John L. Tison papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: John L. Tison papers
Creator: Tison, John L. (John Laurence), 1876-
Inclusive Dates: 1891-1934
Language(s): English
Extent: 5 Linear Feet (9 document boxes, 1 oversized box, 1 oversized folder A, 1 oversized folder B)
Collection Number: ms1685
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

John Lawrence Tison (b. 1876), lawyer and layman minister of the Episcopal Church, son of Catherine Arabella Tison (b. 1833), married Elsie Storey, resided in Cedar Grove, Walker County, Georgia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of John L. Tison of Cedar Grove, Georgia from 1891-1934. Includes correspondence, deeds, indentures, notebooks, sermons, and speeches. The bulk of the collection consists of correspondence (1900-1910) to John L. Tison from his mother, Arabella, and brother Sidney which discusses family matters, religion, and social events.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged by record type.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

John L. Tison papers. MS 1658. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 May 24.

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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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Correspondence
	Dated Correspondence
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1	1		1850 June 15
1	2		1891 November 14
1	3		1892 March 13
1	4		1893 March 13
1	5		1893 October 17
1	6		1893 November 14
1	7		1893 November 17
1	8		1893 December 5
1	9		1893 December 9
1	10		1894 October 5
1	11		1895 March 11
1	12		1895 March 31
1	13		1895 April 9
1	14		1895 April 13
1	15		1895 July 27
1	16		1895 September 30
1	17		1896 May 17
1	18		1896 September 16
1	19		1896 September 27
1	20		1896 November 29
1	21		1896 December 13
1	22		1896 December 31
1	23		1897 February 22
1	24		1897 March 1
1	25		1897 March 11
1	26		1897 June 25
1	27		1898 January 9
1	28		1898 February 7
1	29		1898 March 14
1	30		1898 October 16
1	31		1898 November 26
1	32		1898 December 13
1	33		1899 January 1
1	34		1899 February 15
1	35		1899 February 27
1	36		1899 April 30
1	37		1900 January 30
1	38		1900 February 7
1	39		1900 February 14
1	40		1900 February 28
1	41		1900 March 6
1	42		1900 March 28
1	43		1900 March 29
1	44		1900 April 5
1	45		1900 April 24
1	46		1900 July 10
1	47		1900 July 16
1	48		1900 September 24
1	49		1901 January 22
1	50		1901 February 18
1	51		1901 March 11
1	52		1901 March 19
1	53		1901 March 28
1	54		1901 March 29
1	55		1901 March 31
1	56		1901 June 30
1	57		1901 July 1
1	58		1901 July 6
1	59		1901 July 11
1	60		1901 July 14
1	61		1901 September 2
1	62		1901 December 9
1	63		1901 December 22
1	64		1901 December 27
1	65		1902 January 5
1	66		1902 February 2
1	67		1902 February 11
1	68		1902 March 11
1	69		1902 March 14
1	70		1902 March 22
1	71		1902 March 27
1	72		1902 April 2
1	73		1902 April 15
1	74		1902 April 24
1	75		1902 April 29
1	76		1902 May 6
1	77		1902 May 19
1	78		1902 May 28
1	79		1902 June 18
1	80		1902 July 10
1	81		1902 August 17
1	82		1902 November 12
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2	1		1903 February 10
2	2		1903 April 22
2	3		1903 April 29
2	4		1903 June 8
2	5		1903 September 13
2	6		1903 September 14
2	7		1903 September 30
2	8		1903 October 25
2	9		1903 November 29
2	10		1903 December 29
2	11		1904 January 10
2	12		1905 April 2
2	13		1905 May 25
2	14		1905 June 7
2	15		1905 July 27
2	16		1905 October 21
2	17		1905 November 24
2	18		1905 December 9
2	19		1906 February 7
2	20		1906 February 15
2	21		1906 February 24
2	22		1906 May 7
2	23		1907 January 27
2	24		1907 February 15
2	25		1907 February 20
2	26		1907 March 2
2	27		1907 April 2
2	28		1907 July 9
2	29		1907 August 19
2	30		1907 September 13
2	31		1907 September 30
2	32		1907 October 4
2	33		1907 October 25
2	34		1907 October 30
2	35		1907 November 29
2	36		1908 January 16
2	37		1908 January 21
2	38		1908 February 12
2	39		1908 March 9
2	40		1908 March 15
2	41		1908 March 31
2	42		1908 April 7
2	43		1908 April 14
2	44		1908 April 18
2	45		1908 May 16
2	46		1908 June 19
2	47		1908 June 24
2	48		1908 July 8
2	49		1908 July 22
2	50		1908 August 18
2	51		1908 September 6
2	52		1908 September 15
2	53		1908 October 5
2	54		1908 October 10
2	55		1908 October 29
2	56		1908 November 17
2	57		1908 November 19
2	58		1908 December 1
2	59		1909 January 20
2	60		1909 February 22
2	61		1909 April 6
2	62		1909 May 13
2	63		1909 July 5
2	64		1909 July 7
2	65		1909 July 9
2	66		1909 July 10
2	67		1909 July 11
2	68		1909 July 12
2	69		1909 July 13
2	70		1909 July 14
2	71		1909 July 15
2	72		1909 July 27
2	73		1909 July 24
2	74		1909 July 29
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3	1		1909 August 15
3	2		1909 August 18
3	3		1909 August 18
3	4		1909 August 19
3	5		1909 August 19
