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1. Collection J. Kyle Spencer Map Collection

Description:: Early maps of Georgia and the United States dating from 1585 to 1864.
Date of Original:: 1500/1800
Holding Institution:: Columbus State University. Archives

2. Collection Hargrett rare book and manuscript library rare map collection

Description:: Early maps of colonial and revolutionary America and of Georgia from revolutionary times through the nineteenth century including Georgia city maps, maps of Georgia's coastal areas and transportation maps including rail, river, and highway maps.
Date of Original:: 1544/1939
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

3. Collection Telamon Cuyler historical manuscripts, 1609-1942

Description:: Historical manuscripts relating to Georgia history covering the period 1754-1905
Date of Original:: 1609/1942
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

4. Collection Julia King collection

Description:: Family papers and records belonging to Julia King, a descendant of the Roswell King family of coastal Georgia plantation owners and managers, dating from the late 1700s to the early 1900s. The collection includes documents related to slavery, including estate appraisals and inventories.
Date of Original:: 1700/1970
Holding Institution:: Midway Museum (Midway, Ga.)

5. Collection Southeastern native American documents, 1730-1842

Description:: Over 2,000 documents and images dating from 1730 to 1842 on the history of Native Americans in the Southeastern U.S., letters, legal proceedings, military orders, and more.
Date of Original:: 1730/1842
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library
Museum of the Cherokee Indian
Tennessee State Library and Archives
Frank H. McClung Museum of Natural History and Culture
LaFayette-Walker County Library
Tennessee State Museum
University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Special Collections

6. Collection Thomas Carr family papers

Description:: The collection consists of the papers of Thomas Carr and his son, William A. Carr of Columbia County, Georgia from 1730-1891.
Date of Original:: 1730/1891
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

7. Collection Ad hoc

Description:: Highlights of the collection of the Georgia Archives.
Date of Original:: 1732/2011
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

8. Collection Keith M. Read collection, 1732-1905

Description:: Historical manuscripts collected by Keith M. Read documenting the history of Georgia from 1732- to 1905.
Date of Original:: 1732/1905
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

9. Collection Ravaud Kearney Rodgers papers, 1671-1879

Description:: Correspondence and scrapbook documenting New Jersey Presbyterian minister Ravaud K. Rodgers from 1671 to 1879.
Date of Original:: 1732/1905
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

10. Collection Transcripts of the Earl of Egmont papers

Description:: Transcripts created by E. Merton Coulter from contemporary, hand-written copies of letters and documents from 1732 to 1745 relating to the Trustees for Establishing the Colony of Georgia in America
Date of Original:: 1732/1743
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

11. Collection Georgia Historical Society image catalog

Description:: Select digitized images of photographs, prints, artifacts, portraits, and manuscripts from the collections of the Georgia Historical Society.
Date of Original:: 1733/9999
Holding Institution:: Georgia Historical Society

12. Collection Atlanta history photograph collection

Description:: Diverse collection of images dating from 1734 to 2017 of Antebellum Atlanta and scenes from the aftermath of the Civil War; street scenes and photographs of neighborhoods; images of Atlanta landmarks in downtown Atlanta and surrounding counties; and notable events such as the premiere of the movie Gone With the Wind, and a dinner honoring Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. after he received the Nobel Peace Prize.
Date of Original:: 1734/2017
Holding Institution:: Atlanta History Center
Sensitive Content:: This collection contains unedited versions of all content. Some material may contain depictions of violence, offensive language, or negative stereotypes reflecting the culture or language of a particular period or place. There are instances of racist language and depictions, particularly regarding African Americans. These items are presented as part of the historical record for the purpose of education and research. The viewpoints expressed in this collection do not necessarily represent the viewpoints of the Atlanta History Center or any of its officers, agents, employees, or volunteers.

