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Kell family. Papers, 1867-1914.

Title: Papers, 1867-1914.

This collection contains a farm record, account books, and daily diaries belonging to various members of the Kell family. The farm record belonging to John McIntosh Kell gives information regarding cotton crops and livestock for the Kell's farm in Sunny Side, Georgia, south of Atlanta, Georgia. The account books show the many different expenses the family had including the payment of the servants and the purchasing of household goods. The daily diaries were kept by Blanche Monroe Kell (1836- ) after Kell's death in 1900. The diaries include a few lines for each day and contain such information as the planting of vegetable gardens and many different flowers, the births, deaths and sicknesses of the various family members, and local news of Sunny Side, Georgia. The diaries also contain inventories of the many fruits which the family canned and tells what books Blanche Monroe Kell was reading and her impression of each book.

ArchivalResource: 1 box, .5 cubic ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/33484613 View

Nisbet family. Nisbet family papers, 1752-1936 [manuscript].

Title: Nisbet family papers, 1752-1936 [manuscript].

The collection consists mainly of correspondence and genealogical and historical writings of Nisbet, as well as family and business correspondence, diaries, scrapbooks, and three manuscript plays he wrote. Nisbet kept diaries and/or commonplace books at Macon, 1869 and 1875-1883; at the University of Georgia, 1873; and while in Washington, D.C., as clerk of a committee of the United States House of Representatives, 1884-1885. Also included is some correspondence, 1840s to 1890s, of Junius Wingfield Nisbet's father, James Taylor Nisbet (1828-1894), lawyer, and of his grandfather, Eugenius Aristides Nisbet (1803-1871), jurist and United States Representative, both of Macon, Ga., mostly relating to the practice of law. A scrapbook, correspondence, and other papers relate to Nisbet's father-in-law, John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), officer of the Confederate privateer Alabama.

ArchivalResource: About 2,200 items (4.5 linear feet).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/23658573 View

Andrews, Charles H. Papers, 1846-1885; (bulk 1874-1882).

Title: Papers, 1846-1885; (bulk 1874-1882).

Letters of Andrews and wife to son, Louis H., describing the life of small farmers raising cotton, cane, and other crops. Also, letters from Confederate veterans providing information for Andrews' proposed history of the 3rd Georgia Regiment. Among the correspondents are John F. Jones, Reuben B. Nisbet, Joseph E. Johnston, and Jubal A. Early. An incomplete manuscript history of the regiment, by Andrews and J.W. Lindsey, is present. Also includes several letters from John McIntosh Kell, Adjutant General of Georgia, to C.H. Andrews and Son regarding insurance on the insane asylum at Milledgeville, Ga.

ArchivalResource: 75 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19108827 View

Kell family. Kell family papers 1857-1945 (bulk 1857-1914).

Title: Kell family papers 1857-1945 (bulk 1857-1914).

The collection consists of papers of the Kell family from 1857-1914, 1945. The papers contain the manuscript of John McIntosh Kell's book RECOLLECTIONS OF A NAVAL LIFE; an untitled manuscript by Kell's daughter Evelyn Kell d'Antignac regarding the friendship of slaves for their masters; correspondence from Kell and his wife, Blanche to their daughter Carolyn Kell at Fauquier Institute in Virginia and between other family members and friends; a diary (1907-1908) of Blanche Kell; photographs of family and shipmates of Kell; and a biographical sketch of Kell.

ArchivalResource: 2 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476244 View

Sidney Lanier Collection, 1875-1894

Title: Sidney Lanier Collection 1875-1894

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http://ead.lib.virginia.edu/vivaxtf/view?docId=uva-sc/viu00281.xml View

John McIntosh Kell papers, 1785-1921 and undated

Title: John McIntosh Kell papers 1785-1921 and undated

The collection includes papers and volumes created by John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900) of the U.S. Navy and his family. Family correspondence includes letters from John McIntosh Kell's period of service in the U.S. Navy, family and buisness papers from the Kell, Nathan Campbell Munroe, and Tabitha Easter (Napier) Munroe families discussing Georgia policitcs and other local events. Volumes in the collection include logs of the U.S. frigate Savannah, the U.S.S. Falmouth, and Shark. There is also an unpublished manuscript by Kell's wife and a scrapbook of clippings about noted Confederate leaders.

ArchivalResource: 9.0 Linear feet

http://library.duke.edu/rubenstein/findingaids/kelljohnmcintosh/ View

Galt, Francis L., 1831 or 32-1915. Francis L. Galt letter, 1906

Title: Francis L. Galt letter, 1906

This letter, dated September 11, 1906, was written from Francis L. Galt in Loudon County, Virginia to Mrs. John McIntosh Kell. Galt comments on the death and character of John Low, whom he calls "the last of the old mess of the Alabama except myself." He also remarks on national politics of the day, and mentions William Jennings Bryan. 4 p. ALS.

ArchivalResource: 1 folder (.05 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/44598817 View

Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900. Papers, 1785-1921 and n.d.

Title: Papers, 1785-1921 and n.d.

