United States, Georgia, Clarke County, 33.95117, -83.36733United States, Georgia, Jackson County, 34.13388, -83.56635Coulter, E. Merton (Ellis Merton), 1890-19811745/1942The collection consists of original source material including biographies of prominent Georgians, correspondence of individuals and families, court records from the Superior Court of Jackson County (Georgia), records relating to the Confederate States of America and the Civil War in Georgia, reports and lists of children attending impoverished schools in Clarke County (Georgia), and records relating to slavery in Georgia. Ellis Merton Coulter (1890-1981) was an author, educator at the University of Georgia (1919-1958) and head of the History Department (1941-1958). For more information, see the article "E. Merton Coulter (1890-1981)" in the New Georgia Encyclopedia, available at https://www.georgiaencyclopedia.org/articles/history-archaeology/e-merton-coulter-1890-1981/. Other related collections include the E. Merton Coulter collection, ms2345 (available in the Hargrett Library reading room).image/jp2enghttp://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/NoC-US/1.0/Georgia--History--Civil War, 1861-1865Clarke County (Ga.)--HistoryJackson County (Ga.)--HistorySlavery--Georgia--HistorySchools--GeorgiaPoor--GeorgiaConfederate States of AmericaGeorgia. Superior Court (Jackson County)Slavery--Georgia--HistorySlavery--United StatesEnslaved persons--GeorgiaSlave bills of sale--GeorgiaE. Merton Coulter manuscript collectionText