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George Foster Peabody family collection
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: George Foster Peabody family collection | |
| Creator: Unknown | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1894-1951 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box | |
| Collection Number: ms1144 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
George Foster Peabody, born in 1852 in Columbus, Georgia, moved with his family to New York after the Civil War. Largely self-educated, Peabody became a successful banker and supporter of humanitarian causes, especially education. Among other things, he helped finance a library, a forestry school, and a classroom building at the University of Georgia and was the school's first non-Georgia-resident trustee. In appreciation, the University awarded him an honorary degree and named the new broadcasting award for him.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of mainly unidentified photographs and a scrapbook, including some photographs of the George Foster Peabody family. Papers transferred from the Georgia Room Vertical files (in 1984) include correspondence from George Foster Peabody; memorial programs for Katrina Trask, and Elvira Canfield Peabody; and photographs.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
George Foster Peabody family collection, ms 1144, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2020.