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Confederate Veterans of North-East Georgia journal
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Confederate Survivors Association |
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1890-1899 |
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The collection consists of a journal containing newspaper clippings and handwritten entries regarding National Artillery;
Athens Guards, Company K, 3rd Regiment Georgia Volunteers (Wright's Brigade); Captain Camak's Company; and Cobb's Brigade.
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ms2524 |
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Hargrett Library |
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A.T. Havens journal
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Havens, A. T. |
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1842-1843 |
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The collection consists of a journal kept by A. T. Havens, 1842-1843. Entries describe scenery along the St. John's River
and Jacksonville, Florida; and Savannah, Macon, and Albany, Georgia. Havens writes about Picolata military post, plantations,
his religious views, slaves, and railroads. Also mentioned are encounters with General Charles Floyd, Walter T. Colquitt,
Bishop Stephen Elliott, and E. A. Nesbit.
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ms1337 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Dennis Johnson farm journal
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Johnson, Dennis |
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Dates: |
1850-1859 |
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The collection consists of a journal kept by Dennis Johnson of Oothkaloga, Bartow County, Georgia regarding weather conditions,
planting and harvesting of various crops, use of various farm animals in work, and work assigned to farm laborers.
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ms2500 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John J. Smolka collection
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Smolka, John J., 1911- |
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1940-1982 |
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The collection consists of a diary and journals kept during World War II. Smolka records weather, and daily activities in
the United States Marine Corps recording recreational activities on the Marine base at Mt. Martha Balcombe, Australia, and
on the island of Puvuvu. The collection also contains an autobiographic sketch in which Smolka recounts his life until 1968.
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ms2704 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Timothy Furlow journal
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Furlow, Timothy Mathews, 1814-1890 |
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1833-1836 |
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Journal contains original and copied poetry, anecdotes, a list of Mr. Furlow's classmates, and a list of the textbooks used
by him as a student at the University of Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms724 |
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Hargrett Library |
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George Rockingham Gilmer papers
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Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859 |
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1827, 1858 |
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The collection consists of a journal written by George Rockingham Gilmer detailing a trip he took to Virginia in 1858. The
journal describes travels, friends, relatives, and activities during the trip. Also included are two letters containing biographical
information of Gilmer, and a land grant for 202 ½ acres to Hardy Deloach in Carroll County, Georgia, surveyed January 18,
1827.
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ms330 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Emma LeConte Furman journals
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LeConte, Emma |
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Dates: |
1900 |
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The collection consists of two journals kept by Emma LeConte Furman while traveling with her father, Joseph LeConte, in the
California High Sierras from June 7, 1900 - September 22, 1900. The journals contain detailed descriptions of geography, plants
and animals seen on the expedition, as well as a day-by-day account of the journey.
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Identifier: |
ms2215 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Marcellus Stanley family papers
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Stanley, Marcellus, 1823-1890 |
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Dates: |
1861-1864 |
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This collection consists of correspondence, photograph cards, a journal, and a muster roll of Captain Stanley's Troup Artillery
for November and December 1861. The correspondence is mainly between Stanley and his wife Julia. He writes from Camp Lawton
(Savannah) in 1861 and then from Tallahassee and Quincy, Florida. The journal includes entries from Benjamin Henry Pope in
1862 as he serves in Company K, 9th Mississippi Infantry, and provides details of battles in the Glasgow/Cave City/Munfordville,
Kentucky area. The photographs are of Marcellus Stanley, Alexander Franklin Pope, and G. T. Beauregard.
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Identifier: |
ms3697 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Craig Barrow collection of Lieutenant Colonel Lewis Stevenson Craig papers
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Barrow, Craig, III, 1942- |
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Dates: |
1845-2006 |
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This collection contains correspondence between Craig Barrow, III and the author Bill Bragg regarding his research and writing
about Lt. Col. Lewis S. Craig, the draft of Bragg's work An Officer of the Old Guard, original journal pages written by Lt.
Col. Craig, and an account of the death of Elizabeth Church Robb. Also included are a map of the battle for Monterrey, Mexico,
a locket of hair, and other ephemera.
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Identifier: |
ms4386 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Sara and Athos Menaboni collection
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Menaboni family |
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Dates: |
1929-1990 |
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The collection consists of personal papers of Sara and Athos Menaboni. Included are correspondence, journals (both financial
and Sara's personal), photographs and photograph albums, home movies, exhibition programs, promotional fliers, Menaboni azalea
prints and copies of other prints, books, calling cards, and the memorial service program for Athos Menaboni. Correspondents
include "Tommy" Arnold, Congressman James C. Davis, and Wayne Short (on Audubon Society letterhead).
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Identifier: |
ms3134 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Elon Eugene Byrd collection
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Byrd, Elon Eugene, 1905-1974 |
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1929-1966 |
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The collection consists of materials belonging to Dr. Elon Eugene Byrd of the Parasitology Department at the University of
Georgia. These materials were generated as a result of his research in Samoa during World War II and reflect his involvement
in malaria research and his discovery of a new species of flukes.
Also included in the collection is Byrd's diary of some of his activities, as well as correspondence, writings, lantern slides,
film, plate blocks, Dr. Byrd's diplomas and theses, and a journal of bird studies.
