John Donald Wade family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: John Donald Wade family papers
Creator: Wade, John Donald, 1892-1963
Creator: Wade family
Inclusive Dates: 1857-1963
Bulk Dates: 1929-1945
Language(s): English
Extent: 11.6 Linear Feet (29 document boxes, 2 oversize folder A)
Collection Number: ms837
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

John Donald Wade (1892-1963) was an educator, author, and editor of the Georgia Review (1947-1951), born in Marshallville, Georgia.

For more information, see the article John Donald Wade (1892-1963) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of John Donald Wade and the Wade family from 1857-1963. It includes primarily correspondence with some clippings, research material and notes, receipts, legal records pertaining to various trust funds, printed material and note books. Early materials (1857-1912) contain land grants and correspondence of the Wade family including John Daniel and Ida Anne, John Donald Wade's parents. The bulk of the collection pertains to Wade's involvement with and writings of the Agrarian concept, the Georgia Review, and the Marshallville Foundation, a beautification and improvement organization in Marshallville, Georgia. Major correspondents include such Southern writers as James Truslow Adams, Charles A. Beard, Donald Davidson, Berry Fleming, Andrew Lytle, Dumas Malone, Minnie Hite Moody, Flannery O'Connor, Charlton Ogburn, Byron Herbert Reece, and Lamar Trotti.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged into 4 series: Series 1. Genealogy, Series 2. Correspondence, Series 3. Subject Files, Series 4. Diplomas.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

John Donald Wade family papers, ms837, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 June 17.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Genealogy

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Genealogy

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"Plot of Land belonging to Dr. J. D. Wade" blueprint/map, 1937 Aug. 20

 

