 Smithonia Estate collection
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteJames Monroe Smith (1839-1915) was an Oglethorpe County, Georgia millionaire farmer and merchant whose plantation, Smithonia, comprised about 20,000 acres. He never married and after his death many people laid claim to his estate. Scope and ContentThis collection contains a photograph of the Smithonia Sawmill taken in the late 1800s, as well as a 1975 survey of the estate by J. L. Todd Auction Co. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationSmithonia Estate collection, ms4357, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject TermsRelated Collections in this RepositoryRelated materials in this repository: James Monroe Smith estate administration minutes, ms3160; David Lewis Earnest photographic collection, ms1590; Alma Walker papers, ms2696; James Monroe Smith papers, ms953; David W. Meadow papers, ms3511; James M. Hunt architectural records, ms2901; Georgia photograph file, ms3705; and Georgiana Vertical Files, Georgia Biographical Files, ms3692. | ||||||||||||||||||