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ms2834 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James Eppinger family papers
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Eppinger, Edward, 1835- |
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Dates: |
1807-1899 |
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The collection consists of papers of James Eppinger and the Eppinger family and includes letterbooks, a journal, and a property
book containing entries listing property bought and sold in Georgia; birth, death and sales of slaves; cash accounts for sales
and purchases. The materials document Eppinger's business activities, cotton trade, Georgia land sales, plantation management
and farming, his service in the Georgia House of Representatives, his law practice, Georgia politics, and Reconstruction.
The papers also include a form book, a cash book, a legal ledger, and two books containing recipes for ink, soap, as well
as remedies for various illnesses.
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Identifier: |
ms2713 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Gone with the Wind literary estate papers
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Hargrett Library |
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1910-1988 |
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The collection consists of the literary estate papers from two filing cabinets of the offices of the Gone with the Wind Literary
Rights, arranged and labeled as they were. One cabinet contained papers dealing with the foreign translations of the book,
a Japanese musical production of Gone with the wind, plagiarism accusations from Susan Lawrence Davis, David Selznick musical
rights, local museums and Margaret Mitchell namesakes, and fan mail. The 2nd cabinet dealt mainly with a Stephens Mitchell
lawsuit against Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer over sequel rights and includes court documents and correspondence. There are also papers
relating to his lawsuit against Showcase Atlanta for a stage production titled "Scarlett Fever." Also included are printed
material, phonograph records, videotapes, and cassette tapes. Of special interest are letters from Gone With the Wind movie
actors, post-World War II letters from translators of Gone With the Wind in France and Czechoslovakia, a journal of Wilbur
Kurtz written while he was advisor for the filming of the movie, and gossipy letters to Margaret Mitchell from his wife Annie
Laurie Kurtz as she watched the filming.
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Identifier: |
ms3366 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Transcripts of the Earl of Egmont papers
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Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America |
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Dates: |
1732-1743 |
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The collection consists of transcripts created by E. Merton Coulter from contemporary, hand-written copies of letters and
documents from 1732-1745 relating to the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America.
The correspondence includes letters between officials and settlers in the Colony and the Trustees. Major correspondees include
James Oglethorpe, Thomas Causton, Samuel Eveleigh, Thomas Christie, Elisha Dobree, John Wesley and Trustees Benjamin Martryn
and Harman Verelst. The letters provide comprehensive information regarding the settlement of Georgia, especially in Savannah
and Frederica; Indian trading and relations; activities of the French and Spanish; the question of slavery; Salzburger and
Moravian settlers; and religious matters.
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Identifier: |
ms1786 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William J. Northen family papers
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Northen, William J. (William Jonathan), 1835-1913 |
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Dates: |
1790-1959 |
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The collection consists of genealogy, land documents, correspondence, financial papers, writings, photographs, artifacts,
and printed material. The correspondence includes letters to William J. Northen regarding the establishment of the town of
Fitzgerald, Georgia; letters regarding an apparent scandal involving the Farmers' Alliance and Leonidas Livingston; William
J. Northen's letters home as he traveled around Georgia in 1907 promoting racial harmony; and two Civil War letters from brothers
William and John Henry Neel of the 15th Regiment, Georgia Volunteer Infantry, Company K. The writings contain a journal by
William J. Northen in which he writes of his trip to Tallulah Falls, speeches at Mercer University, his 21st birthday, death
of his brother, and a letter to his sister regarding conditions at the end of the Civil War. Farm accounts are also included
in the journal.
Also of interest are slave documents and bills of sale; receipts from Mercer University and the Georgia Baptist Convention
when Peter Northen was treasurer; Ruth Northen's photo album containing University of Georgia photographs from 1911-1912 and
other travel photographs; and an 1801 indenture between the Catawba Indians and Thomas Neel for land in York County, South
Carolina. The following items were separated from the collection: walking cane without the handle and one square back wooden
chair with cane seat is housed in Organic storage.
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Identifier: |
ms3327 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Baber-Blackshear family papers
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Baber-Blackshear family |
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Dates: |
1796-1939 |
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The collection consists of the papers of the Baber, Blackshear, and Baber-Blackshear families from 1796-1939 and includes
correspondence, journals, ledgers, news clippings, invitations, programs, speeches, and newspapers. The early part of the
collection relates to Dr. Ambrose Baber and contains information on the 1802 William Hunter-David Mitchell duel (Savannah,
Ga.); Baber's term as Charge'd Affaires to Sardinia, including correspondence from John MacPherson Berrien (1842-1844); and
the establishment of the Montpelier Institute in Monroe County, Georgia.
The bulk of the collection falls after 1846. It contains correspondence and journals of George Francis Burleigh Baber during
his naval service on the John Adams, Germantown, Dale, and Porpoise. Also included is Civil War correspondence consisting
of letters from Joseph William Blackshear of Jackson's Artillery from Camp Brown, St. Simons Island, Georgia, as well as George
Dunbar Sweet Smith, who served in South Carolina and Virginia. The remainder of the collection consists of personal correspondence
between Marion and William Blackshear; their children Ella, Paul, Birdie, and Minnie Baber-Blackshear; relatives; and friends.
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ms11 |
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