13. Collection Historic maps (Georgia Archives)

Description:: Maps dating from the 1740s collected by Georgia's Office of Surveyor General.
Date of Original:: 1740/1954
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

14. Collection List of Georgia settlers

Description:: Twenty-volume list of Georgia settlers dated 1740 to 1749 organized in loose alphabetical order including information about their age, occupation, date of arrival, land lots, and if they died, quit, or ran away from the colony.
Date of Original:: 1740/1749
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

15. Collection Georgia-related publications from the Hathi Trust Digital Library

Description:: Public domain books from leading U.S. research libraries about Georgia from the HathiTrust.
Date of Original:: 1743/2007
Holding Institution:: HathiTrust

16. Collection British warrant for payment to James Oglethorpe

Description:: The collection consists of a warrant issued by the British crown to pay James Oglethorpe for services rendered from 1738-1743, dated July 5, 1744.
Date of Original:: 1744-07-05
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

17. Collection E. Merton Coulter manuscript collection

Description:
Date of Original:: 1745/1942
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

18. Collection Warrant for convict William Jackson

Description:: This collection consists of a writ dated January 15, 1748 from King George the Second commanding that William Jackson be convicted for debt.
Date of Original:: 1748-01-15
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

19. Collection Charles Colcock Jones, Jr. family papers, circa 1749-1930

Description:: The collection consists of papers of the Rev. Charles Colcock Jones family of Liberty County, Georgia from ca. 1749-1909.
Date of Original:: 1749/1909
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

20. Collection Hancock County archives

Description:: Records of early Hancock County, Georgia
Date of Original:: 1750/2022
Holding Institution:: Azalea Regional Library System

21. Collection Colonial will books, 1754-1779

Description:: 351 wills probated in the Royal Colony of Georgia from the collections of the Georgia Archives
Date of Original:: 1754/1779
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

22. Collection Noble Jones family papers

Description:: Bound volume of papers of the Noble Jones family of Savannah, Georgia from 1754-1838 that contain legal instruments including wills and indentures, business records, and the sales and dispensations of enslaved people.
Date of Original:: 1754/1838
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

23. Collection Felix Hargrett collection

Description:: Collection of University of Georgia alumnus Felix Hargrett (graduated in 1924) that consists primarily of letters, but also includes materials dating from 1758 to 1844 that document the colony of Georgia and slavery.
Date of Original:: 1758/1844
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

24. Collection Deeds and plats, Georgia

Description:: Residential and commercial deeds, plats, maps, and other documents from counties and towns, mostly in southeast Georgia, dating from 1767 to 1899.
Date of Original:: 1767/1899
Holding Institution:: Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections

25. Collection Digitized deeds and plats

Description:: Deeds, plats, and other land records from South Georgia dating from 1767 to 1999
Date of Original:: 1767/1999
Holding Institution:: Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections

26. Collection John Adam Treutlen, June 1767

Description:: Land grant dated June 1767 assigned by King George III of England conveying four hundred acres of land in the parish of Saint Matthew, Georgia to John Adam Treutlen.
Date of Original:: 1767-06
Holding Institution:: Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections

27. Collection Continental Congress collection

Description:: Eight Georgia-related Continental Congress pieces, including legislative records, certificates, correspondence, receipts, and signatures, dated 1773 to 1798.
Date of Original:: 1773/1798
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

28. Collection Sir Patrick Houston letter

Description:: The collection consists of a letter by Sir Patrick Houston, dated April 28, 1773, concerning land surveys.
Date of Original:: 1773-04-28
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

29. Collection Shields-Ethridge Heritage Farm records

Description:: Land grants, legal papers, farm records, photographs, correspondence, and artifacts documenting the history of the Jefferson, Georgia farm on which the Shields and Ethridge families ran from colonial settlement through the twentieth century.
Date of Original:: 1774/1969
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

30. Collection McDuffie Museum Collection

Description:: Items digitized from the collection held at the McDuffie Museum in Thompson, Georgia. Most of these items are owned by Lewis Smith of Thompson.
Date of Original:: 1778/1950
Holding Institution:: McDuffie Museum

