Cason J. Callaway family correspondence / subject files, 1890-[ongoing].

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Cason J. Callaway family correspondence / subject files, 1890-[ongoing].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476146

The series consists of correspondence and subject files of Cason J. Callaway and the Callaway family or pertaining to the administration of Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.) and its affiliates, the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation and Gardens Services, Inc., from 1890-present. The series documents Callaway's agricultural interests and innovations; the development of Blue Springs Farms (Hamilton, Harris County, Ga.) and Callaway Gardens; his activities as director for several major corporations; and his involvement with various charitable, educational, or civic organizations. The series also contains information on Callaway's and his father's, Fuller E. Callaway, involvement in the textile industry. Other family members documented in the collection include Virginia Hand Callaway, Howard H. "Bo" Callaway, and Virginia Callaway Jackson.

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Troup County Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403011

Troup County Archive

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Cooksey, William T.

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William T. Cooksey, farm manager of Blue Springs Farms (Hamilton, Harris County, Ga.) and later secretary and treasurer of the Ida Carson Callaway Foundation. From the description of William T. Cooksey papers, 1936-1980 (bulk 1964-1980). (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476152 ...

Jackson, Virginia Callaway, 1921-1986.

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Virginia Callaway Jackson (1921-1986), daughter of Virginia and Cason J. Callaway, operated Glade Springs Farm (Harris County, Ga.). From the description of Glade Springs Farm records, 1952-1954. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476153 ...

Old Water Mill (Harris County, Ga.)

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Callaway, Howard H. (Howard Hollis), 1927-2014

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Howard Hollis "Bo" Callaway was born on April 2, 1927 in LaGrange, Georgia. He was a student at the Georgia Institute of Technology from 1944 to 1945, and he received a B.S. from the U.S. Military Academy in 1949. He as a 1st Lieutenant in the U.S. Army from 1949 to 1952. He was a member of the Board of Regents of the University System of Georgia, 1953 to 1964; President of Callaway Gardens, 1953 to 1970; President of the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation, 1956 to 1970; Director of the Trust Company...

Manchester Development Company (Meriwether County, Ga.)

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Ida Cason Callaway Foundation

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The Ida Cason Callaway Foundation was established by Cason J. Callaway in 1936 as a charitable trust. Property designated for a private resort community was transferred to the Foundation and in 1952 the Ida Cason Gardens was opened to the public. From the description of Ida Cason Callaway Foundation records, 1936-1961. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476154 ...

Callaway, Virginia Hand, 1900-1995.

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Virginia Hand Callaway (1900-1995), married Cason J. Callaway in 1920. Active in volunteer work and philanthropic efforts, she succeeded her husband as chairman of the board of the Ida Cason Callaway Foundation and in 1971 founded the Cason J. Callaway Memorial Forest. From the description of Virginia Hand Callaway papers, 1922-1980. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476151 ...

Callaway, Cason J. (Cason Jewell), 1894-1961

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The One Hundred Georgia Better Farms Program was an outlet for Cason J. Callaway's plan for agricultural reform. The program called for groups of seven individuals to invest $1,000 each to purchase and improve a 100 acre farm. From the description of Better Farms Program files, 1944-1950. (Troup County Archive). WorldCat record id: 38476147 Cason Jewell Callaway (1894-1961), textile manufacturer, farmer, businessman, and founder of Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.), marr...