T. Reed Ferguson research materials on John Couper, 1987-1994.

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T. Reed Ferguson research materials on John Couper, 1987-1994.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/427548108

This collection contains the research materials T. Reed Ferguson used from 1987 to 1994 for his biography of John Couper. Ferguson consulted articles, maps, genealogies, and other miscellaneous materials for his biography on Couper, a Saint Simons Island, Georgia plantation owner who was known for his humane treatment of slaves, bold horticultural experiments, lifelong civic service, and his far reaching generosity. Also included in this collection are two manuscript copies of Ferguson's book, The John Couper family at Cannon's Point, published in 1994 by the Mercer University Press.

2 boxes (1.5 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7476315

Georgia Historical Society

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Cooper family.

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Couper, John, 1759-1850

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Ferguson, T. Reed

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T. Reed Ferguson was born on 11 May 1815 in Kirkwood, Pennsylvania and was the son of Dr. Thomas Reed and Mable McComb Ferguson. He graduated from Pennsylvania State University in 1936 and took graduate courses at Penn State, Harvard, and the University of Pennsylvania. In 1942, Ferguson began his professional tenure at Penn State as the instructor of fine arts at the university's Pottsville, Pennsylvania campus. Later in 1948, Ferguson became the administrative head of Penn State Behrend in Eri...