 Alfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteAlfred Holt Colquitt (1829-1894) was born in Walton County, Georgia. Colquitt was a lawyer, Confederate officer, U.S. Representative (1852-1854), Georgia Governor (1876-1882), and a U.S. Senator (1883-1894). For more information, see the article Alfred H. Colquitt (1824-1894) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of eleven volumes of scrapbooks relating to Alfred Holt Colquitt, mainly compiled by Colquitt's secretary Isaac Wheeler Avery, from 1853-1894. The scrapbooks include clippings, with a few letters, primarily pertaining to Colquitt's terms as Governor (1876-1882), but also containing obituaries of Colquitt and letters of condolence. Organization and ArrangementArranged roughly in chronological order. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationAlfred Holt Colquitt scrapbooks, ms66, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. General NotesDonated by Mrs. Walter T. Colquitt, Mrs. Preston Arkwright, and Mrs. George Howard in 1940. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||