| 3641 |
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James Scott family papers
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Scott, Ernest Leland |
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Dates: |
1821-1969 |
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The collection consists of papers (mostly photocopies) concerning the James Scott family from 1821-1969. Papers include photocopies
of genealogical records, chapters from books; two publications concerning Searles Valley; two published maps (Jayhawker Trail
map and Points of interest map of Death Valley); and several photocopies of papers concerning the life and career of Ernest
Leland Scott, Jr. The collection also includes a poster portraying American Potash and Chemical Corp., Trona, California.
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ms324 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3642 |
Title: |
DuPree family farm ledgers
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Dupree family |
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Dates: |
1827-1928 |
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The collection consists of four ledgers the Dupree family kept of sharecroppers who worked their farmland in Griffin, Georgia,
from 1827-1928. Records list names, time worked, lost time, money owed, and items sold. Ledgers also document McIntosh Education
Union (also referred to as McIntosh Union no. 279, and McIntosh Farmers Education Union of America, no. 279) history. Information
recorded includes elected officers, membership lists, dues collected, and expenses sent to treasurer.
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ms3240 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3643 |
Title: |
Michelle Cliff papers
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Cliff, Michelle |
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Dates: |
1977-1994 |
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The collection consists of a file kept by Michelle Cliff on Lillian Smith, from 1977-1983. The file consists of correspondence
from Cliff, Paula Snelling, George Brockway, and Esther Smith; and papers concerning The Winner Names the Age. The collection
also includes a copy of the keynote conference speech "Listening to sounds larger than our own heartbeat: a conference on
Lillian Smith," presented by Michelle Cliff at Georgetown University, October 7-9, 1994.
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Identifier: |
ms3242 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3644 |
Title: |
Mongolian Manuscript
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1800-1899 |
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Not much is known about this manuscript. It appears to be a printed manuscript, as opposed to handwritten. It appears to be
from the 19th century, evident by its condition and characters. It has not been translated; the actual text and subject is
unknown. The manuscript consists of 100-120 leaves held between two wooden boards.
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ms3243 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3645 |
Title: |
Thomas McKee West collection
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West, Thomas McKee |
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Dates: |
1983-2003 |
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The collection consists of copies of documents, textual and audio, accumulated during Thomas M. West's successful challenge
- in the case of Timothy Dawson vs. The State of Georgia - to the state of Georgia's law prescribing death by electrocution
in the electric chair in death penalty cases. This includes fifteen digital copies of 22 Georgia electrocutions of prisoners
between 1983 and 1996. These recordings are copies of West's tapes which were themselves dubs of original tapes recorded by
members of the state's Department of Corrections for their own records, and later subpoenaed and entered into state court
records as part of challenges to the electric chair statute. In addition, the collection includes copies of materials (transcripts,
documents, affidavits, autopsy records, etc.) West and his co-counsel Robert Citronberg had accumulated to date of donation
(August 2004) in support of legal challenges to the Georgia statute prescribing lethal injection as the new means of state
execution.
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ms3244 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3646 |
Title: |
William and Catherine Nicholson Few papers
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Creator: |
Few, William, 1748-1828 |
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Dates: |
1782-1844 |
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The collection consists of letters that were exchanged between William Few, his wife Catherine and their children. Catherine
Few also wrote letters to her sister Maria Few Montgomery, her grandchildren and her friend, Harriett Woodward Murray. There
are several letters written by Joseph Hopper Nicholson (1770-1817), cousin of Catherine Few, to Frances Few. Writings and
a biographical sketch of William Few are included. These are family letters describing such topics as children, health, social
activities, local and foreign travel and weather, there is also commentary on political and military matters. Some of the
letters of Joseph Nicholson mention his part in the War of 1812 bombardment of Fort McHenry in Maryland.
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Identifier: |
ms3245 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3647 |
Title: |
Joe Cook collection
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Creator: |
Cook, Monica, 1967- |
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Dates: |
1978-2000 |
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The collection consists of printed material that may have been used in research concerning the Chattahoochee and Apalachicola
Rivers and other land and water issues. The original manuscript of River Song is also included. In addition there is correspondence
received from schoolchildren, as the couple would often stop at towns and speak at schools, as well as audio cassettes which
contain music and interviews with people they met on the journey.
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Identifier: |
ms3246 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3648 |
Title: |
Emma Lewis Lipps papers
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Lipps, Emma Lewis |
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Dates: |
1899-1979 |
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The collection consists of Emma Lewis Lipps' correspondence from 1899-1970s, as well as documents belonging to her collected
over the course of a career. Also included are family photographs, including many of the Truslow family.
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Identifier: |
ms3247 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3649 |
Title: |
Folger collection of scrapbooks
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1863-1960 |
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The collection consists of scrapbooks containing newspaper clippings from various areas of the United States. Areas covered
are New York, Washington, DC, Richmond, Virginia, Baltimore, Maryland, Atlanta and Athens, Georgia. Also included are early
clippings, sections, and some complete issues of smaller newspapers such as the Bogart (Ga.) News, The Oconee Enterprise (Watkinsville,
Ga.), The Star (Sea Island, Ga.), The Red and White (Athens High School, Athens, Ga.), and the Stormy Petrel (Oglethorpe University,
Atlanta, Ga.).
