| 4861 |
Title: |
Treaty of Hopewell
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United States |
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1785 November 28 |
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The collection consists of a treaty concluded at Hopewell on the Kiowee River, between Benjamin Hawkins, Andrew Pickens, Joseph
Martin, and Lachlan McIntosh, Commissioners Plenipotentiary of the United States, and the headmen and warriors of the Cherokee
Indians on November 28, 1785. The treaty provided for westward expansion as it authorized the cession of much of the lands
along the French Broad and Holston Rivers to the United States.
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ms1346 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4862 |
Title: |
Felix Hargrett collection
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Hargrett, Felix |
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Dates: |
1739-1964 |
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The collection consists primarily of letters, but also includes reports, petitions, furloughs, receipts, depositions, indentures,
court orders, soldier tickets, payrolls, invoices, notes, statements, land orders, and certificates. The collection documents
the Colony of Georgia, slavery, the Confederacy, the Civil War, and Reconstruction. There is a large amount of material about
the Nitre and Mining Bureau of the Confederacy, Georgia Home Insurance Company, and Nathaniel A. Pratt.
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Identifier: |
ms302 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4863 |
Title: |
Sara and Athos Menaboni collection
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Menaboni family |
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Dates: |
1929-1990 |
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The collection consists of personal papers of Sara and Athos Menaboni. Included are correspondence, journals (both financial
and Sara's personal), photographs and photograph albums, home movies, exhibition programs, promotional fliers, Menaboni azalea
prints and copies of other prints, books, calling cards, and the memorial service program for Athos Menaboni. Correspondents
include "Tommy" Arnold, Congressman James C. Davis, and Wayne Short (on Audubon Society letterhead).
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ms3134 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4864 |
Title: |
Stephen Vincent Benét Alumni Day poem
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Benét, Stephen Vincent, 1898-1943 |
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Dates: |
1933 |
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The collection consists of a poem composed and signed by Stephen Vincent Benet. The poem was delivered on Alumni Day, 1933,on
the occasion of the presentation of a portrait of Brigadier General Stephen Vincent Benet to the University of Georgia. Also
included is an article from The Atlanta Journal Magazine regarding General Stephen Vincent Benet, Alumni Day, and the presentation
of his portrait to the University of Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms327 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4865 |
Title: |
Theatre Royal, Covent Garden playbill
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Theatre Royal, Covent Garden |
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Dates: |
1790 December 11 |
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This collection contains a playbill advertising "Love In A Village" and "The Author" for December 11, 1790 by Theatre Royal,
Covent Garden in London. The playbill notes that the performances were given "by desire of the Cherokee Chiefs" referring
to a delegation of several Cherokee and Creek men led by William Augustus Bowles who traveled to England to seek military
support for a proposed separate Native American state, the Nation of Muskogee, on land in Florida belonging to Spain and the
United States.
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Identifier: |
ms4307 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4866 |
Title: |
Illuminated manuscript leaf
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1440 |
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This collection contains a single illuminated manuscript leaf on vellum from a Book of Hours in Latin from Flanders circa
1440. The leaf contains a grisaille initial depicting St. Peter.
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Identifier: |
ms4309 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4867 |
Title: |
Samuel Edward Butler diary
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Butler, Samuel Edward, 1748-1809 |
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Dates: |
1784-1786 |
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The collection consists of the diary of Samuel Edward Butler from 1784-1786. The diary was kept while Butler made trips between
Virginia and Georgia. The entries reflect his observations regarding a myriad of topics including farming, hunting, slavery,
the aftermath of the American Revolution, and Native Americans. The collection also contains several surveyor's maps of property
held by the Butler family in Wilkes County (Ga.).
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Identifier: |
ms432 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4868 |
Title: |
Henry Ellis papers
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Creator: |
Ellis, Henry, 1721-1806 |
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Dates: |
1758-1767 |
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The collection consists of two poems, one rejoicing over Ellis' arrival in Georgia, the other denouncing Ellis' predecessor,
John Reynolds, who was detested by the colonists. These have been reproduced in facsimile by the Ashantilly Press under the
title A pair of odes. There is also a copy of the London Gazette, May 6-9, 1758, announcing Ellis as Reynolds' successor,
a letter to Governor Ellis signed Edm. Atkin, dated Ft. Moore, Jan 25, 1760, regarding Indian Affairs, and a notice to Henry
Ellis of a meeting of the Royal Society, dated Nov. 20, 1767 and signed Morton.
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Identifier: |
ms708a |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4869 |
Title: |
George Baber Atkinson family papers
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Atkinson family |
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Dates: |
1851-1914 |
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The collection consists of the papers of George Baber Atkinson, his sister Fannie Atkinson, and the Atkinson family of Athens,
Georgia from 1851-1914. It includes correspondence, deeds, articles, a bible, poems, essays, photographs, daguerreotypes,
programs, scrapbooks, and indentures relating to ancestors of the Atkinsons. Articles and programs pertain to the Atlanta
Medical College and the Winterville Academy (Winterville, Georgia). Most of the correspondence is to or from Fannie Atkinson.
The collection provides a social history of Georgia for the time period.
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Identifier: |
ms828 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4870 |
Title: |
Horn books
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1900s |
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The collection consists of two modern day reproductions of a Horn Book, accompanied by descriptive sheets.