31. Collection Inventory of people enslaved by Henry Bourguin

Description:: Handwritten estate inventory created December 11, 1779, by Henry Bourguin’s daughters that includes a list of the people enslaved by Bourguin, including name with approximate monetary value, and is divided into three columns showing the division of his estate by his three daughters.
Date of Original:: 1779-12-11
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

32. Collection Benjamin Lincoln notebook and order book

Description:: Notebook and order book of General Benjamin Lincoln (1733-1810) containing essays he composed from 1780-1795.
Date of Original:: 1780/1795
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

33. Collection Headright and bounty plats of survey, 1783-1909

Description:: Headright and lottery plats for Burke and Screven County from 1783 to 1909
Date of Original:: 1783/1909
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

34. Collection Trustees of the Academy of Richmond County archives, 1783-2021

Description:: Collection includes correspondence, legal documents, financial statements, meeting minutes, and papers for the Trustees of the Academy of Richmond County as well as applications, correspondence, financial statements, meeting minutes and legal documents for the Tubman Home. The papers document the sale and lease of lands, administration of the Academy of Richmond County, role of the Trustees in the growth and development of Augusta, and evolution of the purpose of the Trustees. Additional papers document the Old Medical College and the dispensation of funds from the Porter Fleming Foundation, the Joseph Lamar Rucker Scholarship, and the Robinson Trust Fund.
Date of Original:: 1783/2021
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

35. Collection Samuel Edward Butler diary

Description:: Diary of Samuel Edward Butler dating from 1784 to 1786 documenting farming, hunting, slavery, the aftermath of the American Revolution, and Native Americans in the South.
Date of Original:: 1784/1786
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

36. Collection University of Georgia charter

Description:: The University of Georgia charter, dated January 27, 1785, is the founding document of the University of Georgia, and is a significant document in American history for codifying the principle of public higher education in the United States. Its approval by the Georgia General Assembly made the University of Georgia the first state chartered in the nation. It was authored by Abraham Baldwin, the University of Georgia's founder and first president.
Date of Original:: 1785-01-27
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

37. Collection Treaty of Hopewell

Description:: Treaty dated November 28, 1785 between the Cherokee Indians and the United States government that ceded many of the lands along the French Broad and Holston Rivers to the United States.
Date of Original:: 1785-11-28
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

38. Collection Samuel B. Clark papers

Description:
Date of Original:: 1787/1869
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

39. Collection Georgia-related publications from the Internet Archive

Description:: Public domain materials about Georgia from the Internet Archive.
Date of Original:: 1790/2011
Holding Institution:: Internet Archive (Firm)
University of California Libraries
New York Public Library
Boston Public Library
University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign campus)
Harvard University. Library

40. Collection William Lamar Cawthon, Jr. estate county documents

Description:: Legal and land records, estate administration records, business records, and correspondence arranged chronologically by county and state. It also includes records of criminal cases, slavery trade, land grants, plats, wills, and divorce.
Date of Original:: 1790/1910
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

41. Collection Howell Cobb family papers

Description:: Papers of Howell Cobb and the Cobb family dating from 1793 to 1932.
Date of Original:: 1793/1932
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

42. Collection Jacob Waldburg papers

Description:: A list of slaves owned by the family of Jacob Waldburg of Chatham County, Georgia (dated 1793); a promissory note to Waldburg from John M. Harvey (dated 1818); and a land grant to Waldburg for property in Lee County, Georgia (dated 1829).
Date of Original:: 1793/1829
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

43. Collection Laura S. Walker Collection

Description:: Collection of materials from the Ware County author and local historian Laura S. Walker dating from 1793 to 1979.
Date of Original:: 1793/1970
Holding Institution:: Okefenokee Regional Library System

44. Collection Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families collection, 1796-1929

Description:: This collection consists of personal and business papers of the Cobb, Erwin, and Lamar families from 1796-1929.
Date of Original:: 1796/1929
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

45. Collection Record series 3121-007, engineering department – general maps, 1798-1961, no date

Description:: Maps from 1798 to 1961 that illustrate Savannah property holdings, as well as land subdivision for city and private development.
Date of Original:: 1798/1961
Holding Institution:: City of Savannah Municipal Archives

