LeConte genealogical collection

Descriptive Summary
Title: LeConte genealogical collection
Creator: LeConte, James Augustus
Inclusive Dates: 1900-1943
Language(s): English
Extent: 6 Linear Feet (15 document boxes)
Collection Number: ms71
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Noted for their contributions to the intellectual life of nineteenth-century Georgia, the LeContes originally prospered as rice and cotton planters in Liberty County and later earned recognition for their scientific work. LeConte Family - New Georgia Encyclopedia.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of a large number of manuscripts, letters, typescripts, pictures, maps, genealogical charts and 3x5 cards containing biographical and genealogical material concerning the LeConte and allied families of Georgia. The material was compiled by the late Mr. James Augustus LeConte of Atlanta, Georgia.

Organization and Arrangement

Organized into five series: (1) Correspondence, (2) Family, (3) Counties, (4) Subject and (5) LeConte Family historical materials.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

LeConte genealogical collection, ms71, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Donated by Joseph N. LeConte in 1962-1965

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2009 July 6.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Related Collections in this Repository

Related collections held by The Bancroft Library, University of California, Berkeley: LeConte Family Papers: Additions, 1856-1916.

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Correspondence
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1	1	1900
1	2	1905
1	3	1907
1	4	1908
1	5	1909
1	6	1910
1	7	1911
1	8	1912
1	9	1916
1	10	1918
1	11	1920
1	12	1921
1	13	1922
1	14	1923
1	15	1924
1	16	1925
1	17	1926-1927
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2	1	1928
2	2	1929
2	3	1930
2	4	1931
2	5	1932
2	6	1933
2	7	1934
2	8	1935
2	9	1936
2	10	1937
2	11	1938
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3	1	January-July 1939
3	2	August-December 1939
3	3	January-June 1940
3	4	July-December 1940
3	5	1941
3	6	1943

 

2. Families
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3	7	Miscellaneous
3	8	Miscellaneous Photographs, (ca. 1940's)
3	9	Miscellaneous Material
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4	1	Families-General-A
4	2	Families-Anderson
4	3	Families-Andrew-Folder 1
4	4	Families-Andrew-Folder 2
4	5	Families-Anthony-Folder 1
4	6	Families-Anthony-Folder 2
4	7	Families-Axson
4	8	Families-General B
4	9	Families-Bacon-Folder 1
4	10	Families-Bacon-Folder 2
4	11	Families-Bacon-Folder 3
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5	1	Families-Baker-Folder 1
5	2	Families-Baker-Folder 2
5	3	Families-Baker-Folder 3
5	4	Families-Brogden
5	5	Families-Brown
5	6	Families-General C
5	7	Families-Calhoun
5	8	Families-Carswell
5	9	Families-Carter
5	10	Families-Clark-Folder 1
5	11	Families-Clark-Folder 2
5	12	Families-Clark-Folder 3
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6	1	Families-Cooper
6	2	Families-Dunham
6	3	Families-General D
6	4	Families-General E
6	5	Families-Eaton
6	6	Families-General F
6	7	Families-Few
6	8	Families-General G
6	9	Families-Galphin
6	10	Families-Giradeau
6	11	Families-Golding
6	12	Families-General H
6	13	Families-Harden
6	14	Families-Hearne
6	15	Families-Hinton
6	16	Families-General I
6	17	Families-General J
6	18	Families-Jackson-Folder 1
6	19	Families-Jackson-Folder 2
6	20	Families-Jones
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7	1	Families-Kendrick
7	2	Families-Kinman-Folder 1
7	3	Families-Kinman-Folder 2
7	4	Families-General L
7	5	Families-Le Conte-Folder 1
7	6	Families-Le Conte-Folder 2, 1905-25
7	7	Families-Le Conte-Folder 3, 1930-33
7	8	Families-Le Conte-Folder 4, 1930-
7	9	Families-Le Conte-Folder 5, General
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8	1	Families-Le Conte-Folder 6, General
8	2	Families-General M
8	3	Families-Mann
8	4	Families-Mallard
8	5	Families-Maxwell
8	6	Families-Mayhew
8	7	Families-Nisbet-Folder 1
8	8	Families-Nisbet-Folder 2
8	9	Families-Nisbet-Folder 3
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9	1	Families-Norman
9	2	Families-General O
9	3	Families-Osborne
9	4	Families-General P
9	5	Families-Parker
9	6	Families-Perkins
9	7	Families-Quakers
9	8	Families-Quarterman-Quartremain
9	9	Families-Queensborough
9	10	Families-General S
9	11	Families-Screven
9	12	Families-Smith
9	13	Families-Stevens
9	14	Families-Stewart
9	15	Families-Stovall
9	16	Families-Sumner
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10	1	Families-Tate
10	2	Families-Terrell
10	3	Families-Trimble-Folder 1
10	4	Families-Trimble-Folder 2
10	5	Families-Trimble-Folder 3
10	6	Families-Turnbull
10	7	Families-General W
10	8	Families-Wardell
10	9	Families-Way-Folder 1
10	10	Families-Way-Folder 2
10	11	Families-Way-Folder 3
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11	1	Families-Welborn-Folder 1
11	2	Families-Welborn-Folder 2
11	3	Families-Welborn-Folder 3
11	4	Families-Wells-Folder 1
11	5	Families-Wells-Folder 2
11	6	Families-Winn-Folder 1
11	7	Families-Winn-Folder 2
11	8	Families-General-Folder 1
11	9	Families-General-Folder 2
11	10	Families-Note Books-Folder 1
11	11	Families-Note Books-Folder 2
11	12	Families-Note Books-Folder 3

 

3. Counties
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12	1	Counties-General
12	2	Counties-Bryan
12	3	Counties-Baldwin
12	4	Counties-Chatham
12	5	Counties-Clarke
12	6	Counties-Elbert
12	7	Counties-Floyd
12	8	Counties-Franklin
12	9	Counties-Glynn
12	10	Counties-Gordon
12	11	Counties-Greene
12	12	Counties-Hall
12	13	Counties-Hancock
12	14	Counties-Jackson
12	15	Counties-Jefferson
12	16	Counties-Liberty
12	17	Counties-Liberty-Cemetery Records
12	18	Counties-Richmond
12	19	Counties-Walton
12	20	Counties-Warren
12	21	Counties-Washington
12	22	Counties-Wilkes
12	23	Counties-General

 

4. Subjects
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12	24	Huguenots
12	25	Indian Affairs
12	26	Kentucky
12	27	Maryland
12	28	Massachusetts
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13	1	Midway
13	2	Midway-Church Records
13	3	New Jersey
13	4	New York
13	5	Miscellaneous genealogical clippings, n.d.
13	6	Miscellaneous genealogical clippings, n.d.
13	7	Miscellaneous genealogical clippings, n.d.
13	8	North Carolina
13	9	Pennsylvania
13	10	Petersburg
13	11	Revolution
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14	1	Savannah, Georgia-Newspaper extracts
14	2	Scotch-Irish
14	3	South Carolina-Folder 1
14	4	South Carolina-Folder 2
14	5	South Carolina-Folder 3
14	6	Virginia
14	7	Sunbury
14	8	Wills

 

5. LeConte Family historical materials
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14	9	Le Conte Collection Duplicates
14	10	Le Conte Collection Duplicates 2
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15	1	Le Conte Furman
15	2	Joseph Le Conte
15	3	Joseph Le Conte Smith
15	4	E. Le Conte Furman Diary
15	5	Le Conte Family Record from the Bible
15	6	Le Conte Family