| 2841 |
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Winston R. Withers papers
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Withers, Winston R. |
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Dates: |
1940-1948 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between Withers and Margaret Mitchel (Marsh) discussing news of friends and family,
health, war activities on the home front, politics, Mitchell's reasons for not reading other writers' manuscripts, and companies
to contact in the publishing industry.
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ms2666 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2842 |
Title: |
Ku Klux Klan in Georgia
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Ku Klux Klan (19th cent.) |
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Dates: |
1927-1948 |
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The collection consists of printed documents relating to the Ku Klux Klan unit in Lithonia, Georgia. Documents include quarterly
reports, lists of men suspended, financial reports, and applications for membership. The collection also includes documents
from Dr. Samuel Green, office of the Grand Dragon, Realm of Georgia, Atlanta, Georgia.
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ms2667 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2844 |
Title: |
Jimmie McCulloch letter to his wife
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McCulloch, Jimmie |
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Dates: |
1862 August 8 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Camp New Market, August 8, 1862, to "My Dear Wife," signed "Jimmie McCulloch,"
regarding a battle at Malvern Hill, causalities, Union prisoners, and movements of Union troops.
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Identifier: |
ms2669 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2845 |
Title: |
Sandford Meddick Salyer notebook
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Salyer, Sandford Meddick |
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Dates: |
circa 1903 |
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The collection consists of a notebook belonging to Sandford M. Salyer. The notebook contains notes on Shakespeare, Peele,
Marlowe and other English writers; and poetry, linguistics, and Roman satirists. "Sandford M. Salyer, Amherst College, Amherst,
Mass." is written on the flyleaf.
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Identifier: |
ms267 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2846 |
Title: |
Joel Walter Perry letter to Jennie Robinson
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Perry, Joel Walter, -1862 |
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Dates: |
1861 May 8 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Portsmouth, Virginia, May 8, 1861, to "Miss Jennie," signed "J. Walter Perry,"
regarding the trip from Georgia to Virginia, camp life, and troop strengths.
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Identifier: |
ms2670 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2847 |
Title: |
J.E. Leonard sheet music collection
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Leonard, J. E. |
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Dates: |
1900-1930 |
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The collection consists of sheet music for popular dance and show tunes collected by J.E. Leonard. The collection also includes
musical arrangements for use with silent motion pictures, catalogues for motion picture music, orchestral arrangements, and
sheet music, and music cue sheets for silent motion pictures.
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Identifier: |
ms2672 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2848 |
Title: |
H.K. Stanford collection
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Stanford, Henry King, 1916-2009 |
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Dates: |
1936-1937 |
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The collection consists of 14 German posters, 1 diary transcript, 1 Nazi flag-banner, and 3 playbills from performances in
Heidelberg, Germany. All of these items were collected by Dr. Henry King Stanford during his studies at the University of
Heidelberg between September of 1936 and July of 1937.
The accession folder for this collection also contains Stanford's narrative translations of the posters, as well as photocopies
of three postcards and one Coca-Cola Nazi-era beer mat.
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Identifier: |
ms2674 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2849 |
Title: |
Elijah Crane papers
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Creator: |
Crane, Elijah |
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Dates: |
1847-1853 |
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The collection consists of business correspondence between Elijah Crane, Savannah, Georgia and C.A. & A. Southworth of Stoughton,
Massachusetts from 1847-1853. Correspondences discuss buying and selling cotton, the cotton market, and the status of crops
grown near Savannah.
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Identifier: |
ms2675 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2850 |
Title: |
Edwin Parsons papers
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Creator: |
Parsons, Edwin |
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Dates: |
1844-1877 |
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The collection consists of receipts, bills, and correspondence; both incoming to Parsons and his brother George, as well as
letter book copies of Edwin's outgoing correspondence. Letters pertain to Edwin's business interests in iron mining in Michigan,
shipping, market prices, ship building, and cotton trade, as well as Parsons' involvement with the rebuilding of Atlanta,
and funding from former Confederate General B. J. Hill.
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Identifier: |
ms2676 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2851 |
Title: |
Battle family papers (Marion County, Ga.)
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Battle family |
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Dates: |
1818-1878 |
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The collection consists of documents related to the Battle family (Marion County, Georgia) including a promise of payments,
a list containing names of enslaved people, the will of Joseph J. Battle of Marion County, and two indentures.
