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Vann family collection
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Vann family collection | |
| Creator: Vann family | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1890-1980 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 5.25 Linear Feet 6 boxes, 2 16mm films, and 12 8mm films | |
| Collection Number: ms3763 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Thomas Heyward Vann (d. 1995) of Thomasville, Georgia, son of Thomas King Vann and Eugenia Ethelinda Switzer, married Mildred Victoria Jackson (d. 2003), daughter of John Andrew Jackson and Lena Franklin Duke, in 1938. Thomas H. Vann graduated from the Univerisity of Georgia with an L.L.B. degree, was a member of Kappa Alpha, and practiced law with the firm of Alexander and Vann. Mildred Jackson Vann graduated from the University of Georgia with an A. B. (1937) and B. S. in home economics (1938). During World War II, the couple lived in El Paso, Texas, where Thomas H. Vann served as Base Intelligence Officer for the Army Air Corps at Biggs Field. They had two sons, Thomas H. Vann Jr. and John Andrew Jackson Vann.
Mildred Jackson Vann had two sisters, Jeanette Jackson and Cleone Jackson, a graduate of the University of Georgia.
Scope and Content
The Vann family collection consists primarily of scrapbooks and photographs documenting three generations of the Vann family. The scrapbooks include photographs, clippings, and correspondence. Additionally, there are two 16mm and 12 8mm home movies housed in the Brown Media Archive.
Administrative Information
Conditions Governing Access
Though the collection is open for research, the audiovisual recordings do not have reference copies; however, reference copies are available upon request. Audiovisual research requests are dependent upon the format and condition of the recordings. Please visit the Brown Media Archive, https://bmac.libs.uga.edu/pawtucket2/index.php/Detail/collections/37, for additional details.
Preferred Citation
Vann family collection, ms3763, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Finding Aid Publication
Finding aid prepared on: 2013.
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Related Collections in this Repository
Related audiovisual materials from this collection are housed in the Walter J. Brown Media Archive: http://purl.libs.uga.edu/brown/har-ms3763/bmac-coll