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Mary Lucas Butler Collection

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS236

Scope and Content

A large portion of this collection consists of papers written about, or by, Fred Lucas and his sister Mary Lucas Butler. These papers include biographical information of Fred Lucas and college research papers written by Mary Lucas. Poetry and book reviews are also part of this collection. A particular part of the collection includes biographical and genealogical materials about Madame Sophie Sosnowski (1833-1899), an immigrant to Georgia from Poland. These papers were collected and given to Mary Lucas Butler.

Dates

  • 1833-1966

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright law. (Title 17, U.S. Code) Permission for use must be cleared through the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center. Licensing agreement may be required.

Administrative/Biographical History

Frederick William Lucas (1894-1966) was born in Athens, Georgia to John Hamlin Lucas and Kate Walker Moreno Lucas on 4 September 1894. His family, which include one brother, Theodore Moreno Lucas, and two sisters Kate Lucas and Mary Lucas (Butler), moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1900. As a young man he trained in the cotton brokerage firm of F. M. Crump and Company. He later worked for Cook and Company cotton brokerage, before opening his own firm Fred W. Lucas and Company in 1943. In addition to his military service in World War I, Fred Lucas also served the Memphis community as President of the Memphis Cotton Exchange, the Southern Cotton Shippers Association, the American Legion, and the American Red Cross. At the time of his death, he was unmarried and survived by his two sisters. Mary Lucas was also born in Athens, Georgia. She attended Washington University before being named Headmistress of the Lauzanne’s Private Girls School in Memphis. She was an active member of the Association for the Preservation of Tennessee Antiquities, serving for a time as President of the Association. She died in Memphis in 1967. No other family history or biographical information is currently available.

Extent

0.2 linear ft.

Language

English

System of Arrangement

Files are arranged in an alphabetical order provided by the archives staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift of Mrs. Norman Wilson Ruffin, Jr, 1978 (1978.91)

General Physical Description note

Extent: .2 linear ft. (1/2 document case)

Description Control

Collection reprocessed in 2008

Title
Mary Lucas Butler Collection ahc.MSS 236
Subtitle
An Inventory of Her Papers at the Kenan Research Center at the Atlanta History Center
Author
Finding aid prepared by Helen Matthews
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin
Language of description note
Finding aid written in English.

Repository Details

Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository

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