Lawshe Family Papers, 1875-1965

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Lawshe Family Papers, 1875-1965

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This collection spans three generations of the Lawshe Family, the bulk of the materials concentrate on John Zimmerman Lawshe. Much of the attention is given to the personal activities of John Lawshe as a graduate of Boys' High School and the New York Homeopathic College, and his activities as a Mason in Atlanta. Documents include the commencement program for Boys' High, 23 June 1875; and copies of obituaries and death announcements documenting John Lawshe's activities. John's wife, Willie James Elder, and his daughter Martha were both active in the Daughters of the American Revolution and the Red Cross. Certificates and records of their activities are included in this collection. The collections, through copies of business cards, document the location of the Er Lawshe Jewelry Shop in downtown Atlanta.

.25 linear feet (40 items).

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7338402

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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Lawshe, Willie James Elder, 1869-1951.

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Lawshe family.

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Er Lawshe (1824-1897) was born in Union County, Pennsylvania on 27 March 1824. He moved to Atlanta, Ga. in 1848. He worked first as a cabinet maker and later opened a jewelry shop. He married Sarah Winifred Peck (1835-1894) in Atlanta on 8 August 1854. With the beginning of the Civil War, Lawshe received a Captain's commission and served the duration of the war in the Confederate Army. He returned to Atlanta, where he was active in the First Methodist Church. He is recognized as one of the found...

New York Medical College

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Boys High School (Atlanta, Ga.)

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Daughters of the American Revolution.

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D. A. R. chapters from Washington, DC and surrounding areas. From the description of Papers, 1948-1949. (Duke University Library). WorldCat record id: 36009706 ...

American Red Cross

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On December 2, 1905, Mrs. Tunis G. Bergen brought together a group of Brooklyn residents at the Barnard Club House on Remsen Street to form New York City's first borough-based Red Cross organization. With an initial membership roster of 300, the Brooklyn Chapter of the American Red Cross embarked on its first major campaign to aid victims of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, collecting over $100,000 and thousands of articles of clothing to contribute to the relief effort. From this point on, th...

Lawshe, Er, 1842-1897.

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Lawshe, John Zimmerman, 1856-1927.

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