Cason J. Callaway / Callaway Gardens clippings / publications, [ca. 1912-[ongoing]].

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Cason J. Callaway / Callaway Gardens clippings / publications, [ca. 1912-[ongoing]].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476162

The series consists of clippings and publications collected by the Callaway family from ca. 1912-present. The series can be broken into two broad catagories, materials relating to Cason Callaway and his family and materials published by or about Callaway Gardens (Pine Mountain, Ga.). The series mainly documents the achievements of Cason Callaway including his involvement in Callaway Gardens, the textile industry, and promoting agricultural reform with his Better Farms Program. Researchers will also find material on the careers of Virginia Hand Callaway, Howard H. Callaway, Fuller Earle Callaway, Sr., and Judson Larrabee and Florence Hollis Hand. Materials relating to Callaway Gardens (1952-present) include brochures, educational pamphlets, newspaper and magazine clippings, press releases, and scrapbooks.

26.5 linear ft.

Troup County Archive

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403026

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, 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...

Callaway, Fuller Earle, 1870-1928

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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...

Hand, Florence Hollis, 1876-1969.

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Hand, Judson Larrabee, 1851-1916.

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Judson Larrabee Hand (1850-1916), businessman and politician, married Emma Collingsworth in 1877. After Emma's death in 1898, Hand married Florence Hollis. Hand established a sawmill and turpentine distillery near Pelham (Ga.) as well as a commissary to serve his employees. The commissary eventually grew into the Hand Trading Company, southwest Georgia's largest mercantile business. From the description of Judson Larrabee Hand family papers and business records, [ca. 1872-1989]. (Tro...

Callaway, Cason J. (Cason Jewell), 1924-

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