46. Collection Metro Atlanta historic newspapers

Description:: Searchable issues of Metro Atlanta newspapers from the eighteenth, nineteenth, and twentieth centuries
Date of Original:: 1799/1923
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project

47. Collection Georgia historic books

Description:: Significant 19th and early 20th century books on the culture, history, biography, and literature of Georgia.
Date of Original:: 1800/1922
Holding Institution:: Emory University. General Libraries
University of Georgia. Libraries
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
Alexander Campbell King Law Library
Emory University. General Libraries
Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections
Georgia State University. Libraries

48. Collection Hammond family papers

Description:: Documents dating from 1800 to 1920 which deal mainly with land transactions relating to the Hammons/ Hammonds and allied families of Walton, Wilkes and Oglethorpe County, Georgia.
Date of Original:: 1800/1920
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

49. Collection Historical Photograph Collection (Columbus State University Archives)

Description:: Historical photographs dating from 1800 to 2017 of Columbus and the surrounding Chattahoochee Valley.
Date of Original:: 1800/2017
Holding Institution:: Columbus State University. Archives

50. Collection The Island Ford Baptist Church Historic Documents, Buford, Georgia Collection

Description:: Documents written between 1833 and 1917 that are part of the Suwanee Creek Chapter, National Society Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) Historic Preservation Project: Partnership with Island Ford Baptist Church, and offer a glimpse of the early community of Island Ford settlers, references to enslaved individuals that were part of the church and community of Island Ford, and personal histories of early settlers of Gwinnett County who lived and raised their families in close proximity to the Island Ford Baptist Church.
Date of Original:: 1800/1917
Holding Institution:: Island Ford Baptist Church (Buford, Ga.)
Gwinnett Historical Society

51. Collection Kenneth Rogers photograph collection

Description:: Black-and-white photographs of Atlanta, Georgia dating between 1800 and 2006 that were collected or taken by photojournalist Kenneth Rogers.
Date of Original:: 1800/2006
Holding Institution:: Atlanta History Center

52. Collection Southern homefront, 1861-1865

Description:: Documents Southern life during the Civil War, especially the unsuccessful attempt to create a viable nation state as evidenced in both private and public life.
Date of Original:: 1800/1899
Holding Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library

53. Collection Thomas County image gallery

Description:: Photographs of Thomas County, Georgia from the Antebellum period to 1980.
Date of Original:: 1800/1994
Holding Institution:: Thomasville History Center

54. Collection Virtual Georgia

Description:: The Virtual Georgia collection is intended to document the lives of Georgians from all walks of life: their religious and social celebrations, homes, art, architecture, dress, and customs. As the collection grows it will encompass a broader and richer documentation of Georgia life, particularly in the early part of the 21st century.
Date of Original:: 1800/9999
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

55. Collection Samuel Meeker letter to General James Winchester

Description:: The collection consists of a letter from Samuel Meeker writing from Philadelphia on 27 December 1804 to General James Winchester of Cragfont, Tennessee. The letter discusses enslaved persons and their possible sale in New Orleans. The list of enslaved mentioned in the letter unfortunately is not present.
Date of Original:: 1804-12-27
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

56. Collection District plats of survey

Description:: Original surveys of land districts in counties made prior to distribution of land by lottery, between 1805 and 1833, plus resurveys or renewed surveys of districts.
Date of Original:: 1805/1833
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

57. Collection District Survey Field Notebooks

Description:: Field notes of Georgia's surveyors created prior to distribution of land by lottery from 1805 to 1833.
Date of Original:: 1805/1833
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

58. Collection Milledgeville historic newspapers archive : Georgia historic newspapers

Description:: Searchable issues of Milledgeville newspapers from 1808 to 1920.
Date of Original:: 1808/1920
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project

59. Collection Savannah historic newspapers archive

Description:: Searchable issues of Savannah newspapers from 1809 to 1880
Date of Original:: 1809/1880
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project
Catholic Church. Diocese of Savannah (Ga.)

