| 1761 |
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Gazaway Bugg Lamar papers
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Lamar, Gazaway Bugg, 1798-1874 |
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Dates: |
1822-1910 |
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The collection consists of the personal and business papers of Gazaway Bugg Lamar from 1822-1910. The early records deal with
Lamar's business dealings and include stock certificates, bills of sale for enslaved people, promissory notes, receipts, and
correspondence. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence and documents relating to the case of Gazaway Bugg Lamar
vs the United States of America concerning the Federal government's seizure of Lamar's assets after the Civil War.
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ms10 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1762 |
Title: |
Booth, Richardson & Co. account book
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Booth, Richardson & Co. (Watkinsville, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1855-1856 |
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An account book for the general store Booth, Richardson & Co. in Watkinsville, Georgia, from December 27, 1855-August 4, 1856.
Entries contain the customer's name, items purchased, and price. Items purchased include food staples, household items, and
clothing. A few entries pertain to charges for hauling cotton or other services.
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ms100 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1763 |
Title: |
Cyrena Bailey Stone diary
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Stone, Cyrena Bailey, 1830-1868 |
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Dates: |
1864 |
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The collection consists of a diary belonging to Cyrena Bailey Stone, written from January-July 1864, includes descriptive
accounts of life in the South during the Civil War, slaves reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation and the probable fall
of the Confederacy, prices for food and clothing, visits to prisons and hospitals, preparations of fortifications, shellings
and cannonadings, falsified reports in Southern newspapers, diatribes towards leaders of the Confederacy especially Howell
Cobb and Jefferson Davis, the fall of towns such as Tunnel Hill, Dalton, and Resaca (Ga.), and the evacuation of Atlanta.
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ms1000 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1764 |
Title: |
William Paton Ker letter
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Creator: |
Ker, W. P. (William Paton), 1855-1923 |
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Dates: |
1911 |
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One letter dated October 27, 1911, which is addressed to an unknown "William" from William Paton Ker, 1855-1923. Ker has sent
his friend a collection of essays and in the letter devotes a paragraph to a recent trip to Denmark and tells of meeting the
King and Queen of Norway.
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ms1001 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1765 |
Title: |
Christian Commonwealth photographs
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Christian Commonwealth (Commonwealth, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1897-1899 |
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The collection consists of photographs of the Christian Commonwealth in Commonwealth, Georgia from 1897 to 1899. It includes
images of community members working at the farm, sawmill, and nursery; 4th of July picnic (1899); and children at play.
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ms1004 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1766 |
Title: |
Lafayette McLaws letter to Isaac R. Pennypacker
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McLaws, Lafayette, 1821-1897 |
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Dates: |
1886 June 25 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Lafayette McLaws to Isaac R. Pennypacker, editor of the Weekly Press in Philadelphia,
on June 25, 1886. The letter is a reply from McLaws to Pennypacker as to whether or not General Fitz-John Porter had received
an order to advance at the Battle of Antietam. McLaws tells of his action to find such an order, what finding or not finding
the order might mean, even years later. He includes some information regarding his movements in the battle as well.
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ms1005 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1767 |
Title: |
Judge William Stephens letter to Senator Jacob Read
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Creator: |
Stephens, William, 1752-1819 |
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Dates: |
1795 June 11 |
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One letter from Judge William Stephens of Savannah to Senator Jacob Read of Georgia, dated June 11, 1795, concerning land
sales and the death of their mutual friend, George Houstoun.
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ms1006 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1768 |
Title: |
Horace Greeley letter to James Dunn
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Creator: |
Greeley, Horace, 1811-1872 |
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Dates: |
1872 May 22 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Horace Greeley to James Dunn dated May 22, 1872 in which Greeley discusses the flaws
of Andrew Johnson's reconstruction policy and the dangers of the Ulysses S. Grant administration.
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ms1007 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1769 |
Title: |
F. M. Goodwin letter to Susan Goodwin
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Creator: |
Goodwin, F. M. |
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Dates: |
1864 July 13 |
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The collection consists of a letter from F. M. Goodwin to his wife Susan, from camp near Campbellton, Georgia (now Douglasville,
GA) on July 13, 1864. The letter describes their position and talks of Sherman's possible options regarding Atlanta. The letter
continues on July 15th when he states things are quiet for the first time in two months.
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Identifier: |
ms1008 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1770 |
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Adrienne Battey papers regarding Frances Newman
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Creator: |
Battey, Adrienne, 1890-1978 |
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Dates: |
1925, 1928-1929 |
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The collection consists of news clippings and correspondence to Adrienne Battey regarding the death of Frances Newman. One
letter from Battey to her aunt (October 23, 1929) discusses in detail the events surrounding Newman's death.
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ms1009 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1771 |
Title: |
Columbus, Ga. scrapbook
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1868-1871 |
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The collection consists of one volume of pasted items, which include labels, advertisements, tickets, business cards, and
invitations glued over the pages of an account book of the Columbus Daily Sun.
