Virginia Hand Callaway papers, 1922-1980.

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Virginia Hand Callaway papers, 1922-1980.

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The subseries mainly consists of correspondence of Virginia Hand Callaway from 1922-1980. The bulk of Virginia Callaway's correspondence deals with household management and social engagements. Additional correspondence pertains to her Red Cross work, her financial aid to young people for summer camp or educational endeavors, and letters (1972-1974) detailing Virginia Callaway's successful campaign to alter the proposed route of Interstate Highway I85. The subseries also contains notes on the history of Blue Springs (Hamilton, Harris County, Ga.) and reminiscences of Cason J. Callaway by his friends and business associates.

10.5 linear ft.

Troup County Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403016

Troup County Archive

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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...

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...