| 4261 |
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Union Army ships log
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Newman, L. Howard, 1833-1866 |
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1863 May 10-1865 April 4 |
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This collection contains the ships log of Union Army Lieutenant Commander L. Howard Newman from May 10,1863 to April 4, 1865
as he commanded the USS Dawn, USS Pembina, and USS Nyack in both the North and South Atlantic Blockading Squadrons. In it
he discusses the deaths and desertions of crewmembers; movements of ships through the Potomac Flotilla off Port Royal, South
Carolina; a shipwreck; and attacks on Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson on the Cape Fear River.
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ms4284 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4262 |
Title: |
Augusta, Georgia flood photographs
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1895 |
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This collection contains seven photographs of a flood in Augusta, Georgia circa 1895 taken by E. M. Chandlee.
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ms4286 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4263 |
Title: |
Savannah Confederate memorial photographs
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1896 |
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The collection contains three photographs of the Confederate memorial in Savannah, Georgia during a Memorial Day celebration
circa 1896 with partial, handwritten annotations on the backs. Handwritten annotations on the backs of the images read, "Presented
by J. Gardner."
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ms4287 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4264 |
Title: |
Florida road trip photographs
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1925-1926 |
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This collection contains 38 gelatin silver photographs taken by an unknown group of travelers during a road trip from Richmond,
Virginina through North Carolina, South Carolina, and Georgia to Fort Meyers, Florida. They include images of homes, sawmills,
bridges, filling stations, beaches, Native American Seminole children, and a parade for the Philadelphia Athletics led by
an elephant.
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Identifier: |
ms4288 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4265 |
Title: |
William Cullen Bryant poem
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Bryant, William Cullen, 1794-1878 |
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Dates: |
1806 |
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The collection consists of "On the Late Eclipse," a poem written by William Cullen Bryant.
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Identifier: |
ms429 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4266 |
Title: |
Stonewall Register
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1865 April 20 |
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This collection contains a four page newspaper handrwritten by a Confederate prisoner of war at Fort Delaware in Pea Patch
Island, Delaware. The newspaper comments on Sherman's March through North Carolina, General Lee's surrender, the assassination
of President Lincoln, the author's dislike of President Andrew Johnson, and the price of tobacco and bread in the camp. The
first issue of this title is held at the Georgia Historical Society (ms0766).
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Identifier: |
ms4290 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4267 |
Title: |
Atlanta Metropolitan Council of Negro Women certificate
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Atlanta Metropolitan Council of Negro Women |
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Dates: |
1946 March 25 |
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This collection is comprised of a certficate to Mrs. Fances Belcher from the Atlanta Metropolitan Council of Negro Women on
March 25, 1946. The certificate is signed by the council's officers: Lillian B. Garrett, President; Ethua Beulah Winston,
Chairman of Committee on Standards; Eva. B. Parks, Secretary of Committee on Standards, Laura J. Keith, Secretary.
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ms4291 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4268 |
Title: |
Samuel Stout draft of the constitution of the Atlanta Soldiers' Relief Society
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Stout, Samuel Hollingsworth, 1822-1903 |
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Dates: |
circa 1861-1865 |
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This collection contains Confederate Surgeon Samuel H. Stout's recommendations to the Atlanta Relief Society and a transcription
of an excerpt of his memoir that discusses his appointment as medical chief of the Army of Tennessee after the battle of Shiloh.
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Identifier: |
ms4292 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4269 |
Title: |
National Theatre broadside
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National Theatre (Boston, Mass.) |
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Dates: |
1847 October 25 |
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This collection contains a broadside advertising the National Theatre's production of Cornelius Mathew's play "Withcraft!
Or the Martrys of Salem" in Boston on October 25, 1847 printed by Hooten's Press.
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Identifier: |
ms4293 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4270 |
Title: |
St. Elmo theatrical poster
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Creator: |
Ackermann-Quigley Litho. Co |
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Dates: |
circa 1909 |
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This collection contains a theaterical poster published circa 1909 in Kansas City, Kansas by Ackermann-Quigley Litho. Co.
for a performance of "St. Elmo the Romantic Drama" based on Augusta J. Evans' novel.
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Identifier: |
ms4294 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4271 |
Title: |
Temperance axe pendant
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Nation, Carry Amelia, 1846-1911 |
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Dates: |
1900-1930 |
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This collection consists of a 1.25 inch axe pendant, the emblem of 20th century anti-alcohol activist Carry Nation. In addition,
the collection contains a postcard of Nation's home and a postcard describing Nation's contributions to the temperance movement
through the destruction bars and saloons with a hatchet.
