 Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers
Collection DescriptionHistorical NoteJoseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894), lawyer, Georgia Governor (1857-1865), son of Mackey and Sally Rice Brown, married Elizabeth Grisham, daughter of Joseph and Mary L. Grisham. Parents of Julius L. Brown, Mary Virginia Brown, Joseph M. Brown, Franklin P. Brown, Elijah A. Brown, Charles M. Brown, Sally Eugenia Brown, and George M. Brown. For more information, see the article Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography. Scope and ContentThe collection consists of papers of the Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown family of Cherokee County, Georgia from 1847-1951. The papers consists of correspondence, genealogical notes, photographs, and scrapbooks. The bulk of the correspondence (1866-1884), contains family letters to and from Joseph E. Brown; his wife, Elizabeth Grisham Brown; her parents Joseph Grisham and Mary L. Grisham; the Brown children, Mary V. Brown (Connally), Franklin Pierce Brown; and other relatives including uncle James Steele and cousin Mary E. Maxwell. The scrapbooks (46) contain a variety of materials including newsclippings and ephemera, some relating to Brown's political career, kept by various members of the Brown family. Organization and ArrangementArranged by record type. Administrative InformationPreferred CitationJoseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers, ms85, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries. Immediate Source of AcquisitionDonated by Mary Connally Spalding and Elizabeth Grisham Spalding Sheffield in 1946-1959 Finding Aid PublicationFinding aid prepared on: 2009 April 2. Related Materials and SubjectsSubject Terms | ||||||||||||||||||||