Charles W. Hubner papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Charles W. Hubner papers
Creator: Hubner, Charles W. (Charles William), 1835-1929
Inclusive Dates: 1835-1929
Language(s): English
Extent: 2.4 Linear Feet (3 document boxes, 1 oversized box)
Collection Number: ms1985
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Charles William Hubner was born in Baltimore, Maryland on Jan. 16, 1835. He died in Atlanta, Georgia on Jan. 3, 1929. Hubner served in the confederate Army as a major. He married Ida Ann Southworth on Nov. 15, 1865 in Memphis, Tenn. They moved to Selma, Alabama where he worked for the newspapers. Later he worked for the railroad and western union. He took the telegraph job in Atlanta in 1870. He resigned to take a position on the editorial staff of the Atlanta Constitution. He became assistant librarian at the Carnegie Library in Atlanta. He wrote numerous works of poetry and music and published 11 books.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, writings, and other information pertaining to Charles W. Hubner. Hubner's correspondents in this collection include Samuel Clemens (Mark Twain), Oliver Wendell Holmes, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, and Alexander Stephens.

Organization and Arrangement

Arranged primarily in alphabetical order.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Charles W. Hubner papers, MS 1985. Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Charles W. Hubner, "Over the stars"; Charles W. Hubner papers, 1874-1899; Charles W. Hubner letter, 1919.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Aldrich, Mrs. Sara M.C.

 

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Aldrich, Thomas Bailey

 

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Armstrong, J.G.

 

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Beck, E. A.

 

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Beck, Marcus W.

 

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Bennett, Claude N.

 

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Biggers, D. G.

 

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Black, John L.

 

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Bleckley, Logan E.

 

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Borglum, Solon H.

 

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Boyd, William

 

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Bryan, Mary E.

 

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Burns Club

 

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Burroughs, John

 

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Cannon, J. G.

 

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Chaney, George Leonard

 

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Challen, Howard

 

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Clemens, Samuel L.

 

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Corcoran, W. W.

 

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Curtis, George William

 

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Echols, M. H.

 

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Evans, Clement A.

 

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Eve, Maria Louise

 

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Flash, Henry Lynden

 

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Fleming, William H.

 

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Guilford, Charles

 

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Given, D. W.

 

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Gordon, John B.

 

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Grady, Henry W.

 

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Harbin, Will N.

 

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Harris, Joel Chandler

 

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Haygood, Laura A.

 

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Hayne, Paul Hamilton

 

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Hill, Joseph A. and M. E.

 

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Hilliard, Henry

 

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Hitchcock, Roswell D.

 

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Holmes, Oliver Wendell

 

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Hope, James Barron

 

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Howarth, James W.

 

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Hubner Literary and Musical Club

 

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Hubner, Mrs. C. W. Writings - A Bed Time Song [See Oversized Folder]

 

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Hubner, Mrs. C.W. Writings - Uncle Remus' Revival Hymn [See Oversized Boz]

 

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James, John G.

 

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Knortz, Kane

 

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Lanier, Clifford Anderson

 

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Lanier, Mrs. Mary Day

 

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Longfellow, Henry Wadsworth

 

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Loveman, Robert

 

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Moore, Idora M.

 

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Moore, John Trotwood

 

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Paine, Albert Bigelow

 

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Peck, Samuel Mintern

 

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Pi Gamma Mu

 

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Pictures (Charles W. Hubner) [See Oversized Box]

 

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Preston, Margaret J.

 

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Ralston, W. R. S.

 

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Randal, James Rider

 

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Riley, James Whitcomb

 

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Rutherford, Mildred Lewis

 

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Scruggs, William

 

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Sheeleigh, M.

 

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Small, Samuel W.

 

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Snow, Samuel P.

 

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Stanton, Frank Lebby

 

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Stedman, Arthur

 

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Stedman, Edmund Clarence

 

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Stephens, Alexander Hamilton

 

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Stodard, Henry Jerome

 

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Vandyke, Henry

 

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Watson, Thomas E.

 

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White, James T.

 

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Whittier, John Greenleaf

 

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Willard, Frances E.

 

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At the Sign of the Wren's Nest

 

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Cinderella

 

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Dedication Hymn (Piedmont Exposition)

 

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For Love of Burns

 

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The Last Farewell

 

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Leaves from the Book of My Life

 

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Love's First Dream

 

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Miscellaneous

 

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Nature Music & Its Myths

 

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The Old Schoolhouse and Other Poems

 

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Poems of Faith and Consolation

 

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Prince and Fairy or the Magic Wonder Stone

 

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Spirit Eyes

 

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The Wonder-Stone

 

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Picture (Charles W. Hubner)

 

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Uncle Remus' Revival Hymn

 

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A Bed Time Song