2221 |
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John Sirmans account book
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Sirmans, John |
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1853-1859 |
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The collection consists of an account book of John Sirmans for his tavern in Blakely, Georgia, from 1853-1859. Entries include
customer's name, date of purchase, amount of drink (jug, bottle, drink), and amount due.
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ms168 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2222 |
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Athens Hardware Company records
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Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1876-1929 |
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The collection consists of records of the Athens Hardware Company (Athens, Georgia), and its predecessors Childs & Co. and
Childs, Nickerson, & Co. from 1876-1929. Includes account ledgers of the Athens Hardware Company, order book for Childs &
Co., account ledger of Childs, Nickerson & Co., and letter book of Reuben Nickerson.
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ms1680 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2223 |
Title: |
Mildred Lewis Rutherford postcard album
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Rutherford, Mildred Lewis, 1852-1928 |
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Dates: |
1903-1916 |
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The collection consists of an album containing postcards mailed to and collected by Mildred Lewis Rutherford from 1903-1916.
Postcards contain images of people and locations from all over the world.
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ms1681 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2224 |
Title: |
St. Paul's A.M.E. Church (Madison, Ga.) minute book
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St. Paul's A.M.E. Church (Madison, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1886-1909, 1973 |
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The collection consists of a minute book of the official board of the St. Paul A.M.E Church (Madison, Ga.) from 1886-1909
(with notations dated 1973). Minutes document activities of the Board and include names of members present, financial reports,
lists of church members, class rolls, and conference rolls.
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Identifier: |
ms1683 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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2225 |
Title: |
Morgan County, Georgia tax collector's cash book
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Anderson, W. D. |
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Dates: |
1912-1925 |
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The collection consists of one cash book kept by W. D. Anderson, Tax Collector of Morgan County, Georgia, from 1912-1913.
Entries in the book include date, name of parties from whom taxes have been collected, special taxes, total amount of state
taxes, total amount of county taxes, and aggregate taxes collected. The collection also includes some receipts from the 1912
return, and miscellaneous receipts dated 1925.
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Identifier: |
ms1684 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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2226 |
Title: |
Adams Studio photographs
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Adams Studio (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
circa 1920-1940 |
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The collection consists of photographs, undated, originally taken by Adams Studio in Athens, Georgia. Most photographs depict
people and places in Athens, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms1687 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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2227 |
Title: |
R. Archer Tracy papers
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Tracy, Josephine B. |
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Dates: |
1886-1962 |
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The collection consists of papers of R. Archer Tracy and his wife, Josephine B. Tracy from 1886-1962. Includes correspondence,
notebooks, financial records, and manuscripts written by R. Archer Tracy. The materials relate to Tracy's medical practice
in the African-American community in Hawkinsville, Georgia, the establishment of St. Philip's C.M.E. Church in Hawkinsville,
Josephine's teaching career, and family concerns. Correspondents include the Tracy's daughter Catherine, Robert Wells, and
Z.C. Solomon.
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Identifier: |
ms1688 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2228 |
Title: |
Lula Mae Hamilton Harding papers
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Harding, Lula Mae Hamilton |
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Dates: |
1919 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Lula Mae Hamilton Harding to her parents from March - May 1919. The letters
were written while she was serving as a teacher and companion of the children of the Wade family of Mill Pond Plantation (Thomasville,
Ga.). She describes her responsibilities as a teacher, plantation life, food, and flora of the area.
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Identifier: |
ms1689 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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2229 |
Title: |
John Carter account book
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Creator: |
Carter, John, active 1829-1836 |
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Dates: |
1829-1838 |
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The collection consists of an account book of John Carter for Merchants' and Planters' (1829-1836) and the Swiftcreek Sawmill
(1836-1837) both located in Macon, Georgia. The ledger's entries contain the date, customer name, item purchased, and price
describing trade with planters in middle and southern Georgia. Additional entries pertain to the recovery of runaway slaves
and the hire and management of boathands, mill hands, and farm hands.
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Identifier: |
ms169 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2230 |
Title: |
Edwin L. B. Estes letter to W. L. A. Estes
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Creator: |
Estes, Edwin L. B. |
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Dates: |
1864 February 9 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Camp, Rome, Georgia, February 9, 1864, to "Mr. W. L. A. Estes," signed "Edwin
L. B. Estes," regarding Reasons' reaction to the Emancipation Proclamation, Estes' desire to get his wife out of Tennessee,
and treatment of female citizens by the Union Army.
