Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers, 1847-1951 (bulk 1868-1871).

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Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown papers, 1847-1951 (bulk 1868-1871).

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The collection consists of papers of the Joseph E. and Elizabeth Grisham Brown family of Cherokee County, Georgia from 1847-1951. The papers consists of correspondence, genealogical notes, photographs, and scrapbooks. The bulk of the correspondence (1866-1884), contains family letters to and from Joseph E. Brown; his wife, Elizabeth Grisham Brown; her parents Joseph Grisham and Mary L. Grisham; the Brown children, Mary V. Brown (Connally), Franklin Pierce Brown; and other relatives including uncle James Steele and cousin Mary E. Maxwell. The scrapbooks (46) contain a variety of materials including newsclippings and ephemera, some relating to Brown's political career, kept by various members of the Brown family.

13.5 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403084

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Grisham, Joseph.

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Steele, James, 1802-1876.

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Grisham, Mary L.

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Connally, Mary Virginia Brown, 1850-1927

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Mrs. Connally was the daughter of Elizabeth Grisham and Georgia Governor Joseph E. Brown and lived with her husband for many years at 53 Ashby Street in the then-fashionable West End of Atlanta. Grady Hospital doctors and personnel requested wealthy women like Mrs. Connally to start the Grady Hospital Aid Association, a voluntary, charitable organization. She also served on the board of the Industrial Educational Loan Association in Fulton County, founded to help poor white women attend college ...

Brown, Elizabeth Grisham, 1826-1897.

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Brown, Franklin P.

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Georgia. Governors (1857-1865 : Brown)

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Brown, Joseph E. (Joseph Emerson), 1821-1894

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Joseph Emerson Brown (1821-1894), governor of Georgia and U.S. senator. From the description of Joseph E. Brown papers, 1858-1930 [manuscript]. WorldCat record id: 45894384 U.S. senator and governor of Georgia. From the description of Joseph E. Brown correspondence, 1862-1864. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 79451938 Governor of Georgia and U.S. Senator. From the description of letter signed : Atlanta, unaddressed, 1877 Apr. 7. (Unknown). Worl...