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Eugene Muse Mitchell papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Eugene Muse Mitchell papers | |
| Creator: Mitchell, Eugene Muse | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1881-1887 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 2 folder(s) | |
| Collection Number: ms511 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Eugene Muse Mitchell was a graduate of the University of Georgia Law School (1885), and was a noted Atlanta attorney. He was also the father of Stephens Mitchell and Margaret Mitchell (Marsh), author of Gone with the Wind.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of miscellaneous papers of Eugene Muse Mitchell, including a letter (1887), receipt for his first office rent, promissory note (1881), autograph album, report cards from Means High School (1881-1882), reports from the University of Georgia (1882-1885), clippings related to the Mitchell family, two pages of a debate "Whether the Crusades were Beneficial to Europe," (this was the topic debated on May 27, 1881, by the Phi Kappa Society at the University of Georgia). There is a Phi Beta Kappa Society, Alpha Chapter of Georgia certificate dated 1914.There are also three samples of cotton from the Atlanta Cotton Exposition of 1881 labeled as to origin and each is wrapped in a broadside listing the candidates for Alderman and councilmen in the five wards (of Atlanta?). Thirteen photographs including a group photo of UGA law school class of 1885.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Eugene Muse Mitchell papers, ms511, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Processing Information
The photographs are housed in the Georgia Photograph File, ms3705, box 12, folder 76, Georgia--University--Law Class, 1885.