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Barnett family visual arts materials

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS471

Scope and Contents

This collection includes portraits, maps, landscapes, and photo albums related to the Barnett family. Included are photographs of Samuel Barnett, Sarah Carter Barnett, Samuel MacDonald Carter, Sarah Jeter Carter, Pauline Carter Maben, Mary MacDonald Barnett, Elizabeth Wingfield Barnett, and Samuel Carter Barnett. The collection also includes photographs of the family’s travels, friends, residences, and school activities.

Dates

  • approximately 1830-1978, undated

Creator

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

This material is 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.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Barnett (1850-1943) was born in Washington, Georgia, to Samuel Barnett (1824-1896) and Elizabeth Anne Stone Barnett (1824-1906). Barnett attended the University of Georgia and began practicing law in 1881, specializing in insurance law. In 1887, he married Mary Jane Dunwoody (1862-1889). After her death, Barnett married Sarah Jeter Carter (1874-1945) in 1898. She was the daughter of Samuel MacDonald Carter (1826-1897) and Sarah Jeter Carter (1845-1909). Samuel and Sarah had three children: Mary MacDonald (1899-1977), Elizabeth Wingfield (1901-1999), and Samuel Carter (1905-1959). Samuel Barnett taught mathematics at Davidson College in North Carolina and physics at Louisiana State University. He also attended special courses at Edinburgh University. He published several articles on insurance, probability, and statistics.

Extent

1066 item(s) (308 black and white photographic prints, 20 black and white negatives, eight color photographic prints, five maps, three tintypes, and three photo albums containing 694 black and white photographic prints and 28 postcards)

Language

English

Additional Description

Arrangement

This collection is arranged alphabetically by titles supplied by staff.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Gift, 1978, with subsequent additions

Related Materials

Barnett family papers, MSS 106, Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Barnett family papers, MSS 687, Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center

Bias in Description

As archivists, we acknowledge our role as stewards of information. We choose how individuals and organizations are represented and described in our archives. We are not neutral, and bias is reflected in our descriptions, which may not accurately convey the racist or offensive aspects of collection materials. Archivists make mistakes and might use poor judgment. In working with this collection, we often re-use language used by the former owners of the material. This language provides context but often includes bias and prejudices reflective of the time in which it was created. The Kenan Research Center’s work is ongoing to implement reparative language where Library of Congress subject terms are inaccurate and obsolete. Kenan Research Center welcomes feedback and questions regarding our archival descriptions. If you encounter harmful, offensive, or insensitive terminology or descriptions, please let us know by emailing reference@atlantahistorycenter.com. Your comments are essential to our work to create inclusive and thoughtful description.

Processing Information

This collection was processed in 2025.

Subjects

Finding Aid & Administrative Information

Title
Barnett family visual arts materials
Subtitle
ahc.VIS471
Author
Briley Johnston
Date
October 2025
Description rules
Describing Archives: A Content Standard
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Repository Details

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