This collection consists of original letters, transcript copies and photocopies of original letters from the Hargrave family of Carroll County, Georgia. The bulk of the letters were written by or to Fannie Hargrave Brannan and her daughter, Julia Brannan Ivey. The majority of Fannie's letters were written in the 1860s, and they give insight into everyday life during the Civil War and Reconstruction. The majority of Julia Ivey's letters were written in the 1940s as she attempted to learn more about her family's history. The genealogy compiled by Julia and Graves Ivey, the donor of the collection, is included in the collection. The collection also contains a history of the Ku Klux Klan, original photographs, copies of photographs, and two daguerreotypes of family members.
