| 3041 |
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Gayther Plummer climatology collection
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Plummer, Gayther L. |
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Dates: |
1866-1995 |
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The collection consists of records of climatological observations in Georgia. There are also maps, radar forms, information
on pollution and climate change, and video cassette weather tapes.
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ms2908 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3042 |
Title: |
Alice Doster papers
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Creator: |
Doster, Alice, 1917-1994 |
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Dates: |
1950-1970 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, clippings, photographs, scrapbooks, administrative records, and convention materials
relating to Doster's participation in auxiliaries of the American Veterans of World War II and Korea (AMVETS), Veterans of
Foreign Wars, and the American Legion in Clarke County, Georgia as well as state and national organizations.
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Identifier: |
ms2910 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3043 |
Title: |
Gideon Denison family papers
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Denison family |
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Dates: |
1791-1802 |
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The collection consists of three letterbooks and one account book of the Denison family. The letterbook of Gideon Denison
and his brother, Ezra Denison (1791-1792) contains letters regarding trade business with merchants in Augusta, Ga., Baltimore,
Md., Charleston, S.C., London, England, and Philadelphia, Pa. Letters also concern cargo shipments, purchase of ships, and
slave trade. The letterbook of Gideon Denison (1797-1799) contains letters describing his voyage to England, the sale of land
in North Carolina and Tennessee, Indian treaties, and financial problems. Gideon Denison's account book (1796-1799) contains
entries pertaining to the management of Gideon's farm in Havre de Grace, Maryland. Entries regard accounts for free and slave
labor; purchases of livestock, slaves, food and clothing; and taxes. Henry Denison's letterbook (1801-1802) contains business
letters relating to settling the estates of Ezra and Gideon, as well as personal family correspondence.
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Identifier: |
ms2911 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3045 |
Title: |
James M. Chiles family papers
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Creator: |
Chiles, James M., 1809-1863 |
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Dates: |
1782-1919 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, mostly to Chiles relating to his involvement in the Baptist Church in Abbeville
and Edgefield Districts (S.C.) and in Gum Pond, Mitchell County (Ga.); printed material relating to the Edgefield Baptist
Association; minutes (July 17, 1867) of the Abbeville and Edgefield Union Bible Society; Chiles' commonplace book with sermon
notations; list of various women missionaries; and a speech made by Emma L. Amos before the Women's Baptist Missionary Society
in Athens, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms2915 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3046 |
Title: |
Sanders family papers
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Creator: |
Sanders, Dickerson H., 1830?-1915 |
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Dates: |
1824-1915 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, business papers, photographs, printed material, and a diary. There are many love
letters written between D.H. Sanders and Ella Dickinson. The business papers include land grants and indentures, which pertain
to land in Georgia counties. The 1870 diary belonged to Ella Dickinson.
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Identifier: |
ms2916 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3047 |
Title: |
Jean Flanigen papers
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Creator: |
Flanigen, Jean, 1898- |
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Dates: |
1917-1964 |
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The collection consists of Flanigen's wartime correspondence, including V-mail and family correspondence. Family correspondents
include Barrington L. Flanigen, C. D. Flanigen, and Harold Milton Heckman. Also included are a sketchbook and a scrapbook.
The scrapbook contains material such as clippings, invitations and tickets.
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Identifier: |
ms2919 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3048 |
Title: |
The Beehive Press papers
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Creator: |
Lane, Mills B., 1942-2001 |
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Dates: |
1977-1995 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of items relating to publications by the Beehive Press, mainly photocopies of research material. Also
included are clippings, financial material, correspondence, an annotated copy of "The first twenty-five years of the Beehive
Press," and videotapes of speeches by Mills B. Lane IV during the 1990s.
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Identifier: |
ms2920 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3049 |
Title: |
Henry R. Jackson officer roster
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Creator: |
Jackson, Henry R. (Henry Rootes), 1820-1898 |
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Dates: |
1861 |
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This collection contains a roster of general and field officers under the command of Brigadier General Henry R. Jackson in
the Confederate Army in northwest Virginia. The list of twenty-one officers includes name, regiment, and date of commission.
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Identifier: |
ms2921 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3050 |
Title: |
Chapin family papers
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Creator: |
Chapin family |
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Dates: |
1862-1870 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from 1862 to 1870 to Mrs. Joel (Amelia) Chapin of Enfield, Connecticut from friends
of J. Leander Chapin regarding his imprisonment and death at Andersonville Prison, Georgia. The letters discuss the hiring
of Amelia Johnson in Andersonville to care for the grave and erect a stone. Johnson's letters contain very descriptive comments
about the cemetery and stockade. Also in the collection are three documents concerning death benefits paid to Mrs. Chapin
for her son's military service. Letters from Leander's friends who describe his character and death are also included.
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Identifier: |
ms2922 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3051 |
Title: |
Slavery in Georgia collection
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1802-1856 |
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The collection consists of materials relating to enslaved people and slavery in Georgia. The materials include estate appraisals
for the estate of Brittain Smith (1802) and Valentine Hatcher (1812); an inventory of the estate of Valentine Hatcher (1812);
and a property list of the estate of Brittain Smith (1802); a bill from Lusk, Lathrop, and Co. documenting items purchased
for slaves' use (1834); and a letter (1856) from Linton Stephens in Sparta (Ga.). The appraisals and property list give the
enslaved peoples' name and value. The letter (16 Dec. 1856) lists enslaved people Linton has for sale including their price,
name, and age and discusses the health of several slaves.
