John McIntosh Kell family papers, 1784-1927.

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John McIntosh Kell family papers, 1784-1927.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38476241

The collection consists of papers of the John McIntosh Kell family and the DeVotie and d'Antignac family from 1784-1927. The papers contain correspondence, diaries, and photographs. The correspondence is mainly to Blanche Munroe Kell from family and friends. Of particular interest are letters from Juliette E. Mitchell, a YMCA employee in Europe during World War I. Papers relating to the DeVotie family include correspondence from Howard DeVotie while at school in Penfield (Ga.) and some material relating to Rev. James Harvey DeVotie including correspondence and pamphlets pertaining to the Cabin Creek Baptist Association (Ga.). The d'Antignac material mainly concerns the Aryan Order. The collection also contains diaries (1900, 1909-1911) of Blanche Munroe Kell mostly discussing family news and social life, a muster roll of the 10th Georgia Infantry Regiment, and daguerreotypes and cartes-de-visites of the Kell family.

2.5 linear ft.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7403096

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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YMCA of the USA

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A child of evangelical Protestantism, the YMCA at first considered itself a specialized agency for bringing young men to Christ. Although the early Y's mission was unabashedly religious in nature, the organization focused on method rather than doctrine or philosophy. Dominated by business men rather than professional religious leaders, the movement tended to emphasize facilities, expansion, practical usefulness, and specific influence. Early work included not only the distribution of tracts, Bib...

Kell, Julia Blanche Munroe, 1836-1917.

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D'Antignac family.

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Kell, John McIntosh, 1823-1900

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John McIntosh Kell (1823-1900), son of John and Margery Spalding Baillie Kell of Darien, Georgia, married Julia Blanche Munroe of Macon, Georgia. During the Civil War, Kell served as an officer in the Confederate Navy. After the war, he served as Georgia's Adjutant-General from 1886 until his death in 1900. From the description of Letter to Blanche Munroe Kell, 1859 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38476234 From the description of John McIntosh Kell letters, 1861. (U...

Cabin Creek Baptist Association (Ga.)

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DeVotie family.

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Mitchell, Juliette E.

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DeVotie, Howard.

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Confederate States of America. Georgia Infantry Regiment, 10th.

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Kell family.

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DeVotie, James Harvey, 1813-1891.

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Southern Baptist pastor and denominational leader. He served churches in Alabama and Georgia. He was active in the establishment of Howard College (Birmingham, AL; now Samford University) and of the ALABAMA BAPTIST. From the description of Journals, 1855-1891. (Hudson Valley Community College). WorldCat record id: 25228892 Southern Baptist pastor and denominational leader. He served churches in Alabama and Georgia. He was active in the establishment of Howard College (Birmin...