Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia documents
Scope and Content
This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, financial statements, and legal documents of the Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia. Of particular note is the charter certified by Arnold Broyles, a clerk for the Superior Court of Fulton County. Also included are checks and checkbooks from The Lowry National Bank, as well as a ledger and cash book.
Dates
- 1914-1915, undated
Creator
- Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia (Organization)
Conditions Governing Access
This collection is open for research.
Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use
Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.
Administrative/Biographical History
The Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia was formed in 1914 as a more aggressive offshoot of the Georgia Woman Suffrage Association (GWSA). The organization, spearheaded by Emily C. MacDougald, and later by Mrs. Edward Inman, Mrs. Linton C. Hopkins, Mary M. Raoul, and Ida E. Melson, was a leader in the suffrage movement in Georgia. Additional historical information about the Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia has not been determined.
Extent
2 folder(s)
Language
English
System of Arrangement
This collection is arranged alphabetically according to titles supplied by staff.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Gift, 2011
Description Control
This collection was processed in 2018.
- Title
- Equal Suffrage Party of Georgia documents
- Author
- Louanne Heintz
- Date
- November 2018
- Description rules
- Describing Archives: A Content Standard
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
- Language of description note
- Finding aid is written in English.
Repository Details
Part of the Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center Repository