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2041 Title:   Edmund Gosse letter  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Gosse, Edmund, 1849-1928  
  Dates:   1916 August 17  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated August 17, 1916, signed "Edmund Gosse," regarding Madrigals of 1870. Gosse writes: "Fewer than 12 copies were sold of it, and I very seldom hear of its turning up." The letter was originally laid in Madrigals, songs and sonnets, by John Arthur Blaikie and Edmund William Gosse. Madrigals was cataloged and is located in Hargrett Rare Books, Rare Bk PR4725.G7 M32 1870.
  
  Identifier:   ms1332  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2042 Title:   Henry Gaither papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Gaither, Henry  
  Dates:   1792-1838  
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The collection consists of papers relating to Lt. Colonel Henry Gaither, 1792-1838. Mainly pertaining to Gaither's administration of Fort Wilkinson (Georgia), the collection includes hospital rolls, orders, receipts, and correspondence. Documents contain information on supply matters, trading, medical care, military discipline, and other official matters. Correspondents include Howell Cobb, Hugh McCall, Benjamin Hawkins, Archibald Lee, the merchants Habersham and Company, and Ferdinand Phinizy. The collection also includes miscellaneous materials relating to Fort Fidius and Fort Adams.
  
  Identifier:   ms1333  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2043 Title:   Laura Benét letter to Mr. Ramesh  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Benét, Laura  
  Dates:   1968 August 13  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated August 13, 1968, "Dear Mr. Ramesh," signed "Laura Benét," regarding Benét's writing and reading preferences.
  
  Identifier:   ms1334  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2044 Title:   Kate Harben Jones papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Jones, Kate Harben  
  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.
  
  Identifier:   ms1335  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2045 Title:   A.T. Havens journal  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Havens, A. T.  
  Dates:   1842-1843  
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The collection consists of a journal kept by A. T. Havens, 1842-1843. Entries describe scenery along the St. John's River and Jacksonville, Florida; and Savannah, Macon, and Albany, Georgia. Havens writes about Picolata military post, plantations, his religious views, slaves, and railroads. Also mentioned are encounters with General Charles Floyd, Walter T. Colquitt, Bishop Stephen Elliott, and E. A. Nesbit.
  
  Identifier:   ms1337  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2046 Title:   David C. Barrow letter to Patience P. Barrow  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Barrow, David C., Jr. (David Crenshaw), 1852-1929  
  Dates:   1835 October 28  
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Petersburg, Virginia, October 28, 1835, to "My dear sister," signed "David C. Barrow," regarding Barrow's travels in Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C. and Philadelphia.
  
  Identifier:   ms1338  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2047 Title:   Athenaeum Club (Athens, Ga.) records  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Athenaeum Club (Athens, Ga.)  
  Dates:   1885-1899  
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The collection consists of a ledger and minute book kept by the Athenaeum Club located in Athens, Georgia. The treasurer's ledger lists the member's name, date, amount owed, month paid, and amount paid during 1895. The minute book contains the constitution and by-laws, as well as meeting minutes from 1885-1899.
  
  Identifier:   ms134  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2048 Title:   Zachariah Lamar papers  Requires cookie*
  Creator:   Lamar, Zachariah, 1767-1834  
  Dates:   1814-1858  
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The collection consists of papers of Zachariah Lamar, 1814-1858. Mainly pertaining to his business interests and plantation in Baldwin County, Georgia, the collection includes correspondence, plantation records, cotton records and sales, receipts, land bonds, and tuition records for Scottsboro Academy (Baldwin County, Georgia) and C. P. Beman's school at Mt. Zion (Hancock County, Georgia).
  
  Identifier:   ms1341  
  Repository:   Hargrett Library  
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2049 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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2050 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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2051 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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2052 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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2053 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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2054 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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2055 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  
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2056 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  
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2057 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  
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2058 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  
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2059 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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2060 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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