Items and Collections

Select "Records and Full text" to search both the metadata and available full text.

Select "Records" to search only metadata for items. (All items have metadata.)

Select "Full text" to search only the scanned or transcribed text for items. (Not all items have full text)

Use quotation marks to search as a phrase

Use "+" before a term to make it required (Otherwise results matching only some of your terms may be included)

Use "-" before a word or phrase to exclude

Use "OR", "AND", and "NOT" (must be capitalized) to create complex boolean logic

You can use parentheses in your complex expressions

Truncation and wildcards are not supported

This Search	Will Find
“Floyd Jillson”	Records that have the name Floyd Jillson
girl scouts +low	Records with the word low that also contain girl and/or scouts
brunswick -stew	Records with the word Brunswick but not the word stew
“African American” AND art	Records containing the phrase “African American” and art
bread AND (butter OR fruit)	Records containing the words bread and butter or bread and fruit

Chandler family papers

Papers and other materials pertaining to the Chandler family, originally from Columbus, Georgia, dating mostly from the 1830s-1920s.

More About This Collection

Date of Original
1820/1930

Subject
Families--Georgia--Correspondence
Family--Georgia--History--19th century
Veterans--Georgia
World War, 1939-1945--Veterans

People
Chandler, George Thomas, 1866-1955
Chandler, Isaac Comfort, 1823-1896
Chandler, Marie Erwin, 1904-1971
Chandler, Sarah Martha Thomas, 1826-1895
Chandler, Sidney McKee, 1866-1955
Thomas, Mary A. Shivers, 1806-1845

Location
United States, Georgia, 32.75042, -83.50018
United States, Georgia, Muscogee County, Columbus, 32.46098, -84.98771

Medium
family papers
letters (correspondence)

Type
Text

Description
Reverend George T. Chandler (1866-1955) was a Presbyterian minister, married to Sidney McKee Chandler (1866-1955). His son, Sidney Grigsby Chandler (1900-1964), was a World War II military veteran, married to Marie Erwin Chandler (1904-1971).

The collection includes papers and other materials pertaining to the Chandler family, originally from Columbus, Georgia, dating mostly from the 1830s-1920s. Notable materials include extensive correspondence for both Reverend George T. Chandler and his son, Sidney G. Chandler, legal documents, and the scrapbook album belonging to Mrs. Mary A. Thomas.

Metadata URL
https://dlg.usg.edu/collection/guan_4233

Language
eng

Holding Institution
Hargrett Library

Rights

Medium photographs

New Search in this Collection Clear All

Map Search Tips

Items and Collections

Refine

Type

Subject

People

Location

Georgia County

Year

Medium

Full Text Available

Rights

Collection Name

Holding Institution

Chandler family papers

More About This Collection

Search Constraints

Search Results