David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. family papers, 1822-1932 (bulk 1873-1900).

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David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. family papers, 1822-1932 (bulk 1873-1900).

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The collection consists of papers of David Crenshaw Barrow, Jr. and the Barrow family from 1822-1932. The papers include account books, correspondence, deeds and indentures (1822-1927), diaries, notebooks, speeches and writings of Barrow, and photographs. The correspondence (1824-1929) consists of personal letters between family members including Barrow's father David Crenshaw Barrow; letters discussing Georgia politics; and University of Georgia (UGA) business such as students, classes, mathematics, or engineering and Barrow's administrative duties and responsibilities as UGA Chancellor. The notebooks include books (1875, 1888, 1892, 1899) relating to Barrow's surveying work which include diagrams, measurements, and notes as well as books kept by Barrow as a UGA student then later professor. The account books and diaries (1875-1928) consist of short entries of Barrow's daily activities and expenses. The collection also includes a farm journal kept by Barrow's stepmother, Priscilla Sawyer Barrow, from January 1884 - March 1886 with entries describing work done on the farm, weather, and clothing or food issued to hands and an account book (1867-1869) of David Crenshaw Barrow, Sr.

6 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Barrow family.

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University of Georgia. International Student Life Office

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The University of Georgia (UGA) is the largest institution of higher learning in the state of Georgia. Located in Athens, Georgia, approximately 70 miles northeast of Atlanta, it was the first state-chartered university in the United States. In 2005 U.S. News & World Report magazine ranked UGA 19th in its list of the top 50 public universities for a sixth year in a row. UGA also ranks 58th overall (public and private) in the nation. Today, it is the largest university of the University Syste...

Barrow, Priscilla Sawyer, 1828-1910.

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Barrow, David Crenshaw, 1815-1899.

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David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. (1815-1899), planter, resided in Oglethorpe County and Athens, Georgia. Married Sarah Pope (d. 1855), daughter of Middleton Pope. Their children included David Crenshaw, James Middleton Pope, Thomas A., Clara Elizabeth, Ella Patience (Spalding), and Lucy M. (Cobb). From the description of David Crenshaw Barrow Sr. family papers, 1817-1915 (bulk 1850-1883). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476193 ...

Barrow, David C. (David Crenshaw), 1852-1929

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"David Barrow Jr. served as chancellor of the University of Georgia from 1906 to 1925, a position roughly analogous to the modern presidency of that institution... David Crenshaw Barrow Jr. was born in 1852 in Oglethorpe County, where his father, David C. Barrow Sr., was a leading planter and a trustee of the university... Barrow was educated at the University of Georgia, receiving both a B.S. and a degree in engineering in 1874. After trying the law and geological surveying, he became in turn a...