Brown family papers

Descriptive Summary
Title: Brown family papers
Creator: Brown family
Creator: Grisham, Joseph
Creator: Brown, Julius L., 1848-1910
Inclusive Dates: 1837-1930
Language(s): English
Extent: 5.2 Linear Feet 10 document boxes, 1 oversized volume
Collection Number: ms785
Repository: Hargrett Library

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Collection Description

Historical Note

Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894), lawyer, Georgia Governor (1857-1865), son of Mackey and Sally Rice Brown, married Elizabeth Grisham, daughter of Joseph and Mary L. Grisham. Parents of Julius L. Brown, Mary Virginia Brown, Joseph M. Brown, Franklin P. Brown, Elijah A. Brown, Charles M. Brown, Sally Eugenia Brown, and George M. Brown.

For more information, see the article Joseph E. Brown (1821-1894) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and his congressional biography.

Scope and Content

The collection consists of papers of the Brown family from 1837-1930 including the Joseph E. Brown papers (1843-1883), the Joseph M. Brown papers (1860-1930), and the Julius L. Brown papers. The collection also includes miscellaneous materials mainly relating to Cora Brown and Joseph Grisham and an autograph collection apparently collected by Julius L. Brown which he either collected or selected from the Brown family papers. In some cases, a particular person is represented by a single item, while there are fourteen letters of Alexander H. Stephens to Joseph E. Brown discussing Reconstruction politics.

Organization and Arrangement

Organized into six series: (1) Joseph Emerson Brown papers, (2) Joseph Mackey Brown papers, (3) Julian L. Brown papers, (4) Miscellaneous, (5) Autograph collection, and (6) Oversized Materials.

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Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Brown family papers, ms785, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Finding Aid Publication

Finding aid prepared on: 2010 June 17.

General Notes

Cataloged as part of the Georgia Archives and Manuscripts Automated Access Project: A Special Collections Gateway Program of the University Center in Georgia.

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Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

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Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Joseph E. Brown
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1	1	1843-1855
1	2	1856-1862
1	3	1864-May 6, 1865
1	4	May 20, 1865-October 9, 1865
1	5	1866
1	6	January-February 1867
1	7	March-June 1867
1	8	July-August 1867
1	9	September-December 1867
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2	1	January-April 1868
2	2	May 1868
2	3	July-September 1868
2	4	October 1868-1869
2	5	1870
2	6	1871-1872
2	7	1873-1882
2	8	1883-n.d.
2	9	Cotton, 1864
2	10	Cotton, 1866
2	11	Cotton, 1868-1880
2	12	K.K.K.

 

2. Joseph M. Brown
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3	1	1860-1869
3	2	Diary, 1869
3	3	1870-1880s (no day or month)
3	4	1890-1898
3	5	1899-1908
3	6	1909-1911
3	7	1912-1913
3	8	1914
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4	1	1915-1923
4	2	1924-1926
4	3	1927-1928
4	4	1929-1930
4	5	"Midnight Reflections, December 31, 1868"
4	6	"The Sailor's Story"
4	7	Translation of "Ars Potica"
4	8	Translations of Horace, Virgil, Livy
4	9	"Appendix A"
4	10	"Appendix B-The Lost Atlantis"
4	11	"Appendix C-The Swastika"
4	12	"Appendix D-The Nuraghe"
4	13	"Appendix E"
4	14	"Appendix F-The Great Pyramid of Egypt"
4	15	"Appendix G-The Omnipotent..."
4	16	"Appendix H-America, the Ancient Name..."
4	17	"Appendix I"
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5	1	"Appendix J-The Mound-Builders"
5	2	"Appendix K-The Mayor of Yucatan"
5	3	"Appendix L-Assyria & Babylonia"
5	4	"Appendix M-The Carions of the Mediterranean..."
5	5	"Appendix N-Notes of the Nations..."
5	6	"Appendix O"
5	7	"Appendix P-The Manners, Customs, Traditions..."
5	8	Sketch Book
5	9	Miscellaneous

 

3. Julius L. Brown
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6	1	1871-1884
6	2	1885-1890
6	3	1891-1895
6	4	1896-1902
6	5	1903
6	6	1904-1906
6	7	1907-n.d.
6	8	Catholic Belief

 

4. Misc. Cora Brown-Unidentified
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7	1	Cora Brown
7	2	Joseph Grisham, 1837-1860
7	3	Joseph Grisham, n.d.
7	4	Clippings, 1864-1904
7	5	Clippings, 1905-n.d.
7	6	Mementos
7	7	Printed Material
7	8	Pictures (Folder 1)
7	9	Picture (Folder 2)
7	10	Pictures (Sherman)
7	11	Unidentified

 

