Descriptive Summary | |
Title: Joseph Henry Lumpkin papers | |
Creator: Lumpkin, Joseph Henry, 1856-1916 | |
Inclusive Dates: 1893-1917 | |
Bulk Dates: 1902-1916 | |
Language(s): English | |
Extent: 2 Linear Feet (5 document boxes) | |
Collection Number: ms1776 | |
Repository: Hargrett Library |
Joseph Henry Lumpkin (1856-1916), lawyer and judge, judge of Superior Court of Atlanta and Georgia Supreme Court justice, born in Athens, Georgia, resided in Atlanta, Georgia.
The collection consists of papers of Joseph Henry Lumpkin from 1893-1917. Includes primarily correspondence and receipts. The correspondence is mostly personal in nature and contains letters to and from friends and colleagues, his brother Edwin K. Lumpkin discussing family matters, and various charitable organizations in Atlanta that he supported. The collection contains a scattering of material relating to his professional life as a lawyer and judge. Of particular interest are letters regarding his 1906 campaign for the Georgia Supreme Court.
Arranged in chronological order.
Joseph Henry Lumpkin papers, MS1776. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding aid prepared on: 2009 October 16.
Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.