| 5081 |
Title: |
Black Lives Matter collection
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Mitchell, David Yoakley |
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Dates: |
June 2020 |
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This collection contains artifacts from Black Lives Matter protests in the Fairlie-Poplar district of Downtown Atlanta and
the Wendy's restaurant at 125 University Avenue in South Atlanta during June 2020.
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Identifier: |
ms4375 |
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Hargrett Library |
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| 5082 |
Title: |
Letter describing the Antebellum South
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1850s |
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The collection consists of one handwritten letter: dated Montgomery, Alabama, December 7, "Dear Father," signed "Lucretia,"
regarding Lucretia's impressions of the cities and plantations of Georgia.
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Identifier: |
ms1206 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5083 |
Title: |
British collegiate financial records
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1840-1857 |
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The collection consists of seven notebooks ("rough books and balance sheets") containing miscellaneous information regarding
British educational institutions from 1840-1857. Various expenses and accounts are listed, including financial information
such as internal bills paid to charwomen, major investments and returns, classroom expenditures, salaries, exonerations, amounts
outstanding, house bills, and literary magazine charges.
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Identifier: |
ms1212 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5084 |
Title: |
Eliza Newton Estate plat and J. Wilkerson Property plat (Athens, Georgia)
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1869 |
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The collection consists of two hand-drawn plats. The Eliza Newton Estate plat details the individual lots established when
the property was subdivided, adjoining Bloomfield's and Vonderette's land on the south, Watkinsville Road (Lumpkin Street)
on the east, and essentially Pope Street on the west and Baxter Street on the north. The verso contains "Plat of town lots,
property of J. Wilkerson, 1869". The northern boundary is the proposed Broad Street extension, with the proposed Oconee Avenue
as its eastern and southern bounds, and includes the Cooke Bros. Armory (Chicapee Building).
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Identifier: |
ms1232 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5085 |
Title: |
Georgia banking scrapbook
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1839 |
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A bound volume that contains manuscript notes and is also a scrapbook with various articles and pertinent data pasted in.
This work is given the fully descriptive title (in manuscript) of "Charters and Amendatory Acts of Georgia Banks, Insurance
and Trust Companies, also the General Banking Law, and Acts regulating the Intercourse between Banks and Brokers. Laws, concerning
mismanagement and Insolvency of Banks, and in reference to Bills of Exchange, Notarial Certificates, Mortgages, etc. 1839."
Included is information on the Commercial Bank of Macon, Insurance Bank of Columbus, Bank of Hawkinsville, Farmers Bank of
Chattahoochie, Mechanics Bank of Augusta and numerous other Augusta banks, Bank of the State of Georgia, Bank of Darien, Planters
Bank Savannah, Bank of Milledgeville, Bank of Brunswick, Ocmulgee Bank, Bank of St. Marys, several railroad and banking companies,
and insurance and trust companies.
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Identifier: |
ms1236 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5086 |
Title: |
Confederate States of America Georgia military rosters and pay vouchers
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1861-1878 |
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The collection consists of muster rolls and pay vouchers relating to enrollment in the Confederate States of America military
service during the American Civil War. In almost all cases the units are from Georgia, with most relating to Cobb's Legion
and the Athens area. Includes muster rolls, pay vouchers, authorizations, and settlements.
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Identifier: |
ms1246 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5087 |
Title: |
Hailstone chorus manuscript music
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1794 |
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The collection consists of a manuscript copy of George Frideric Handel 's Hailstone Chorus, Duett for two performers on one
Piano Forte, dated 1974.
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Identifier: |
ms1254 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5088 |
Title: |
Champion family letters
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1816-1869 |
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The collection consists of correspondence of the Champion family from 1816-1869. The bulk of the collection contains letters
written by Aaron Champion of Savannah (Georgia) or Moses Champion of Monticello (Georgia) to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. of West
Springfield (Massachusetts). The Champions comment on the social, political, and economic situations occurring in Georgia
during. The collection also contains an 1816 letter from H. Stebbins of Savannah to Dr. Reuben Champion, Jr. pertaining to
Savannah, the people, commerce, and slavery; three letters from Henry Champion of Montgomery (Alabama) to Dr. Champion discussing
the proposed statehood of what was then the western territory; and a series of letters written from Savannah during the Civil
War discussing the formation of the Confederacy, the progress of the war, and its effect upon the civilian population.
