| 3441 |
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Ames family letters
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Ames family |
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1872, 1875, 1905 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Mr. and Mrs. James Tyler Ames in Roswell, Georgia to their daughter Sarah in
Chicopee, Massachusetts during 1872. Correspondence regards weather, travel, family matters, and James Ames' health, and family
business. Two letters regarding the mineral corundum are written to Ames from Mark Cooper. The collection also includes correspondence
from Papa Ames to Nellie dated 1875, and correspondence from Charles Bass to Sarah regarding the death of Albert C. Woodworth
in 1905.
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ms3038 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3442 |
Title: |
United States Navy landing papers
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United States. Navy |
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Dates: |
1945 |
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The collection consists of operation orders for the USS Cecil landing attack dated February 1945. Also included are United
States Naval Training School lessons and notes from Camp Macdonough in Plattsburgh, New York, and five intelligence maps of
Western Okinawa Beaches labeled "Top Secret."
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ms3039 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3443 |
Title: |
Vincent Godfrey Burns papers
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Burns, Vincent Godfrey, 1893- |
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Dates: |
1937-1969 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Vincent Godfrey Burns from 1937-1969 and includes manuscripts of essays, poems, and
articles by Burns, as well as printed copies of his poems. Also included are brochures, leaflets, programs, clippings concerning
Burns' activities, and photocopies of letters Burns wrote to the Washington Post and Presidents Truman, Kennedy, Johnson,
and Nixon.
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Identifier: |
ms304 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3444 |
Title: |
Georgia photographs
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1917 |
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The collection consists of photographs depicting various scenes in Georgia. Photographs portraying World War I training camps
and several University of Georgia sites (including College of Agriculture, dance/drama scenes, and Sanford Field). Four letters
at the end of the collection are signed "J.M. Sheppard," Athens, Georgia, July 14, 1917. Letters are addressed to "Levy,"
Dickingson," "Comer," and "Hill"; and regard photographs and seeing the addressed persons in the fall.
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Identifier: |
ms3040 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3445 |
Title: |
Lester Durwood Crowder papers
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Crowder, Lester Durwood, -1918 |
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Dates: |
1916-1918, 1939, 1943 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Crowder to his sister, brother, and mother in West Point, Georgia; from Montgomery,
Alabama, Camp Mills, New York, and France. Crowder mentions his life as a soldier, but gives no details of the war itself.
His letter dated September 25, 1917 lists soldiers in his squad. Also included are correspondences and photocopies of newspaper
clippings regarding Crowder's death.
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Identifier: |
ms3041 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3446 |
Title: |
Safari Centrafrique with Claude Vassalet typescript
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Creator: |
Campbell, James L., 1913-1998 |
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Dates: |
1963 |
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The collection consists of a narrative by James L. Campbell, detailing his safari in Africa, with Jerry Ross and Claude Vasselet.
Campbell describes the hunts, animals, and food; and lists animals killed by each man. The booklet includes a few pictures
of the hunters with their kill, including an elephants, lion and leopard.
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Identifier: |
ms3042 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3447 |
Title: |
Mica mining in Georgia letters
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Creator: |
Dozier, C. A. |
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Dates: |
1900 |
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The collection consists of seven letters regarding the prospects of mining mica in Georgia from 1900. Correspondents include
C. A. Dozier, Gainesville, Georgia; C. Y. Rogers, Blairsville, Georgia; and W. K. Russell, Shades, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms3043 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3448 |
Title: |
James H. Carter papers
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Carter, James H. (James Henry), 1822?- |
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Dates: |
1853-1861, 1889 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, receipts, promissory notes and legal documents of James H. Carter from 1853-1861,
and 1889. Several letters are from various law firms who are collecting debts for Carter. In a letter dated December 26, 1860,
Savannah, James H. Carter is introduced as "Druggist of this city who is on his way to Texas."
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Identifier: |
ms3044 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3449 |
Title: |
Bryant Sellers papers
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Creator: |
Sellers, Bryant |
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Dates: |
1953-1954 |
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The collection consists of letters written almost daily by Sellers to his wife, Mary (b. 1935) who was back home in Pomona
and Chino, California. Although mainly love letters, there is some information about the routine of Army camp life. Sellers
also tries to advise his young wife on matters such as finances, health and car maintenance. The letters end in May 1954,
as Mary plans to move to Georgia to be with her husband. There are also three letters written by servicemen that appear to
be unrelated to the Bryant Sellers papers.
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Identifier: |
ms3045 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3450 |
Title: |
Anna L. Drake letters (photocopies)
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Drake, Anna L., 1842-1886 |
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Dates: |
1859-1865 |
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The collection consists of photocopies of Civil War letters written to Anna L. Drake from 1859-1865. Letters are written from
soldiers in South Carolina, Virginia, Georgia, and New York. Also included are photocopies of poems and Confederate currency.
