| 4501 |
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Andrew Avery papers
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Avery, Andrew, 1901-1990 |
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Dates: |
1922-1991 |
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This collection contains correspondence, photographs, printed material, notes, legal documents, plats, and various ephemera.
Of note is the scrapbook documenting farm improvements he made for the Atlanta Constitution's Plant-to-Prosper contest of
1938, as well as many photographs of schools he was involved with in southwest Georgia and the film camera used to make the
home movies housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.
Additional audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.
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ms4056 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4502 |
Title: |
Dale Coffed collection
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1940s |
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This collection includes WWII ration books, souvenirs and postcards from a visit to Washington DC in 1944, Grange ribbons,
and a decorative American flag cutout craft.
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ms4057 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4503 |
Title: |
Rose Hill Plantation collection
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1950s |
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This collection contains photographs, clippings, historic writing, and detailed auction material regarding this property.
Also included are writings and photographs of the Seaboard Air Line Free Traveling Library System that began at Rose Hill
Plantation, as well as other papers kept by one of its librarians Elizabelle Langston Swift.
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Identifier: |
ms4058 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4504 |
Title: |
John Thomas Mercer family research files
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Creator: |
Sherman, David |
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Dates: |
1820s-2000s |
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This collection contains correspondence, land records, wills, photographs, military orders, and research notes about the Mercer,
Tift, Wooten, and Sherman families. Included are a series of photographs from the Tift Farm in Albany, Georgia, stock certificates
from railroad and banking companies, miltary orders from the Confederate States, and correspondence from the late 1850s American
West, and throughout the South during the Civil War.
The audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.
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Identifier: |
ms4059 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4505 |
Title: |
Hargrave collection
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Creator: |
Hargrave, B.W. |
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Dates: |
1899-1906 |
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Collection consists mostly of correspondence between B.W. Hargrave and B.F. Johnson Publishing Company between 1899-1906 regarding
the posthumous publication of the book "Wallannah: A Colonial Romance" by Will Loftin Hargrave. First folder includes correspondence
between 1899-1900, two copies of the publication contract, and a letter from B.W. Hargrave's mother concerning the title of
the book. Second folder includes correspondence between 1901-1906, including a letter from Henry Groves Connor, a lawyer and
United States federal judge, and a letter from Marshall DeLancey Haywood, a historian and author from Raleigh, North Carolina.
Includes an original copy of the book.
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Identifier: |
ms4060 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4506 |
Title: |
Yuri Rasovsky papers
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Creator: |
Rasovsky, Yuri |
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Dates: |
1972-2013 |
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This collection contains promotional materials, books, studio photographs, scripts, awards, and posters from productions of
the Chicago Radio Theater, and Hollywood Theater of the Ear, and written work of Yuri Rasovsky.
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Identifier: |
ms4061 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4507 |
Title: |
Athens City Engineer plans
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Creator: |
Athens (Ga.). Office of the City Engineer |
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Dates: |
1946-1968 |
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This collection contains drawings, plans and plats for Athens area drainage and sewerage utilitiy construction projects.
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Identifier: |
ms4062 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4508 |
Title: |
Ramblin' "Doc" Tommy and Frankie Scott collection
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Creator: |
Scott, Tommy, 1917-2013 |
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Dates: |
1930-2007 |
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Contents: |
This collection contains correspondence, photographs, business records, travel date calendars, posters, and stage props from
the 1940s thru the 2010s. Items of interest include advertisements printed by Scott's printing company, detailed, day to day
travel and accounting records, commercial scripts, and many AV materials of both the show, and of family life.
The audiovisual materials related to this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archives.
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Identifier: |
ms4063 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4509 |
Title: |
Akerman family papers
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Akerman, Emory S. |
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Dates: |
1940-1989 |
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Consists of materials documenting the Akerman family members' extensive legal careers, especially Emory Akerman's work on
voting rights for black citizens in Florida and his relationship with the NAACP in the 1940s. Includes Emory's correspondence
with members of the NAACP, a complaint filed against the city of St. Petersburg, Florida, which led to black citizens voting
for the first time in the city's white primary, and materials documenting his bid for Congress, which he ultimately lost to
Joseph Hendricks.
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Identifier: |
ms4064 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4510 |
Title: |
Ben Moore papers
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Creator: |
Moore, James Benjamin, 1920-2011 |
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Dates: |
1958 |
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Contains documents from Ben Moore's tenure as foreman of the Fulton County grand jury, pertaining mainly to the Temple Bombing.
Includes a summons to appear in court to be sworn in as a grand juror, a draft copy of the grand jury presentment, and correspondence
from around the time he served on the grand jury in 1958.
