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Maury family papers
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Maury family |
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1863-1872 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Maury family of Virginia from 1863-1872. Correspondence pertains to the Maury
family's support of the Confederate cause during the Civil War and their subsequent voluntary exile to Mexico. The bulk of
the letters detail the Maury's life in exile; the people, landscape, and culture of Mexico; and the court of Maximilian, Emperor
of Mexico.
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ms1168 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Nathaniel Wyche and Sarah R. Hunter papers
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Hunter, Nathaniel Wyche, 1811-1849 |
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1820-1869 |
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The collection consists of papers of Nathaniel Wyche and Sarah R. Golding Hunter from 1820-1869. The earliest correspondence
(1840-1843) is to Sarah R. Golding from family and friends, mainly discussing Athens social life and their experiences at
school. The majority of the collection is comprised of correspondence (1843-1846) between Hunter and his fiancee and later
wife Sarah R. Golding while he served in the 2nd Cavalry (Dragoons) of the U.S. Army, particularly during the Mexican War.
His early letters discuss mostly their budding romance, but later letters describe camp conditions, travel to Mexico, the
Mexican countryside, and engagements of his unit. Includes letters from the Augusta Arsenal (Ga.), Fort Columbus (N.Y.), Fort
Jessup, Corpus Christi (Tex.), and Camargo (Mexico) with details on the Battle of Palo Alto and Reseca de la Palma (May 1846).
The collection contains some official military correspondence such as orders, memos and correspondence documenting the actions
of John E. Wool, Zachary Taylor, Irvin McDowell, William Joseph Hardee, and John S. Wood.
The papers also include diaries kept by Hunter from October 1-15, 1846 discussing his trip to Mexico and another from February
21 - March 12, 1848 describing his command of American troops near Monterrey (Mexico); and a diary kept by Sarah G. Hunter
from 1848-1849 mainly describing Athens (Ga.) social life and the death of her husband.
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ms331 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Lindsey Durham family papers
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Durham family |
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1796-1919 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Lindsey Durham family from 1800-1919. The papers contain mainly correspondence of
the Durham and Richardson families of Clarke County, Georgia. Records relating to the Durham family include correspondence
to Dr. Lindsey Durham from several of his sons, including William Walker Durham, Henry Clay Durham, and Lindsey Durham, Jr.
while attending medical school in Philadelphia; accounts of Dr. Samuel D. Durham (1859-1867); and medical school notes, lecture
tickets, and some medical remedies and recipes. Materials relating to the Richardson family of Watkinsville, Georgia include
letters from Edgar Richardson in Troup Artillery from Virginia and D.R. Richardson (unit unknown) from Virginia and North
Carolina during the Civil War; letters (1847-1882) from James J. Richardson, to his mother, Letitia J. Richardson from Mexico
and Texas; and letters from Edgar Richardson in Texas after the Civil War.
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ms757 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Katherine Cowen de Baillou papers
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Baillou, Katherine Cowen de |
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1922-1947 |
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The collection consists of papers of Katherine Cowen de Baillou from 1922-1947. Includes correspondence, post cards, printed
material, sheet music of Paul Bowles, photographs, and de Baillou's passport. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence
from de Baillou to her parents during her travels in France, Germany, Malaga (Spain), Mexico, New York, North Africa, and
Sweden. Baillou's letters include comments on the geography, social life, and political condition of the areas. Other correspondents
include Paul Bowles, Richard Curle, Lilia Kidder and Wolfgang Schoenborn.
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ms906 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Nellie Peters Black papers
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Black, Nellie Peters, 1851-1919 |
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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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