notes and literary society speeches of F. A. Lipscomb during his terms
at the University are present as well as his complete lecture book for British literature (1872-1873). In addition there
is a small group of correspondence between father and son. There is also a small amount of correspondence between Mrs. M.
A. Lipscomb and David C. Barrow concerning the establishment of the Crawford W. Long infirmary on the University campus.
Also present is a genealogy of the "Descendants of John Hall and Mary Parker of Maryland," compiled by H. M. Chapman of Washington,
D. C., in 1898.
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ms1117 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John Brown Gordon family papers
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Haralson, Hugh Anderson, 1805-1854 |
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Dates: |
circa 1841-1979 |
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The collection consists of papers of John Brown Gordon and the Gordon family from ca. 1841-1979. Papers relating to John
Brown Gordon include correspondence, writings, photographs, and scrapbooks. The correspondence (1861-1930) consists of letters
written to his wife, Fanny Haralson Gordon, mainly while Gordon was serving in the Confederate Army in the states of Virginia,
Pennsylvania, and Maryland; letters (1864-1870) from Robert E. Lee; and correspondence to and from his family while he was
serving as a United States Senator in Washington. Other Gordon family members represented in the papers include Hugh Haralson
Gordon, Caroline Lewis Gordon, and Lewis Gordon. The collection contains an interesting set of letters (1941-1948) to and
from Rev. John Dawson Gordon, whose parents were enslaved by, and later, servants of the Gordon family from 1854 until they
moved to California in the 1890s.
The collection also contains papers relating to the Haralson family, consisting mainly of correspondence (1841-1851) between
Hugh A. Haralson, while serving in the U.S. Congress, and his wife, Caroline Lewis Haralson, and their daughters Elizabeth,
Fanny, and Caroline. Mrs. Haralson's letters to her husband provide an indepth look at her management of their plantation
in LaGrange, Troup County, Georgia, while her husband was away from home. The collection also contains genealogical materials
relating to the Gordon, Haralson, Hodgson, Howard, and Lewis families.
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ms1637 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Edgeworth Bird family papers
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Smith, Victor Edgeworth |
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Dates: |
1806-1949, bulk 1861-1902 |
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The collection consists of papers of Edgeworth Bird and the Bird family from 1806, 1835-1949. The papers include correspondence,
clippings, photographs (ca. 1848-1900) of the Bird family, a commonplace book (1843-1848) of Sallie C. Baxter containing extracts
from her readings, an autograph book, an 1806 diary (author unknown) describing activities in Hancock and surrounding counties
in Georgia, and genealogies of the Baxter, Bird, and allied families. Early correspondence (1839-1851) is between members
of the Baxter family including letters between Thomas W. and Mary Baxter discussing his health, taxes, and land values; and
letters from Leroy M. Wiley to Thomas detailing Wiley's trip to England in 1839.
The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between Bird and Smith family members including Edgeworth Bird, Sallie
Bird, Saida Bird (Smith), Wilson Edgeworth Bird, and Victor Edgeworth Smith. Of particular interest are letters (1856) from
Edgeworth to Sallie describing his visit to New York City, Fire Island (N.Y.), and U.S. politics and letters written between
family members during the Civil War. The Civil War letters from Edgeworth discuss the battles of Gettysburg (Pa.), Richmond
(Va.), 2nd Bull Run (Va.), Chickamauga, the Atlanta Campaign, and Sherman's March through Georgia. The letters also detail
the management of Granite Farm (Hancock County, Ga.), slavery, and Saida's studies.
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ms1987 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Stanley family papers
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Stanley family |
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Dates: |
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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Dates: |
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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John M. Phillips family papers
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Phillips family |
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Dates: |
1857-1949 |
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The collection consists of photographs, correspondence, financial papers, diaries, deeds, genealogies, certificates, and other
materials related to John M. Phillips, the Phillips family, the Acree family, and the Isbell family.
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ms3178 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Pearson collection
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1900-1999 |
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The collection consists of photographs, photocopies of cemetery records, genealogical information, birth notices, and death
notices for the Pearson, White, Hall, Diller, and other related families. Records are from Yorkshire, England, Georgia, Mississippi,
Pennsylvania, South Carolina, New York, and Virginia.
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ms3347 |
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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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Hargrett Library |
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Lollie Belle Wylie family papers
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Wylie, Lollie Belle |
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Dates: |
1723-1986 |
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The collection consists of genealogy, correspondence, writings, financial papers, printed material, photographs, scrapbooks
and sheet music. Most of the correspondence is to Lollie Belle Wylie from other writers, including some famous authors such
as Samuel L. Clemens, Richard Harding Davis, Harry Stillwell Edwards, Joel Chandler Harris, Joaquin Miller, and Jack London.
There are numerous letters from Orth H. Stein and Henry Wellington Wack. Also included are many letters from Lollie Belle
to her daughter Hart. There are several letters of Howell Cobb and T.R.R. Cobb to or about Samuel P. Thurmond. The writings
are mainly by Lollie Belle Wylie and include a detailed memoir of her life in the city of Atlanta. The financial papers are
primarily promissory notes and receipts of the Ellis family. Some of the sheet music in the collection was composed by Lollie
Belle Wylie.
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ms3408 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jarnagin and Sams families papers
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Jarnagin, Milton Preston, II, 1881-1956 |
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Dates: |
1830-1995 |
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Collection includes correspondence, photographs, genealogical research, personal papers, and legal documents associated with
the Jarnagin and Sams families.
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Identifier: |
ms4423 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Craig Barrow family papers
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Barrow, Craig, 1876-1945 |
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Dates: |
1766-2010 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, genealogical information, writings, financial papers, printed material, scrapbooks,
photographs, deeds, and transcripts and copies of historical documents. Much of the Craig Barrow correspondence deals with
his involvement with the Savannah Boxing Commission, Savannah Golf Club, Central of Georgia Railway, and the University of
Georgia Alumni Society. The family correspondence contains letters regarding the Barrow property called the Home Place in
Oglethorpe County, Georgia. There is much emphasis on Savannah, the Wormsloe estate, and Georgia history in both printed material
and photographs. A large section of the financial papers concerns the real estate owned by the Barrows in Savannah and details
the sale, rental, and management of the properties.
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ms3090 |
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Hargrett Library |
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