60. Collection Designs for Augusta Church, State of Georgia by Robert Mills of South Carolina, Architect, Philadelphia, 22 July 1809

Description:: Architectural record created in July 1809 by South Carolina Architect Robert Mills for the building committee of the future First Presbyterian Church of Augusta, Georgia.
Date of Original:: 1809-07-22
Holding Institution:: First Presbyterian Church of Augusta (Augusta, Ga.)

61. Collection Ebenezer Kellogg diary

Description:: The collection consists of the diary of Ebenezer Kellogg from 1817-1818 that describes plantations and farming practices, particularly cotton and rice; and slavery, including how enslaved populations lived, their treatment, and religious instruction.
Date of Original:: 1817/1818
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

62. Collection Banks family papers

Description:: The collection consists of papers of the Banks family of Elbert and Muscogee Counties, Georgia from 1818-1923, specifically the will of Lucy Banks Yonge, the history of Ralph Banks and family, the genealogy of the Banks, Daniel, and Watkins families, and the estate of W. K. Banks.
Date of Original:: 1818/1923
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

63. Collection John Clark letter to the Governor of Alabama William Wyatt Bibb

Description:: The collection consists of one letter to the Governor of Alabama William Wyatt Bibb, regarding the apprehension and return of a "negro man slave, property of Theoderick Montfort of [the] County of Putnam."
Date of Original:: 1819-11-22
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

64. Collection Seaborn J. Mays papers

Description:: The collection consists of receipted bills, promissory notes, and tax receipts of Seaborn J. Mays, including a bill of sale for an enslaved man named Phil, purchased from Thomas R. R. Cobb by Mays, and an enslaved woman named Caroline, and a fi fa against William Moon for a debt owed to Mays. Also included is a record book of the Athens Benevolent Society.
Date of Original:: 1824/1879
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

65. Collection Troup County Superior Court records

Description:: Records of the Superior Court of Troup County, Georgia from 1827 to 1900
Date of Original:: 1827/1900
Holding Institution:: Troup County Archives

66. Collection Columbus enquirer : Georgia historic newspapers

Description:: Searchable issues of the Columbus Enquirer from 1828 to 1890.
Date of Original:: 1828/1890
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project

67. Collection Georgia historic newspapers

Description:: The Georgia Historic Newspapers archive includes newspaper titles from around the state. The collection provides historical images that are both full-text searchable and can be browsed by date, title, region, city, and newspaper type.
Date of Original:: 1828/1993
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project
Catholic Church. Diocese of Savannah (Ga.)
Athens-Clarke County Library

68. Collection Thomas Maguire papers, 1829-1949

Description:: Manuscripts documenting plantation life in Georgia from 1829-1949.
Date of Original:: 1829/1949
Holding Institution:: Atlanta History Center

69. Collection "Thar's gold in them thar hills": Gold and gold mining in Georgia, 1830s-1940s

Description:: selected legal, financial, and promotional documents as well as photographs and picture postcards that represent episodes of renewed interest in gold mining in Lumpkin County during Reconstruction, at the turn of the century, and during the Depression from the Chestatee Regional Library System
Date of Original:: 1830/1949
Holding Institution:: Chestatee Regional Library System
Lumpkin County Library

70. Collection Cecil Haralson Collection

Description:: Cherokee land lottery certificates, indentures for land lots in Cobb County, Confederate States of America currency, and insurance policies dating from 1832 to 1932.
Date of Original:: 1832/1932
Holding Institution:: Smyrna Public Library

71. Collection Cherokee Regional Library System Collection

Description:: Collection of photographs, personal papers of Nellie Clinton, 1832 Cherokee land grants, and a marriage record book.
Date of Original:: 1832/1953
Holding Institution:: Cherokee Regional Library System

72. Collection Deeds, Camden County, Georgia

Description:: Deeds, plats, land grants, and legal documents dating from 1833 to 1899 regarding land in Camden County, Georgia, and northern Florida.
Date of Original:: 1833/1899
Holding Institution:: Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections

