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Mimi Jo Butler papers

Mimi Jo Butler papers

Descriptive Summary

Title: Mimi Jo Butler papers
Creator: Butler, Mimi Jo Hill
Creator: Hill, John Benjamin, 1903-1991
Inclusive Dates: 1927-2011
Language(s): English
Extent: 7.5 Linear Feet 8 boxes and 13 oversize folders
Collection Number: ms4043
Repository: Hargrett Library

Collection Description

Historical Note

Mimi Jo Hill Butler worked for over 30 years as a counselor in the Cherokee County school district. She did extensive genealogy research and was an active member of the Tate United Methodist Church. Her father, John Benjamin (J.B.) Hill, was the principal designer for the Georgia Marble Company from 1927-1962.

Scope and Content

Collection consists of materials pertaining to Mimi Jo Butler's genealogy research, from the 1970s until her death in 2011, including extensive family research, particularly in Georgia and the Pickens County area. Also contains materials related to J.B. Hill's work with the Georgia Marble Company, from 1927-1962, including numerous designs and artwork for mausoleums, tombstones, and cemeteries.


Administrative Information

Preferred Citation

Mimi Jo Butler papers, ms4043, Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, The University of Georgia Libraries.


Related Materials and Subjects

Subject Terms

Genealogy.
Georgia -- Genealogy.
Georgia Marble Company
Marble industry and trade -- Georgia.

Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

Genealogy Research

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11Armstrong family (Illinois)
12-15Bishop and Chapman families
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21-2Baldwin family
23-5Boling family
26-15Daniel and Hill families
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31Freeman and Walker families
32-3Gilchrist family
34Hamilton family
35Harris family (Whitfield County)
36-8Huffman/Hoffman and Kitchens families
39Martin family
310O'Kelley family
311-17Patillo family
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41-7Waldrop family
48-13Warren family
414-16Wilson family
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51-3Wood and Griffin families (South Carolina and Georgia)
54Trottler, Tatum, Harris, Free, Baron, Harwell families
55Cobb County Genealogy Society beginner's course materials, 2010
56-7Cobb County Genealogy Society "Family Tree" newsletters
58-12Pickens County research
513Towns County research
514-17North Carolina research
518Virginia research
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61-2Tate United Methodist Church
63-6Writings by Mimi Jo Butler
67"Early Bishops of Spartanburg, South Carolina" by Mary Nancy Mills and Gwyndolyn Anne Emory
68-16Other genealogy research
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71-5Photographs - identified
76-9Photographs - unidentified
710Amicalola Garden Club meeting minutes, 1936-1947
711The 111th Tactical Reconnaissance Squadron album , 1942
712-13Notebooks
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1Tate scrapbook materials
 

Georgia Marble Company

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714Printed materials
715Correspondence with Jett Williams and newspaper clippings (regarding Hank Williams memorial)
716Scrapbook - "Modern Marble and Granite Designs by Coggins Marble Company in Canton Georgia"
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81-2Scale model pieces for cemetery designs
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13Oversize scale model pieces for cemetery designs
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83-6Photographs - Georgia Marble Company
87Photographs - Marble Hill
88Photographs - marble quarries in Alabama and Georgia
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9Oversize photographs - Georgia Marble Company
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10Oversize photographs - Georgia Marble Company
 

J.B. Hill Designs for Memorials and Cemeteries

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1Designs
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2Designs
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3Designs
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4Designs
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5Designs
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6Designs
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7Designs
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8Designs
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11Oversize designs
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12Oversize designs
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13Oversize designs
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1Oversize designs