 Mitchell-Marsh family papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteMargaret Mitchell (1900-1949) was an American author who won the Pulitzer Prize in 1937 for Gone with the Wind. The movie adaptation of it in 1939 became the highest-grossing film in Hollywood, and received a record ten Academy Awards. For more information, see the article Margaret Mitchell in the New Georgia Encyclopedia. Margaret Mitchell's second marriage was to John Robert Marsh on July 4, 1925, and the couple set up housekeeping in a small apartment affectionately called "The Dump." They entertained the newspaper crowd and other friends on a regular basis. Marsh, originally from Maysville, Kentucky, worked for the Georgia Railway and Power Company (later Georgia Power Company) as director of the publicity department. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of the papers of Margaret Mitchell, John Marsh and the Marsh family including correspondence, writings, printed material and photographs. Most of the correspondence is from John Marsh and Margaret Mitchell to John's mother and sister, Frances regarding health problems, family news, Gone With the Wind (book and movie), and the complications sudden fame brought to their lives. There are also several letters from John Marsh to his family concerning his wife's death. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationMitchell-Marsh family papers, ms3060, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2009 June 29. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryFor related materials regarding Margaret Mitchell located in the Hargrett Library, see also the following collections: Margaret Mitchell family papers, ms905; Margaret Mitchell scrapbook, ms1614; Margaret Mitchell letter to Marjorie Rawlings, ms2444; Miss Ellen Elliott, ms2513; Margaret Mitchell photographs, ms3031; Margaret Mitchell letters, ms3326; Margaret Mitchell letter to Mr. Rubin, ms3600. Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms3060/bmac-coll | ||||||||||||||||||||||