73. Collection Early Walker County papers

Description:: Deeds for land in Cherokee County from 1833 to 1843
Date of Original:: 1833/1843
Holding Institution:: LaFayette-Walker County Library

74. Collection Wiregrass history

Description:: Materials dating from 1836 to 1974 documenting local history in south Georgia that include militia rosters and statistics on slaves and slave owners.
Date of Original:: 1836/1974
Holding Institution:: Valdosta State University. Odum Library. Archives and Special Collections

75. Collection Second Seminole War, Okefenokee region manuscript map

Description:: Handwritten manuscript map of the seat of the Second Seminole War in the Okefenokee Region, dated 1837-1838.
Date of Original:: 1837/1838
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

76. Collection Atlanta Journal-Constitution photographs

Description:: Photographs dating from the 1840s to the 2009 from the photography staff of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution.
Date of Original:: 1840/2009
Holding Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

77. Collection Henry Hicks ledgers

Description:: Ledgers kept by Henry Hicks, a physician in Wrightsville, Georgia, that include names of people who were enslaved, loose papers that include a freedmen list, lectures from the Medical College of Georgia, and lists of household goods and livestock.
Date of Original:: 1843/1873
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

78. Collection West Georgia historic newspapers archive : Georgia historic newspapers

Description:: Searchable issues of West Georgia newspapers from 1843 to 1942.
Date of Original:: 1843/1942
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project

79. Collection Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King diaries, 1844-1866, 1871-1883

Description:: Thirteen diary volumes dated July 12, 1844, to July 23, 1866, and June 14, 1871, to October 29, 1883, written by Francina Elizabeth Cox Greer King, wife of an Oglethorpe County, Georgia plantation owner.
Date of Original:: 1844-07-12/1883-10-29
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

80. Collection Planning Atlanta - A New City in the Making, 1930s-1990s

Description:: Planning Atlanta: A New City in the Making, 1930s – 1990s is a digital collection of material related to city planning and urban development in Atlanta. The collection consists of city planning maps, city planning publications, demographic data, photographs depicting planning activities, oral histories, and aerial photographs.
Date of Original:: 1845/2015
Holding Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections

81. Collection South Georgia historic newspapers archive : Georgia historic newspapers

Description:: Searchable issues of South Georgia newspapers from 1845 to 1922.
Date of Original:: 1845/1922
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project
Catholic Church. Diocese of Savannah (Ga.)

82. Collection John B. Lamar plantation book

Description:: Materials documenting John B. Lamar's plantation in Sumter County, Georgia dating from 1847-1880, including a book with lists containing names of enslaved people; a diagram of crop rotation for cotton, corn, oats, and rye; a map of the plantation; an inventory of plantation items; tax accounts; and food supplies.
Date of Original:: 1847/1880
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

83. Collection John C. Greer land deed

Description:: One deed, dated November 2, 1847, from James P. Mayne, administrator of the estate of John G. Mayne, for 146 acres of land in Clarke County, Georgia, sold to John C. Greer for $250.00.
Date of Original:: 1847-11-02
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

84. Collection Augusta Jewish Museum Collection

Description:: Historic materials dating from 1850 to 2022 that come from a diverse group of Jewish creators, including youth, women, clergy, fraternities, and congregations that offer unique insights into the greater Augusta, Georgia region's Jewish life, philanthropy, foodways, and experiences.
Date of Original:: 1850/2022
Holding Institution:: Augusta Jewish Museum (Augusta, Ga.)

85. Collection Bartow History Museum vertical file record collection

Description:: Bartow County documents dating from 1850 to 1929 including guardianship records, indentures, lunacy records, and smallpox records.
Date of Original:: 1850/1929
Holding Institution:: Bartow History Museum

86. Collection Berrien County Georgia Historical Photos Collection

Description:: Photographs dating from 1850 onwards that document the history of Berrien County, Georgia: the collection features Berrien County families, communities, schools, business establishments, and religious life.
Date of Original:: 1850/2014
Holding Institution:: Berrien Historical Foundation

87. Collection Henry G. Gilbert Nursery and Seed Trade Catalog Collection

Description:: Seed catalogs from Georgia nursery companies.
Date of Original:: 1850/1969
Holding Institution:: National Agricultural Library (U.S.)

