U.L. McCall family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: U.L. McCall family papers
Creator: Mitchell, David Yoakley
Inclusive Dates: 1880-1966
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.1 Linear Feet 5 boxes, 1 oversized folder
Collection Number: ms4371
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Uriah Linnaeus McCall (1873-1951) was a supervisor of the Southern Region of the Associated Press. He married Charlotte "Lottie" Blatchley (1875-1964), and had a son Rufus B. MCall (1915-2003) who married Frances Livingston Copeland.

Scope and Content

This collection includes personal and Associated Press correspondence to and from U.L. McCall. It features thoughts on interwar politics, KKK, Nazi and Communist threats in America, developing news stories, and business of the supervisor for the AP Southern District. Also included are correspondence, documents, and photographs of the McCall, Blatchley, Copeland, and Livingston families.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

U.L. McCall family papers, ms4371, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

This collection forms part of the Jule Carnes Mitchell, Jr. Archive of Southern Record.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Personal Correspondence
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1	1-4	U.L. McCall - miscellaneous, 1911-1947
1	5	U.L. McCall - copies of outgoing letters
1	6	U.L. McCall - Ray, Betty McCall, 1929-1947
1	7	U.L. McCall - Robert S. McCall, 1888-1937
1	8	U.L. McCall - W.W., Maggie McCall, 1928-1945
1	9	U.L. McCall - Charles Gilham, 1924-1937
1	10	U.L. McCall - Edgar Cutter, 1898-1947
1	11	U.L. McCall - Cecil Eastman, 1929-1934
1	12	U.L. McCall - L.C. Prater, 1937-1943
1	13	U.L. McCall - Robert Wheeler, 1933-1936
1	14	U.L. McCall - Orville Anderson, 1945-1949
1	15	U.L. McCall - Wilkinson, 1938-1942
1	16	U.L. McCall - Emile E. Watson, 1931-1953
1	17	U.L. McCall - L.M. Birkhead, 1941-1947
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2	1-2	U.L. McCall - Lottie McCall, 1920-1935
2	3	Lottie Blatchley - letter to the editor of the Illuminator, 1894
2	4	Lottie Blatchley McCall - miscellaneous
2	5	Lottie B. McCall - O.P. Blatchley, 1937
2	6	Lottie B. McCall - Betty Worrell, 1923-1926
2	7	Rufus McCall - miscellaneous
2	8	Frances Copeland - correspondence, papers
2	9	O.P. Blatchley - correspondence, papers
2	10	Lottie B. McCall - Mary Lou Pettus, 1936-1945
2	11	Helen Buss - correspondence, papers, 1860-1914
2	12	R.E. McDonnell - correspondence, writing
			Contains a letter telling the story of the photograph of four civil engineering students from Stanford University that includes a young Herbert Hoover.
2	13	McCall family Christmas letters, 1946-1951
2	14	Postcards
2	15	Universalist Church - correspondence, printed material
2	16	Friends of Democracy - mailings
2	17	Political mailings
2	18	Business

 

2. Associated Press
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2	19	Correspondence
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3	1-5	Correspondence
3	6	Correspondence - William McAdoo story, 1923-1924
			Letters detail the story of McAdoo discretely traveling through Florida and speaking at KKK rallies.
3	7	U.L. McCall - reference letters, 1937
3	8	Writing
3	9	Business correspondence
3	10	Printed materials - guides, benefits, 1909-1926
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4	1	Charters, by-laws, minutes, 1921-1926
4	2	Annual Report, 1923
4	3	Press, Publisher Association programs, 1924, 1927
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1		Kansas City Star Dinner Extra [gag issue], 1925 April 21

 

3. Family papers, ephemera
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4	4	McCall family
4	5	Blatchley, Dee, Hall, Buss families
4	6	Copeland, Livingston families
4	7	Genealogy correspondence - Orville Dee - Lottie Blatchley
4	8	Page turner - presented to Charlotte D. Blatchly, 1842
4	9	O.P. Blatchley - will, estate papers
4	10	Lottie Baltchley - Autograph album, 1886-1889
4	11	U.L., Charlotte McCall - wedding book, 1909
4	12	House inventory, notes regarding Rufus McCall's childhood development
4	13	U.L. McCall - deeds
4	14	U.L. McCall - membership cards, business cards
4	15	U.L. McCall - high school notebook
4	16	Charlotte Blatchely McCall - education, teaching
4	17	Childhood education - clippings
4	18	Rufus McCall - U.S. Army Reserve retirement, 1975-1977
4	19	Fran Livingston
4	20	Susan, Frances Livingston - baby book
4	21	Lean Spoor - certificates
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1		Lean Spoor - large certificates
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4	22	Carrie E. "Bettie" Flournoy - autograph book
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5	1	Helen Buss - portable desk
5	2	Printed material - education pamphlets
5	3	Printed material - Pelmanism lessons, corrected worksheets
5	4	Printed material - ephemera
5	5	Printed material - office machine brochures - IBM

 

4. Photographs, Albums
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5	6	Photographs - John, Fran Copeland
5	7	Edward E. Livingston - Lodge groups
5	8-9	Photographs - unidentified
			Folder 8 contains a photograph of women prisoners working in a field
5	10	Photographs - identified
5	11	Photographs - group portraits
5	12	Photographs - studio, school portraits
5	13	Photographs - Malta - sent to U.L. McCall
5	14	Photo album - Hoskins family
5	15	Photo album - Winifred [child], 1925-1926
5	16	Scrapbook - political comics, clippings, writing, 1895-1905
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1		Photograph - Ewell Gay Class - Scottish Rite, 1930
1		Mounted Photograph - Republican National Convention, Kansas City, Missouri, 1928
1		Mounted Photograph - school class portrait, some identified, 1901
1		Mounted Photograph - U.L. McCall
1		Mounted Photograph - Rufus McCall
1		Mounted Photograph - W.F. Caldwell