Cheney family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Cheney family papers
Creator: Cheney family
Inclusive Dates: 1887-1956
Language(s): English
Extent: 1.7 Linear Feet (4 document boxes; 1 oversize folder A)
Collection Number: ms5
Repository: Hargrett Library
Abstract: The collection concerns the family of Maude and Frances Cheney, and contains letters dating from 1887 to 1956; postcards; newspaper clippings; handwritten copies of many Clarke County deeds; Christmas cards; envelopes; receipts; a complaint of police brutality; schoolwork; and autograph book; pictures; a scrapbook; and several miscellaneous items. Much of the material in this collection is primarily concerned with two civil Superior Court cases in which the Cheney sisters were involved.

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection concerns the family of Maude and Frances Cheney, and contains letters dating from 1887 to 1956; postcards; newspaper clippings; handwritten copies of many Clarke County deeds; Christmas cards; envelopes; receipts; a complaint of police brutality; schoolwork; and autograph book; pictures; a scrapbook; and several miscellaneous items. Much of the material in this collection is primarily concerned with two civil Superior Court cases in which the Cheney sisters were involved.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Cheney family papers, 1887-1956, ms5, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

General Notes

Donated by the Cheney House in 1971.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Correspondence
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1	1	Letters, 1887 July 13-1909 June 9
1	2	Letters, 1910 August 3-1921 June 13
1	3	Letters, July 1922, 1928 February 28
1	4	Letters, 1930 January 12-1931 December 1
1	4a	Letters, 1934 November 2-1939 August 3
1	5	Letters, 1940 October 9-1941 September 20
1	6	Letters, 1941 November 12-1945 December 18
1	7	Letters, 1946 January 8-1947 January 14
1	8	Letters, 1947 January 17-1948 July 16
1	9	Letters, 1948 July 21-1949 October 5
1	10	Letters, 1941 October 9-1950 April 1
1	11	Letters, 1950 April 1-1950 September 21
1	12	Letters, 1950 September 22-1952 January 28
1	13	Letters, 1952 January 30-1956 April 5
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2	1	Letters, undated
2	2	Letters, undated
2	3	Letters--miscellaneous pieces
2	4	Postcards
2	5	Letters--miscellaneous pieces
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3	1	Christmas cards
3	2	Envelopes

 

2. Clippings, Scrapbook, and Deeds
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2	6	Newspaper clippings
2	7	Miscellaneous newspaper clippings
2	8	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
2	9	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
2	10	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
2	11	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
2	12	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
2	13	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
2	14	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
2	15	Miscellaneous deeds, Clarke County
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3	3	Miscellaneous receipts
3	4	Refrigerator repair bills
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4	1	Miscellaneous
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3	7	School work of Robert and Francis Cheney and others
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4	2	Autograph book, circa 1880s
4	4	Scrapbook
4	3	Miscellaneous pictures
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1A		Sketches by F. W. Cheney, 1910-1911

 

3. Superior Court cases
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3	5	Robert Cheney's complaint of police brutality
3	6	Miscellaneous material concerning roofing job in connection with Superior Court case regarding same