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Dennis O'Kain photographs
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O'Kain, Dennis |
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Dates: |
1978-1981 |
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The collection consists of photographs of the Bloomfield area of Athens, Georgia, and photographs of Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
The collection also includes reproductions of photographs from the Wilson glass negatives in Special Collections.
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ms2040 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Clarke, Irwin, and Oglethrope County land plats
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Espy, James |
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Dates: |
1807, 1821, 1832 |
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The collection consists of three plats in Georgia: surveyed March 4, 1807, by David Creswell, of tract or lot of land, drawn
by James Espey, situate in Wilkinson County; surveyed July 23, 1821, by Charles M. Kennon, of tract or lot of land, drawn
by James Fulton, situate in Irwin County; surveyed on June 11, 1832, by George Ware, of tract or lot of land, drawn by James
Fulton, situate in Clarke County.
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ms2278 |
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Hargrett Library |
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William Coleman Hardman ledgers
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Hardman, William Coleman, 1860-1940 |
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1890-1940 |
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The collection consists of farm accounts that consist of one-line entry for each day stating the farm activities, family news,
and weather. also included are farm accounts with tenant expenses and purchases for the farm. There are also loose bills,
receipts, and some correspondence.
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ms3715 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jewel family collection
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Jewell family |
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Dates: |
1804-1901 |
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The collection consists of various newspaper clippings, embroidery patterns, woven coverlet patterns, recipes, The Jewell
Register (a book tracing Jewell lineage to 1522), two photographs, and two account books, from 1804-1901.
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ms1438 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Title: |
Georgia land documents
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1814-1922 |
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The collection consists of indentures, dockets, bonds, and land surveys from Clarke, Fulton, Greene, Madison, Oglethorpe,
and Wilkes Counties, in Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms3503 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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Robert S. Gilliam family papers
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Creator: |
Durham, Lucy |
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Dates: |
1870-1935, bulk 1881-1909 |
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The collection consists of papers of Robert S. Gilliam and the Gilliam family of Maxeys, Oglethorpe County, Georgia from 1870-1935.
The bulk of the collection (1881-1909) consists of correspondence, financial statements, receipts, and legal documents pertaining
to Gilliam's mercantile business. Family correspondence (1882-1898) consists of letters to and from Gilliam's daughter, Sallie
Myrt while living in Maxeys or while she was attending LaGrange Female College. Other correspondents include Lucy Durham writing
from Agnes Scott College (Decatur, Ga.) or Athens (Ga.) and Maude Williams. The collection also contains photographs, programs,
and invitations relating to the LaGrange Female College.
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Identifier: |
ms1372 |
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Hargrett Library |
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John B. Bell family papers
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Bell family |
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Dates: |
1864-1963 |
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The collection consists of papers of John B. Bell and the Bell and Bolling families of Stephens, Oglethorpe County, Georgia
from 1864-1963. The papers include correspondence, bills, receipts, legal papers, bank statements and checks, printed material,
and letters of dismission from various Baptist churches in Georgia. The correspondence is mainly personal between family members
and friends but also includes letters pertaining to John B. Bell's law practice and business interests (1891-1920), the Georgia
Baptist Convention, farming and the Agricultural Adjustment Administration (1926-1945), and letters between Florence B. Hawkins
and her son Walter H. Bolling during his army service in England during World War II. Correspondents include Nolda Bell, Edward
H. Bell, Elizabeth C. Bell, Mollie S. Bell, and Joseph S. Bolling.
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Identifier: |
ms740 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King diaries
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King, Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer, 1810-1886 |
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Dates: |
1844-1883 |
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The collection consists of 13 volumes dated July 12, 1844 to July 23, 1866 and June 14, 1871 to October 29, 1883, written
by Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King. The diaries include information about the weather, family visits, births and deaths,
and day-to-day life.
The diaries document the lives of those enslaved by the Greer family including Ellen (Elen), Varser, Silva (Sylva or Silvia),
Matilda (Mattie), Kitty, Lucy, Cloe, Fany, Cordelia, Sam, Lawrence, Peter, Caroline, Pompey.
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Identifier: |
ms3054 |
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Hargrett Library |
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David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family papers
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Barrow family |
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Dates: |
1817-1915 |
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The collection consists of papers of the David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family of Lexington, Oglethorpe County, Georgia from 1817-1915.
The papers include mainly correspondence, financial records, and diaries. The earliest records consist mostly of receipts
and accounts of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. and Middleton Pope. The bulk of the correspondence (1850-1883) is between Barrow
and his children David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr.; Ella Patience Barrow (Spalding); James Barrow; Lucy M. Barrow (Cobb); Middleton
Pope Barrow; and Thomas A. Barrow. Some of James Barrow's correspondence was written while a cadet at West Point and then
later during the Civil War serving first in Cobb's Legion in Virginia and later in the 64th Georgia Infantry Regiment in Florida.
There is also an interesting set of correspondence (ca. 1850-1868) to Barrow from overseers (enslavers) at his plantations
in Oglethorpe and Decatur Counties, Georgia; letters relating to his investment in a Florida salt works during the Civil War;
and letters from John H. Lumpkin and William McKinley regarding the secession of Georgia.
The collection also includes diaries (1851-1852, 1856-1858, 1876, 1879) of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr. mostly detailing farm
and family life and diaries (1868, 1875) of Clara E. Barrow discussing school and social activities.
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Identifier: |
ms69 |
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Hargrett Library |
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