Edwin King Lumpkin papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Edwin King Lumpkin papers
Creator: Dudley, J. T.
Creator: Lumpkin & Burnett (Athens, Ga.)
Creator: Burnett, Wiley B.
Creator: Lumpkin, E. K. (Edwin King), 1858-1938
Creator: Lumpkin, Edwin King
Inclusive Dates: 1881-1921
Language(s): English
Extent: 3 Linear Feet (7 document boxes, 1 half box)
Collection Number: ms1748
Repository: Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection consists of papers of Edwin King Lumpkin from 1881-1921. The majority of the collection pertains to Lumpkin's Athens (Ga.) law firm, Lumpkin & Burnett and includes mainly correspondence relating to law cases of Lumpkin and his partner Wiley B. Burnett. The collection contains personal correspondence to family and friends, including his brother Joseph H. Lumpkin, and his wife and children. The personal correspondence pertains to his law practice, social life in Athens (Ga.), Lumpkin's interest in national and state politics, and in particular the campaigns of kinsman Hoke Smith. The J.T. Dudley papers (1906-1912) contain correspondence dealing with buying and selling land throughout the South. The papers of Edwin K. Lumpkin, Jr. (1910-1915) consist mainly of correspondence relating to his legal practice. The papers of Lumpkin's law partner, Wiley B. Burnett contain mainly bills and receipts, with a few letters relating to the law firm.

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Edwin King Lumpkin (1858-1938), partner in the Athens, Georgia law firm of Lumpkin & Burnett, married Mary B. Thomas. One of their sons, Edwin K. Lumpkin, Jr. practiced law with his father.

Lumpkin (1853-1938) attended the University of Georgia and received a civil-engineering degree in 1871. In 1878 he married Mary B. Thomas and passed the bar in 1879.

Lumpkin resided in Athens and was the father of three sons and two daughters. His title of judge was merely a courtesy, but he played an influential role in Georgia judicial history.

His wife Mary helped found the first garden club in Georgia in 1891.

Scope and Content

Boxes 1-7 contain only correspondence, much of which is personal or family-related. Letters to each of his children from Judge Lumpkin are found in this collection, while business-related correspondence is concentrated in the Judge E.K. Lumpkin Papers (MS 80). Box 8 contains various materials including receipts, clippings and printed material.

Organization and Arrangement

Organized into four series: (1) E.K. Lumpkin papers, (2) J.T. Dudley papers, (3) E.K. Lumpkin, Jr. papers, and (4) W.B. Burnett papers.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Edwin King Lumpkin papers, MS 1748. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 April 2.

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.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository: Edwin King Lumpkin papers, ms 80.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Correspondence
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1	1	1882
1	2	1883
1	3	1884
1	4	1885
1	5	1886
1	6	1887
1	7	1888
1	8	1889
1	9	1890
1	10	1891
1	11	1892
1	12	1893
1	13	1894
1	14	1895
1	15	1896
1	16	1897
1	17	1898
1	18	1899
1	19	1900
1	20	1901
1	21	1902
1	22	1903
1	23	1904 January-February
1	24	1904 March-April
1	25	1904 May-June
1	26	1904 July-September
1	27	1904 October
1	28	1904 November
1	29	1904 December & undated
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2	1	1905 January
2	2	1905 February
2	3	1905 March
2	4	1905 April
2	5	1905 May
2	6	1905 June
2	7	1905 July
2	8	1905 August
2	9	1905 September
2	10	1905 October
2	11	1905 November
2	12	1905 December & undated
2	13	1906 January
2	14	1906 February
2	15	1906 March
2	16	1906 April
2	17	1906 May
2	18	1906 June
2	19	1906 July
2	20	1906 August
2	21	1906 September
2	22	1906 October
2	23	1906 November
2	24	1906 December & undated
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3	1	1907 January
3	2	1907 February
3	3	1907 March
3	4	1907 April
3	5	1907 May
3	6	1907 June
3	7	1907 July
3	8	1907 August
3	9	1907 September
3	10	1907 October
3	11	1907 November
3	12	1907 December
3	13	1908 January
3	14	1908 February
3	15	1908 March
3	16	1908 April
3	17	1908 May
3	18	1908 June
3	19	1908 July
3	20	1908 August
3	21	1908 September
3	22	1908 October
3	23	1908 November
3	24	1908 December & undated
3	25	1909 January
3	26	1909 February
3	27	1909 March
3	28	1909 May
3	29	1909 June
3	30	1909 July
3	31	1909 August
3	32	1909 September
3	33	1909 October
3	34	1909 November
3	35	1909 December
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4	1	1910 January
4	2	1910 February
4	3	1910 March
4	4	1910 April
4	5	1910 May
4	6	1910 June
4	7	1910 July
4	8	1910 August
4	9	1910 September
4	10	1910 October
4	11	1910 November
4	12	1910 December & undated
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5	1	1911 January
5	2	1911 February
5	3	1911 March
5	4	1911 April
5	5	1911 May
5	6	1911 June
5	7	1911 July
5	8	1911 August
5	9	1911 September
5	10	1911 October
5	11	1911 November
5	12	1911 December & undated
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6	1	1912 January
6	2	1912 February
6	3	1912 March
6	4	1912 April
6	5	1912 May
6	6	1912 July
6	7	1912 August
6	8	1912 September
6	9	1912 October
6	10	1912 November
6	11	1912 December
6	12	1913 January
6	13	1913 February
6	14	1913 March
6	15	1913 April
6	16	1913 May
6	17	1913 June
6	18	1913 July
6	19	1913 August
6	20	1913 September
6	21	1913 October
6	22	1913 November
6	23	1913 December
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7	1	1914 January
7	2	1914 February
7	3	1914 March
7	4	1914 April
7	5	1914 May
7	6	1914 June
7	7	1914 July
7	8	1914 August
7	9	1914 September
7	10	1914 October
7	11	1914 November
7	12	1914 December
7	13	1915 January
7	14	1915 February
7	15	1915 March
7	16	1915 April
7	17	1915 May
7	18	1915 June
7	19	1915 July
7	20	1915 August
7	21	1915 September
7	22	1915 October
7	23	1915 November
7	24	1915 December
7	25	1916
7	26	1917
7	27	Undated
			Edwin King Lumpkin, Jr. (son)
7	28	Undated
			Gerdine Lumpkin (son)
7	29	Undated
			Joseph H. Lumpkin (son)
7	30	Undated
			Joseph Henry Lumpkin (brother)
7	31	Undated
			Mamie Lumpkin (daughter)
7	32	Undated
			Marion Lumpkin (daughter) - Mrs. Jack Walbridge
7	33	Undated
			Mary (Mamie) Thomas Lumpkin (wife)
7	34	Undated
			personal
7	35	Undated
			business
7	36	Undated
			fragments

 

Clippings

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8

1

Clippings

 

Invitation

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8

2

Invitation

 

Legal documents

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8

3

Legal documents

 

Notes, lists, etc.

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8

4

Notes, lists, etc.

 

Printed material

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8

5

Printed material

 

Receipts
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8		Receipts
		1842-1899
		1900-1905
		1906-1910
		1911-1917 & undated

 

School Certificates

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8

10

School Certificates