Athens, Ga. social and cultural events collection, 1860-1947.

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Athens, Ga. social and cultural events collection, 1860-1947.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/264793861

The collection consists of letters, programs, and invitations pertaining to Athens, Ga. and the University of Georgia. Some items include an invitation to the wedding of Richard B. Russell and Ina Dillard, an invitation to the wedding of John Wallis Brumby and Belle Hardeman, an invitation to the wedding of Henry W. Grady and Julia King, commencement programs for the University of Georgia (1873 and 1947), and a copy of Where the south leads and where Georgia leads by Mildred Lewis Rutherford.

42 items (0.1 linear ft.)

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SNAC Resource ID: 7162956

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Brumby, John Wallis.

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Brumby, Belle Hardeman.

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University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Grady, Henry Woodfin, 1850-1889

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Henry Woodfin Grady, journalist and orator, was born 24 May 1850, in Athens, Georgia, where he married Julia King on 5 October 1871. Grady worked as a reporter, editor, publisher, or writer (1870-1875) for newspapers in Atlanta and Rome, Georgia, and as a correspondent for THE NEW YORK HERALD (1876). While part owner and managing editor of the ATLANTA CONSTITUTION (1880-1889), he delivered his "New South" speech (1886) which established his reputation as a distinguished orator.He died of pneumon...

Russell, Ina Dillard, 1868-1953

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Ina Dillard Russell (1868-1953), wife of Richard B. Russell, Sr., of Winder, Georgia. From the description of Ina D. Russell papers, 1891-1950. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477351 ...

Russell, Richard Brevard, 1861-1938

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Richard Brevard Russell (1861-1938), lawyer, legislator, and Georgia Supreme Court justice, born in Marietta, Georgia. From the description of Richard B. Russell, Sr. papers, 1888-1938. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477400 ...

Grady, Julia King.

http://n2t.net/ark:/99166/w67s8dkj (person)

Rutherford, Mildred Lewis, 1852-1928

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Mildred Lewis Rutherford (1852-1928), author and educator, resided in Athens, Georgia. From the description of Mildred Lewis Rutherford papers, 1883-1930. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476449 From the description of Mildred Lewis Rutherford scrapbooks, [ca. 1858-1930]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476616 Mildred Lewis Rutherford was born in Athens on July 16, 1851, into a wealthy patrician family with deep roots. Prior to the Civil War (1861-65), her father, ...