Correspondence
	General Correspondence
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1	2		1857
1	3		1860-1889
1	4		1890-1899
1	5		1900
1	6		1901
1	7		1902
1	8		1903, January-May
1	9		1903, June-December
1	10		1904
1	11		1905
1	12		1906
1	13		1907
1	14		1908
1	15		1909
1	16		1910
1	17		1911
1	18		1912
1	19		1913
1	20		1914
1	21		1915
1	22		Undated
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2	1		1916
2	2		1917
2	3		1918
2	4		1919
2	5		1920
2	6		1921
2	7		1922
2	8		1923
2	9		1924
2	10		1925
2	11		1926
2	12		1927, January-June
2	13		1927, July-December
2	14		1928, January-May
2	15		1928, June-December
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3	1		1929, January-June
3	2		1929, July-December
3	3		1930, January-June
3	4		1930, July-December
3	5		1931, January
3	6		1931, February-March
3	7		1931, April-July
3	8		1931, August-December
3	9		1932, January-February
3	10		1932, March-June
3	11		1932, July-October
3	12		1932, November-December
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4	1		1933, January
4	2		1933, February
4	3		1933, March
4	4		1933, April
4	5		1933, May
4	6		1933, June
4	7		1933, July
4	8		1933, August 1-15
4	9		1933, August 19-September
4	10		1933, October
4	11		1933, November
4	12		1933, December
4	13		1934, January-March
4	14		1934, April-July
4	15		1934, August-October
4	16		1934, November-December
4	17		1935, January-February
4	18		1935, March-August
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5	1		1935, September-October
5	2		1935, November-December
5	3		1936, January-February
5	4		1936, March-April
5	5		1936, May-June
5	6		1936, July-October
5	7		1936, November
5	8		1936, December
5	9		1937, January-February
5	10		1937, March-April
5	11		1937, May-June
5	12		1937, July-August
5	13		1937, September-October
5	14		1937, November-December
5	15		1938, January-March
5	16		1938, April-May
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6	1		1938, June-December
6	2		1939
6	3		1940
6	4		1941, January-March
6	5		1941, April-June
6	6		1941, July-December & n.d.
6	7		1942, January-May
6	8		1942, June
6	9		1942, July
6	10		1942, August
6	11		1942, September-October
6	12		1942, November
6	13		1942, December
6	14		1943, January 1-13
6	15		1943, January 14-31
6	16		1943, February 1-15
6	17		1943, February 16-28
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7	1		1943, March
7	2		1943, April 1-20
7	3		1943, April 21-30
7	4		1943, May 1-16
7	5		1943, May 17-31
7	6		1943, June
7	7		1943, July
7	8		1943, September
7	9		1943, October
7	10		1943, November
7	11		1943, December
7	12		1944, January
7	13		1944, February
7	14		1944, March
7	15		1944, April
7	16		1944, September
7	17		1945, January-March
7	18		1945, April 1-4
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8	1		1945, April 5-6
8	2		1945, April 4-9
8	3		1945, April 7-9
8	4		1946, January-June
8	5		1946, July-December
8	6		1947, January-June
8	7		1947, July-December
8	8		1948
8	9		1949
8	10		1950
8	11		1951
8	12		1955
8	13		1961-62
8	14		1963
8	15		Undated
	Correspondence, Georgia Review
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9	1		Ab-Ang
9	2		Ant-Av
9	3		Ba-Bea
9	4		Bec-Bl
9	5		Bol-Boyd
9	6		Bra-Bu
9	7		Ca-Ch
9	8		Cl-Cu
9	9		Da-Dod
9	10		Doughty (1)
9	11		Doughty (2)
9	12		Dow-Dy
9	13		E
9	14		F
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10	1		G
10	2		Ha
10	3		He
10	4		Hi-Hod
10	5		Hol-Hu
10	6		I
10	7		J
10	8		K
10	9		L
10	10		Ma
10	11		Mac
10	12		Mi-My
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11	1		N
11	2		O-Oe
11	3		Ogburn, Charlton
11	4		Og-Ow
11	5		Pa-Pe
11	6		Pf-Pot
11	7		Pow-Q
11	8		Ra-Re
11	9		Ri-Ru
11	10		Sa-Se
11	11		Sh-Sl
11	12		Sm-Stee
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12	1		Steph
12	2		Ralph Stephens, Folder 1
12	3		Ralph Stephens, Folder 2
12	4		Ralph Stephens, Folder 3
12	5		Ralph Stephens, Stev-Sw
12	6		Ralph Stephens, T
12	7		Ralph Stephens, U
12	8		Ralph Stephens, Wa
12	9		Ralph Stephens, We-Wi
12	10		Ralph Stephens, Wo-Wr
12	11		Ralph Stephens, Y
12	12		News Clippings, Georgia Review

 