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ms101 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1772 |
Title: |
James Jefferson Wilson letter to E. Jackson
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Wilson, James Jefferson, 1775-1824 |
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Dates: |
1819 January 23 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Senator James Jefferson Wilson to E. Jackson of Savannah, Georgia dated January 23,
1819. Wilson describes the ongoing discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives pertaining to General Andrew Jackson's
conduct during the Seminole War and that in the upcoming vote, the majority will rule in Jackson's favor.
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ms1010 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1773 |
Title: |
University of Georgia senior class album
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Creator: |
Hajos, Albin, 1869- |
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Dates: |
1898 |
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The collection consists of a University of Georgia 1898 senior class photo album. It was published by A. Hajos, Athens, Ga.
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ms1011 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1774 |
Title: |
Hatton-Lovejoy family memoirs
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Lovejoy family |
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Dates: |
1833-1887 |
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The collection consists of the typed memoirs of the Hatton and Lovejoy families, titled Memoirs of My Mother and Her Family,
and a carbon copy of these memoirs. The memoirs begin with the arrival of the Hatton family (compiler's great-grandfather)
in Georgia on November 13, 1833, having moved family and slaves from the Newberry district, South Carolina, to Meriwether
County, Georgia. Grandmother Mary Ann Hatton married Anderson Ray Lovejoy of Jasper County, Georgia, who became a licensed
Methodist preacher in Meriwether County through the influence of distant kinsmen Lovick and George Foster Pierce. The family
moved into Greenville, Georgia, from the county, then to Atlanta, Oxford, Clarkston, and Lovejoy's Crossing. There are many
mentions of prominent people and events during the mid-nineteenth century. The memoirs conclude in 1887.
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ms1012 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1775 |
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M. L. Lichtenstadt letter to D. N. B. Cash
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Creator: |
Lichtenstadt, M. L. |
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Dates: |
1867 |
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The collection consists of a letter dated December 29, 1867, from M. L. Lichtenstadt, a patent medicine dealer in Atlanta,
to D. N. B. Cash of Athens, Georgia. He discusses the success of his panaceas, specifically referring to the "miraculous"
work of his "Byometer." Trips to promote his patent medicine ventures in Columbus, Georgia, and as far west as Louisiana and
Texas are mentioned.
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ms1013 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1776 |
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Alfred W. Brewerton papers
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Brewerton, Alfred West, 1881- |
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Dates: |
1898-1957 |
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The collection consists of papers of Alfred W. Brewerton from 1898-1957. The papers include correspondence; original sketches
and preliminaries of editorial cartoons, some pertaining to World War II; proofs of the "Pam" comic strip; and photographs.
The correspondence, mainly from Frank Daniel of the Atlanta Journal (Ga.), discusses activities of the Journal staff, news
of friends, and problems of promotion and syndication of the "Pam" strip.
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ms1014 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1777 |
Title: |
George Hiley and Pansy Aiken Slappey collection
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Creator: |
Slappey, George H. (George Hiley) |
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Dates: |
1851-1977 |
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The collection highlights include manuscripts of both published and unpublished works relating directly to the problems facing
Georgia education, educational reform, and the public school system operation. Also included are the scrapbook and notes made
by the Slappeys when they served as Georgia delegates to the World Organization of the Teaching Profession in Glasgow, Scotland
in August 1947. There are genealogical source materials on the Slappey, Aiken, Shi, Hollis, Singleton, Howard and allied families.
Included are two miniatures of Mr. Slappey's maternal grandparents, painted in 1851 by William Frey. Mrs. Slappey's interest
in Jimmy Carter's presidential aspirations is apparent in the detailed campaign scrapbooks kept by her, which are a part of
this collection. In addition, the collection contains other clippings of articles on educational, political, and historical
matters relating to the Slappeys. There is a small amount of correspondence with various educators and civic leaders. The
first Japanese edition of Gone With the Wind (volume one only), presented by John Marsh to George Slappey (a former roommate
in Kentucky) is housed with the Margaret Mitchell Marsh collection.
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ms1015 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1778 |
Title: |
Marshall E. McCullough proofs of Optimum Feeding of Dairy Animals
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Creator: |
McCullough, Marshall E., 1924- |
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Dates: |
1969, 1973 |
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Galley, printers', press and author proof copies of selected sections of the first and second editions of "Optimum feeding
of dairy animals", as well as 3 complete dummy copies published by the University of Georgia Press. Numerous memos circulated
among the printer, press and author are also included.
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ms1016 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1779 |
Title: |
Herbert W. Benario proofs of An Introduction to Tacitus
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Creator: |
Benario, Herbert W. |
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Dates: |
1975 |
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The collection consists of galley proofs, house set revisions, dust jacket layouts and proofs, original sketches, and printer's
first proofs for Herbert W. Benario's "An introduction to Tacitus" (Athens, Ga. : University of Georgia Press, 1975).
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ms1017 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 1780 |
Title: |
Macon County Line movie script
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Creator: |
Baer, Max, 1937- |
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Dates: |
1973 |
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This collection contains the revised final movie script, including some last minute hand-written notations, two still photographs
and advertising material.
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ms1018 |
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