Franklin family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Franklin family papers
Creator: Franklin family
Inclusive Dates: 1800-1969
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet 2 document boxes
Collection Number: ms3371
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Dr. Robert A. Franklin was a dentist. His family started the Franklin Buggy Company, and he attended the University of Maryland Dental School. Franklin served in the Canal Zone.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of correspondence, including letters between Franklin and Sheriff F. M. Garner of Upson County. Garner was a relative, and they corresponded about Franklin's efforts to set up his practice. There is also genealogical information about the Franklin family and related families such as the Patrick, Pullin, Hiram, and Lawson families. Photographs of the Franklin family are included, 2 of which were taken by the Griffin photographers R. J. Deane and H. L. Deane.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Franklin family papers, ms3371, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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1

Correspondence, 1800-1899

 

1

2

Correspondence, 1900

 

1

3

Correspondence, 1901-1916

 

1

4

Correspondence, 1920-1939

 

1

5

Correspondence, 1950-1964

 

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1

Lawson family

 

2

2

Correspondence - property divison , 1917

 

2

3

Lurline Franklin Lawson - land documents

 

2

4

Pullin - correspondence, photographs

 

2

5

Pullin-Patrick - photographs

 

2

6

Unidentified photographs

 

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7

Printed material