Callaway, Cason J. (Cason Jewell), 1894-1961

The One Hundred Georgia Better Farms Program was an outlet for Cason J. Callaway's plan for agricultural reform. The program called for groups of seven individuals to invest $1,000 each to purchase and improve a 100 acre farm.

From the description of Better Farms Program files, 1944-1950. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476147

Cason Jewell Callaway (1894-1961), textile manufacturer, farmer, businessman, and founder of Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.), married Virginia Hollis Hand (1900-1995) in 1920. Their children included Virginia Callaway (Jackson) (1921-1986), Cason J. Callaway Jr. (1924- ), and Howard H. Callaway (1927- ).

From the description of Cason J. Callaway / Callaway Gardens clippings / publications, [ca. 1912-[ongoing]]. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476162

Blue Springs Farms (Harris County, Ga.) was established by Cason J. Callaway as a model farm which he used for experimentation with agricultural practices, new varieties of grain and silage crops, and fishery and poultry management.

From the description of Blue Springs Farms records, 1935-1961. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476148

Cason Jewell Callaway (1894-1961), textile manufacturer, farmer, businessman, and founder of Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.), married Virginia Hollis Hand (1900-1995) in 1920. Their children included Virginia Callaway (Jackson) (1921-1986), Cason J. Callaway Jr. (1924- ), and Howard H. "Bo" Callaway (1927- ).

From the description of Cason J. Callaway / Callaway Gardens collection, [ca. 1864-[ongoing]]. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476144

From the description of Cason J. Callaway family financial records, 1907-1985. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476161

From the description of Cason J. Callaway family correspondence / subject files, 1890-[ongoing]. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476146

From the description of Miscellaneous correspondence / subject files, 1980-[ongoing]. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476159

From the description of Cason J. Callaway / Callaway Gardens photographs / audio visuals, [ca. 1875-[ongoing]]. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476164

From the description of Cason J. Callaway correspondence, 1890-1961 (bulk 1940-1961). (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476149

From the description of Cason J. and Virginia Callaway memorabilia, [ca. 1864-1976]. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476165

Cason Jewell Callaway, businessman, philanthropist, and developer, was born 6 November 1894, in LaGrange, Georgia, and died 12 April 1962, at Blue Springs Farm, near Hamilton, Georgia. The son of Fuller E. Callaway and Ida Jane Cason, he and his brother, Fuller E., Jr., continued the business and civic interests of their father, a textile manufacturer in the LaGrange, Georgia, area. Cason Callaway was a graduate of the University of Virginia (1912) and the Eastman School of Business (1913) and served as an officer in the United States Navy (1917-1919). Upon the death of his father in 1928, he assumed control of the family businesses, consolidated them, and created the Callaway Mills corporation. Callaway married Virginia Hollis Hand in 1920; in 1938 he resigned from his duties with the mills and he and his family moved to Blue Springs Farm and began the development of the Ida Cason Callaway Gardens. Callaway served as president and director of several textile organizations during his life.

From the description of Cason J. Callaway papers, 1928-1962. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 123458844