Sarah Cobb Baxter collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Sarah Cobb Baxter collection
Creator: Baxter, Sarah Spalding Cobb, 1882-1973
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1967
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms1248
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Sarah Cobb Baxter was the daughter of Judge Howell Cobb and Mary McKinley Cobb of Athens, Georgia, and granddaughter of General Howell Cobb. She was married to Richard Bolling Baxter of Sparta, but spent most of her life in Athens.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of newspaper clippings, writings by Mrs. Baxter, and ephemeral material relating chiefly to the various members of the Cobb family. In addition, there are some letters of Howell N. Cobb, Judge Howell Cobb, and Mr. and Mrs. William McKinley Cobb as well as a large number of photographs. The collection also includes a facsimile of the masonic documents showing the initiation, passing, and raising of George Washington.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Sarah Cobb Baxter collection, ms 1248, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2020.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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General correspondence, 1927-1957

 

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Correspondence, General, 1958-1967, undated

 

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3

Correspondence, Howell N. Cobb, 1944-1957

 

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4

Correspondence, Mr. & Mrs. William McKinley Cobb, 1940-1942, undated

 

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Correspondence, Judge Howell Cobb, 1900-1941, undated

 

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Correspondence, Greeting Cards, 1922-1943, undated

 

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7

Writings, Sara Cobb Baxter, 1932, undated

 

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Correspondence & Brief, Zach Lamar Cobb, 1902, 1945-1948

 

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9

Copies of poems, undated

 

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Clippings, 1931-1957, undated

 

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11

Ephemera, Southern Travels, 1946, undated

 

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Photographs, 1909-1931, undated

 

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2 matted photographs & Facsimile of the Masonic records of Frederickburg Lodge, undated