May O. and Sam L. Smoak school documents

Descriptive Summary
Title: May O. and Sam L. Smoak school documents
Creator: Grist, May , 1880-1967
Inclusive Dates: 1874-1914
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.25 Linear Feet 1 box, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms4316
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

May (Mae) Odiorne Smoak Grist grew up in Athens, Georgia and graduated from the Lucy Cobb Institute in 1899. After attending the Lucy Cobb Institute for an additional year, she went on to become one of the first teachers at the Rabun Gap Industrial School in Rabun Gap, Georgia.

Her brother, Sam L. Smoak, attended the University of Georgia and her father, George W. Smoak worked with the University of Georgia farms.

Scope and Content

This collection contains May (Mae) O. Smoak Grist's and Samuel L. Smoak's school records, ephemera, and photographs from their home schools, the Lucy Cobb Institute, and the University of Georgia, as well as George Smoak's University of Georgia farm plat book.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

May O. and Sam L. Smoak school documents, ms4316, 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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Athens High School commencement invitation , 1914

 

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East Athens Night School exhibition ticket , 1899 July 8

 

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George W. Smoak University of Georgia farm plat book, 1899-1903

 

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Home School report cards, 1896-1897

 

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Lucy Cobb Institute report cards, 1898-1899

 

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May Smoak Athens photograph album

 

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May Smoak exam sheet

 

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May Smoak Lucy Cobb Institute diplomas, 1899, undated

 

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Unversity of Georgia commencement program, 1874 August 5

 

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University of Georgia ephemera, 1903-1904, undated

 

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University of Georgia report cards, 1903-1904