Mildred Lewis Rutherford scrapbooks


Descriptive Summary
Title: Mildred Lewis Rutherford scrapbooks
Creator: Rutherford, Mildred Lewis, 1852-1928
Inclusive Dates: [circa 1858-1930]
Language(s): English
Extent: 4.4 Linear Feet (2 document boxes, 3 oversized boxes)
Collection Number: ms1686
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Mildred Lewis Rutherford (1852-1928), author and educator, resided in Athens, Georgia.

For more information, see the article Mildred Lewis Rutherford (1851-1928) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of scrapbooks of Mildred Lewis Rutherford from ca. 1858-1930. Two scrapbooks (1858-1908 and 1896-1901) pertain to the Lucy Cobb Institute and contain clippings, programs, printed material, handbooks, correspondence, and copies of the MESSENGER, a publication of the Institute. The other scrapbooks contain mainly clippings documenting current events in Georgia including information on the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs.

Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Mildred Lewis Rutherford scrapbooks, MS 1686. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 March 22.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.