John Isham Papers, 1855-1893.

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John Isham Papers, 1855-1893.

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This collection consists of six diaries written by John Isham and his wife, Maria Louisa "Lou", during the years 1878 to 1892. At the conclusion of the diaries there is one page dated February 1893, most probably written by his daughter. John Isham died on 1 August 1892. The daily entries usually begin with observations of the weather and temperature, followed by comments about daily events. In addition, Isham and his wife give a great deal of attention to the news and gossip around Atlanta. They note births, marriages, and deaths, also commenting on politics and the state of education in the city. The diaries also contain long summaries of sermons preached at Central Presbyterian Church. In addition to the diaries, the collection contains a ledger and enrollment book from the Pine Grove Academy, the private school operated by Isham in Columbus, Georgia. All of this is concluded with various transcriptions of the diaries. These incomplete transcriptions, some hand written while others have been typed, were done by Atlanta Historical Society volunteers in the 1980s.

1 linear ft. (2 boxes)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 6902706

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Crew Street School (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Isham, Maria Louisa Wood, 1850-1946.

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Isham, John, 1817-1892.

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John Isham (1817-1892) was born in Manchester, Vermont on 31 January 1817. He was trained as a lawyer, and admitted to the New York Bar. In 1840 he moved to South Carolina where he began a teaching career and he later moved to Columbus, Georgia. For a short time, he taught in the public schools of Columbus, Georgia. In 1855 he opened his own private academy, Pine Grove, which he led until 1864. In the last year of the Civil War, he enlisted as a private in the Confederate Army and he served in C...