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Identifier: |
ms4295 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4272 |
Title: |
Boyd family papers
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Mattox, Mary E. Turner, 1828-1903 |
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Dates: |
1810-1986 |
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This collection contains Anne Boyd's genealogical notes on the Boyd family as well as letters, postcards, deeds, receipts,
and photographs of related families in Georgia during the 19th and 20th centuries.
The bulk of this collection contains the papers of Minnie Branham Stonestreet, a writer for the Works Progress Administration's
Federal Writers' Project during the Great Depression. It includes her notes and drafts for a guidebook of Washington, Georgia;
oral histories; and some notes on her work as a genealogist. Also of note are the papers of Luke and Eliza Turner, parents
of Mary Mattox. Luke Turner served as a state representative of Wilkes County from 1838-1839.
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Identifier: |
ms4296 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4273 |
Title: |
Frank Egerton papers
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Egerton, Frank N. |
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Dates: |
1974-2019 |
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This collection contains Frank Egerton's correspondence with colleagues Michael Mitchell, Lecturer of Botany at the National
University of Ireland Galway, and Jean-Marc Drouin, retired professor of Philosophy and the History of Science at the National
Museum of Natural History in Paris. Most of these letters, postcards, and emails focus on recommendations and articles for
Egerton's works on the history of Ecological Sciences, but they also include details about their personal lives and families.
In addition, there are several articles written in French sent by Jean-Marc Drouin and some correspodence between Egerton
and Drouin's wife and daughter including a few photographs.
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Identifier: |
ms4297 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4274 |
Title: |
Curtis business records
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Curtis, Jack |
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Dates: |
1968-2014 |
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This collection contains farm and sand mining operation records of L.C. Curtis and Sons, Inc.. It includes family history,
plats and equipment design drawings, correspondence, log books ragarding sand and cattle operations, aerial photographs, and
articles about the Iron Horse sculpture that was removed from the University of Georgia campus in 1954, then in 1957 to the
Curtis property.
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Identifier: |
ms4298 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4275 |
Title: |
Walter McElreath papers
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McElreath, Walter, 1867-1951 |
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Dates: |
1910-1949 |
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The collection consists of papers of Walter McElreath from 1910-1949. The papers contain writings and speeches of McElreath.
The majority of the writings deal with the Georgia Constitution and Georgia history. The speeches, given before bar associations,
historical groups, and while he was in the legislature, deal with Georgia government and politics, law, the Georgia constitution,
and Georgia history.
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Identifier: |
ms43 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4276 |
Title: |
Alexander Stephens letters to Maurice Lichtenstadt
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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton, 1812-1883 |
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Dates: |
1869-1870 |
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This collection is comprised of two handwritten letters dated August 11, 1869 and January 18, 1870 from Alexander Stephens
to Dr. Maurice Lichtenstadt regarding the medical treatment he was receiving from Dr. Lichtenstadt.
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Identifier: |
ms4300 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4277 |
Title: |
Athens music ephemera
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Greer, Fred, Dr. |
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Dates: |
1984-1985 |
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This collection contains posters and other printed ephemera related to Athen's music scene in the 1980s. Most of the posters
advertise performances at Athens' 40 Watt Club Uptown, a music venue renown for it's role in the development of punk rock
and hosting local bands R.E.M. and the B-52's who went on to gain national fame. Also included are publications relating to
music as well as social and political issues of the day.
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Identifier: |
ms4301 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4278 |
Title: |
Massey family papers
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Massey, James Henry, Sr., 1922-1995 |
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Dates: |
Circa 1943-1995 |
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This collection contains color transparencies, filmstrip, prints, and negatives related to James H. Massey Sr. The older photographs
relate to Massey's service as a Marine during World War II, including the Allied occupation of Japan following the end of
the war. In addition, there are family photographs including photographs of trips to Washington, D.C. and Hawaii.
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Identifier: |
ms4302 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4279 |
Title: |
Lois Frazar papers
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Creator: |
Frazar, Ellen Lois, 1911-2016 |
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Dates: |
1930-1999 |
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Contents: |
This collection contains the personal papers, writings, and photographs of Lois Frazar, as well as one folder of papers related
to her partner Jean Anderson.
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Identifier: |
ms4303 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4280 |
Title: |
Miniature cotton bale
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Creator: |
Carithers, Elmer L. |
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Dates: |
1932 November 23 |
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This collection consists of a single miniature cotton bale. Written on the cover are "Elmer L. Carithers" and "Nov 23, 1932
Madison, Georgia".
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ms4306 |
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