Family correspondence consisting of letters from Kell to his mother, Marjory Spalding (Baillie) Kell; his wife, Julia Blanche (Munroe) Kell; and his sisters. Beginning in 1841, Kell's letters cover the period of his service in the U.S. Navy. Topics include accounts of cruises; social activities aboard ship and on land; Commodore Matthew C. Perry; the funeral of Commodore Alexander James Dallas; the countryside in the vicinity of Cape Town, South Afrivca; descriptions of Montevideo and Uraguay; and references to President Carlos Antonio Lopez of Paraguay. After 1860, Kell's letters concern his duties with the Confederate Navy, including running the blockade on the C.S.S. SUMTER and the subsequent abandonment of the ship. The collection also includes family and business papers of Nathan Campbell Munroe of Macon, Ga., his wife Tabitha Easter (Napier) Munroe, their daughter Julia Blanche (Munroe) Kell, and other members of the Munroe, McIntosh, and Napier families. Topics include Ga. and national politics, Henry Clay and the Bank of the United States; railroad construction in Ga.; Christ Church Episcopal Parish in Macon; Montpelier Institute, Salem Female Academy, and other educational institutions; temperance; the duel between Thomas Butler King, U.S. Rep. from Ga., and Charles Spalding; town-gown relations at the University of Ala. in Tuscaloosa; riverboat transportation in Ala.; and the fight between the MONITOR and VIRGINIA as described by a Confederate naval officer. Volumes in the collection include general orders and general watch and quarter bills of the U.S. frigate SAVANNAH, 1843-1847; and logs kept by Kell as midshipman on the U.S.S. FALMOUTH, 1841-1843, and on the SAVANNAH and SHARK, 1843-1847. There is also an unpublished manuscript by Kell's wife, entitled "The Life and Letters of John McIntosh Kell," ca. 1908, and a scrapbook of clippings about noted Confederate leaders pasted in the journal of an unidentified commission merchant.

ArchivalResource: 4,325 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/122581353 View

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00124/catalog View

Lanier, Sidney, 1842-1881. Papers of Sidney Lanier, [manuscript], 1867-1895.

Title: Papers of Sidney Lanier, [manuscript], 1867-1895.

The papers contain the autograph manuscripts for the poems "Clover," "A Florida ghost," "Solace" (published as "A song of eternity in time"), and "The stirrup-cup"; nine letters from Sidney Lanier re his writing, particularly a paper about Bartholomew Griffin entitled "A forgotten English poet" which he sent to the "International Review" through A. S. Barnes and Co. Also his poem "Betrayal" from "The jacquerie," "Sunset" which was published in "Lippincott's Magazine" and set to music by Dudley Buck, a poem published in "Scribner's Monthly," and the poem "Clover" a protest against "art for art's sake"; paintings by John Robinson Tait in an exhibition; Gibson Peacock and the hospitality of his wife; a description of "Rockingham Springs," Virginia and its environs; and his train trip from Philadelphia to Baltimore. Also his illness with pleurodyraia; his opinion of the wood-engraving in "Portfolio of proof impressions" produced by Charles Scribner and sons'; his opposition to "art for art's sake"; his philosophy of the way poets should approach their work; and his interest in young artists. Six letters from Mary Day Lanier discuss her efforts to supply Lanier's signature and works for publication, particularly "Strange jokes"; the unfinished "How to read Chaucer"; "Little Ella. A beautiful ballad," a song published by Mattie Montgomery without Lanier's knowledge; Lanier's genius; an analysis of his handwriting; and her desire to make some amendments to William Elliot Griffis's copy of "The English novel." Also the "Reminiscences of Sidney Lanier" by Alfred Allen; her health and travels for health; the death of her father Charles Day; her friend, John McIntosh Kell, who served with Commodore Matthew Perry on the expedition to Japan; and a Christmas quatrain by John Bannister Tabb. Correspondents include John Eliot Bowen, William Elliot Griffis, George Baugh Heckel, John McDowell Leavitt [?], Henry Paret, Mariquita da G.A. de la Liguniere Peacock, editors of "Scribner's Monthly," Charles Scribner and Sons, John Banister Tabb, and John Robinson Tait.

ArchivalResource: 21 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/647810672 View

Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900. Letter to Blanche Munroe Kell, 1859 Sept. 22.

Title: Letter to Blanche Munroe Kell, 1859 Sept. 22.

The collection consists of a letter from John McIntosh Kell to his wife, Blanche Munroe Kell, from Warrington Naval Yard (Fla.) on September 22, 1859 regarding housing at Pensacola and his service on the steamer Fulton as a U.S. naval officer.

ArchivalResource: 1 item.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476234 View

Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900. John McIntosh Kell letters, 1861.

Title: John McIntosh Kell letters, 1861.

The collection consists of two letters from John McIntosh Kell while serving in the Confederate Navy on board the Savannah (ship) in 1861. The first letter, to his father-in-law N.C. Munroe dated March 22, 1861, discusses the actions of Commodore Josiah Tattnall and the removal of guns from Ft. Clinch (Fla.) to Ft. Pulaski (Ga.). The second letter, dated March 25, 1861, to his wife Blanche Munroe Kell discusses coastal Georgia social news.

