| 3941 |
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William Bradford letter to Hugh Anderson Haralson
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Bradford, Wm. J. A. (William John Alden), 1791-1858 |
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Dates: |
1847 January 23 |
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The collection consists of one letter written by William J. A. Bradford in Davenport, Iowa, to Hugh Anderson Haralson, a representative
in the Georgia General Assembly. Bradford communicates his desire to have a commission in the military service to participate
in operation of the army in Mexico. He requests Haralson's aid in hopes of being brought to President James K. Polk's attention.
Haralson appends a note to President Polk forwarding the request, but states that he does not know Bradford well enough to
recommend him.
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ms3902 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3942 |
Title: |
Cassius J. Waite diary
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Waite, Cassius J., 1847- |
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Dates: |
1864 March 26-September 27 |
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The collection consists of a Civil War diary written by Cassius J. Waite. It is bound in black leather with a gilt stamped
folding flap, dated 1864. Waite records the march under General William T. Sherman from Chattanooga to Atlanta during the
spring and summer of 1864.
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Identifier: |
ms3903 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3943 |
Title: |
William A. Barnes photograph collection
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Creator: |
Barnes, William A. |
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Dates: |
1958-1976 |
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The collection consists of six volumes of negatives (color and black & white) depicting buildings, street scenes, and aerial
views of Atlanta and the surrounding area. The images include Peachtree Arcade, High Museum, Atlanta Civic Center, Fulton
Co. Stadium, Stone Mountain, Regency Hotel, Peachtree Center, Kimball House, Atlanta Arts Institute, First National Bank,
C&S Bank, Merchandise Mart, and the Atlanta Jazz Festival.
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Identifier: |
ms3904 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3944 |
Title: |
Cindy Wilson and Keith Bennett B-52's memorabilia
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B-52's (Musical group) |
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Dates: |
1977-2012 |
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The collection consists of artifacts, textiles, and other memorabilia associated with the B-52's, and, in particular, singer
Cindy Wilson. Materials include wigs, dresses, coats, and boots from Cindy Wilson's stage wardrobe, Ricky Wilson's electric
guitars, posters, and print souvenirs.
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Identifier: |
ms3905 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3945 |
Title: |
Junior League of Athens records
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Creator: |
Athens Junior Assembly |
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Dates: |
1930s-2015 |
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This collection holds the Junior League of Athens Board of Directors' records and other administrative materials. There are
also materials that document the activities of the League's various councils and committees such as the Bargain-za and Follies
Committees. The collection includes scrapbooks dating from 1959 through 1995 and 2007-2008 plus a large number of photographic
images from the 1950s through 2012. In addition, the records pertaining to the Taylor-Grady House and Arnocroft should be
of particular interest to those researching Historical Preservation and Environmental Design in Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms3906 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3946 |
Title: |
Basil Monroe Woolley scrapbook
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Creator: |
Woolley, Basil Monroe, Jr. |
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Dates: |
1918 |
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The collection consists of a scrapbook, compiled by Basil Woolley's mother, Dora. The scrapbook contains his letters from
France, newspaper clippings, a letter from Woolley's commander, Colonel William Hayward, and photographs. The photographs
depict Woolley training at Fort Oglethorpe and his grave in Meuse-Argonne American Cemetery, Romagne France.
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Identifier: |
ms3909 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3947 |
Title: |
Abram Rinker diaries
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Creator: |
Rinker, Abram |
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Dates: |
1863-1864 |
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The collection consists of two diaries of Abram Rinker from 1863-1864. Rinker was stationed in Beaufort, Morris, James, and
Folly Islands, South Carolina; and Ft. Strong, North Carolina. Diary entries discuss Rinker's health, the weather, camp life
(drills, guard duty, foraging for food, and officers), bombardments and shelling along the coast, and ship movements. Other
entries pertain to arrival of Confederate prisoners, news of battles in other states, and election results in the North.
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Identifier: |
ms391 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 3948 |
Title: |
Jessie Barnett papers
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Creator: |
Barnett, Jessie W., 1913-2010 |
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Dates: |
1968-1996 |
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The collection consists of documents, photographs, and clippings related to Barnett's work with organizations and programs
such as the Athens Community Council on Aging, Inc., and the Model Cities Program.
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Identifier: |
ms3910 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3949 |
Title: |
Margaret Mitchell letter to James B. Polhill
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Creator: |
Mitchell, Margaret, 1900-1949 |
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Dates: |
1936-1967 |
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The collection consists of a letter from Margaret Mitchell to Louisville, Georgia insurance agent James B. Polhill. She is
apparently responding to a piece of fan mail he sent previously. She responds his request for an autograph and his comparison
of her to "Miss Melly" (referring to Melanie Hamilton Wilkes from Gone with the Wind). Accompanying this letter is a follow
up letter from Polhill thanking her for her generosity. Also included is a newspaper clipping from 1967 August 31 entitled
"Louisville's Polhill Has Devoted Life to CSRA [Central Savannah River Area] Growth".
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Identifier: |
ms3911 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3950 |
Title: |
Swamp Water screenplay
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Creator: |
Nichols, Dudley, 1895-1960 |
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Dates: |
1941 June 14 |
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The collection consists of a final copy screenplay for the film Swamp Water (1941), written by Dudley Nichols.