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Identifier: |
ms1349 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4871 |
Title: |
WSB-TV and WSB Radio photograph file
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Creator: |
WSB-TV (Television station : Atlanta, Ga.) |
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Dates: |
1968-1980 |
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This collection includes images of politicians, celebraties, and newsworthy people. The photographs are primarily offical
press photos, AP photowires, or UPI telephotos.
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Identifier: |
ms2137 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4872 |
Title: |
Albert Einstein letter to John Galambos
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Creator: |
Einstein, Albert, 1879-1955 |
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Dates: |
1946 February 5 |
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A letter (typed, in German, signed) written by Albert Einstein dated February 5, 1946 with accompanying mailing envelope.
In the letter, Einstein is conferring with John Galambos about prospects for obtaining a scholarship to medical school.
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Identifier: |
ms2953 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4873 |
Title: |
Bhagavad-Gita
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Creator: |
Kashmiri, Muhammad Ali |
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Dates: |
1770 |
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The collection consists of a manuscript copy of the Bhagavad-Gita, "The Song of the Divine One," which was written in Nasta'liq
by Muhammad Ali Kashmiri and is dated 1770 A.D. It includes 67 miniatures in addition to the gold, red and blue borders on
each page. The case is contemporary red morocco with stamped panel and fiber stitching.
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Identifier: |
ms930 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4874 |
Title: |
David Jackson Bailey papers
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Bailey, David Jackson, 1812-1897 |
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Dates: |
1860-1925 |
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The collection consists of papers concerning the formation of the 30th Georgia Infantry, of which David Jackson Bailey was
Colonel, from 1860-1865. Some correspondence regards supply and medical matters; and a letter to Bailey from his father regards
the health of family members. A chunk of printed material at the end of the collection regards William Joseph Simmons and
the Ku Klux Klan.
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Identifier: |
ms1661 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4875 |
Title: |
David Lewis Earnest photographs
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Earnest, David Lewis, -1956 |
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Dates: |
1950s |
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The collection consists of various views of houses in Athens, Georgia, which were done by Dr. David Lewis Earnest. Also included
is a negative of the Moina Michael doll.
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Identifier: |
ms1755 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4876 |
Title: |
Charles A. James Martin family papers
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Martin, Charles A. James |
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Dates: |
1864 |
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The collection consists of correspondence from Civil War soldiers Charles A.J. Martin, James K. Polk Martin, and probable
cousin H.L.G. Whitaker, while serving in the 29th Georgia Infantry Regiment in 1864. Letters are mostly written during the
Atlanta Campaign, except for one, from James Polk while he was in a hospital in Alabama. The letters contain some comments
on fighting, but the soldiers mainly discuss their fears of dying and concern for friends and family in the war and at home.
Typed transcriptions are available for most of the letters.
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Identifier: |
ms2738 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4877 |
Title: |
Shepherd Green Pryor papers
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Pryor, S. G. (Shepherd Green), 1828-1911 |
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Dates: |
1837-1863 |
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The collection consists of the papers of Shepherd Green Pryor from 1837-1863. The majority of the collection contains letters
(1861-1863) between Green and his wife, Penelope, while he served with Company A of the 12th Georgia Infantry Regiment during
the Civil War. The letters are mainly from camps in Virginia while the Company fought through the Valley Campaign, the Seven
Days Battle, Fredericksburg, Chancellorsville, and Gettysburg. The collection also includes deeds, photographs of and biographical
material on the Pryor family of Sumter County (Ga.), and a typescript of most of the Civil War letters.
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ms40 |
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| 4878 |
Title: |
Isaac S. Vincent papers
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Creator: |
Vincent, Isaac S. |
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Dates: |
1837-1839 |
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The collection consists of papers of Captain Isaac S. Vincent from 1837-1839. Papers include correspondence, military orders,
provision returns, and a muster roll (May 14, 1838) relating to Vincent's command of the 1st Regiment of Georgia Volunteers
while stationed at Cedar Town, Georgia during the removal of the Cherokee Indians from Georgia. The provision returns (1838)
are for both troops and Indian prisoners.
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Identifier: |
ms617 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 4879 |
Title: |
George Wagner papers
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Creator: |
Wagner, George, 1841-1906 |
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Dates: |
1862-1868 |
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The collection consists of papers of George Wagner from 1862-1868 and includes diaries, correspondence, official reports,
and military documents. The bulk of the material pertains to Wagner's service in the Veteran Reserve Corps with the Freedman's
Bureau in Georgia from 1866-1868. Written during this period, the diaries describe Wagner's daily duties as an officer with
the Bureau, political activities in Georgia during Reconstruction, and problems between the freedmen and whites. The collection
also includes monthly reports sent from Americus, Columbus, and Griffin, Georgia by Wagner to Bureau headquarters in Washington,
D.C. detailing supplies and clothing issued to Freedman. Additional materials pertain to Wagner's service with the 110th Pennsylvania
Infantry Regiment, the Invalid Corps, and the Indiana Confederate prison, Camp Morton.
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Identifier: |
ms895 |
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| 4880 |
Title: |
Thomas G. Cousins papers
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none |
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Dates: |
1962-2008 |
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Contents: |
This collection contains correspondence, subject files, and records regarding Cousins Properties, Incorporated.
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ms4433 |
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