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Identifier: |
ms2677 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2852 |
Title: |
George A. Cunningham family papers
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Cunningham family |
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Dates: |
1849-1874 |
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The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence between George A. Cunningham and his wife Mary (Mollie), documenting
Cunningham's service with Company K of the 3rd Regiment Georgia State Reserves in South Carolina and Georgia including information
on the battles at Broxton's Bridge and River's Bridge (S.C.), casualties, troop movements, and the evacuation of Savannah
(Ga.). They also discuss his participation in the fighting in Macon, Camp Lawton, Milledgeville and Augusta and in South Carolina
from Coosahatchee, Broxton's Bridge, all in the period of 1862 to 1865. There is discussion of health problems, money, the
fighting, the supplies he sends to his family and what crops she should plant. Mollie's letters discuss activities of the
Confederate Government, Union attacks on civilians, and Sherman's march through Georgia. The collection also contains a few
letters from Mollie's brother J.M. Bullard discussing farming, family news, and disease. Eleven letters from 1874 are to George
Ernest Cunningham while he was a student at the University of Georgia. Other items in the collection are photographs of Mary
A. E. Johnson Cunningham and George Cunningham, reproduced from the included tin-type; a state of Georgia 25 cent note; a
33-page soft-bound book Address Delivered at the Unveiling of Confederate Monument, Thomaston, GA, May 1909 with Upson County
rosters of soldiers. One item, a CSA circular was removed and catalogued as Confederate Imprint CR 1225.
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ms2679 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2853 |
Title: |
Abner Tison's arithmetic book
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Creator: |
Tison, Abner |
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Dates: |
approximately 1837 |
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The collection consists of a 300 page arithmetic exercise book manuscript, which belonged to Abner Tison of Laurens County,
Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms268 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2854 |
Title: |
Willie Robison letters to his mother
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Robison, Willie |
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Dates: |
1944-1946 |
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The collection consists of correspondences from Private Willie Robison to his mother, Mrs. Annie R. Robison Evan of Shellman,
Georgia. He writes from Fort Dix, Fort Monmouth, and Fort Benning, where he trains for war, then from Okinawa in the Pacific.
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Identifier: |
ms2680 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2855 |
Title: |
Thomas Francklin receipt
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Creator: |
Francklin, Thomas, 1721-1784 |
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Dates: |
1774 |
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The collection consists of one receipt citing a payment of "One Guinea, being the first payment for one copy of the Translation
of Lucien", to "Tho. Francklin," 1774. The receipt is affixed to another document on which a biographical sketch of Thomas
Francklin is included.
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Identifier: |
ms2681 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2856 |
Title: |
Bowen-Jewell & Co. records
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Bowen-Jewell & Co. (Jewell, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1873-1908 |
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The collection consists of a ledger book of Bowen-Jewell & Co. The ledger lists customers' name, items purchased, and price,
from 1873-1875. The collection also includes receipts of items sold to Bowen-Jewell & Co. from 1900-1908, a few business letters
addressed to Bowen Jewell & Company, and a wooden receipt holder. Written on the bottom side of the receipt holder: Bowen
Jewell & Co., Mayfield, Ga.
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Identifier: |
ms2683 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2857 |
Title: |
William Tappan Thompson papers
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Thompson, William Tappan, 1812-1882 |
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Dates: |
1847-1881 |
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The collection contains Thompson's correspondence during the time during which he served as editor of the Savannah Daily Morning
News, personal correspondence to his wife Caroline while on business trips, business correspondence concerning his literary
and journalistic career, notes and writings produced by Thompson including his first published novel, Major Jones' Courtship.
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Identifier: |
ms2684 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2858 |
Title: |
Sarah J. Ferguson speech
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Creator: |
Ferguson, Sarah J., 1905- |
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Dates: |
1905-1950 |
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The collection consists of three items: speech prepared by Sarah J. Ferguson regarding the development of Sunday school in
the South; transcript of said speech read by Ferguson at Fairview Church, Cherokee County, Georgia; transcript of a letter
from William Tate containing an explanation of the speech by Ms. Ferguson.
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Identifier: |
ms2685 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 2859 |
Title: |
Meson Academy annual exhibition program
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Creator: |
Meson Academy (Lexington, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1859 |
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The collection consists of one annual exhibition program and order of exercises for the music program at Meson Academy with
participants named, held July 28, 1859.
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Identifier: |
ms2686 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 2860 |
Title: |
Isabella D. Harris letter to Max Gilstrap
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Harris, Isabella D. |
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Dates: |
1987 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Decatur, Georgia, "To be mailed on January 28, 1987," to "Max Gilstrap," signed
"Isabella," regarding Georgia history and racial problems in Forsyth County, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms2687 |
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