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Nellie Peters Black papers
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Black, Nellie Peters, 1851-1919 |
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Dates: |
1875-1920 |
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The collection consists of papers of Nellie Peters Black from 1875-1920. The collection primarily contains materials relating
to Black's involvement in various organizations and in her stock farm. Includes records (1905-1928) relating to Black's position
as secretary of the Women's Auxiliary of the Atlanta Archdeaconry of the Episcopal Church; programs (1906-1907, 1909-1911)
of the Every Saturday Club (Atlanta, Ga.), a literary society; a scrapbook (1898-1911) containing correspondence, accounts,
and newspaper clippings relating to her involvement in the Atlanta Free Kindergarten Association; and a scrapbook (1914-1915)
documenting her role in establishing agricultural rallies through the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs. Other materials
relating to Black include diaries of a trip to Mexico (1875) and two European tours (1904, 1906); speeches, newspaper clippings,
and an extensive collection of photographs of the Peters and Black families.
The papers include the manuscript and galley proofs of the reminiscences of her father, Richard Peters; some correspondence
of her husband George R. Black; and account books (1897-1916) of the Richard Peters Stock Farm (Calhoun, Gordon County, Ga.).
Also includes papers of her daughter Nita Black Rucker (1900-1940) mainly family correspondence and Rucker's writings about
Cora Harris and Nellie Black Peters.
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ms235 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm records
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Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm (Jefferson, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1774-1969 |
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This collection contains land grants, legal papers, farm records, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts documenting the
history of the farm on which the Shields and Ethridge families ran from Colonial settlement through the 20th Century. Included
are plats of the farm as it grew, photographs of daily operations, business receipts reflecting the changing times, and a
variety of manuals and catalogs of farm implements as the farm became more mechanized. There are many identified photographs,
mainly from the 1920s, recording family trips, farm operations, and portraits.
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ms4274 |
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Hargrett Library |
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