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Murrell family papers
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Murrell family |
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1830-1959 |
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The collection consists of papers of the Murrell family of Oxford (Newton County, Ga.) and Winterville (Clarke County, Ga.)
and includes correspondence, business papers, receipts, and account books. The correspondence consists of seven Civil War
era letters (1863-1865) to and from George Washington Harlan Murrell, but the majority consists of letters to Ermine and Elizabeth
Murrell in Winterville (Ga.) from family and friends. The business papers contain receipts and indentures pertaining mostly
to George Washington Harlan Murrell and George T. Murrell. The collection also contains reminiscences of George T. Murrell
regarding his imprisonment at Point Lookout Prison (Md.) during the Civil War, receipts, individual photographs of the Emory
University graduating class of 1900, and numerous account books relating to various businesses owned by the Murrell family
in Walton and Newton Counties.
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ms2355 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Rev. James Shannon family papers
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Shannon family |
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Dates: |
1823-1864 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, sermons, a diary of sermons preached, essays and writings, and addresses and speeches.
The collection also includes reminiscences of Rev. James Shannon written by his daughter, Cornelia Shannon White; photographs,
newspaper clippings, and genealogical materials on the Shannon family.
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ms2472 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Wilson Lumpkin reminiscences
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Lumpkin, Wilson, 1783-1870 |
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Dates: |
1852 |
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The collection consists of reminiscences of Wilson Lumpkin, written entirely in his hand, in 1852. The reminiscences mainly
highlight his political career including service as a U.S. Representative; Governor of Georgia; United States Bureau of Indian
Affairs, Commissioner to execute the Cherokee Treaty of 1835; and U.S. Senator. Besides the personal reminiscences, the volumes
include copies of official correspondence as Governor and Commissioner, and speeches and remarks as U.S. Senator. The reminiscences
describe state and national political matters and include extensive information regarding the native American Indians, particularly
the Cherokees, and their subsequent removal to the West.
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ms1047 |
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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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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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Murrell family papers
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Murrell family |
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Dates: |
1832-1977 |
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This collection consists of personal family correspondence, reminiscences by G.W.H. Murrell relating to his Civil War experiences
and those of Cobb's Legion, business records, family genealogy, and a sampling of artifacts.
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ms2326 |
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Hargrett Library |
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