5. Autographs
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8	1	Anthony, John G.
8	2	Arnold, Marshall
8	3	Arnold, Warren
8	4	Bayley, Bishop, Newark
8	5	Bell, T.S.
8	6	Bethune, James N.
8	7	Black, W.H.
8	8	Biddle, Nicholas (1750-78)
8	9	Boudinot, E.C.
8	10	Boyce, W.W.
8	11	Brown, David
8	12	Brown, Nathan
8	13	Burrow, William
8	14	Bushnell, M.A. (Mary Apthorpe)
8	15	Calhoun, John C.
8	16	Civil War
8	17	Clay, Joseph
8	18	Cobb, Howell
8	19	Coke, Richard
8	20	Cook, Eliza
8	21	Crawford, William H.
8	22	Currie, (Curriz?) William
8	23	Curtis, George W.
8	24	Diary [Joseph Grisham?]
8	25	Duke, Basil W.
8	26	Eastman, Ira A.
8	27	Fort, Tomlinson
8	28	Donelson, Fort-Report of its surrender...
8	29	Gallandet, Thomas H.
8	30	Grant, U.S. (original in vault)
8	31	Gregory, F.H.
8	32	Habersham, John
8	33	Hallett, B.F.
8	34	Hampton, Wade
8	35	Hardee, Don
8	36	Haygood, J.
8	37	Heiss, John P.
8	38	Henderson, James
8	39	Henocque, Francis, Letters to
8	40	Hill, A.P.
8	41	Hill, Benjamin H.
8	42	Holt, Joseph
8	43	Houston, George
8	44	Iverson, A.
8	45	Jackson, Andrew
8	46	Jackson, James
8	47	Jackson, Joseph
8	48	Jenkins, Beverly
8	49	Johnson, Bradley T.
8	50	Johnson, Hershel V.
8	51	Johnson, Paul G.
8	52	Kelly, Harrison
8	53	Kentucky-Statehood
8	54	Kern, O.M.
8	55	Lane, L.M.
8	56	Lapham, E.G.
8	57	Lawler, Frank
8	58	Lawson, A.R.
8	59	Lawton, Alexander R.
8	60	Lee, Fitzhugh
8	61	Lincoln, Abraham
8	62	Livingston, Mary C.
8	63	Longstreet, A.B.
8	64	Lovet, Jno. P.
8	65	Lumpkin, Mary C.
8	66	McDonald, Charles J.
8	67	McReady, J.B.
8	68	Maison, Hunt V.
8	69	Maryland
8	70	Mathews, George
8	71	Mayo, A.D.
8	72	Meredith, E.E.
8	73	Milburn, W.H.
8	74	Miller, Stephen
8	75	Mills, Robert
8	76	Moore, J.W.
8	77	Moore, Peter
8	78	Mott, Lucretia
8	79	Mounger, Edwin
8	80	Mullowney, John-USN (ca. 1800)
8	81	Neill, Robert
8	82	New Hampshire, Superior Court, 1701-2
8	83	North Carolina-Library Dept.
8	84	Owen, Richard
8	85	Peabody, A.P.
8	86	Pickett, A.J.
8	87	Pierce, Ben
8	88	Porter, Daniel
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9	1	Rabun, William
9	2	Richardson, J.L.
9	3	Ringold, Samuel
9	4	Ritchie, J. Ewing
9	5	Russell, Charles A.
9	6	Scott, Owen
9	7	Seagraves, James
9	8	Semmes, Raphawl
9	9	Ships, Bills of lading
9	10	Smith, Gustavus W.
9	11	Smith, Joseph
9	12	Smith, Admiral Sir. W. Sidney
9	13	Smith, Thomas
9	14	South Carolina
9	15	Starnes, Ebenezer
9	16	Steele, John H.-Amnesty Oath
9	17	Steele, John H.-Letters to
9	18	Steenlet, Mme. E.
9	19	Steines, Lewis H.
9	20	Stephens, Alexander H., 1866-68
9	21	Stephens, Alexander H., 1871-74
9	22	Stephens, William
9	23	Tardieu
9	24	Tattnall, Josiah
9	25	Throop, George H.
9	26	Toombs, Robert
9	27	Vance, Z.B.
9	28	Washington, George (Photostat)
9	29	Weadock, Thomas A.E.
9	30	Wereat, John
9	31	White, Charles S.
9	32	Whitney, D.W.C.
9	33	Wilson, A.E.
9	34	Wilton, John
9	35	Winder, General William H.
9	36	Wright, Ambrose Ransom
9	37	Wood, J.W.
9	38	Autographs, General (Folder 1)
9	39	Autographs, General (Folder 2)
9	40	Autographs, General (Folder 3)
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10	1	Steele-Grisham-Brown Family Bible

 

6. Oversized Material

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