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Identifier: |
ms4065 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4512 |
Title: |
Don and Carolyn Carter papers
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Creator: |
Carter, Don E. |
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Dates: |
1900-2017 |
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The collection consists of materials from Don and Carolyn Carter's careers, mostly from 1940-1990. It contains many letters
between Carolyn and Don while he served in World War II in the China Burma India Theater, as well as several letters between
Don and J. Montgomery Curtis, a close friend and former vice-president at Knight-Ridder Newspapers, Inc. Contains correspondence,
documents, and articles from both Don and Carolyn's careers in journalism and photojournalism and also reflects their lifelong
close relationship with the Henry W. Grady College of Journalism and Mass Communication. Collection consists of many letters
and other materials showing their involvement in politics, namely Jimmy Carter's tenure as Governor of Georgia and his presidency.
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ms4067 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4513 |
Title: |
William Humphrey Foy III papers
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Creator: |
Mitchell, David Yoakley |
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Dates: |
1880-2015 |
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This collection contains family history and photographs, scrapbooks and photo albums, land records, and ephemera collected
by William H. Foy III.
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Identifier: |
ms4068 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4514 |
Title: |
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District records
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Creator: |
Metropolitan North Georgia Water Planning District |
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Dates: |
1968-2015 |
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This collection contains reports, studies, staff working papers, and plans regarding water supply, sewerage, conservation,
management, and maintenance of water systems in the Atlanta region.
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Identifier: |
ms4069 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4515 |
Title: |
Letter to Colonel James Austin
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Creator: |
Austin, William |
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Dates: |
1848 September 20 |
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The collection consists of one letter (and transcript of letter): dated Campbellton, Georgia, September 20, 1848, addressed
to "Col. James Austin," signed "William (?) Austin," (signature is indecipherable), regarding starting a business, preferably
in some other town.
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Identifier: |
ms407 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4516 |
Title: |
Connally family papers
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Connally family |
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Dates: |
1857-1975 |
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Folder one contains correspondence from several different members of the Connally family, including Tom Connally, Delia Connally,
and L. Allen Connally. Folder two contains correspondence from, to, or regarding Charles P. Connally. Folder three contains
legal documents originating in Walker County, Georgia, such as a mortgage, warranty title deed, receipts of payment, a document
showing the approval of a substitute to serve in the Confederate army for W.L. Connally in 1862, and a document showing the
agreement of three men to pay W.L Connally $10,000 in 1866, although no reason is given. Folder four contains legal documents
originating in Fulton County, such as a property title for Mrs. Mattie O. Davis, letters testamentary for Mrs. Mary Connally,
last will and testament of W.L Connally, and quit-claim deed between Pauline Propst and Mrs. Tott S. Connally, and two documents
pertaining to the last will and testament of Mrs. W.L Connally. Folder five contains newspapers clippings, most of which concern
Charles P. Connally's promotion to police chief. Folder six contains photographs of multiple family members, most of which
have been identified. Folders seven and eight contain photographs of women and men, most unidentified. Folder nine contains
genealogical records and research done by members of the Connally family, such as marriage records, a brief biography of Elijah
Lewis Connally, family histories, and poems and stories by T.S. Connally.
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Identifier: |
ms4070 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4517 |
Title: |
Chapin family papers
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Creator: |
Chapin, Cyrus |
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Dates: |
19th Century |
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The collection consists of a journal and a Chapin family record which spans the years 1760-1962. The journal is a history
of his experiences in the Atlanta Campaign, where he was wounded at the base of Kennesaw Mountain on 20 June 1864. It appears
to have been written while he was convalescing at the hospital in Quincy, Illinois. Also of note is a page from the journal
being a handwritten diploma from 26 June 1862 for Charlotte A. Cothran of Rome, Georgia, possibly indicating that the journal
was taken when Chapin was in occupied Rome.
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Identifier: |
ms4071 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4518 |
Title: |
James Himrod letter
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Creator: |
Himrod, James, active 1836 |
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Dates: |
1862 November 30 |
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Collection includes a broadside and letter sent by Union soldier James Himrod to his niece. The letter describes Thanksgiving
Day festivities at Fort Pulaski. After describing the food and festivities, he comments on the scandalous behavior of some
of the officers and offers his opinion of commanding Generals McClellan and Burnside. Also included is a broadside for the
Grand Thanksgiving Fete and Festival, November 27th, 1862.
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Identifier: |
ms4072 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4519 |
Title: |
Sylvia Anne Moor autograph book
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Creator: |
Moor, Sylvia Anne, active 1931 |
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Dates: |
1948 |
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Autograph book owned by Sylvia Anne Moor, Tifton High School, includes list of teachers, diary entries, and classmate signatures.
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Identifier: |
ms4073 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 4520 |
Title: |
Tift family papers
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Creator: |
Tift, Henry Harding, 1841-1922 |
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Dates: |
1750-2015 |
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Contents: |
This collection contains correspondence, business and land records, photographs, family history, and printed material. Some
highlights include American Revolution militia recruitment orders, Colonial land records from Connecticut, and photographs
of early Tifton, Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms4074 |
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