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Identifier: |
ms1301 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5089 |
Title: |
Greek manuscript
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
2nd century A.D. |
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The collection consists of one Greek manuscript, probably papyrus, origin unknown, from the early 2nd century A. D. It measures
6.2 X 7 cm with a 2 cm margin at the lefthand side. It is a small fragment of a private letter written in a fair upright
script to be compared with W. Schubart, Tabula 22. Only the beginning of seven lines is preserved and the document is difficult
to read. "A son Herm[ ]" or "a son of Herm[ ]" is mentioned in 1.2. The word "grapes" occurs in 1.3.
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Identifier: |
ms1347 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5090 |
Title: |
The Plantation subscription book
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1873-1874 |
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The collection consists of a subscription book of The Plantation. The book is arranged by town of post office, and contains
date, name of subscriber, date of payment, and amount paid. The collection also includes a letter to the editor concerning
subscription problems.
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Identifier: |
ms1384 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5091 |
Title: |
Seminole War papers
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1836-1841 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of records pertaining to the U.S. Army during the 2nd Seminole War. Several documents relate to William
M. Graham and matters of military administration, including receipts, invoices, and lists of clothing and supplies; a list
of men employed on extra duty at Camp Hillsboro, Florida (June 1837); a list of men present and absent when Major Graham took
command of the Company (March 1838); and orders pertaining mainly to matters at Fort Harvie, Florida and Fort Simmons, Florida.
Some of the documents relate specifically to the 4th Infantry Regiment of the United States Army.
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Identifier: |
ms1386 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5092 |
Title: |
Savannah sewage disposal
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1900 |
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An undated three-page manuscript, probably from the turn of the twentieth century, relating in detail several suggestions
for the disposal of sewage in Savannah. As in any coastal community, this was a very real problem to the area and a potential
health hazard, so effective programs had to be established to contain the situation.
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Identifier: |
ms1398 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5093 |
Title: |
The Friend: a Religious and Literary Journal index to Indian articles
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
circa 1846 |
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One volume manuscript (undated), given the cover title Indian index to Philadelphia Friends. Vol. 1-19 inclusive. Special
index for Cherokees. The volume indexes by page and volume number those articles which pertain to Indians, the Cherokees,
the Removal, and other matters pertinent to Georgia during the decades immediately preceding the Civil War.
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Identifier: |
ms1423 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5094 |
Title: |
Confederate States of America prison (Madison, Ga.) records of 1862 arrivals
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1870s |
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One list of names of individuals who were incarcerated at the Confederate States of America Prison in Madison, Georgia. The
list (a handwritten copy of original) includes names and dates of prisoners who arrived on the following dates: April 24,
September 21, September 24, and December 20, 1862.
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Identifier: |
ms1428 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5096 |
Title: |
Alabama (Ship) claims
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1868-1882 |
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The collection consists of one notebook containing claims of various individuals against the United States government concerning
losses incurred when the Confederate steamer Alabama was sunk during the Civil War (1868-1875).
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Identifier: |
ms1499 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5097 |
Title: |
Georgia Hussars, Savannah scrapbook
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
1894-1896 |
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The collection consists of a scrapbook containing newspaper clippings concerning the Georgia Hussars of Savannah from 1894
to 1896. The scrapbook is made from what was originally a catalog (architects' edition) of the Hopkins and Dickinson Manufacturing
Company.
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Identifier: |
ms1505 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5098 |
Title: |
Document relating to the court martial of Private George Harris
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1865 June 8 |
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The collection consists of one handwritten document: dated June 8, 1865 (?) (last digit of year is illegible), relating to
the court martial of Private George Harris for sleeping while on sentinel duty. The document states that the court found Private
Harris guilty and sentenced him to hard labor and to wear a 24-pound ball for six months on any government fortification.
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Identifier: |
ms1528 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5099 |
Title: |
Samuel Urlsperger miscellanea
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Unknown |
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Dates: |
1732 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of miscellaneous Salzburger material relating to Samuel Urlsperger.
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Identifier: |
ms1535 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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| 5100 |
Title: |
Harwell family photographs
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Creator: |
Unknown |
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Dates: |
after 1900 |
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Contents: |
The collection consists of copies of photographs featuring the Colley, Foreman and Harwell families of Washington, Georgia.
The collection includes photographs of buildings in Washington, Georgia, including five photographs of the Lucy Cobb Institute
in 1904 or 1905.
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Identifier: |
ms1537 |
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Repository: |
Hargrett Library |
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