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Eleanor Barrow Williams papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Eleanor Barrow Williams papers | |
| Creator: Williams, Eleanor Barrow, 1886-1977 | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1893-1976 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 2.1 Linear Feet 3 document boxes, 2 half boxes, 1 large card file | |
| Collection Number: ms2635 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Eleanor Pricilla Barrow Williams (1886-1977) was the daughter of David C. Barrow, Jr. (the chancellor of the University of Georgia). She married Henry Lee Jewett Williams (1887-1918), who was killed in action in France during World War I. The collection deals mainly with her life before her marriage and after her husband's death. Their daughter Eleanor Barrow Jewett Williams (1917-1956) married Gustav Karow in 1941.
Scope and Content
This collection contains biographical information about Eleanor Williams, correspondence, banking and investment items, business documents and ledgers, photograph negatives, address books and lists, diaries, and material about Mrs. Williams' daughter, Eleanor Barrow Jewett Williams.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Eleanor Barrow Williams papers, ms2635, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
The Eleanor Priscilla Barrow Williams Collection was acquired by the University of Georgia's Hargrett Library on April 10, 1989. The material was donated by Mrs. Susan Barrow Tate and was arranged in folders with many notations added by Mrs. Tate.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2010 March 22.
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 Collections in this Repository
Related collections in this repository: Henry Lee Jewett Williams papers, ms2628.