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Identifier: |
ms3912 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3951 |
Title: |
Daniel Giraud Elliot engravings
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Creator: |
Elliot, Daniel Giraud, 1835-1915 |
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Dates: |
circa 1870 |
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The collection consists of two engravings from Daniel Giraud Elliot's A Monograph of the Phasianidae (Family of the Pheasants).
Also included are two sheets of descriptive captions.
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Identifier: |
ms3913 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3952 |
Title: |
Charles Postell papers
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Creator: |
Postell, Charles Stanley, 1939-2008 |
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Dates: |
1977-2003 |
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This collection contains Charles Postell's papers related to his career as a journalist including his research, newspaper
clippings, photographs, and correspondence, as well as other writings including speeches, manuscripts, and screenplays.
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Identifier: |
ms3915 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3953 |
Title: |
Margaret Caruthers Ruppersburg autograph book
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Creator: |
Ruppersburg, Margaret Caruthers. |
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Dates: |
1940-1942 |
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This collection consists of an autograph book from 1940-1942 that belonged to Margaret Caruthers Ruppersburg. The book contains
a number of signatures from famous people including Mary Martin, Bob Hope and Laurence Olivier. There are also autographs
from some of the actors who appeared in Gone With the Wind. These autographs are from Evelyn Keyes, Ona Munson and Ann Rutherford.
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Identifier: |
ms3916 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3954 |
Title: |
Jack Leigh letters
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Creator: |
Leigh, Jack, 1948-2004 |
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Dates: |
1983-1986 |
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The collection consists primarily of letters and postcards written to Jack Leigh's friend and a fellow photographer Doug Brown.
The letters focus on the topics of family, photography exhibitions, publications, and photography at the Ogeechee River. Also
included are photographs from their Ogeechee trip, slides of Jack Leigh at Lake Blackshear, near Albany, Georgia, and a proposal
for the book The Ogeechee: A River and Its People
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Identifier: |
ms3917 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3955 |
Title: |
Donald Harries letters to May Dearing Nicholson
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Creator: |
Harries, Donald Dunbar, Jr. |
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Dates: |
1944-1947 |
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The collection consists of correspondence, photographs and portraits, writings, and artifacts. In his letters to May Nicholson
(nicknamed Midget), Donald Harries (nicknamed Rabbit) describes his pilot training as he progessses from learning to start
a plane, take off, land, and finally fly cross country. The only letter from May is in 1946 when Donald writes that he is
engaged to Sally in Duluth. There are photographs of May, portraits of May and her brother Homer as children, and one photograph
presumably of Donald. The writings are notes on index cards about a thwarted love story between a girl and a pre-flight student.
The story is apparently written hy May, but the author is listed as Dearing Mays. Artifacts are a Navy pin and bracelet inside
a wooden box from Kamp Kahlert in Maryland, where May was a summer counselor.
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Identifier: |
ms3919 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3956 |
Title: |
Josephine Morton autograph album
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Creator: |
Morton, Josephine Isabella, 1844-1877 |
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Dates: |
1860-1866 |
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The autograph album contains poems of friendship and love from friends of "Josie." The last entry dated March 25, 1866 is
titled "Adieu to our Dear Henry and Josie" and is signed E. W. N., her mother-in-law.
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Identifier: |
ms3920 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3957 |
Title: |
Thomas H. Whitehead papers
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Creator: |
Whitehead, Thomas Hillyer, 1904-1982 |
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Dates: |
1933-1980 |
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The scrapbook (1942-1946) contains Army memos, letters, clippings and photographs of Thomas Whitehead and other officers.
His handwritten commentary on each page gives more details about his Army career. A folder of loose items documents his return
to military service (1950-1952) during the Korean War and his promotion to Colonel at the Army Chemical Center at Edgewood
Arsenal in Maryland. Whitehead was head of the Chemical Division, Chemical Corps Chemical and Radiological Laboratories and
made several trips to Canada for chemical warfare research. The collection also includes military orders, forms, and correspondence
from the 1940s through 1962. The remaining items relate to Thomas Whitehead's professional career in the Chemistry Department
at the University of Georgia as well as his time as Dean of the Graduate School from 1968 to 1972.
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Identifier: |
ms3921 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3958 |
Title: |
Tillison land grant
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Creator: |
Gilmer, George Rockingham, 1790-1859 |
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Dates: |
1827 January 12 |
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The collection consists of a land grant given to Annamas Tillison referring to 202.5 acres in Carroll County (Ga), District
2, Section 5, Lot #103. The land was surveyed on January 12, 1827 by William Watson and granted under the authority of Governor
George Gilmer.
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Identifier: |
ms3922 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3959 |
Title: |
Jordan Massee papers
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Creator: |
Massee, Jordan |
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Dates: |
1926-2000 |
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The collection consists primarily of notes, manuscripts, genealogy, and research materials related to Jordan Massee's autobiography
Accepted Fables. Also included is a subject file on topics of interest to Massee, including dance, art, and architecture.
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Identifier: |
ms3924 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 3960 |
Title: |
Grady Ridgeway papers
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Creator: |
Grady Ridgeway, Jr., 1915-2015 |
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Dates: |
1927-2015 |
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This collection consists primarily of photographs taken over several years of the Atlanta airport. Some of Grady Ridgeway's
professional papers and personal photographs are included as well as maps of the planning of the airport.
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ms3925 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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