88. Collection Johnston family papers

Description:: Papers of the Malcolm Johnston family dating from the nineteenth century that include documents concerning enslaved people owned by the Johnston family: bill of sales for a slave received by Richard Johnston; wills of Malcolm Johnston and E. L. Johnston; “List of property belonging to M. Johnston,” listing 800 acres of land, and the name, sex, age, and monetary value of enslaved people.
Date of Original:: 1850/1862
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

89. Collection North Georgia historic newspapers archive : Georgia historic newspapers

Description:: Searchable issues of North Georgia newspapers from 1850 to 1922.
Date of Original:: 1850/1922
Holding Institution:: Georgia Newspaper Project
Athens-Clarke County Library

90. Collection UGA Map and Government Information Library map collection

Description:: Maps dating back to the mid-19th century, with an emphasis on Georgia cities and counties; some types of maps included are rural delivery routes, highways, topographic, and soil.
Date of Original:: 1850/2021
Holding Institution:: University of Georgia. Map and Government Information Library

91. Collection Alexander H. Stephens family papers

Description:: Plantation account books and writings of Alexander Hamilton Stephens, born near Crawfordville, Georgia in 1812 to Margaret Grier and Andrew Baskins Stephens; he was vice president of the Confederacy during the Civil War, a United States congressman, and died in office as Georgia governor in 1883.
Date of Original:: 1851/1944
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

92. Collection John Vason will

Description:: Last will and testament, dated 1852, of John Vason of Morgan County, Georgia, a landowner and slaveholder.
Date of Original:: 1852
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

93. Collection Atlanta-Fulton Public Library collection

Description:: Historic maps of Atlanta dating from 1853 to 1998 from the collection of the Atlanta-Fulton Public Library.
Date of Original:: 1853/1998
Holding Institution:: Georgia State University. Special Collections
Atlanta-Fulton Public Library System

94. Collection First-person narratives of the American South

Description:: Southern diaries, autobiographies, memoirs, travel accounts, and ex-slave narratives of relatively inaccessible populations: women, African Americans, enlisted men, laborers, and Native Americans.
Date of Original:: 1860/1920
Holding Institution:: University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Documenting the American South (Project)

95. Collection U. Harrold Davenport papers

Description:: Collection consisting of financial records of Uriah Harrold Davenport, a member of the faculty of the University of Georgia, and the estate of his wife Sallie Fleming, who had considerable land holdings in Athens, Georgia, particularly in African American neighborhoods.
Date of Original:: 1860/1969
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

96. Collection America's turning point : documenting the Civil War experience in Georgia

Description:: Civil war manuscripts from the Atlanta History Center, Georgia Historical Society, and the Hargrett Library (UGA).
Date of Original:: 1861/1865
Holding Institution:: Atlanta History Center
Georgia Historical Society
Hargrett Library

97. Collection Theodore G. Sledge estate document

Description:: Collection of documents pertaining to the estate of Theodore G. Sledge, who died leaving behind six enslaved men and women, Maria, Lucinda, Spencer, Hester, Minerva, and Francey, and fifteen hundred and thirty-six dollars of Confederate currency. Several family members sought legal action, but the case was dismissed in November 1864.
Date of Original:: 1864-10
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

98. Collection William C. Towle letters

Description:
Date of Original:: 1865
Holding Institution:: Hargrett Library

99. Collection County maps

Description:: State-produced maps of Georgia counties from 1866 to 1935.
Date of Original:: 1866/1935
Holding Institution:: Georgia Archives

100. Collection Martha Berry Digital Archive

Description:: Correspondence of American educator and founder of Berry College Martha Berry, dating from 1866 to 1999.
Date of Original:: 1866/1999
Holding Institution:: Berry College. Library

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