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2041 Title:   John Marshall's quill pen  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Marshall, John, 1755-1835  
  Dates:   after 1885  
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The collection consists of four items: a quill pen used by Chief Justice John Marshall; a photocopy of a newspaper clipping regarding the presentation of the quill pen to the University of Georgia (circa 1963); and Mrs. H.B. Richie's cards of authority (circa 1963). Audio recording of the presentation ceremony has been transferred to the Media Library.
  
  Identifier:   ms1344  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2042 Title:   Dawson family memorabilia  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Dawson family  
  Dates:   circa 1800s  
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The collection consists of a silver box marked "W.E. Terrell" that probably dates back to the 19th century.
  
  Identifier:   ms1345  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2043 Title:   Treaty of Hopewell  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   United States  
  Dates:   1785 November 28  
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The collection consists of a treaty concluded at Hopewell on the Kiowee River, between Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens, Joseph Martin, and Lachlan McIntosh, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States, and the headmen and warriors of the Cherokee Indians on November 28, 1785. The treaty provided for westward expansion as it authorized the cession of much of the lands along the French Broad and Holston Rivers to the United States.
  
  Identifier:   ms1346  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2044 Title:   Greek manuscript  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   2nd century A.D.  
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The collection consists of one Greek manuscript, probably papyrus, origin unknown, from the early 2nd century A. D. It measures 6.2 X 7 cm with a 2 cm margin at the lefthand side. It is a small fragment of a private letter written in a fair upright script to be compared with W. Schubart, Tabula 22. Only the beginning of seven lines is preserved and the document is difficult to read. "A son Herm[ ]" or "a son of Herm[ ]" is mentioned in 1.2. The word "grapes" occurs in 1.3.
  
  Identifier:   ms1347  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2045 Title:   Babylonian clay tablets  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   560-527 B.C.  
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The collection consists of 15 Babylonian clay tablets; eight of these have been authenticated by Edgar J. Banks and deciphered enough to approximate their subject matter. They are: 1.) Found at Warka, a contract tablet bearing the name of Nergalsharezer (Neriglissar), King of Babylon, 562 B.C., and dated in the second year of his reign, or in 560 B.C.; 2.) Found at Warka, a contract tablet bearing the name of Nabonidus, the last Semitic king of Babylon, 556-538 B.C., and the father of the Biblical Belshazzar, dated in the seventh year of his reign, 549 B.C.; 3.) Found at Warka, a contract tablet bearing the name of Cyrus, the first Persian king of Babylon, 538-529 B.C., the tablet is dated in the seventh year of his reign, 531 B.C.; 4.) Found at Warka, a contract tablet bearing the name of Cambyses, son of Cyrus, King of Babylon, 529-522 B.C., and dated in the second year of his reign, 527 B.C.; 5.) From Drehem, the tablet was first written and then sealed with a cylindrical seal to prevent any alteration in the writing; 6.) From Drehem, a list of objects presented to the temple; 7.) From Drehem, it is a part of the temple records of that city and related to objects presented to the temple for sacrificial purposes, it comes from one of the early kings of the Ur dynasty; 8.) From the temple at Johka, a part of the temple records, it is dated on the bottom edge. The other tablets are as of now undeciphered, but still form an interesting record of a vanished culture.
  
  Identifier:   ms1348  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2046 Title:   Horn books  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1900s  
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The collection consists of two modern day reproductions of a Horn Book, accompanied by descriptive sheets.
  
  Identifier:   ms1349  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2047 Title:   Stone family business papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Stone ((Family : Athens, Ga.))  
  Dates:   1880-1943  
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The collection consists of papers of the Stone family from 1880-1943. Papers include receipts of Mary Stone, promissory notes to William Stone, Georgia State College report cards, and business papers concerning Athens Chronicle and Athens Publishing Company. Volumes included are a cashbook of Athens Weekly Chronicle; cashbook of Hubert Banking Company; and a scrapbook created by Jennie Stone containing a newspaper story by Harry Stillwell Edwards.
  
  Identifier:   ms135  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2048 Title:   Palm-leaf book  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   1862  
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The collection consists of a manuscript from Ceylon (Sri Lanka) constructed from palm leaves. The palm-leaf book, bound with chord between two narrow wooden boards, is dated 1862.
  
  Identifier:   ms1350  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2049 Title:   Roster of companies furnished by Clarke County, Georgia, to the Confederate Army  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Mitchell, Albert L.  
  Dates:   1861-1865  
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The collection consists of a roster of companies furnished by Clarke County, Georgia, to the Confederate Army, 1861-1865. Compiled by Albert L. Mitchell, by the authority of T. P. Vincent, W. H. Morton and S. M. Herrington, County Commissioners, 1903, the roster lists Company name, Division, Corps, name and rank of member, and remarks concerning member.
  
  Identifier:   ms1351  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2050 Title:   Wilbur H. Duncan grade books  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Duncan, Wilbur H. (Wilbur Howard), 1910-2005  
  Dates:   1946-1978  
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The collection consists of twelve grade books from various botany courses taught by Dr. Duncan, 1946-1978. Grade books contain course name, student name, test scores, and notes regarding absences.
  
