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Georgia -- Genealogy

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 29 Collections and/or Records:

Paden, Northen, Duckworth family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS460
Scope and Content

This collection contains material pertaining to Dean S. Paden's enlistment in the army during World War I and the King Hardware Company. Personal papers included in the collection are his enlistment application, correspondence, and a diary. Materials pertaining to King Hardware include financial records, legal documents, and correspondence.

Dates: 1910-1974, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Paden, Northen, Duckworth family papers

Perkerson family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS699f
Scope and Content This collection contains correspondence, newspaper clippings, and ephemera about the Perkerson family, as well as awards given to Angus Millard Perkerson Jr. and Medora Field Perkerson for their work in journalism. Of particular note is a newspaper article published in Atlanta Journal Constitution Magazine about a letter written by Elizabeth Frances “Lizzie” Perkerson Butler about the impact of the Civil War on her family. She wrote the letter in 1864 but was not...
Dates: 1890-1958, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Perkerson family papers

Samuel Russell and Julia Colquitt Bridges papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS1165
Scope and Content

This collection contains genealogy records, letters, programs, and newspaper clippings about the Bridges family, primarily Samuel Russell, Jr. Included are the military papers of Samuel Russell Bridges from World War II. Of particular note is Mrs. Bridges' guest book which was signed by President Woodrow Wilson (1856-1924).

Dates: 1907-1991, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Samuel Russell and Julia Colquitt Bridges papers

Sarah Martha Cobb Whitner scrapbooks

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS326
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of two scrapbooks that contain newspaper clippings pertaining to Cobb and Whitner families as well as Atlanta events.

Dates: 1857-1900, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Sarah Martha Cobb Whitner scrapbooks

Thompson and Glover Families Papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS204
Scope and Content This collection documents the activities of various members of the Thompson and Glover families who lived in Madison, Monticello, and Atlanta, Ga., primarily Catherine Thompson, Will Glover Thompson, Emily Fish Glover, Sallie [Sarah] Glover, and Eli Glover. Materials include correspondence of Sallie Glover with friends and family regarding school, sicknesses, clothes, and family visits. A few letters reference the commotion and disturbance of the Civil War. Correspondence of Catherine...
Dates: 1839-1961
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Thompson and Glover Families Papers

Thornton-McCandless family papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS343
Scope and Content

This collection is comprised of newspaper clippings, certificates, and other genealogical materials pertaining to the Thornton and McCandless families.

Dates: 1845-1977, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Thornton-McCandless family papers

Walter Gerald Cooper papers

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS498f
Scope and Content

This collection contains genealogical information on Cooper and his family, and documents surrounding the history of Fulton County.

Dates: 1934-1938, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Walter Gerald Cooper papers

Wiley family Bible

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.MSS470
Scope and Content

This collection contains a single family Bible. It includes family genealogy.

Dates: 1869
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Wiley family Bible

Zenobia Tye Liles family photographs

 Collection
Collection number: ahc.VIS263
Scope and Content

This collection contains photographs from the extended Cooper family, Hinton family, Liles family, McKinney family, and Tye family of Atlanta, Georgia, Alabama, Florida, Texas, and Missouri. Included are photographs from milestones such as graduations, weddings, and reunions, as well as baby pictures and school photos.

Dates: 1865-1992, undated
Found in: Kenan Research Center at Atlanta History Center / Zenobia Tye Liles family photographs