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Identifier: |
ms3248 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3650 |
Title: |
William Tatham notebook
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Creator: |
Tatham, William, 1752-1819 |
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Dates: |
1796 |
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The collection consists of a notebook of William Tatham dated 1796. The notebook contains "an introductory and recommendatory
address" by Tatham to the head of the M.C. Majesty's Botanic Garden in Madrid, Spain. Tatham describes various gardens in
the United States, particularly in the Southern States. The appendix contains a list of indigenous plants in the United States
and East and West Florida; notes on experiments in watering plants; the medicinal uses of Verbena; and the production of sugar
from sugar maples.
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ms325 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3651 |
Title: |
Brown Brothers Sand Company records
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1934-2003 |
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The collection consists of company ledgers containing accounts and lists of cars of sand shipped, weekly time books listing
employee names and pay, business correspondence, printed material, and promotional items. There are photographs and slides
of the sand pit, its operation, machinery, and employees, along with some family photographs.
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Identifier: |
ms3251 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3652 |
Title: |
Robert C. Faro collection
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United States. Environmental Protection Agency |
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Dates: |
1972-2000 |
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The collection consists of published materials relating to all aspects of water usage in the state of Georgia, including water
technology, water filtration, water quality, the water supply, and various EPA documents.
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Identifier: |
ms3252 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3653 |
Title: |
Congregation Children of Israel Legacy Program collection
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Congregation Children of Israel (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
2001-2004 |
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The collection consists of oral histories of members of Congregation Children of Israel, Athens, Georgia, recorded 2001-2004.
There are folders for each person interviewed, a signed consent form, along with a printed transcript of the interview. Some
folders contain photographs of the person interviewed, photocopies of newspaper articles, or typewritten notes about the individual;
and a written history. Interviewees talk about experiences of being Jewish in America, social conditions, peace for Israel,
and temple affiliation. The final folder contains the oral history questionnaire used by Burt Sparer while conducting interviews,
and the list of congregants who contributed oral histories.
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Identifier: |
ms3253 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3654 |
Title: |
Garrison family papers
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Garrison family |
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Dates: |
1913-2005 |
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The collection consists of writings and photographs of Garrison family members, and a 1913 yearbook from Wesleyan College,
Macon, Georgia, titled The Ku Klux.
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Identifier: |
ms3254 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3656 |
Title: |
Athens Town and Gown Players records
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Creator: |
Town and Gown Players (Athens, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1953-2018 |
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The collection consists of documents related to the Town and Gown Players of Athens, Georgia. There are production documents,
including scripts, programs, tickets, pictures and design documents; publicity documents, including season lists and season
press releases, season press clippings, promotions, brochures and flyers; financial documents, including expense/income reports,
treasurer's reports, show income breakdown statements, receipts, tax documents and ledgers; facility documents, including
leases, insurance policies, rental agreements, renovation documents, contracts with technicians and facilities specs for designers;
and membership documents including member lists, newsletters, thank you letters and general member communications.
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Identifier: |
ms3256 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3657 |
Title: |
Brenda and Cary Bynum theater collection
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Bynum, R. Cary |
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Dates: |
1960-2022 |
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The collection consists of materials mostly relating to theater in Atlanta from 1970s to 1990s. The play and organization
material include programs and pamphlets, scripts, budgets, correspondence, clippings, publicity, information about technical
aspects, actors' equity information, and photographs. Also included is personal material from both Brenda and Cary Bynum,
which includes correspondence, clippings, authored works, speeches, groups, photos, resumes, and outreach to the community.
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Identifier: |
ms3258 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3658 |
Title: |
John McKinney Howell letters to his wife
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Howell, John McKinney, 1833-1889 |
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Dates: |
1864 |
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The collection consists of five letters John McKinney Howell writes from Andersonville Prison to his wife Emma Berrien Heard.
Howell describes the prisoners and his duties as examining surgeon, and answers his wife's questions regarding the number
of prisoners and fighting and hanging of prisoners. The collection also includes biographical information of John McKinney
Howell, and transcripts of the letters.
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Identifier: |
ms3259 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3659 |
Title: |
Berry Benson diaries
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Creator: |
Benson, Berry, 1843-1923 |
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Dates: |
1861-1865, circa 1910 |
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The collection consists of two diaries of Berry Benson from 1861-1865. Benson writes about the battle of Fredericksburg, Virginia;
his capture in Spotsylvania, Virginia; imprisonment and escape from Elmira Prison, New York; and other events in Maryland
and Georgia. People Benson mentions include Blackwood "Bob" Benson, Frank Champion, Mike Duffy, and General Bradley Johnson.
The collection also includes a manuscript written by Benson entitled "A Confederate Sergeant's Adventures."
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ms326 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3660 |
Title: |
T. Baldwin Martin papers
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Martin, Thomas Baldwin, 1894-1985 |
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Dates: |
1917-1935 |
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The collection consists of World War I materials including military manuals, correspondence, orders, photographs, maps, artifacts,
a scrapbook, and Martin's diary, from Ft. Oglethorpe, Ga., Camp Greene, Charlotte, N.C., Camp Mills, Long Island, N.Y., and
American Expeditionary Force, Europe. All materials were received in Martin's World War I trunk. Each box has an inventory
of items within the container.
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ms3260 |
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