Bower family papers, 1872-1906 (bulk 1893-1894).

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Bower family papers, 1872-1906 (bulk 1893-1894).

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/38477682

The collection consists of personal and business correspondence of the Bower family of Bainbridge, Georgia from 1872-1906. The bulk of the correspondence relates to Byron Beaufort Bower, Jr.'s student years at the University of Georgia in Athens (1893-1894) and detail his activities, expenses, and membership in Kappa Alpha fraternity. Contains newspaper accounts and correspondence between Byron's father Judge Bower and Chancellor Boggs regarding Byron's two week suspension for violating the rules of the Lucy Cobb Institute. Also includes correspondence from Byron's sister Evergiline while a student at the Lucy Cobb Institute and from his brothers Gordon (1897) and Lucien (1901) while at the University of Georgia. Other correspondents include Judge Bower's brother, E.E. Bower; sister, Ceneilla Alexander; and business associate J.L. Hand.

377 items.

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 7404369

Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Bower, E. E.

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Bower, Gordon.

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Kappa Alpha Order

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Hand, J. L.

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Lucy Cobb Institute (Athens, Ga.)

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The Lucy Cobb Institute, a secondary school for young women in Athens, was founded in 1859 by Thomas R.R. Cobb, a prominent lawyer and proslavery writer. Between 1880 and 1928 Cobb's niece Mildred Lewis Rutherford, a Lucy Cobb graduate, taught at the school. She served as principal for twenty-two of those years... Despite its success, the institute struggled to maintain high enrollment and keep its bills paid. The school faced acute financial difficulties in the 1920s, mostly because of the agri...

Bower, Evergiline.

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Bower, Byron Beaufort, b. 1839.

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Bower family.

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Bower family of Bainbridge, Georgia. Byron Beaufort Bower, Jr. (1874-1955), lawyer, politician, Trustee and Regent of the University of Georgia. From the description of Bower family papers, 1872-1906 (bulk 1893-1894). (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 38477682 ...

Boggs, C. W.

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Bower, Lucien.

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Bower, Byron Beaufort, 1874-1955.

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Alexander, Ceneilla Bower, 1864-1966

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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...