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Identifier: |
ms1691 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2231 |
Title: |
Charles H. Grogan letter to Lemuel S. Beardsley
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Grogan, Charles H. |
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Dates: |
1862 February 15 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Warsaw Island, Georgia, February 15, 1862, to Lemuel S. Beardsley, signed "Charles
H. Grogan," regarding Grogan's unit moving from Hilton Head, South Carolina to attack Savannah, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms1692 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2232 |
Title: |
Robert Raymond Reid letter to Henry Clay
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Reid, Robert Raymond, 1789-1841 |
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Dates: |
1827 November 5 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Augusta, Georgia, November 5, 1827, "The Hon. H. Clay," signed "Robert Raymond
Reid," regarding Florida patronage.
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Identifier: |
ms1693 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2233 |
Title: |
J. T. Sisk letter to E. S. Harrison
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Sisk, J. T. (James Theodore), 1881-1972 |
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Dates: |
1934 May 12 |
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The collection consists of one letter typed on J. T. Sisk, Candidate for Commissioner of Agriculture, Elberton, Georgia letterhead:
dated May 12, 1934, to "Hon. E. S. Harrison," from "J. T. Sisk," regarding Sisk's campaign to be elected Commissioner of Agriculture.
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Identifier: |
ms1696 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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2234 |
Title: |
Ancestors of T. H. Cook (photocopies)
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Cook family |
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Dates: |
circa 1950 |
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The collection consists of papers (photocopies) concerning the family of Thomas Hugh Cook: a narrative providing a descriptive
and genealogical view; family pictures.
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Identifier: |
ms1697 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2235 |
Title: |
John Wanamaker Department Store letter to Miss Wallace
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John Wanamaker (Firm) |
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Dates: |
1893 June 6 |
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The collection consists of one handwritten letter: dated Philadelphia, June 6, 1893, to "Miss Wallace," from the John Wanamaker
Department Store, regarding silk fabrics that are available.
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Identifier: |
ms1698 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2236 |
Title: |
Henry family genealogy (photocopies)
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Henry family |
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Dates: |
20th century |
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The collection consists of records (photocopies) and correspondence (photocopies) regarding genealogy of the William Henry
family, 1740-1977.
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Identifier: |
ms1699 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2237 |
Title: |
John C. Ballintine family papers
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Ballintine, Elliot C. |
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Dates: |
1850-1864 |
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The collection consists of the papers of John C. Ballintine from 1850-1864. It is primarily correspondence from siblings,
friends, and relations during the Civil War mainly while he was being held as a prisoner of war in Annapolis, Maryland. The
collection also contains an U.S. Infantry Tactics book (1862) and an enrollment list containing the name, age, occupation,
and nationality of persons liable to military duty in the town of Chili, Monroe County, New York (1863). Also includes material
belonging to Elliot C. Ballintine including artifacts relating to his Spanish American War service; a souvenir book of the
3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteer Engineers from Camp Fornanie, Macon, Georgia. (1898); a notebook containing maps, notations about
terrain, water, etc.; and a photograph of Elliot.
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Identifier: |
ms17 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2238 |
Title: |
Athens Pilot Club scrapbook
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Pilot Club of Athens (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1946 |
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The collection consists of a scrapbook compiled to honor Alberta Church upon her marriage to R. L. Stephens.
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Identifier: |
ms1701 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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2239 |
Title: |
Toy Theater collection
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1878-1921 |
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The collection consists of dozens of toy theater sheets with colorful characters and sceneries. Some of the characters are
from Der Froschkönig, Bruderchen und Schwefterchen, Die Reise um die Erde in achtzig Tagen, Kalif Storch von Bagdad, Die Jungfrau
von Orleans; and scenery includes tents, castles, stormy seas, palaces, churches, holiday scenes, et cetera. J.F.S.i.E is
printed on the right hand corner of most sheets. Nr. and Nro. stands for Number, and the actual number is the sheet's number
for production and sale.
The collection also includes The Family Temple Toy Theater (also called Le Temple de Famille and Der Familientempel). The
miniature theater includes biblical characters and scenery that focus on the story of Jesus, through birth to death. The colored
figurines and backdrops are cut out and mounted onto stiff backing.
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Identifier: |
ms1702 |
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Hargrett Library |
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2240 |
Title: |
Frances Long Taylor papers
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Taylor, Frances Long |
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Dates: |
1866-1946 |
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The collection consists of papers of Frances Long Taylor and the Long family from 1866-1946. The papers are comprised mostly
of correspondence (1866-1946) between Emma M. Long, Francis Long Taylor, and Edward C. Long discussing family matters. The
collection also contains a bound volume of handwritten copies of correspondence by and about their father Crawford W. Long
and his medical career and discovery of ether as an anesthetic, transcribed by his daughter Florence Long Bartow in 1915;
a scrapbook of clippings, postcards, and photographs of an 1903 European trip by Francis Long Taylor and Emma M. Long; and
some legal documents and misc. material.
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Identifier: |
ms1706 |
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Hargrett Library |
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