Jewel family collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Jewel family collection
Creator: Jewell family
Inclusive Dates: 1804-1901
Language(s): English
Extent: 0.5 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms1438
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

The Jewel family were farmers in Oglethorpe County, Georgia in the mid-1800s.

Thomas Sansom lived in Athens, Georgia in the 19th century.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of various newspaper clippings, embroidery patterns, woven coverlet patterns, recipes, The Jewell Register (a book tracing Jewell lineage to 1522), two photographs, and two account books, from 1804-1901.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Jewel family collection, ms 1438, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2019.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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1

Bobbin, undated

 

1

2

Clippings, undated, 1875-1890

 

1	3	Correspondence, 1882 September
		Dated Union Point, September 1882, to Mrs. Emma Edwards, signed "Your cousin, Annie," regarding Emma's condition and family.

 

1

4

The Jewell Register , 1859

 

1

5

James Jewel ledger, 1804-1812

 

1

6

Miscellaneous, undated

 

1

7

Needlework patterns, undated

 

1	8	Photographs, undated
		Undated, students posing in front of a schoolhouse, "Herman School" penciled on back of photograph.Undated, children and adults in dress wear, posing in front of trees.

 

1	9	Recipes, undated
		Handwritten recipes for Texas Cake, Quaking Pudding, Molasses Custard, and Poor Moms Pudding.

 

1

10

Song lyrics, undated

 

1

11

Thomas Sansom ledger, 1830-1850, 1901

 

1

12

William Jewel, undated

 

1

13

Woven coverlet patterns, named, undated, 1847

 

1

14

Woven coverlet patterns, unnamed, undated