Boyd family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Boyd family papers
Creator: Mattox, Mary E. Turner, 1828-1903
Creator: Boyd, Anne M.
Inclusive Dates: 1810-1986
Bulk Dates: 1929-1939
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms4296
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains Anne Boyd's genealogical notes on the Boyd family as well as letters, postcards, deeds, receipts, and photographs of related families in Georgia during the 19th and 20th centuries.

The bulk of this collection contains the papers of Minnie Branham Stonestreet, a writer for the Works Progress Administration's Federal Writers' Project during the Great Depression. It includes her notes and drafts for a guidebook of Washington, Georgia; oral histories; and some notes on her work as a genealogist. Also of note are the papers of Luke and Eliza Turner, parents of Mary Mattox. Luke Turner served as a state representative of Wilkes County from 1838-1839.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Boyd family papers, ms4296, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Anne Boyd, 1986

 

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Breach of Promise, 1941

 

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J. D. Briggs , 1862-1864

 

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Edward and Myra Bulloch, 1910-1912

 

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John and Mary Mattox, 1810-1896

 

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Talford Smith, 1873-1889

 

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Minnie Branham Stonestreet , 1929-1958

 

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Luke and Eliza Turner, 1825-1875

 

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Luke Turner letter 1838 December 1, 1838 December 1

 

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Unknown letters , 1864-1890