  Identifier:   ms1352  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2051 Title:   John S. and Aldon F. Thompson papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Thompson, John S.  
  Dates:   1890-1968  
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The collection chiefly consists of mercantile records from 1890-1968. The Thompson papers cover early automotive, agricultural, clothing, and dry goods businesses. There are financial records, some business correspondence, brochures, and advertising ephemera mainly of the Conyers, Georgia area. A few letters of a personal nature are addressed to Miss Katherine Smith of Conyers. There are also some ledger notes for the Chattanooga Medicine Company.
  
  Identifier:   ms1354  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2052 Title:   Adelberg & Raymond mining reports  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Adelberg & Raymond  
  Dates:   1844-1867  
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The collection consists of mining reports, drafts, maps, and notes of the firm Adelberg & Raymond (New York, N.Y.) for Georgia mines from 1844-1867. Mines and properties include Adelberg Gold Company (Cobb County, Ga.); Brolley mine (Cherokee County, Ga.); Dr. B. Hamilton property (Cobb County, Ga.); Lewis property (White County, Ga.); and the Judge Strong mine (Cobb County, Ga.). Reports contains sections describing the mines' location, the area's terrain, climate, and geology; an analysis of the gold vein; a mining plan; and an economic view often containing information on the cost of labor, materials, and proposed output. The report for the Lewis mine also includes a history of Georgia mining. Several of the drafts are signed by Dr. Hermann Credner of Ackworth (Cobb County, Ga.).
  
  Identifier:   ms1355  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2053 Title:   Rhind, Stokes, Gardner letters  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Rhind family  
  Dates:   1824-1889  
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Rhind, Stokes, and Gardner families from 1824-1889. The bulk of the collection contains correspondence addressed to Margaret Rhind Stokes of Augusta, then Louisville, Georgia. Letters are from her father, James Rhind, while working in Savannah, Georgia; sisters, Liza Rose and Susan Barrett; brother, William Montgomery Rhind, while serving in Virginia; and husband, William Anthony Stokes, while serving in and near Atlanta, Georgia, and then Savannah. The collection also includes correspondence from Brig. Gen. William M. Gardner to William Montgomery Rhind; and a letter from Alfred M. Hobby in San Antonio, Texas, which discusses life in the southwest.
  
  Identifier:   ms1356  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2054 Title:   Strahan land records  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Leary, Cornelius Lawrence Ludlow, 1813-1893  
  Dates:   1853  
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The collection consists of an indenture between Cornelius L.L. Leary, trustee, of Baltimore, Maryland, and Ebenezer Strahan of Baltimore, Maryland. In pencil at the head of page four are notations of genealogical interest relating to the Strahan family.
  
  Identifier:   ms1357  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2055 Title:   Samuel Y. Tupper, Jr. papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Tupper, Samuel, 1904-  
  Dates:   1937-1950  
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The collection consists of personal papers of Samuel Yoer Tupper, III from 1937-1950. Papers include Baptismal letters, University of Georgia transcripts, correspondence from the United States Naval Air Corps, and correspondence from Woman's Home Companion and Harold Matson regarding publication of Tupper's novels. Correspondence from Eric S. Pinker and Adrienne Morrison Incorporated regards Tupper's resignation from the agency, and his argument concerning how hard it is for young writers. The collection also includes typescripts by Tupper. Titles include: Helen faced two ways; Hotels of Valdosta; In case of accident, notify...; Queen and three ladies; The queen's fugitive; and Southeastern Fair Association.
  
  Identifier:   ms1358  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2056 Title:   James Street collection  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Street, James H. (James Howell), 1903-1954  
  Dates:   1938-1957  
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The collection consists of papers of James Street. Correspondences are mainly addressed to Miss Chamberlain and Mrs. Elizabeth C. Connell, and concern Street's family and novels. The collection also includes an inscribed photograph of Street, and a review by John Temple Graves, of In My Father's House.
  
  Identifier:   ms1359  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2057 Title:   Davenport family genealogy  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Davenport family  
  Dates:   circa 1941-1984  
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The collection consists of papers tracing ancestry of the Davenport family back to the 1700s. Sources, mostly undated, include handwritten notes, correspondence, and pedigree charts; and allied families include Forrester, Rhymes, Shropshire, Shields, Watts, Herin, Edwards, and others.
  
  Identifier:   ms136  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2058 Title:   John Abbot bird slides  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Unknown  
  Dates:   circa 1980  
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The collection consists of slides portraying John Abbot's bird prints that are located at Chetham's Library in Manchester, England.
  
  Identifier:   ms1360a  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2059 Title:   Roger S. Durham Graffiti of the Franklin House (Athens, Georgia)  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Durham, Roger S.  
  Dates:   1978  
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The collection consists of a typescript titled The graffiti of the Franklin House, Athens, Georgia, a study compiled, researched, and written by Roger S. Durham, c1978. "The purpose of this study is to record and to some extent, analyse the multitude of graffiti presently found throughout the structure." The study includes exterior and interior views of the building.
  
  Identifier:   ms1363  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2060 Title:   William Marion Carlton botany collection  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Carlton, William Marion, 1912-1973  
  Dates:   1940s-1970s  
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The collection consists of a selection of Dr. Carlton's class notes, certificates, printed materials, and several manuscripts of his book on Plant Histology and Botany. Most are from the University of Georgia, but a few are from the Medical College of Georgia and Louisiana State University. An oversized container includes a large compliation of annotated illustrations for his book.
  
  Identifier:   ms1364  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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