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Paul Kemper Anderson memoir
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Anderson, Paul Kemper, 1898-1987 |
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1999 |
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The collection consists of the typescript Preacher's son : A memoir by Paul Kemper Anderson, 1999. Anderson's biographical
material includes his life growing up as a reverend's son, memories of his grandparents, World War I and college experiences.
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ms3622 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Junius Hillyer memoir
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Hillyer, Junius, 1807-1886 |
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1874-1990 |
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The collection consists of the original memoir of Junius Hillyer, dated February 25, 1894. The memoir describes life on the
family plantation, slavery, thefamily's move to Athens, Georgia in 1821, Junius' attendance at grammar school, and activities
at Franklin College. The collection also includes photocopies of papers concerning a memorial dedication at the site of the
Freeman-Hillyer home place in Wilkes County, Georgia; photocopies of family history; and photocopies of letters from William
Dickerson Martin and Peter Wellborn Martin.
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ms76a |
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Hargrett Library |
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Mankin family stories
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Mankin family |
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circa 1958 |
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The collection consists of four typescripts written by Lilla Mankin Hitchcock and Columbia J. Mankin, circa 1958. Dear Descendants,
volumes 1-2, written by Columbia Mankin, recounts Mankin's life in the Missouri Ozarks. Dear Grandchildren, written by Lilla
Mankin Hitchcock, concerns Hitchcock's years in Missouri and Athens, Georgia; and Joyce and the Little People, also by Hitchcock,
is filled with the anecdotes of her children growing up in the Five-Points Area of Athens.
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ms1306 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Laura McManus collection of Laurel Falls Camp memories
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McManus, Laura |
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Dates: |
1925-1966 |
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The collection consists of photograph albums, clippings, printed material, and essays collected and constructed by Laura McManus,
pertaining to Laurel Falls Camp and Lillian Smith, from 1925-1966. Photographs (several of which are annotated and dated)
depict campers and counselors; and a scrapbook made in the craft shop at Laurel Falls, contains drawings of leaves and photographs
portraying campers participating in camp activities, such as dances, archery, performances, and cabin life. Of special interest
is I, Laura, a booklet made by McManus upon her return to Camp in 1950, containing photographs from her time at Camp Laurel
in 1935. The collection also includes a journal article by Lillian Smith, and issues of The North Georgia Review and Pseudopodia
(both edited by Smith).
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ms3142 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Thirza McDonald Brooks manuscripts
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Brooks, Thirza McDonald |
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Dates: |
1996-2001 |
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The collection consists of three typewritten documents by Thirza McDonald Brooks: All-day-dinner-and-meeting-on-the-ground,
the story of her experiences growing up in the family of a circuit-riding minister before World War I; Full Circle, an autobiographical
reminiscense of her life. The collection contains two copies of Full Circle.
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Identifier: |
ms3198 |
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Hargrett Library |
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James M. Adams family history scrapbook
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Adams, James Monroe, 1849-1931 |
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Dates: |
1911-1931 |
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This collection contains a scrapbook of the Adams family history written by James M. Adams of Monroe, Georgia in 1911. The
scrapbook includes a lengthy and detailed autobiographical manuscript describing his life, transcriptions of family letters,
newspaper clippings, a genealogical chart, and detailed biographies of numerous individual family members that include births,
deaths, marriages, and anecdotes.
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Identifier: |
ms4267 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Hatton-Lovejoy family memoirs
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Lovejoy family |
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Dates: |
1833-1887 |
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The collection consists of the typed memoirs of the Hatton and Lovejoy families, titled Memoirs of My Mother and Her Family,
and a carbon copy of these memoirs. The memoirs begin with the arrival of the Hatton family (compiler's great-grandfather)
in Georgia on November 13, 1833, having moved family and slaves from the Newberry district, South Carolina, to Meriwether
County, Georgia. Grandmother Mary Ann Hatton married Anderson Ray Lovejoy of Jasper County, Georgia, who became a licensed
Methodist preacher in Meriwether County through the influence of distant kinsmen Lovick and George Foster Pierce. The family
moved into Greenville, Georgia, from the county, then to Atlanta, Oxford, Clarkston, and Lovejoy's Crossing. There are many
mentions of prominent people and events during the mid-nineteenth century. The memoirs conclude in 1887.
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ms1012 |
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Hargrett Library |
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