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1 Title:   J.F. Harbour pocket ledgers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Harbour, J. F.  
  Dates:   1888-1900  
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The J.F. Harbour pocket ledgers collection consists of three small ledgers, one listing the lots, and two for collections on those lots. Also included is one promisory note and a list of payments on an account.
  
  Identifier:   ms4018  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2 Title:   M.H. Mitchell, Inc. Martin Hardin "Buddy" Mitchell papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Mitchell, David Yoakley  
  Dates:   1917-2022  
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This collection contains records of the Rome Area Heritage Foundation, personal correspondence of M.H. Mitchell, and ephemera from Rome, Georgia.
  
  Identifier:   ms4565  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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3 Title:   Eugene LeHardy diary  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   LeHardy, Eugene, -1874  
  Dates:   1851-1853  
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The collection consists of a diary of Eugene LeHardy, written at Rome, Georgia, from 1851 to 1853. Written entirely in French, LeHardy details his work surveying a railroad line between Rome, Georgia and Jacksonville, Alabama, probably the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company. Also includes comments on business affairs, farming and gardening, fruit growing, weather, and an interesting passage on an exhibition of the Etowah Agricultural and Mechanical Association.
  
  Identifier:   ms1046  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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4 Title:   Photograph album belonging to a Shorter College student  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1912-1915  
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Consists of one photograph album containing 69 photographs. Includes images of a Baraca Philathea convention in Rome, Georgia and a Baraca Philathea convention in Dalton, Georgia. Also includes images of a May Day celebration at Shorter College and images of a trip to Stone Mountain, Georgia. Baraca Philathea was a Sunday school movement for young adults attempting to rekindle their religious fervor.
  
  Identifier:   ms4235  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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5 Title:   B.F.A. Saylor family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Saylor family  
  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.
  
  Identifier:   ms63  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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6 Title:   Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company letter book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Selma, Rome, and Dalton Railroad Company  
  Dates:   1868-1871  
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The collection consists of the letter book of Eugene LeHardy, chief engineer for the Selma, Rome and Dalton Railroad Company from April, 1868 - October, 1871. The letters are mainly addressed to the railroad's officers including E.G. Barney, George M. Chapman, J. H. Delano, and D. S. Printup and discuss the building of the railroad and other rail and civic business in northwest Georgia and Alabama.
  
  Identifier:   ms1048  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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7 Title:   Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission records  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission (Rome, Ga.)  
  Dates:   1969-1987  
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This collection includes the records of the Rome-Floyd Clean Community Commission including a Clean Comunity Commission manual created by Keep America Beautiful, Inc., public service announcement kits for radio stations, photographis slides, coloring books and other printed ephemera from the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Forest Service featuring Smokey the Bear and Woodsy Owl, and several videos of environmental conservation guides and public service announcements.
  
  Identifier:   ms4227  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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8 Title:   Brock family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Brock family  
  Dates:   1921-1997  
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This collection contains correspondence, photographs, and ephemera of the Brock family, as well as a few photographs of the Sutton family. Some of the Sutton family photographs are contemporary photographs of early to mid 20th century photographs. Much of the correspondence is comprised of letters to Macon and Florence Brock from Macon's mother and sisters Para and Bonnie. Other items relating to Para Lee Brock include some genealogical notes, research notes for an article on Robert E. Lee published in the 1965 "Georgia Review", and an extensive photograph album of the 1941 WATL Travel Scholarship Tour including some photographs of the 1942 tour, a 1941 trip to Mexico with friends, and a trip to the mountains of Northern Georgia with her sister Bonnie.
  
  Identifier:   ms4335  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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9 Title:   Lewis Wickes Hine photographs  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Hine, Lewis Wickes, 1874-1940  
  Dates:   1909-1913  
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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.
  
  Identifier:   ms989  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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10 Title:   John Paul Cooper family papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Cooper, John Paul, 1858-1927  
  Dates:   1780-1970  
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Collection consists of correspondence, documents, and writings all pertaining to life, career, and family of John Paul Cooper. Materials mainly range from late nineteenth century to early twentieth century. Notable items include the poetry of John P. Cooper, family photographs, and eleven oversized copy books containing John P. Cooper's business correspondence from 1890-1912. In addition to extensive family correspondence, Cooper also corresponded regularly with other businessman, such as Benjamin D. Riegel, who owned the Trion Company in Trion, Georgia
  
  Identifier:   ms4083  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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