3	6		1909 August 20
3	7		1909 August 23
3	8		1909 August 23
3	9		1909 August 23
3	10		1909 August 24
3	11		1909 August 25
3	12		1909 August 26
3	13		1909 August 26
3	14		1909 August 27
3	15		1909 August 29
3	16		1909 August 30
3	17		1909 August 30
3	18		1909 August 31
3	19		1909 September 1
3	20		1909 September 3
3	21		1909 September 3
3	22		1909 September 4
3	23		1909 September 5
3	24		1909 September 6
3	25		1909 September 7
3	26		1909 September 8
3	27		1909 September 8
3	28		1909 September 9
3	29		1909 September 10
3	30		1909 September 12
3	31		1909 September 13
3	32		1909 September 15
3	33		1909 September 16
3	34		1909 September 18
3	35		1909 September 19
3	36		1909 September 22
3	37		1909 October 1
3	38		1909 October 3
3	39		1909 October 7
3	40		1909 October 9
3	41		1909 October 14
3	42		1909 October 19
3	43		1909 October 24
3	44		1909 October 26
3	45		1909 October 30
3	46		1909 November 1
3	47		1909 November 3
3	48		1909 November 9
3	49		1909 November 28
3	50		1909 November 30
3	51		1909 December 3
3	52		1909 December 5
3	53		1909 December 6
3	54		1909 December 10
3	55		1909 December 11
3	56		1909 December 14
3	57		1909 December 15
3	58		1909 December 28
3	59		1909 December 29
3	60		1909 December 30
3	61		1909 December 31
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4	1		1910 January 2
4	2		1910 January 3
4	3		1910 January 5
4	4		1910 January 6
4	5		1910 January 7
4	6		1910 January 8
4	7		1910 January 10
4	8		1910 January 10
4	9		1910 January 12
4	10		1910 January 13
4	11		1910 January 14
4	12		1910 January 15
4	13		1910 January 16
4	14		1910 January 18
4	15		1910 January 19
4	16		1910 January 30
4	17		1910 February 3
4	18		1910 February 3
4	19		1910 February 4
4	20		1910 February 5
4	21		1910 February 7
4	22		1910 February 12
4	23		1910 February 13
4	24		1910 February 13
4	25		1910 February 14
4	26		1910 February 15
4	27		1910 February 16
4	28		1910 February 17
4	29		1910 February 20
4	30		1910 February 21
4	31		1910 February 24
4	32		1910 February 24
4	33		1910 February 25
4	34		1910 February 27
4	35		1910 February 27
4	36		1910 February 28
4	37		1910 March 2
4	38		1910 March 3
4	39		1910 March 5
4	40		1910 March 6
4	41		1910 March 8
4	42		1910 March 10
4	43		1910 March 10
4	44		1910 March 11
4	45		1910 March 12
4	46		1910 March 13
4	47		1910 March 26
4	48		1910 March 27
4	49		1910 March 28
4	50		1910 March 30
4	51		1910 March 30
4	52		1910 March 31
4	53		1910 April ?
4	54		1910 April 2
4	55		1910 April 3
4	56		1910 April 3
4	57		1910 April 4
4	58		1910 April 4
4	59		1910 April 5
4	60		1910 April 6
4	61		1910 April 7
4	62		1910 April 8
4	63		1910 April 10
4	64		1910 April 10
4	65		1910 April 11
4	66		1910 April 12
4	67		1910 April 13
4	68		1910 April 14
4	69		1910 April 15
4	70		1910 April 22
4	71		1910 April 24
4	72		1910 April 24
4	73		1910 April 25
4	74		1910 April 26
4	75		1910 April 27
4	76		1910 April 27
4	77		1910 April 28
4	78		1910 April 29
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5	1		1910 May 1
5	2		1910 May 2
5	3		1910 May 3
5	4		1910 May 3
5	5		1910 May 4
5	6		1910 May 5
5	7		1910 May 6
5	8		1910 May 6
5	9		1910 May 7
5	10		1910 May 9
5	11		1910 May 9
5	12		1910 May 9
5	13		1910 May 13
5	14		1910 August 15
5	15		1910 August 16
5	16		1910 August 18
5	17		1910 August 21
5	18		1910 August 22
5	19		1910 October 25
5	20		1911 January 2
5	21		1911 March 25
5	22		1911 March 26
5	23		1912 April 2
5	24		1922 July 21
5	25		1923 June 19
5	26		1924 March 6
5	27		1924 March 24
5	28		1924 March 24
5	29		1924 March 24
5	30		1924 March 24
5	31		1924 March 25
5	32		1924 March 25
5	33		1924 March 26
5	34		1924 March 28
5	35		1925 August 23-1925 September 24
5	36		1931 January 7
5	37		1931 February 16
5	38		1932 February 10
5	39		1932 February 15
5	40		1932 May 1
5	41		1932 September 9
5	42		1934 July 24
	Undated Correspondence
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5	43-59		Correspondence, undated

 

Miscellaneous
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6	1	Awards
6	2	Child's Notebook
6	3	Clippings
6	4	Deed, 1843
6	5	Deed, 1886
6	6	Diary, 1875
6	7	Empty Envelopes
6	8	Geneology
6	9	Indenture, 1843
6	10	Indenture, 1856
6	11	Indentures (Incomplete)
6	12	Journal of J.L. Tison
6	13	Ledger, 1913
6	14	Notebook
6	15	Notebook of J.L. Tison
6	16	Pictures
6	17	Poetry
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7	1	Receipts
7	2	Scrapbook
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8	1-16	Sermons by J.L. Tison
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9	1-16	Speeches by J.L. Tison
9	17	Student Notebook, 1896
9	18	Will of Catherine Tison
9	19	Will of Southwood Smith
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10		Award
10		Newspapers

 

Oversize Materials

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2B

Photographs oversized

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1A

Diplomas