Thomas Lumsden papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Thomas Lumsden papers
Creator: Lumsden, Thomas Newton, 1925-2014
Inclusive Dates: 1830-2007
Language(s): English
Extent: 4 Linear Feet (4 boxes and 2 oversize folders)
Collection Number: ms4204
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Dr. Thomas N. Lumsden (1925-2014) was a physician, local researcher, and published author from Sautee-Nacoochee Valley, White County, Georgia. Dr. Lumsden practiced medicine from 1950-1993 and conducted local history and archeology research in Northeast Georgia, specifically the Nacoochee Valley area. In 1989, he published his book Nacoochee Valley: Its Times and Its Places. Dr. Lumsden passed away on January 17, 2014.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of research done by Dr. Thomas Lumsden. Dr. Lumsden's research focuses on genealogy, railroads, mills, and Sautee-Nacoochee Valley in White County, Georgia. Notable items include extensive genealogy files, research and blueprints on the Morse Brothers Lumber Company, and photographs of late 19th and early 20th century gold mines and lumber mills.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Thomas Lumsden papers, ms4204, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Research and Writings
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1	1	Antioch Baptist Church papers
1	2	Charles Roberts research
1	3	Cherokee Indians research
1	4	Clan of Lumsden research
1	5	Colonel George Chicken research
1	6	"Early History of White County" scrapbook materials
1	7	Edward Williams' descendants research
1	8	E.P. Williams research
1	9	E. Starr on Starlight research
1	10	Eatonton letters
1	11	"Family letters"
1	12	Gainesville Northwest Railway research
1	13-14	Gold mining research
1	15	Hawkins Line research
1	16	Helen, Georgia research
1	17	Isabel Lumsden Couch collection of Nacoochee Valley history and events
1	18-19	Jesse R. Lumsden scrapbook materials
1	20	Jeter Lynch research
1	21	Joe Brown Pikes research
1	22	John G. Lumsden deeds and letters
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2	1-2	John L. and Jesse Richardson research
2	3	Knights Templar meeting in Los Angeles, 1916
2	4	Letter from Department of Commerce, Bureau of Fisheries, to J. Lamb Johnson, Sr.
2	5	Letters to Minnie Lumsden
2	6	Letters from nineteenth century, 1848-1890
2	7	Letters to Perkins family members from Williams family members and Lumsden family members
2	8	Letters to Thomas Lumsden
2	9	Letters with transcriptions
2	10	L.N. Turk hand drawn land plat
2	11	Lumsden family history
2	12	Lumsden-Gailland letters
2	13	Major Edward Williams and family research
2	14	Mattie Boyd letters, 1870-1880
2	15	Micajah Clark Dyer research
2	16	Mining research
2	17	Morse Brothers Mining Company research
2	18	Nacoochee agriculture research
2	19	Nacoochee churches research
2	20	Nacoochee Institute research
2	21	Nacoochee mail research
2	22	"The Nacoochee Story" research and manuscript
2	23	Nacoochee totem pole research
2	24	"Nacoochee Valley: Early Crossroads" research and manuscript
2	24A	Nacoochee Valley education research
2	25	Nacoochee Valley history research
2	26	Nacoochee Valley local history museum research
2	27	Nacoochee gold mining research
2	28	Native American research
2	29	New Lebanon/Homer Presbyterian Church history by Richard J. Chambers, 1982
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3	1	Railroads of the Confederacy research
3	2	Reid brothers research
3	3	Research from unmarked binder
3	4	Richardson family research
3	5	Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association charter agreement
3	6	Sautee-Nacoochee Community Association papers
3	6A	Sons of Temperance, Nacoochee division - constitution and by-laws
3	7	Sophronia Lumsden letters
3	8	Thomas Lumsden's Distinguished Service Award
3	9	Thomas Reid Lumsden research
3	10	Transcript of Cara Hutchins diary
3	11-12	Turk family research
3	13	Typescript of George Brown Telford's diary
3	14-17	Unicoi Turnpike research
3	18	Mrs. W.B. Lumsden research
3	19	White County research
3	20	Williams family research
3	21	Williams family reunion, 1982
3	22	Williams family reunion, 2007
3	23	Wyley family research
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4	1-2	Other research
4	3	Newspaper clippings

 

2. Photographs
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4	4-5	Houses, buildings, and other structures
4	6	Lumsden Mill Site, Eatonton, Georgia
4	7	Morse Brothers Lumber Company and mills
4	8	Mines and mining
4	9	Outdoor locations
4	10	People
4	11	Tallulah Falls Railway, railroads, and locomotives
4	12	Tombstones
4	13	Negatives
4		Photograph album - Turk family

 

3. Artifacts, Memorabilia, and Other Documents
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4	14	Blue Ridge and Atlantic Railroad pass, 1898
4	15	Bill for $100 - Confederate States of America
4	16	Business and legal documents
4	16	Certificates
4	17	Day book
4	18	Jostens school medals
4	18	Gun flint
4	18	Powder measure (wooden)
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1		A Bill for injunction and relief in the White County Superior Court, Nacoochee Hydraulic Mining Company versus J.R. Dean
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1		Indenture between Sheriff William Grant of Habersham County and John G. Lumsden of Putnam County, 1843
1		Oversize land plat - hand drawn by L.N. Turk, 1929
1		Certificate for James E. Hood, Postmaster of White County, Georgia, 1894 January 5
1		Certificate for William S. Allen, Postmaster of White County, Georgia, 1905 May 23

 

4. Blueprints

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Morse Brothers Lumber Company blueprints