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Identifier: |
ms2923 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3052 |
Title: |
Wilcox family papers
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Creator: |
Wilcox family |
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Dates: |
1836-1893 |
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The collection consists of correspondence between Wilcox family members from 1836-1893. Correspondents include Daniel, Elisa,
and Jonathan S. Wilcox in Augusta, Georgia. They write to each other, and also to Colonel Jonathan S. and Chloe Wilcox in
Madison, Connecticut. Correspondence regards family health, activities and business, life in Augusta, Georgia, and effects
of the war. Also included are an indenture, deed, account for the sale of hay, and a tax list.
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Identifier: |
ms2924 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3053 |
Title: |
Erwin James Eldridge letters
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Eldridge, Erwin James, 1833-1902 |
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Dates: |
1860-1865 |
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The collection consists of letters between Dr. E. J. Eldridge and his wife, Emma, while he served as a surgeon with the 16th
Georgia Infantry Regiment and later with Cobb's Legion from 1861-1865. His letters tell of his duties and they often give
descriptions of battles, including Fredericksburg in Virginia, and the Atlanta Campaign (1864). Emma's letters discuss family
and political issues.
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Identifier: |
ms2925 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3054 |
Title: |
Benjamin Franklin Hubert collection
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1915-1986 |
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This collection consists of the correspondence, personal papers, speeches, agricultural material, financial and business documents
of Benjamin Franklin Hubert during his 1926-1947 tenure as President of Georgia State College (later Savannah State College),
an agricultural college for African Americans in Savannah, Georgia. Some additional documentation is included for Hubert's
time as Director of Agriculture and Agriculture Extension at the South Carolina State College; no documentation is available
for his time at the Tuskegee Institute, however. Photos, clippings, and ephemera related to the Hubert and the Log Cabin Center
are included as well. The correspondence in the collection predominately composed of correspondence between Hubert and his
various donors, who provided advice and suggestions for the direction and programs at the Log Cabin Center. Notable donors/supporters
included are Eleanor Roosevelt, George Foster Peabody, and Caroline Hazard. There is also some detailed correspondence between
Hubert and his sharecroppers, the African-American community, and staff at the college. Benjamin Hubert's personal papers
consist of some certificates, Hubert's court cases, recommendations for Hubert, and essays/speeches (most of which concern
the history of future of the African-American citizen). The agricultural materials mostly relate to Hubert's work regarding
the Association for the Advancement of Negro Country Life and their farming goals for African-American citizens. The financial
documents encompass insurance policies; bills from personal expenses, running the college, the Log Cabin Center; and expenses
from Hubert's sharecroppers.
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Identifier: |
ms2926 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3055 |
Title: |
Nellie Rucker Walter papers
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Creator: |
Walter, Nellie Rucker, 1915- |
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Dates: |
1936-1938 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of correspondence of Nellie Rucker (Walter) while a student at Heidelberg University (Germany) to
her parents in Georgia from 1936-1938. Rucker's detailed letters focus on her trips in Europe, including descriptions of the
countryside, the people, and lifestyles; life at the university; her studies; social life in Germany; and some comments on
the attitudes of the German people.
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Identifier: |
ms2928 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3056 |
Title: |
Thelma Thompson Make Haste, My Beloved typescript
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Creator: |
Thompson, Thelma, 1907-1977 |
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Dates: |
circa 1951 |
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The collection consists of a typescript titled Make Haste, My Beloved, by Thelma Thompson. The typescript contains handwritten
notations and corrections.
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Identifier: |
ms293 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3057 |
Title: |
Enoch Silsby shipping business papers
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Creator: |
Silsby, Enoch |
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Dates: |
1810-1829 |
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The collection consists of business correspondence regarding the buying, selling, and shipping of cotton and other commodities
mainly from merchants in Savannah (Ga.), Mobile (Ala.), and New York (N.Y.) to Boston, Massachusetts.
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Identifier: |
ms2932 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3058 |
Title: |
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association papers
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Creator: |
Southern Pulpwood Conservation Association |
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Dates: |
1939-1970 |
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Contents: |
This collection contains papers regarding organizational publicity, meetings, statistics and data of the Southern Pulpwood
association loosely arranged at the box level.
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Identifier: |
ms2933 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3059 |
Title: |
Illuminated manuscript Bible and Book of Hours leaves
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Creator: |
Hargrett Library |
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Dates: |
1150-1499 |
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The collection consists of illuminated manuscript leaves on vellum from the 13th and late 15th centuries. There are two Book
of Hours leaves from France, late 15th century; one Book of Hours leaf from France, circa 1460; one Book of Hours leaf from
Italy, 2nd half of 15th century; Bible leaf, Paris, mid-13th century; and Bible leaf, France, 13th century. The mid-13th century
Bible leaf contains Tobias chapters V-VIII. There is also a late 12th century manuscript leaf with neumes from a Missal.
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Identifier: |
ms2934 |
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Repository: |
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| 3060 |
Title: |
Photograph albums
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1870-1889 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of three albums that include cartes de visite, cabinet photographs, and a few tintypes. Most are unidentified.
Included is a carte de visite of Howell Cobb.
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Identifier: |
ms2935 |
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Repository: |
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