| 3701 |
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Belle Pettis Smith family papers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1869-1940 |
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This collection consists of correspondence, financial papers, printed material, and photographs. The correspondence is to
Belle Smith from her family and friends. The financial papers contain deeds and promissory notes concerning land in Gwinnett
County,Georgia and Etowah and Cherokee Counties in Alabama.
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Identifier: |
ms3631 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3702 |
Title: |
William E. Wilson exhibit photographs
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Creator: |
Wilson, William E., -1905 |
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Dates: |
1880-1889 |
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The collection consists of reproductions of photographs that originated from William Ernest Wilson's glass plate negatives
in the 1880s. Photographs are not originals, but were reproduced for an exhibit using methods similar to the one Wilson used.
Most of the images depict scenes and people in Savannah and nearby coastal areas of Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms3632 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3703 |
Title: |
Mary and Philip Ready slide collection
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Creator: |
Ready, Mary |
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Dates: |
1950-1969 |
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This collection consists of slides from Mary and Philip Ready showing places throughout the world that they lived and traveled
(Canada, France, New York City, etc.). There are also a few slides showing friends and family.
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Identifier: |
ms3633 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3704 |
Title: |
Mary H. Dow letter to Almeda Shepard
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Creator: |
Dow, Mary H. |
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Dates: |
1863 January 3 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated January 3, 1863, "Dear Cousin" (Mrs. Almeda Shepard), signed "Mary H. Dow," regarding
army drawers for soldiers, and the poor treatment of white substitutes in the army.
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Identifier: |
ms3634 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3705 |
Title: |
Amos Guthrie diary
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Creator: |
Guthrie, Amos, approximately 1844-1864 |
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Dates: |
1864 |
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The collection consists of three manuscripts, written in the form of a detailed diary, signed "Amos Guthrie," dated May 9,
1864-May 31, 1864. Guthrie writes about marching through Chickamauga Creek, Tunnel Hill, Ringgold, Dalton, Big Blue Spring,
Cassville, and Dallas, Georgia. Diary entries mention different infantries, General Sherman, Johnston, rumors, positions,
and the weather. The collection also includes a transcript of the manuscripts.
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Identifier: |
ms3635 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3706 |
Title: |
Henry A. Snider letter to Albert
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Creator: |
Snider, Henry A., active 1864 |
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Dates: |
1864 May 2 |
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The collection consists of one letter: dated Battery Marion, Sullivan Island, May 2, 1864, "Dear Albert," signed "Henry A.
Snider," regarding the bombing of Fort Sumter.
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Identifier: |
ms3636 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3708 |
Title: |
Draft substitute certificate for James Cumming
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Creator: |
New York County Substitute and Relief Committee |
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Dates: |
1863 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of one draft substitute certificate: no. 283c of the New York Substitute and Relief Committee. The
three-page document, signed September 26, 1863, authorizes payment for two substitutes for war draftee James Cumming. The
certificate states that the substitutes were each paid $300 in exchange for their services.
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Identifier: |
ms3638 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3709 |
Title: |
Harry Crews The Knockout Artist typescript
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Creator: |
Crews, Harry, 1935-2012 |
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Dates: |
1987 |
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The collection consists of a typescript titled The Knockout Artist, by Harry Crews, containing annotations, and the final
page is signed "Finished 12/12 P.M. Easter Sunday 1987, Harry Crews."
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Identifier: |
ms3639 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3710 |
Title: |
Isaac Rayne papers
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Creator: |
Rayne, Isaac, -1856 |
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Dates: |
1728, 1822-1865 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of business items relative to matters in Nova Scotia and pertaining to Isaac Rayne and James N. Shannon:
one business letter addressed to Isaac Rayne, dated Halifax, December 20, 1826, from James N. Shannon; invoices; and one court
decree (1835). It also contains miscellaneous newspaper items including front pages of: The Universal instructor in all
arts and sciences: and Pennsylvania gazette (December 24, 1728, reprint); The Free South (Newport, KY, Friday, May 27, 1859);
The New York herald (April 15, 1865).
