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Felton family papers
Descriptive Summary | |
| Title: Felton family papers | |
| Creator: Felton family | |
| Inclusive Dates: 1835-1930 | |
| Language(s): English | |
| Extent: 0.8 Linear Feet (570 items in 2 document boxes) | |
| Collection Number: ms82 | |
| Repository: Hargrett Library | |
Collection Description
Historical Note
Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835-1930) was a writer and tireless campaigner for Progressive Era reforms, especially women's rights. She was the first woman to serve in the U.S. Senate. William Harrell Felton (1823-1909) was a doctor, a Methodist minister, and a member of the Georgia legislature from 1884 to1890.
For more information, see the article Rebecca Latimer Felton (1835-1930) in the New Georgia Encyclopedia and her congressional biography.
William Harrell Felton (1823-1909), Methodist minister, Georgia and U.S. representative, and husband of Rebecca Latimer Felton
For more information, see his congressional biography.
Scope and Content
The collection consists of letters to and from Dr. and Mrs. Felton, accounts, programs, invitations, pictures, articles, speeches, sermons, etc. The collection also contains letters with autographs of U.S. Presidents Coolidge, Harding and McKinley, Georgians Thomas W. Hardwick, Joseph E. Brown, Robert Toombs, Tom Watson, James Longstreet, Benjamin Harvey Hill, John B. Gordon, and many others who were interested in politics in Georgia.
Organization and Arrangement
Arranged in chronological order.
Administrative Information
Preferred Citation
Felton family papers, ms82, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Donated by Lillian Felton in 1952
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Related Collections in this Repository
Related materials available in the following collections of this repository: Rebecca Latimer Felton papers, ms81.