Allen and Maude Talmage papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Allen and Maude Talmage papers
Creator: Leathers, Milton
Inclusive Dates: 1921-1962
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms3733
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, contracts, and records of the management of rental property of the Allen Talmage estate by Maude and Frances Talmage in Athens, Georgia.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Allen and Maude Talmage papers, ms3733, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Milton Leathers, May 2010.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Estate of Allen H. Talmage

 

1	2	Rental contracts - commercial - Maude Talmage, 1923-1940
		Contains a rental contract with the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan from 1928.

 

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Rental contracts - residential - Maude Talmage, 1921-1933

 

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Blank contracts

 

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Jester Building renovation, 1913 June 16

 

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Insurance correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1931-1937

 

1	7	Business correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1931-1939
		Includes an inquiry from Montgomery Ward of Chicago regarding possible downtown Athens locations for a store from 1936.

 

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National Bank of Athens correspondence, 1932-1940

 

1	9	Renters' correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1930-1940
		Includes correspondence from Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22, Free and Accepted Masons, and St. Elmo Lodge No. 40, Knights of Pythias.

 

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Renters' repair and negotiations correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1930-1942

 

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Repairs, renovations on rental property, 1931-1948

 

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Insurance, rental contract - Frances Talmage, 1942, 1950

 

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Estate correspondence - Frances Talmage, 1941-1942

 

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Rental business correspondence - Frances Talmage, 1939-1962

 

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Personal correspondence - Frances Talmage, 1941-1942

 

1	16	Ephemera
		Includes a city of Athens Democratic Primary ballot from 1945, a War Ration Book, and bumper stickers reading "I Love Lucy (Cobb, that is)."

 

1	17	Garden Club Yearbooks, 1932, 1942-1943
		Includes 1932 Garden Club of Georgia Yearbook, and 1942-1943 Garden Club of Alabama Yearbook.