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Lewis Wickes Hine photographs
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Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 |
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Dates: |
1909-1915 |
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The collection consist of photographic prints taken by Lewis Wickes Hine depicting child laborers and families inside and
outside of mills in Augusta, Lindale, Rome, Rossville, and Tifton, Georgia.
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ms2424 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Carey Pennell Jackson, Jr. family papers
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Jackson, Carey Pennell, Sr., 1852-1937 |
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Dates: |
1890-1935 |
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Collection includes two ledgers by Carey Pennell Jackson Sr. (1852-1937) and four ledgers by Carey "Tuck" Pennell Jackson
Jr. (1893-1975) which document their family's cotton gin and sawmill operation dating from 1890 to 1940. Also included is
a cotton gin benefits contract, correspondence, notes, and cotton gin record book. The Jackson family farm was located on
Sever Road in what is now Lawrenceville, GA.
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Identifier: |
ms4471 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Prater's Mill Foundation collection
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Prater's Mill Foundaton, Inc |
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Dates: |
1950-2000 |
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The collection consists of papers, photographs, bags, sweatshirts, t-shirts, and historical documentation of the Prater's
Mill Foundation, mostly concerning the foundation's involvement with the Library of Congress Local Legacies project, from
the 1950s-2000. T-shirts and sweatshirts contain designs advertising Prater's Mill Country Fair. Paper and cloth bags are
for grain, grits, corn meal, and flour manufactured by Prater's Mill (Dalton, Ga.), Prater's Mill (Varnell, Ga.), and Whitfield
County Milling Company (Dalton, Ga.).
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Identifier: |
ms3668 |
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Hargrett Library |
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B.F.A. Saylor family papers
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Saylor family |
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Dates: |
1878-1930 |
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The collection consists of the papers of B.F.A. Saylor and family from 1878-1930. The papers consist primarily of correspondence
relating to Saylor's involvement in the creation and promotion of various businesses including the Dixie Bauxite Company,
Rome Petroleum and Iron Company, Standard Turpentine and Wood Pulp Company, and the Gulf States Portland Cement Company.
Other family members represented in the collection include his wife, Adelaide Baltzelle Saylor and their children Harry, Preston,
and Blanche.
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Identifier: |
ms63 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Chicopee Manufacturing Company records
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Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1824-1975 |
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The collection consists of records of the Chicopee Manufacturing Company (Athens, Ga.) and its predecessor, the Athens Manufacturing
Company, from 1824-1975. Includes correspondence, financial condition reports (1936-1953), legal papers (1824-1975), photographs,
account ledger (1910-1914), and two minute books (1835-1935) which document the management and activities of a cotton manufacturing
plant.
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Identifier: |
ms1664 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Chicopee Mill history project
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1965-1981 |
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The collection consists of taped oral histories about Chicopee Mill and Polaroid photographs of Chicopee Mill and Chicopee
Mill awards dinners. There are also two operations manuals of Chicopee Manufacturing Company.
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Identifier: |
ms3394 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Thomas Lumsden papers
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Lumsden, Thomas Newton, 1925-2014 |
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Dates: |
1830-2007 |
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Collection consists of research done by Dr. Thomas Lumsden. Dr. Lumsden's research focuses on genealogy, railroads, mills,
and Sautee-Nacoochee Valley in White County, Georgia. Notable items include extensive genealogy files, research and blueprints
on the Morse Brothers Lumber Company, and photographs of late 19th and early 20th century gold mines and lumber mills.
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Identifier: |
ms4204 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Lewis Wickes Hine photographs
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Creator: |
Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940 |
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Dates: |
1909-1913 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of photographs by Lewis W. Hine from 1909-1913 depicting child laborers in Georgia. The photographs
show mill children at their work or grouped before the mills. A few of the photographs show the impoverished areas surrounding
the mills where the children lived with their families. The collection includes photographs from the following Georgia mill
sites: Augusta, Columbus, LaFayette, Lindale, Macon, Rome, Rossville, Tifton, and Valdosta.
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Identifier: |
ms989 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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