Saussy family papers 1830-1969

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Saussy family papers 1830-1969

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/182631147

This collection contains information on the Saussy family as well as related families, including the Calais, Chapin, Chipman, Cornwell, Tiedeman, and Varnedoe families. The collection contains correspondence between Gordon Saussy and Hattie Saussy, papers from Gordon Saussy's legal practice, documentation of the creation of the Boy Scouts of America, Troop 8 in Savannah, and family photographs.

11 boxes, 1 oversize folder (5.5 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 6943180

Georgia Historical Society

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Boy Scouts of America

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The Boy Scouts of America (BSA) is one of the largest Scouting organizations in the United States of America and one of the largest youth organizations in the United States, with more than 2.4 million youth participants and nearly one million adult volunteers. The BSA was founded in 1910, and since then, more than 110 million Americans have been participants in BSA programs at some time. The BSA is part of the international Scout Movement and became a founding member organization of the World Or...

Saussy, Hattie, ca. 1891-1978.

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Saussy, Gordon, 1874-1952.

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Gordon Saussy (1874-1952) was born in Savannah, Georgia. He attended local public schools and the college of the City of New York. He received his law degree at Cornell University. He was Mayor of Savannah from 1929 until January, 1931, when he resigned the office to run for that of County Ordinary. He held that office until his death. Previous to his election as Mayor he served in the General Assembly of Georgia and was author of the act that created the Savannah Port Authority in 1925. ...

Saussy family.

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Gordon Saussy (1874-1952) was mayor of Savannah, Georgia, Ordinary of Chatham County, State port pioneer, and agriculturalist. He was the son of Robert Saussy and Gertrude L. Keller Saussy. He married Harriet Saussy Varnedoe and was step-father to Samuel Lamartine Varnedoe. Hattie Saussy (ca. 1891-1978) was the daughter of Joachim Radcliffe Saussy (1862-1904) and Rachel Louise Shivers Saussy. Hattie was a prominent artist and patron of the arts in Savannah, belonging to the Savannah Art Associat...