Forbes family collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: Forbes family collection
Creator: Forbes family
Inclusive Dates: 1876-1970
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet 2 boxes
Collection Number: ms640
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of the Forbes family from 1876-1970. Papers of Walter T. Forbes, Sr. concern his invention of a process for tanning leather, his formula for the treatment of Ramie fiber, and his job as a sales representative; and include correspondence, handwritten processes, newspaper articles, and Ramie fiber samples. Papers of Helen Forbes Ross include correspondence, newspaper clippings, and photographs pertaining to Ross' marriage, theatrical career and charitable work, most notably the Woman's Christian Temperance Union. The collection also includes photographs and newspaper clippings of George Lester Forbes, Walter T. Forbes II, Walter T. Forbes III, and Chef Carson Gulley.

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Administrative Information

Custodial History

Gift of W. Stanton Forbes and Mrs. G. Lester Forbes.

Preferred Citation

Forbes family collection, ms 640, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2020.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections in this repository: Walter T. Forbes Y Camp papers, ms39.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

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Forbes & Tillou genealogy, undated, 1969-1970

 

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Walter T. Forbes, Sr. newspaper clippings, undated

 

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Steam Fire Engine scrapbook, 1876-1882

 

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Leather Tanning Process scrapbook & papers, 1882-1902

 

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Correspondence concerning Ramie fiber & patent (typewritten copy), 1892-1953

 

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Samples of processed and unprocessed Ramie fiber, 1921, undated

 

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Printed material regarding Ramie and Forbes, circa 1945-1966

 

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Walter Tillou Forbes correspondence, 1880-1902, 1965, undated

 

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Newspaper clippings & pamphlets regarding Helen Forbes & Edward Alsworth Ross, 1940-1951

 

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Newspaper clippings regarding Helen Forbes career, 1906-1922

 

2	4	George Lester Forbes family papers, 1912-1968
		Includes newspaper clippings, photographs, and letter.

 

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Newspaper clippings regarding Walter T. Forbes III and Family, 1955-1964

 

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Chef Carson Gulley newspaper clippings & letter, 1954-1955, 1966

 

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Newspaper clippings regarding Helen Forbes's work with Alcohol Education Association, 1922, undated

 

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Helen Forbes correspondence, 1920-1967

 

2	9	Helen Forbes's death, 1966
		Includes newspaper clippings, signature cards, correspondence to family members.

 

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Helen Forbes miscellaneous, 1915-1966

 

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Decorative fan, undated

 

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Bering Sea Commissioners, photograph , 1896

 

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Mrs. John Cannon, photograph, undated

 

2	14	Photographs, undated
		Mrs. Thomas A. Edison with Dr. Kellogg; Elizabeth Tillou Forbes; Gilbert Forbes; Lucy Forbes; Nell Forbes

 

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Walter T. Forbes, Sr., photographs, undated

 

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Walter T. Forbes, photographs, 1953, undated

 

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Mrs. Walter T. Forbes & family, photograph, undated

 

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Mahatma Gandhi, photograph, undated

 

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Carson & Beatrice Gulley, photographs, 1953-1955

 

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Home in Wisconsin, photographs, 1945, undated

 

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David Starr Jordan, photograph, 1922

 

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Helen Forbes Ross, photographs, 1906-1958, undated

 

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Edward A. Ross, photographs, undated

 

2	26	Photographs, undated
		William Graham Tillou; Henry Watterson

 

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Unidentified, photographs, undated