George Johnson Baldwin papers, 1884-1936.

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George Johnson Baldwin papers, 1884-1936.

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General papers, subject files, letter books, and account books that document the business affairs and personal life of George Johnson Baldwin. Materials chiefly concern his work with Stone & Webster, and his tenure as president of street railway and electric lighting companies in Savannah and Columbus, Ga.; Jacksonville, Key West, Pensacola, and Tampa, Fla.; and Houston, Tex. Materials document purchase, consolidation, and management of these companies as well as investment opportunities, unions, labor disputes and strikes, segregation in transportation, corporate real estate tax, local and state politics, and regulatory legislation. Also documented are brick manufacturing, gas, construction, and real estate companies; the Chestatee Pyrites Company, a mining property near Dahlonega, Lumpkin County, Ga.; the Gainesville Midland Railroad; banking and finance; cotton; rice; fertilizer; and hydroelectric power. In addition, there are materials relating to Baldwin's civic leadership and charitable activities with the Savannah Board of Trade, Savannah Public Library, Associated Charities of Savannah, Kate Baldwin Free Kindergarten, Georgia Institute of Technology, and many other institutions and organizations. There are also some personal materials that provide insight into Baldwin's life outside of work, especially his family financial affairs, property matters, and leisure, including the development and operation of a 200-acre mountain lodge estate near Flat Rock, N.C.

About 55,000 items (71.5 linear feet)

University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

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