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E. H. Lowe business records
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Unknown |
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1909-1961 |
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This collection consists of 71 ledgers and two boxes of loose material. The ledgers concern the Lowe Farm and store in Hancock
County, Georgia, run by E.H. Lowe and his wife Hattie J. Lowe. E.H. took meticulous notes on both his farm and store. During
World War II, he paid careful attention to rationing regulations and other wartime laws. There is a considerable amount of
business correspondence loosely held within the ledgers. Some are advertisements sent through the mail, others are receipts
and notes about shipments and payments.
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ms3628 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4042 |
Title: |
Douglas R. Davis collection
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Davis, Douglas R., 1944-2011 |
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Dates: |
1815-2007 |
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The collection consists of genealogy, correspondence, financial ledgers and papers, photographs, and printed material. Most
of the material involves Cobb County, Georgia and the families who lived there. Roy Davis, father of Douglas, owned the Roy
Davis Funeral Home in Austell and records of the business are included. The Glore family of Mableton, who developed a subdivision
in Mableton called Whispering Pines, is featured in the collection. Homer Alonzo Glore (1874-1944) was a doctor, and his son
Louis Harold Glore (1909-1991) worked at Pullman Company 1926-1946 and then had a law practice with his brother Homer A. Glore
(1901-1976). The correspondence and genealogy research of Grover Eugene Barber is included. There is information about the
history of the Cobb County Post Office, the Cobb County Justice of the Peace office, legal cases of the Glore & Glore law
firm, Austell School Board records, and much information about the Pullman Company. Some items collected or purchased by Davis
are unrelated to the families or to Georgia, such as the Charles Gordon estate ledger (1875-1884) from Edinburgh, Scotland
and an 1882 diary of George S. Paine of Lexington, Massachusetts.
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ms3629 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4043 |
Title: |
Lucy Raysor Fulghum O'Brien papers
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O'Brien, Lucy Fulghum |
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Dates: |
1941-1965 |
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The collection consists of eight items concerning The Mourners and the Mourned, written by Lucy Fulghum O'Brien. Included
among them are a letter from Lucy with descriptive and genealogical family information; funeral information on Mary R. Gifford
and Jack J. Worth; and a photo of Lucy Raysor, Alma Richardson, and Chloe Bloodworth.
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ms363 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4044 |
Title: |
Joseph Emerson Brown Family papers
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Brown family |
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Dates: |
1829-1980 |
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This collection consists of materials documenting the family relations of noted Civil War Georgia Governor Joseph Emerson
Brown. It includes genealogy materials that cover the 18th and 19th centuries, correspondence between family members of different
generations, which discuss typical family business for the time, including typed transcripts of Joseph E. Brown's 1865 letter
to Andrew Johnson requesting release from prison, as well as his sworn agreement not to bear arms against the United States
government. also included are women's diaries, the bulk being the European travel journals of Sally Eugenia Brown, as well
as family financial material such as account books and land documents, as well as stock certificates for a company named posthumously
for Joseph E. Brown. The collectioin also contains printed matter, including clippings and a speech to the Georgia Assembly
that son Joseph M. Brown gave as governor in 1912, and photographs of a few later relatives of the family.
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ms3630 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4045 |
Title: |
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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| 4046 |
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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ms3632 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4047 |
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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ms3633 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4048 |
Title: |
Mary H. Dow letter to Almeda Shepard
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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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Hargrett Library |
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| 4049 |
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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Hargrett Library |
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| 4050 |
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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Hargrett Library |
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| 4052 |
Title: |
Draft substitute certificate for James Cumming
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New York County Substitute and Relief Committee |
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Dates: |
1863 |
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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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Hargrett Library |
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| 4053 |
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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ms3639 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4054 |
Title: |
Isaac Rayne papers
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Rayne, Isaac, -1856 |
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Dates: |
1728, 1822-1865 |
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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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ms364 |
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| 4055 |
Title: |
Dorothy du Rant diary
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du Rant, Dorothy |
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Dates: |
1912 |
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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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Hargrett Library |
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| 4056 |
Title: |
Joshua Parsons receipt for lottery tickets
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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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Hargrett Library |
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| 4057 |
Title: |
Nell Long Broadnax autograph album
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Broadnax, Nell Long |
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Dates: |
1918-1919 |
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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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ms3642 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4058 |
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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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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Hargrett Library |
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| 4059 |
Title: |
William Cooper diary and ledger
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Cooper, William |
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Dates: |
1852-1867 |
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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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ms3644 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4060 |
Title: |
Melissa Fay Greene papers
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Greene, Melissa Fay |
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Dates: |
1954-2011 |
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The collection consists of biographical information, correspondence, writings, printed material, photographs, and media.
The correspondence includes letters from family, fans, and publishers and letters regarding awards and speaking engagements.
Writings include articles, short stories, reviews, and books. Greene has written five books: Praying for Sheetrock (1991),
politics and civil rights in McIntosh County (Ga.); Last Man Out (1996), a mine disaster in Springhill, Nova Scotia; The Temple
Bombing (2003), the bombing of a synagogue in Atlanta in 1958; There is No Me Without You (2006), AIDS and orphans in Ethiopia;
and No Biking in the House Without a Helmet (2011), a humorous look at life with nine childlren. Research for these books
includes interviews with the various persons in the books. Also included are manuscript drafts, both handwritten and typed.
There are several editions of Greene's books in the printed material and magazines containing her articles. There are photographs
of Melissa Fay Greene, but most are of Ethiopian children photographed while researching for There is No Me Without You. Audiovisual
material consists mainly of cassette tapes of interviews.
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ms3646 |
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