| 3061 |
Title: |
American Library Association Convention photograph
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1899 |
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The collection consists of one black and white photograph depicting a group of attendees at the A.L.A. Convention held in
Atlanta, Georgia in 1899. Melvil Dewey can be seen in front with his hat on his lap.
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ms2936 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3062 |
Title: |
Jordan-Burnett papers
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Creator: |
Burnett, Eugene Paul |
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Dates: |
1860-1950 |
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The collection consists of letters, cartes-de-visite (most unidentified), biographical information on Rachel Gunby Jordan
and Eugene P. Burnett, printed material, Confederate money, clippings, and locks of hair. The main portion of the collection
consists of letters written to Delia D. Jordan in Sparta, Georgia, from her fiance Eugene Paul Burnett during the Civil War.
His letters describe daily camp life, his duties as Inspector General, and details of battles as he moved through South Carolina,
Florida, Virginia, and North Carolina. There are also letters from Delia's brothers, William Franklin Jordan, Robert Pierpont
Jordan, and George Gunby Jordan.
Also in the collection is a photograph of General Robert E. Lee and an Augusta newspaper, Daily Constitutionalist, from July
3, 1862. The newspaper contains descriptions of the current battles and lists of wounded men, including W.F. Jordan.
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ms2937 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3063 |
Title: |
Edwards family papers
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Edwards family |
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Dates: |
1851-1888 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, programs and other printed material, receipts, newspaper clippings, and broadsides.
The correspondence is mainly business letters to Leroy Summerfield Edwards about his work. Much of the Association of the
Army of Northern Virginia correspondence concerns the 1878 yellow fever epidemic in New Orleans and the request for aid by
the Regiment of the Orlean Artillery. There are several family letters, some written to Edwards from his parents while he
served in the Civil War (12th Virginia Infantry, Co. E), and one written by Edwards while he was a prisoner at Elmira (NY)
Prison Camp. The other material in the collection relates to the Association of the Army of Northern Virginia, YMCA, Civil
War, Randolph-Macon College, Phi Kappa Sigma fraternity, Piedmont and Arlington Life Insurance Company, and politics.
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Identifier: |
ms2938 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3065 |
Title: |
Barrow County (Ga.) petitions
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1914 |
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The collection consists of six petitions containing more than 300 signatures from citizens of Jackson County, Georgia, and
living in and near Statham, asking "for the new county of Barrow with Winder as the county site" to be created. The collection
also includes a leather pouch, which originally contained the petitions, with an envelope addressed to "J. T. Strange, Room
202, Kimball House, Atlanta, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms2941 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3066 |
Title: |
Dennis O'Kain photographs of NationsBank Plaza (Atlanta, Ga.)
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Creator: |
O'Kain, Dennis |
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Dates: |
1990-1992 |
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The collection consists of eighteen photographs depicting construction and completion of NationsBank Plaza in Atlanta, Georgia.
Photographs, taken by Dennis O'Kain, are matted, contained in a clamshell case, and are accompanied by a brief history of
NationsBank.
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Identifier: |
ms2943 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3067 |
Title: |
Evans-Stephens papers
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1827-1971 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Clement Anselm Evans, diaries and letters to his wife Allie (Mary Allen Walton),
which record his role in the Civil War, and typescripts of the book "Intrepid Warrior," which is the published version of
these papers. Intrepid Warrior was compiled and edited by Robert Grier Stephens, Jr., grandson of Clement A. Evans. Also in
this collection is an 1865 letter from Abraham Lincoln and 2 cartes-de-visite, all pertaining to Alexander H. Stephens, who
was also an ancestor of Robert Stephens.
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Identifier: |
ms2946 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3068 |
Title: |
Sarah McElmurray scrapbook
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Creator: |
McElmurray, Sarah |
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Dates: |
1889 |
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The collection consists of a scrapbook constructed by Sarah McElmurray. The scrapbook contains pictures of Lucy Cobb Institute;
invitations; clippings from The Prep. Record, The Georgian, and The Red and Black; and ticket stubs to University of Georgia
sporting events. Also included are photographs of Lucy Cobb Institute students, and University of Georgia men's basketball
and baseball teams.
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Identifier: |
ms2949 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3069 |
Title: |
Davenport Steward No Time For Fear typescript
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Steward, Davenport, 1913- |
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Dates: |
circa 1950 |
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The collection consists of one typescript titled No Time For Fear by Davenport Steward. The typescript is bound, and contains
handwritten notations and corrections.
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Identifier: |
ms295 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3070 |
Title: |
Mason family photographs
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Creator: |
Mason family |
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Dates: |
1800-1900 |
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The collection consists of photographs (snapshot, cabinet photographs, cartes-de-visite, tintypes) depicting mainly Mason
family members. Two cabinet photographs portraying Blazing Star, City of Cheyenne, are also included. Most photographs are
captioned and undated.
