Henry W. Grady manuscripts, between 1850-1889.

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Henry W. Grady manuscripts, between 1850-1889.

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The collection consists of various manuscript pages written in pencil, apparently by Henry Grady, which are probably the drafts of speeches or newspaper articles. Some of the items included are What a wife should be to her husband (likely a commencement address to a group of girls), My ambition for my state, and Southern attitudes toward women.

0.1 linear feet.

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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...