Elizabeth Ford papers regarding "The Alexander Letters"

Descriptive Summary
Title: Elizabeth Ford papers regarding "The Alexander Letters"
Creator: Unknown
Inclusive Dates: 1877-2004
Language(s): English
Extent: 2 Linear Feet 4 document boxes
Collection Number: ms3239
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Alexander Papers was a book published in 1910 and reprinted in the late 1990s. The book concerns the period of 1787 to 1900.

Scope and Content

This collection consists of correspondence, printed material, photographs, and ephemera related to the original 1910 publication of The Alexander Letters, a selection of family letters edited by Marion Boggs and published by George Baldwin. The Alexander Letters was a book detailing one high-profile family of 19th century Georgia. This collection contains genealogical research regarding the Alexander family descendants by Elizabeth Ford, Carolyn B. Timmann, and David Peters Irwin leading up to the 2002 reprinting.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Elizabeth Ford papers regarding "The Alexander Letters," ms3239, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, the University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding Aid prepared by Arranged and described by intern Chelsea McKelvey, March 21, 2012.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related material regarding Edward Porter Alexander can be found in this repository, De Renne Confederate States of America collection, ms1135.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Correspondence and Research, 1887, 2000-2004
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1	1	Correspondence regarding "The Alexander Letters", 2001
1	2	2001/2002 Edition, transcripts and copies (original 1891), 2001-2002
1	3	Darien Press, 2001-2003
1	4	Mihay, Joan, 2001-2002
1	5	Research Notes, copies (originals from 1990), 2000-2002
1	6	Snider Research, copies and transcripts (originals from 1803, 1805, 1813, 1847, 1923, 1927), 2001-2002
1	7	Timmann, Carolyn, 2001-2003
1	8	Tremain, Betsy, 2000-2004
1	9	Photographic prints, 2003
			3 images: 1887 image depicting Charles and Rosa Alexander in front of Fairfield Plantation house in Washington, GA; another image of the same house sourced from the archives at UNC Chapel Hill; and a 2003 snapshot of the Timmann family and E. Ford.

 

2. Descendants, 1900-2004
	2.1 Generation III, 1900-2004
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2	1		Alexander, Charles, 2001-2002
2	2-4		Alexander, Edward Porter, originals and copies, 1900-2004
2	5		Alexander, James Hillhouse, 2001-2004
2	6		Alexander, William Felix, 2001-2003
2	7		Boggs, Marion Alexander, copies (original 1854, 1901, 1914), 2001-2002
2	8		Cumming, Virginia, 2001-2004
2	9		Gilmer, Louisa F.A., copies (original 1911), 2002
2	10		Haskell, Alice VanYeveren, 2001
2	11		Hull, Mary Clifford A., 2001-2002
2	12		Lawton, Sarah Alexander, copies (originals 1850, 1932), 2000-2002
	2.2 Generation IV and V, 1968-2004
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3	1		Alexander, Eleanor "Hard Hearted Hannah", 1996-2001
3	2		Boggs Correspondence, 2001-2003
3	3		Boggs, Emma Converse, copies (original 1923), 2002
3	4		Butterfield, Alexander, 2001-2003
3	5		Craig Family, copies (originals late 18th-early 19th century), 2000-2002
3	6		Ficklen, Bessie, 1968, 2001-2003
3	7		Hull, Harriet Alexander, 2001-2003
3	8		Hull, Lucy Harvey, 2001-2004
3	9		Lawton Correspondence, 2001-2003
3	10		Pope Family, copies (original 1967), 1996-2002
	2.3 Haskell Family, 2000-2004
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4	1		Haskell, Adam Leopold, 2001-2004
4	2		Haskell, Alexander Cheves II, 2001-2002
4	3-4		Haskell, Anthony Porter, 2001-2003
4	5		Haskell, Charles Thomson, 2001-2004
4	6		Haskell, Frederika Christina , 2001-2004
4	7		Haskell, Marion Alexander, 2001-2002
4	8		Haskell, Mary Elizabeth, 2000
4	9		Haskell, Suzanne Courtonne, 2002-2003
4	10		Haskell Correspondence, 2001-2004
4	11		Haskell Family, 2001-2002
4	12		Haskell Family Association, 2001