ArchivalResource: 2 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476233 View

Calhoun, William L. Papers, 1892-1901.

Title: Papers, 1892-1901.

Collection contains letters from John McIntosh Kell, adjutant general of Ga., and letters from Stephen D. Lee concerning the Confederate Veterans Assoc. and the Confederate Soldiers' Home at Atlanta.

ArchivalResource: 8 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/154271549 View

Kell, Julia Blanche Munroe. Julia Blanche Munroe Kell papers, 1838-1908.

Title: Julia Blanche Munroe Kell papers, 1838-1908.

This collection contains the correspondence, scrapbooks, and photographs that belonged to Julia Blanche Munroe Kell from 1838-1908. The correspondence includes letters written to Blanche Kell, including letters and telegrams from her husband while he was serving in the Confederate Navy during the Civil War. There are also letters addressed to John McIntosh Kell, including an undated letter from his sister Hetty that includes a note from one of Kell's slaves. There are three scrapbooks compiled by Blanche Kell from the late 1880s to 1908, which are in fragile condition and should be handled with care. These scrapbooks include newspaper clippings of poems, and articles that relate the career of her husband, John McIntosh Kell. There is also one commonplace book in this collection that belonged to Blanche's mother, Tabitha E. (Napier) Munroe and includes copies of poems from the 1850s. The photographs in this collection are of Blanche Kell, her husband and their family and friends.

ArchivalResource: 1 box (.50 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/297453356 View

Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900. Papers, 1785-1921.

Title: Papers, 1785-1921.

Correspondence containing information about Kell's career in the U.S. and Confederate navies (1840-1865) in which he served as executive officer of the C.S.S. Sumter and Alabama and as captain of the Richmond; material (1833-1865) concerning the family of Nathan Campbell Munroe of Macon, Ga., Kell's father-in-law; and discussions of politics, education, railroads, the Protestant Episcopal Church, and social life in Georgia.

ArchivalResource: 4,269 items.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/19933284 View

Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900. John McIntosh Kell family papers, 1784-1927.

Title: John McIntosh Kell family papers, 1784-1927.

The collection consists of papers of the John McIntosh Kell family and the DeVotie and d'Antignac family from 1784-1927. The papers contain correspondence, diaries, and photographs. The correspondence is mainly to Blanche Munroe Kell from family and friends. Of particular interest are letters from Juliette E. Mitchell, a YMCA employee in Europe during World War I. Papers relating to the DeVotie family include correspondence from Howard DeVotie while at school in Penfield (Ga.) and some material relating to Rev. James Harvey DeVotie including correspondence and pamphlets pertaining to the Cabin Creek Baptist Association (Ga.). The d'Antignac material mainly concerns the Aryan Order. The collection also contains diaries (1900, 1909-1911) of Blanche Munroe Kell mostly discussing family news and social life, a muster roll of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and daguerreotypes and cartes-de-visites of the Kell family.

ArchivalResource: 2.5 linear ft.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476241 View

Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900. John McIntosh Kell papers 1815-1891.

Title: John McIntosh Kell papers 1815-1891.

The John McIntosh Kell papers consist of a planter's journal for three plantations presumably owned or operated by the Munroe family near Macon, Ga.; an undated, unidentified slave list; a diary of Julia Blanche Munroe Kell, John's wife, which records the grief she felt at the death of her two children in September 1863; a letter written by Mrs. Kell to her father at their family home at Sylvan Lodge, October 1864; and a letter from Kell to W.E. Mitchell of New York City, April 30, 1891, 1 p. ALS. Kell declines request of him by Mitchell in behalf of the Young People's Association of Mitchell's church. The collection also includes two cased images: one of John McIntosh Kell taken in the late 1850s and one of Blanche and their son, Nathan Munroe Kell, taken c.1857, and one print of the Kells in front of their Sunnyside home. The collection is arranged chronologically.

ArchivalResource: 4 folders, 2 cased images, 1 print (.25 cubic feet)

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/76065711 View

Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900. John McIntosh Kell scrapbook, 1860-1951.

Title: John McIntosh Kell scrapbook, 1860-1951.

The collection consists of a scrapbook kept by John McIntosh Kell and his wife Blanche Munroe Kell containing materials relating to the Confederate States of America and Kell's service on the Confederate Navy ships, the Alabama and the Sumter. Items include correspondence, printed material, newspaper clippings, engravings, photographs, Kell genealogy, and a list of casualties on the Alabama.

ArchivalResource: 1 v.1 microfilm roll ; 35 mm.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476236 View

Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

Title: Military Order of the Loyal Legion of the United States Commandery of the State of Massachusetts Civil War collection, 1724-1933 (inclusive); 1861-1912 (bulk).

A collection of images, manuscripts, and printed material, mostly relating to the Massachusetts soldiers and regiments in the American Civil War. Some material relates to other Union regiments and the Confederate States of America.

ArchivalResource: 47 linear feet (143 boxes, 2 volumes)

http://id.lib.harvard.edu/ead/hou00124/catalog View