LeConte genealogical collection

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

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.


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.


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.


Series Descriptions and Folder Listing

 

1. Correspondence

boxfolder
111900
121905
131907
141908
151909
161910
171911
181912
191916
1101918
1111920
1121921
1131922
1141923
1151924
1161925
1171926-1927
boxfolder
211928
221929
231930
241931
251932
261933
271934
281935
291936
2101937
2111938
boxfolder
31January-July 1939
32August-December 1939
33January-June 1940
34July-December 1940
351941
361943
 

2. Families

boxfolder
37Miscellaneous
38Miscellaneous Photographs, (ca. 1940's)
39Miscellaneous Material
boxfolder
41Families-General-A
42Families-Anderson
43Families-Andrew-Folder 1
44Families-Andrew-Folder 2
45Families-Anthony-Folder 1
46Families-Anthony-Folder 2
47Families-Axson
48Families-General B
49Families-Bacon-Folder 1
410Families-Bacon-Folder 2
411Families-Bacon-Folder 3
boxfolder
51Families-Baker-Folder 1
52Families-Baker-Folder 2
53Families-Baker-Folder 3
54Families-Brogden
55Families-Brown
56Families-General C
57Families-Calhoun
58Families-Carswell
59Families-Carter
510Families-Clark-Folder 1
511Families-Clark-Folder 2
512Families-Clark-Folder 3
boxfolder
61Families-Cooper
62Families-Dunham
63Families-General D
64Families-General E
65Families-Eaton
66Families-General F
67Families-Few
68Families-General G
69Families-Galphin
610Families-Giradeau
611Families-Golding
612Families-General H
613Families-Harden
614Families-Hearne
615Families-Hinton
616Families-General I
617Families-General J
618Families-Jackson-Folder 1
619Families-Jackson-Folder 2
620Families-Jones
boxfolder
71Families-Kendrick
72Families-Kinman-Folder 1
73Families-Kinman-Folder 2
74Families-General L
75Families-Le Conte-Folder 1
76Families-Le Conte-Folder 2, 1905-25
77Families-Le Conte-Folder 3, 1930-33
78Families-Le Conte-Folder 4, 1930-
79Families-Le Conte-Folder 5, General
boxfolder
81Families-Le Conte-Folder 6, General
82Families-General M
83Families-Mann
84Families-Mallard
85Families-Maxwell
86Families-Mayhew
87Families-Nisbet-Folder 1
88Families-Nisbet-Folder 2
89Families-Nisbet-Folder 3
boxfolder
91Families-Norman
92Families-General O
93Families-Osborne
94Families-General P
95Families-Parker
96Families-Perkins
97Families-Quakers
98Families-Quarterman-Quartremain
99Families-Queensborough
910Families-General S
911Families-Screven
912Families-Smith
913Families-Stevens
914Families-Stewart
915Families-Stovall
916Families-Sumner
boxfolder
101Families-Tate
102Families-Terrell
103Families-Trimble-Folder 1
104Families-Trimble-Folder 2
105Families-Trimble-Folder 3
106Families-Turnbull
107Families-General W
108Families-Wardell
109Families-Way-Folder 1
1010Families-Way-Folder 2
1011Families-Way-Folder 3
boxfolder
111Families-Welborn-Folder 1
112Families-Welborn-Folder 2
113Families-Welborn-Folder 3
114Families-Wells-Folder 1
115Families-Wells-Folder 2
116Families-Winn-Folder 1
117Families-Winn-Folder 2
118Families-General-Folder 1
119Families-General-Folder 2
1110Families-Note Books-Folder 1
1111Families-Note Books-Folder 2
1112Families-Note Books-Folder 3
 

3. Counties

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121Counties-General
122Counties-Bryan
123Counties-Baldwin
124Counties-Chatham
125Counties-Clarke
126Counties-Elbert
127Counties-Floyd
128Counties-Franklin
129Counties-Glynn
1210Counties-Gordon
1211Counties-Greene
1212Counties-Hall
1213Counties-Hancock
1214Counties-Jackson
1215Counties-Jefferson
1216Counties-Liberty
1217Counties-Liberty-Cemetery Records
1218Counties-Richmond
1219Counties-Walton
1220Counties-Warren
1221Counties-Washington
1222Counties-Wilkes
1223Counties-General
 

4. Subjects

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1224Huguenots
1225Indian Affairs
1226Kentucky
1227Maryland
1228Massachusetts
boxfolder
131Midway
132Midway-Church Records
133New Jersey
134New York
135Miscellaneous genealogical clippings, n.d.
136Miscellaneous genealogical clippings, n.d.
137Miscellaneous genealogical clippings, n.d.
138North Carolina
139Pennsylvania
1310Petersburg
1311Revolution
boxfolder
141Savannah, Georgia-Newspaper extracts
142Scotch-Irish
143South Carolina-Folder 1
144South Carolina-Folder 2
145South Carolina-Folder 3
146Virginia
147Sunbury
148Wills
 

5. LeConte Family historical materials

boxfolder
149Le Conte Collection Duplicates
1410Le Conte Collection Duplicates 2
boxfolder
151Le Conte Furman
152Joseph Le Conte
153Joseph Le Conte Smith
154E. Le Conte Furman Diary
155Le Conte Family Record from the Bible
156Le Conte Family

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