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Identifier: |
ms364 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3711 |
Title: |
Dorothy du Rant diary
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Creator: |
du Rant, Dorothy |
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Dates: |
1912 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of the diary of Dorothy du Rant. Diary entries are dated 1912, and concern sleepovers, boys, school,
and other topics that typically concern school girls. "Dorothy Du Rant, Thomasville, Georgia" is written on of the back diary
cover. Du Rant frequently refers to Marion, Helen, Estha and Little Boy Blue.
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Identifier: |
ms3640 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3712 |
Title: |
Joshua Parsons receipt for lottery tickets
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Creator: |
Wood, Eddy & Co |
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Dates: |
1859 April 15 |
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The collection consists of one receipt from Wood, Eddy & Co., Manager's Office of the Greene & Pulaski Monument and Sparta
Academy Lotteries dated Augusta, Georgia April 15, 1859, to Mr. Joshua Parsons, for the purchase of Georgia lottery tickets.
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Identifier: |
ms3641 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3713 |
Title: |
Nell Long Broadnax autograph album
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Creator: |
Broadnax, Nell Long |
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Dates: |
1918-1919 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of one autograph album kept by Miss Nell Broadnax, Atlanta, Georgia, from 1918-1919. Several autographs
are by soldiers, and one signature reads "May every day find you as sweet as I do! Peggy Mitchell."
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Identifier: |
ms3642 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3714 |
Title: |
Robert Thomas Rogers family papers
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Creator: |
Rogers, Robert Thomas, 1844-1914 |
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Dates: |
1847-1895 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of eight letters from Robert Thomas Rogers, mainly to his wife Mary Elizabeth Clarissa Smith, written
during the Civil War. Letters are written from Fredericksburg, Richmond, and near Culpeper, Virginia, and discuss illnesses,
injuries, battles, and related activities. Excerpt from a letter dated April 12, 1865: "We have lost eighteen thousand of
our own men at Richmond." The collection also includes a receipt, handwritten parlor game, home remedy book, and regulator
diary belonging to Elizabeth C. Rogers.
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Identifier: |
ms3643 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3715 |
Title: |
William Cooper diary and ledger
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Creator: |
Cooper, William |
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Dates: |
1852-1867 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of a diary and ledger of William Cooper from 1857-1860, regarding court sessions, daily expenses and
purchases, Cooper's plantation, and a trip to Texas. The ledger lists legal cases of Cooper & Norton for the years 1852-1867.
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Identifier: |
ms3644 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3717 |
Title: |
Elder A. B. Walton diary
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Creator: |
Walton, A. B. |
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Dates: |
1906-1907 |
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The collection consists of the diary of Elder A. B. Walton, concerning his work in Georgia as a Mormon missionary.
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Identifier: |
ms3648 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3718 |
Title: |
Josephine Baker poster
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1927-1930 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of a color art poster depicting Josephine Baker in Un Vent de Folie, a "Hyper-Revue" production at
the Folies-Bergere. Baker is depicted in a red and green dancing costume.
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Identifier: |
ms3649 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3719 |
Title: |
Edward Padelford letters to Ira Peck
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Creator: |
Padelford, Edward |
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Dates: |
1841-1842 |
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The collection consists of letters written by Edward Padelford of Savannah, Georgia to Ira Peck of Marion, Twiggs County,
Georgia, dated December 1841-December 1842. Two letters are written on the inside pages of the newspaper titled Savannah Shipping
and Commercial List, and the remaining letters are written on inside pages of Savannah Republican Prices Current. Correspondence
pertains to business matter, including the current market of cotton, rice, molasses, and other commodities; shipping times
and schedules; and accounts due or paid. The newspapers themselves list Savannah market conditions for various commodities
(cotton, rice, etc.), exchange and freight rates, list of vessels in ports, and vessel departures and arrivals.
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Identifier: |
ms365 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3720 |
Title: |
Fort Benning (Ga.) Mother's Day Activities scrapbook
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Creator: |
Fulton, Walter S. |
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Dates: |
1942 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of a scrapbook commemorating Mother's Day activities at Fort Benning, Georgia, May 8-10, 1942, with
compliments of Colonel Walter S. Fulton, commanding officer. The scrapbook contains a Mother's Day Program; Colored Mother's
Program; letters sent to mothers by Commanding Colonel of the 29th Infantry; captioned photographs of soldiers and their mothers;
and newspaper clippings describing the event.
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Identifier: |
ms3650 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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