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Carson family letter
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Unknown |
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1943 July 7 |
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The collection consists of one letter typewritten on United States Marine Corps, Southern Recruiting Division letterhead:
dated Macon, Georgia, July 7, 1943, "Dear "Kit," containing gossip related to the military. "Kit" is possbily Clyde Carson.
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ms2255 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Captain G.M. Butt letters
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Butt, G. M. |
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1917-1918 |
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This collection contains correspondence from Captain G.M. Butt of the Army Service Corps to his father G.W. Butt of Littlehampton.
Included are 4 letters, 2 programs, and 9 photographs relating to British Salonica Army concert parties held on the Macedonian
Front during World War I.
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ms4003 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Daniel D. Barrows letter
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Barrows, Daniel D. |
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1865 May 15 |
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Letter written by Union soldier in Savannah that describes the city as being "overrun with Rebel paroled prisoners," who are
forced to give up the Confederate uniforms. Barrows describes the city and his stay with a Peck family.
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ms4093 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Charles and Winston Hodgson World War II collection
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Hodgson, Josephine |
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1930-1946 |
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The collection consists of correspondence addressed to Josephine Hodgson from Charles N. Hodgson, Winston D. Hodgson, and
James G. Paine, Jr. while serving during World War II, from 1942-1946. The majority of correspondence are from Charles, and
regard his duties as well as the destruction in France and Germany. Letters from Paine describe England and social life in
the military. The collection also includes newspaper clippings concerning the World War II service of Winston D. Hodgson,
photographs, and a Lucy Cobb Academy diploma presented to Josephine Hull Hodgson, May 26, 1930.
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ms2464 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Sydney C. Heindel, Jr. World War II collection
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Heindel, Sydney C. |
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1928-1946 |
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The collection mainly consists of correspondence of Sydney C. Heindel, Jr. to his parents in Cornelia, Georgia, from 1942-1946.
Heindel's letters detail his training at military camps and schools in California, Nebraska, and at the Army Specialized Training
Program (Stanford University, California). Heindel also writes from China and India, describing his duties with the Maintenance
Company, the locales, news of family and friends, books he has read, and military social life. The collection also consists
of some photographs, currency from China and India, and some miscellaneous papers.
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ms2561 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jesse Carl Mullis and Bernice Williams Mullis papers
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Mullis, Jesse Carl, 1890-1944 |
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Dates: |
1918-1965 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from J. Carl Mullis to Bernice Williams while serving in World War I. Mullis writes
from Fort Monroe, Camp Eustis, and Camp Hill, Virginia; and France. Correspondence concerns Mullis's transfers, Mulberry Island,
rumors, camp life, his views of the war, and attacks in Fort Montmorency. The collection also includes correspondence and
newspaper clippings relating to the death of Trafford Williams, a Garrison cap and insignia, and genealogical materials from
1942-1965.
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ms3183 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Camden Evans letters
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Evans, Camden, 1838?-1864 |
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Dates: |
1862-1864 |
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The collection consists of letters Camden Evans wrote to his wife and her father in Columbus (Ga.) from 1862-1864. He wrote
from numerous camps in towns including Tupelo (Miss.), Murfreesboro (Tenn.), and Ringgold and Dalton (Ga.). In his letters
he complained about how badly privates were treated and the lack of food and clothing. He asked Mr. Laney to bring him a boy
to wash his clothes and forage for food, and he constantly tried to arrange for a furlough or a substitute. He gave his opinions
of Generals Grant, Johnson, Bragg and Hardee. By May 22, 1864 he was near Atlanta and described having no clean clothes for
three weeks, and being on picket duty for 24 hours without relief. By July 12, 1864 he had learned of his son Bobbie's death.
His last letter is dated July 17, 1864. There is one letter from Emma to her husband and several letters from her after the
war to her mother. In these she mentioned her second husband Steve Smith, her daughter Daisy, and a move to Birmingham (Ala.)
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Identifier: |
ms3756 |
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Hargrett Library |
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71st Engineers correspondence and photograph album
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Hargrett Library |
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Dates: |
1914-1938 |
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This collection contains correspondence, ephemera, and a photograph album regarding the time that Floyd Flansburg spent in
the U.S. Army, 71st Engineers. Also included are letters from 1938 while he was in a VA Hospital in Bath, New York. The collection
contains several references to the flu outbreak of 1918, and the some typed rosters of the 214th and 71st Engineers.
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ms4453 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Clark Berry Stewart collection (photocopies)
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Stewart, Clark Berry, 1813-1890 |
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Dates: |
1823-1885 |
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The collection consists of copies of letters, writings, transcripts of diaries, and other materials of Clark Berry Stewart
from 1836-1839 and 1848-1885. Included is a fine collection of Civil War letters from his son-in-law, J.L. Stoddard, who was
serving in Virginia. The diary transcripts (copied from the WPA transcripts) contain short entries discussing his religious
education, social life, his service as a minister including where he preached (mostly in South Carolina), his farming activities,
and finances.
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ms997 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Kate Harben Jones papers
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Jones, Kate Harben |
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Dates: |
1922-1947 |
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The collection consists of papers of Kate Harben Jones from 1922-1947. Includes corrected typescripts of Jones' essays, short
stories, and reminiscences; photographs of the Jones family; correspondence; and v-mail. Most of the correspondence (1933-1945)
consists of letters to Jones from her son, Herbert F. Jones, during his military service in World War II. Herbert wrote from
Fort Riley (Kan.), Camp Gordon (Ga.), Fort Dix (N.J.), and Fort Pierce (Fla.) describing his military training, military service
clubs, and the local areas. After being shipped overseas (1944), Herbert wrote from England, Germany, and France describing
the area, the people and their reaction to American military troops, the Normandy invasion, reconnaissance patrols, wounds
he received, his medical treatment, and military activity after Germany's surrender. The correspondence also contains letters
to Kate Jones from other family members and literary acquaintances.
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ms1335 |
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Hargrett Library |
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Jordan-Burnett papers
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Burnett, Eugene Paul |
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Dates: |
1860-1950 |
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The collection consists of letters, cartes-de-visite (most unidentified), biographical information on Rachel Gunby Jordan
and Eugene P. Burnett, printed material, Confederate money, clippings, and locks of hair. The main portion of the collection
consists of letters written to Delia D. Jordan in Sparta, Georgia, from her fiance Eugene Paul Burnett during the Civil War.
His letters describe daily camp life, his duties as Inspector General, and details of battles as he moved through South Carolina,
Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are also letters from Delia's brothers, William Franklin Jordan, Robert Pierpont
Jordan, and George Gunby Jordan.
Also in the collection is a photograph of General Robert E. Lee and an Augusta newspaper, Daily Constitutionalist, from July
3, 1862. The newspaper contains descriptions of the current battles and lists of wounded men, including W.F. Jordan.
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ms2937 |
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Hargrett Library |
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