Subject Files (Personal & Professional)
Arranged Alphabetically by subject
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13	1	Agrarian Reunion, taped speech
13	2	Andersonville
13	3	Andersonville
13	4	Anthology
13	5	Anthology
13	6	Auto Insurance
13	7	Architecture
13	8	Architecture
13	9	Architecture
13	10	Architecture
13	11	Atlantic Beach
13	12	Brown & Groover, 1944-46
13	13	Brown & Groover, 1947-1950
13	14	Brown & Groover, 1951, January-March
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14	1	Brown & Groover, 1951 August 1952
14	2	Brown & Groover, 1953-1955
14	3	Brown & Groover, 1956-1962
14	4	Camellias, Wade as Judge, 1950-53
14	5	Camellias, Wade as Judge, 1954-62
14	6	C & S Bank
14	7	Cemetery
14	8	Clark, Griffin
14	9	Club House
14	10	Coal (personal)
14	11	Comic Books, Collection
14	12	Coward-McCann, Inc.
14	13	Craig, W.E.
14	14	Davidson, William
14	15	Dawson, Ed, January 1956
14	16	Dog
14	17	Driveway Pavement
14	18	Eidson, John O
14	19	Edwards, Kate
14	20	Electrical service, house
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15	1	Families, Frederick
15	2	Families, Frederick
15	3	Families, Frederick
15	4	Food
15	5	Forbes, Lucy Frederick
15	6	Forrester, W.L.
15	7	Furs
15	8	Gadgets, advertisements
15	9	Garden Gateways
15	10	Gilmore, C, Letter to
15	11	Georgia Timber
15	12	Georgia Timber
15	13	Georgia Timber
15	14	Georgia Timber
15	15	Gout
15	16	Gout
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16	1	Gravel
16	2	Graves, John Temple
16	3	Gaddis, Carl
16	4	Gutter Problem
16	5	Hannah Place
16	6	Hannah Place
16	7	Hannah Place
16	8	Hannah Orchards, King Place
16	9	Health
16	10	Highway 127
16	11	Hodges, Brown (Respess & Respess)
16	12	Hot Water Heater
16	13	House
16	14	House
16	15	House
16	16	House
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17	1	House, heat
17	2	Insurance
17	3	Insurance
17	4	Insurance, U.S. Vets
17	5	Insurance, UGA, (JOHN HANCOCK)
17	6	Insurance, UGA, (JOHN HANCOCK)
17	7	Insurance, UGA, (JOHN HANCOCK)
17	8	Insurance, Julia S. Wade
17	9	Jones, David
17	10	Kiwanis
17	11	Kirk, Russell
17	12	Lyceum
17	13	Library Club
17	14	Lytle, Andrew-Hopkins Review
17	15	Macon Camellia Show, 1951-52
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18	1	Macon Chamber of Commerce
18	2	Macon County Planning
18	3	Macon County Planning
18	4	Marshallville
18	5	Marshallville
18	6	Marshallville Camellia Show, 1952
18	7	Marshallville Camellia Show, 1953
18	8	Marshallville Camellia Show, 1954
18	9	Marshallville Camellia Show, 1955
18	10	Marshallville Garden Foundation
18	11	Marshallville Club
18	12	Marshallville Highway Planning
18	13	Marshallville Highway Planning
18	14	Marshallville Highway Planning
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19	1	Miller, T.J.
19	2	Minnich, William R.
19	3	Middle Georgia Camellia Society
19	4	Middle Georgia Camellia Society
19	5	Middle Georgia Camellia Society
19	6	Mower
19	7	Mullis, T.M.
19	8	Nail File
19	9	Newspaper Clippings, Misc.
19	10	Newspaper Clippings, Misc.
19	11	Newspaper Clippings, Misc.
19	12	Newspaper Clippings, Misc.
19	13	Newspaper Clippings, Misc.
19	14	Newspaper Clippings, Misc.
19	15	Newspaper Clippings, Misc.
19	16	Norris, Albert L.
19	17	Paint
19	18	Piano
19	19	Periodicals
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20	1	Picture Exhibit, Camellia, 1952
20	2	Picture Exhibit, Camellia, 1952
20	3	Picture Exhibit, Camellia, 1952
20	4	Picture Exhibit, Camellia, 1953
20	5	Picture Exhibit, Marshallville, 1954
20	6	Picture Exhibit, 1955
20	7	Piedmont Hotel
20	8	Pine Needles Country Club
20	9	Projects
20	10	Pump for Basement
20	11	Quizzes for English Literature
20	12	R.E.A.
20	13	Records (phonograph)
20	14	Rogers, Richard
20	15	Roofing
20	16	Rumph, Sing
20	17	Rush, Patsy
20	18	St. Francis Prayer
20	19	Silver
20	20	Sea Island
20	21	Sears, Roebuck & Co.
20	22	Seay, E.F.
20	23	Slappey, Emma
20	24	Smith & Watson
20	25	Soil Bank, Acreage Reserve
