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David Wilson Meadow family papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: David Wilson Meadow family papers | |
| Creator: Tifton, Albert, -1957 | |
| Creator: Tifton, Hilda Meadow, 1888- | |
| Creator: Shackleford & Meadow (Athens, Ga.) | |
| Creator: Meadow, William King, 1891- | |
| Creator: Moseley, Berry T., 1861- | |
| Creator: Meadow, David Wilson, 1852-1917 | |
| Creator: Meadow, Susie, 1862-1948 | |
| Creator: Meadow family | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1891-1970 | |
| Bulk Dates: 1915-1958 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 6 Linear Feet (15 document boxes) | |
| Collection Number: ms1558 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
| Abstract: The collection consists of papers of the David Meadows family of Clarke and Madison Counties, Georgia from 1891-1970. Includes correspondence, legal documents, financial records, and photographs. The bulk of the materials pertain to William King Meadow's legal activities with the firms Shackleford and Meadow (Athens, Ga.), Shackleford and Shackleford (Athens, Ga.) and King and Spalding (Atlanta, Ga.) and correspondence pertaining to Meadow's involvement with the American Legion and the organization of units in Georgia. The collection also contains correspondence from William King Meadow during his World War I service in France, correspondence from Berry T. Moseley of Danielsville (Ga.) mainly to Meadow regarding legal activities; materials relating to Albert Tifton's activities as an agent with the Internal Revenue Service; and cash books, receipts, and check stubs for the firm of Shackleford and Meadow. Other correspondents include Howell Cobb, Hilda Meadow Tifton, and Susie Meadow. | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
David Wilson Meadow (1852-1917), lawyer and judge of Clarke County, Georgia. Married Susie Colbert (1862-1948) in 1886. Children include Hilda (b. 1888), lawyer, married Albert Tilton (d. 1957) in 1925; William King (b. 1891), lawyer and soldier in France during World War I; Kathleen (b. 1897) (Brown); and Harold Letcher (b. 1901).
The David Meadows Family lived in Clarke and Madison Counties. David Meadows was a lawyer and state judge; his son William King Meadows was an attorney in Athens (with the firm Shackleford and Shackleford) and in Atlanta (with the firm King and Spalding); his daughter Hilda Meadows Tilton was an attorney in Athens. David Meadows married Susie Colbert of Athens. Hilda M. Tilton's husband Albert was an Internal Revenue Service agent from New Hampshire where his family operated Tilton's Furriers.
Scope and Content
The collection contains business correspondence of these three lawyers as well as personal correrspondence, legal documents, photographs and other items.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged by record type.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
David Wilson Meadow family papers. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2009 July 21.
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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See also MS 1365.