Allen and Maude Talmage papers

Allen and Maude Talmage papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Allen and Maude Talmage papers
Creator: Leathers, Milton
Inclusive Dates: 1921-1962
Language(s): English
Extent: 1 Linear Feet 1 box
Collection Number: ms3733
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Scope and Content

This collection contains correspondence, contracts, and records of the management of rental property of the Allen Talmage estate by Maude and Frances Talmage in Athens, Georgia.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Allen and Maude Talmage papers, ms3733, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Milton Leathers, May 2010.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 
boxfolder
11Estate of Allen H. Talmage
 
12Rental contracts - commercial - Maude Talmage, 1923-1940
Contains a rental contract with the Knights of the Ku Klux Klan from 1928.
 
13Rental contracts - residential - Maude Talmage, 1921-1933
 
14Blank contracts
 
15Jester Building renovation, 1913 June 16
 
16Insurance correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1931-1937
 
17Business correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1931-1939
Includes an inquiry from Montgomery Ward of Chicago regarding possible downtown Athens locations for a store from 1936.
 
18National Bank of Athens correspondence, 1932-1940
 
19Renters' correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1930-1940
Includes correspondence from Mt. Vernon Lodge No. 22, Free and Accepted Masons, and St. Elmo Lodge No. 40, Knights of Pythias.
 
110Renters' repair and negotiations correspondence - Maude Talmage, 1930-1942
 
111Repairs, renovations on rental property, 1931-1948
 
112Insurance, rental contract - Frances Talmage, 1942, 1950
 
113Estate correspondence - Frances Talmage, 1941-1942
 
114Rental business correspondence - Frances Talmage, 1939-1962
 
115Personal correspondence - Frances Talmage, 1941-1942
 
116Ephemera
Includes a city of Athens Democratic Primary ballot from 1945, a War Ration Book, and bumper stickers reading "I Love Lucy (Cobb, that is)."
 
117Garden Club Yearbooks, 1932, 1942-1943
Includes 1932 Garden Club of Georgia Yearbook, and 1942-1943 Garden Club of Alabama Yearbook.

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University of Georgia
Athens, GA 30602-1641