20	26	Soil Bank, Conservation Reserve
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21	1	Soil Bank-Conservation Reserve Pro
21	2	Soil Conservation Plan, Wade Farm
21	3	Statues for Garden
		Taxes
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21	4		Taxes, 1933-1942
21	5		Taxes, 1943-1945
21	6		Taxes, 1946-1947
21	7		Taxes, 1948-1951 (part)
21	8		Taxes, 1951 (part)-1954
21	9		Taxes, 1955
21	10		Taxes, 1956
21	11		Taxes, 1957
21	12		Taxes, December 1960
21	13		Taxes, 1961
21	14		Taxes, 1962
21	15		Taxes, 1963
21	16	Talmadge, Herman
21	17	Telephone
21	18	Tupper, Samuel
21	19	Turpin, William C.
21	20	Unpublished Novel, Correspondence
21	21	Upholstery
21	22	Vanderbilt University Press
21	23	Virden, Fred
		Wade, Anne
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22	1		Wade, Anne-Grammar School Years
22	2		Wade, Anne-High School Yrs.
22	3		Wade, Anne-High School Yrs.
22	4		Wade, Anne-High School Yrs.
22	5		Wade, Anne-Biology
22	6		Wade, Anne-Home Economics
22	7		Wade, Anne-Home Economics
22	8		Wade, Anne-Correspondence
22	9		Wade, Anne Trust Fund, 1952-1954
22	10		Wade, Anne Trust Fund, 1955-1957
22	11		Wade, Anne Trust Fund, 1958-1959
22	12		Wade, Anne Trust Fund, 1960-1963
22	13		Wade, Anne University of Georgia
		Wade, John D. Writings
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23	1		Wade, John D. Pamphlets
23	2		Wade, John D. Pamphlets & Reprints
23	3		Wade, John D. Pamphlets & Reprints
23	4		Wade, John D. Early Essays
23	5		Wade, John D. Book Reviews
23	6		Wade, John D. Essays
23	7		Wade, John D. Writings of Others
23	8		Wade, John D. Poems
23	9		Wade, John D. Patrick Place
23	10		Wade, John D. Shakespeare Ms.
23	11		Wade, John D. Shakespeare Ms.
23	12		Wade, John D. Shakespeare Ms.
23	13		Wade, John D. Shakespeare Ms.
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24	1		Wade, John D.-Smith, Gerald-"Agrarian Thought of John Donald Wade"
24	2		Southern Review
		UGA Materials
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24	3		UGA: Exam Keys
24	4		UGA: Corres., 1938-39
24	5		UGA: Corres., 1944, July
24	6		UGA: Corres., 1944, August-September
24	7		UGA: Corres., 1945-58 & n.d.
24	8	Valdosta Speech, 1938
24	9	John Wesley, re reprint
24	10	Will (copy)
24	11	"Prodigal", on Thomas Wolfe
24	12	Resolutions on his Death
		"Selected Essays"
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25	1		Wade, John D.-Writings, "Selected Essays...", I, pp. 1-147
25	2		Wade, John D.-Writings, "Selected Essays...", II, pp. 148-282
25	3		Wade, John D.-Writings, "Selected Essays...", III, pp. 283-406
25	4	Wade, Julia Stovall-Estate
25	5	Wade, Julia Stovall-Trust Fund, 1957-61
25	6	Wade, Julia Stovall-Trust Fund, 1962-63
25	7	Wade Place
25	8	Washington Trip
25	9	Miscellaneous Materials
25	10	Miscellaneous Materials
25	11	Miscellaneous Materials
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26	1	Diary and Notebooks
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27	1	Two Notebooks and Printed Material
		Davidson, Donald Correspondence
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28	1		Davidson, Donald-corres, 1933-48
28	2		Davidson, Donald-corres, 1950-51
28	3		Davidson, Donald-corres, 1954-57
28	4		Davidson, Donald-corres, 1959-60
28	5		Davidson, Donald-corres, 1961
		Doctor, Doctor!
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28	6		Doctor, Doctor! part 1
28	7		Doctor, Doctor! part 2
28	8		Doctor, Doctor! part 3
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29	1		Doctor, Doctor! part 4
29	2		Doctor, Doctor! part 5
29	3		Doctor, Doctor! part 6
29	4	Notebook, Misc. Writing
29	5	"Life and Death of Cowin Lucius"

 

Diplomas

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University of Georgia Diploma, 1914 June 14

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Harvard University, 1915 June 24

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Columbia University Diploma, 1924 Feb. 29