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Identifier: |
ms2950 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3071 |
Title: |
Alexander Brothers collection
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1802-1970 |
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The collection consists of 18 business accounting ledgers from the Alexander Brothers Company of Savannah, Georgia. The ledgers
record disbursements, credits, and other associated transactions that occurred in the operations of the business.
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Identifier: |
ms2951 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3072 |
Title: |
Arnold Michaelis papers
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Creator: |
Michaelis, Arnold |
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Dates: |
1950-1992 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, interview transcripts, program scripts, photographs, clippings, and printed material.
He interviewed many world political figures and entertainment personalities such as Jawaharlal Nehru, Martin Luther King,
Jr., Adlai E. Stevenson, Eleanor Roosevelt, Rodgers and Hammerstein, and Maurice Chevalier.
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Identifier: |
ms2952 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3073 |
Title: |
Richard M. Rice store account book
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Creator: |
Rice, Richard M. |
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Dates: |
1850-1852 |
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One ledger from a general store operated by Richard M. Rice in Hart and Elbert Counties in Georgia during the 1850s and 1860s.
It includes details of purchases and sales, including prices, of assorted items, including cotton, tobacco, alcohol, clothing,
and hardware items.
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Identifier: |
ms2954 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3074 |
Title: |
Ku Klux Klan ephemera collection
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Creator: |
Ku Klux Klan (1915- ) |
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Dates: |
1920-1948 |
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The collection consists a Klode Kard (songs), petition for citizenship in the Invisible Empire, oath of allegiance, by-laws
form for local chapters, and The Klansman (August 1, 1948). Pamplets include "American's take Heed!" (1920), "The Ku Klux
Ball : a satire on the younger set," "KKKK : why, what, how, who, and you" and a picture postcard with an illustration of
banner used by the Ku Klux Klan. A program for "Polly with a Past : a comedy in three acts" (1923) by the Marionettes of Georgia
Tech includes an advertisement for the Ku Klux Klan.
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Identifier: |
ms2955 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3075 |
Title: |
Popular film and women's magazine collection
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1916-1950 |
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The collection consists of various popular film and women's magazines from the first half of the 20th century. Some of the
titles included are Motion Picture Classic, Motion Picture Magazine, Photoplay, and Picture Play Magazine. Almost all of magazines
concern cinema, only a few are women's magazines, found in Box 1.
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Identifier: |
ms2956 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3076 |
Title: |
J.R. McCord Civil War narrative
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Creator: |
McCord, J. R. |
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Dates: |
1919, 1920, 1975 |
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The collection consists of a narrative by J.R. McCord recollection of his his experiences as a Confederate soldier during
the Civil War. Also included are transcripts of the narrative; the front cover of The Sale City Aviatrix, September 1919,
with a photograph of McCord; and a letter to Mrs. William Pope, 1975, regarding McCord's narrative.
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Identifier: |
ms2958 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3077 |
Title: |
Allan Sloane papers
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Creator: |
Sloan, Allan |
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Dates: |
1937-1992 |
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The collection consists of scripts, clippings, correspondence and some photographs and tapes. Included with most scripts are
explanatory notes typed by Sloane. Some of the script titles and their content are: The big story (newspapermen); Duty bound
(draft evasion); Eleven Memory Street (displaced persons); Emily, Emily (Down syndrome); And James was a very small snail
(autism); Kids like these (Down syndrome); Man behind the gun (WWII); Martin Luther (religious biography); Navy log (stories
of Navy history); Radio readers digest (dramatization of war stories); Sit down, shut up or get out (exceptional children);
This is my son (Down syndrome); Time to remember (folktale documentary); To all my friends on shore (sickle cell anemia);
and Transatlantic call (international exchange documentary).
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ms2959 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3078 |
Title: |
William Morrison Robinson The Confederate Privateers typescript
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Creator: |
Robinson, William M. (William Morrison), 1891-1965 |
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Dates: |
circa 1928 |
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The collection consists of one typescript titled The Confederate Privateers by William Morrison Robinson. The typescript is
bound, and contains handwritten notations and corrections.
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Identifier: |
ms296 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3079 |
Title: |
Fred A. Birchmore collection
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Creator: |
Birchmore, Fred A. (Fred Agnew), 1911- |
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Dates: |
1930-1999 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from the 1930s to the 1990s, clippings about Birchmore, photographs of Birchmore,
and a bound volume of magazines which contain cartoon versions of Birchmore's trip around the world on a bike. The oversized
folder includes signs from Birchmore's experience as an Olympic torch bearer and a proclamation from Governor Zill Miller
about the Kiwanis Club's 75th anniversary.
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Identifier: |
ms2960 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3080 |
Title: |
Direct Mail Advertising Association scrapbooks
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Creator: |
Direct Mail Advertising Association |
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Dates: |
1953 |
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The collection consists of scrapbooks for the Direct Mail Advertising "Best of Industry" contest. These provide examples and
explanations about a successful campaign the business put forth the previous year. They contain posters, mail advertisements,
clippings, mounted samples and the like.
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ms2961 |
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