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Identifier: |
ms3046 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3451 |
Title: |
Edward C. James papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1942-1965 |
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The collection consists of letters written by Edward James to his wife Elizabeth Harrell James in Fitzgerald, Georgia, before
and after they were married. The letters give details of the camps, towns where he was stationed, his bombardier training,
and the bombing missions. He gives descriptive details of the Okinawan people, houses, crops, and typhoons. The letters to
his wife are both romantic and sexually explicit. During World War II many of his letters discuss his future plans of owning
a farm.
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Identifier: |
ms3047 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3452 |
Title: |
Popham Seminar photographs
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1999-2000 |
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The collection consists of photographs (and negatives) taken at the Popham Seminar in 1999 and 2000.
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Identifier: |
ms3048 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3453 |
Title: |
Koinonia Farm papers
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Koinonia Farm |
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Dates: |
1952-1956 |
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The collection consists of nine black and white photographs of youth engaging in various recreational activities at Camp Koinonia,
Koinonia Farm's Interracial Children's Camp, Monteagle, Tennessee, taken in 1955. Also included are newspaper articles and
pamphlets regarding Koinonia, and two health inspector's reports of Koinonia.
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Identifier: |
ms3049 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3454 |
Title: |
Ferdinando H. Coppernoll diaries
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Coppernoll, Ferdinando H. |
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Dates: |
1863-1918 |
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The collection consists of eight diaries of Ferdinando Coppernoll from 1863-1918. Diary entries concern Coppernoll's day-to-day
activities during the war, while on campaign mainly in Louisiana and Texas, and life in New York. The collection also includes
a piece of Confederate shrapnel Coppernoll found just a few yards east of Fort Pickens in 1862.
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Identifier: |
ms305 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3455 |
Title: |
Radford family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1783-2000 |
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The contents of this collection center on the Radford family. There are several Civil War letters from James Osgood Andrew
Radfood in this collection and other family members. Included is a memoir and notebook by Rosalie Radford Stillwell. Other
assorted items include receipts, indentures, wills, resolutions, stock certificates, photographs, portrait presentations,
and clippings. A videotape from 1933 about the Radford family is contained in an oversized box.
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Identifier: |
ms3050 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3456 |
Title: |
A. A. Malizia collection
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Malizia, Anthony A., 1921-1996 |
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Dates: |
1950-1998 |
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The collection consists primarily of material related to Malizia's career with Snapper Power Equipment, including clippings
and printed material, appointment books, financial papers, letters, and other business related material. Also included are
photographs, slides, awards, and memorabilia.
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Identifier: |
ms3051 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3457 |
Title: |
Cobb-Lamar-Rucker collection
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1860-1982 |
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The collection consists of three photograph albums (including cabinet cards, carte-de-visites, and tintypes) of images of
Cobb and related family members.
Also in this collection are a scrapbook, photographs, clippings, printed material, certificates pertaining to Tinsley White
Rucker III. Most of this material is dated 1960-1962 and pertains to part of the time he was President of Dixon-Powdermaker
Furniture Company in Jacksonville, Florida and President of the National Association of Furniture Manufacturers. There are
also a few membership cards and certificates of his son Tinsley White Rucker IV. The collection also includes several rolled
copies of the Lamar family tree.
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ms3052 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3458 |
Title: |
Banks County (Ga.) mercantile records
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1901-1937 |
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The collection consists of eleven volumes of mercantile records from Banks County, Georgia, possibly in the town of Maysville,
including customer or company names, date of purchases, items purchased, and prices. A folder containing loose papers, from
1908-1937, concerns M.D. Pittman and various business dealings, including Bacon Milling Co., Maysville, Georgia.
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ms3053 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3459 |
Title: |
Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King diaries
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King, Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer, 1810-1886 |
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Dates: |
1844-1883 |
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The collection consists of 13 volumes dated July 12, 1844 to July 23, 1866 and June 14, 1871 to October 29, 1883, written
by Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King. The diaries include information about the weather, family visits, births and deaths,
and day-to-day life.
The diaries document the lives of those enslaved by the Greer family including Ellen (Elen), Varser, Silva (Sylva or Silvia),
Matilda (Mattie), Kitty, Lucy, Cloe, Fany, Cordelia, Sam, Lawrence, Peter, Caroline, Pompey.
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ms3054 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3460 |
Title: |
Byron Herbert Reece family papers
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Reece, Byron Herbert, 1917-1958 |
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Dates: |
1923-1985 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, genealogy and financial papers. The correspondence
consists mainly of letters between family members, and the personal and business correspondence of Byron Herbert Reece, some
were written to him when he was a tuberculosis patient at Battey State Hospital in Rome, Georgia. After Reece's suicide in
1958, much of the correspondence of Eva Mae Reece pertains to memorials to her brother Byron Herbert Reece and copyright renewals
of his works.
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ms3055 |
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