Jesse Frisbie Jackson family papers, 1898-1953.

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Jackson, Jesse Frisbie, 1873-1954. Jesse Frisbie Jackson family papers, 1898-1953.

Jesse Frisbie Jackson family papers, 1898-1953.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/43896342

This collection consists of the personal and business papers of Jesse F. Jackson, as well as some papers of the rest of the Jackson family. The first box contains correspondence of the Jackson family. The majority of this correspondence is from 1929-1936 and concerns the inheritance the family received in 1930 from Mrs. Helen Clement, an aunt of Jesse F. Jackson. Mrs. Clement was from the mid-west and came to Savannah a few months before dying in February of 1930. Financial papers concerning the inheritance are also included. A variety of membership cards are also in the collection, most belonging to Mr. and Mrs. Jackson. The rest of the papers in box 1 pertain solely to Jesse F. Jackson. These include some personal and business papers, as well as business correspondence. Two files hold papers concerning Jackson's dealings with the National Farm Chemurgic Council and also the Friends of the Land organization. Jackson also kept a list of birthdays of co-workers and others in his field and this is also in the collection. Some of the names on the list also include some biographical information about the person in addition to their birth date. Jackson tried his hand at creative writing on at least two occasions; his writing lessons from the Sprague Correspondence School of Journalism in 1898 and a short story he wrote for the John Gallishaw School for Creative Writing in 1933 are included in the collection. Box 1 concludes with Jackson's retirement papers from the Central of Georgia Railway Company and news clippings about Jackson throughout his career. The second box contains copies of Jesse F. Jackson's weekly report as head of the agricultural department to the President of the Central of Georgia Railway Company from 1916 to March of 1945 (except for 1922). The collection also contains 16 scrapbooks and 4 diaries. The scrapbooks were created by Jesse F. Jackson and pertain to his career in the agricultural department of the Central of Georgia Railway Company. These scrapbooks contain letters, news clippings, pamphlets, reports, and other memorabilia, and they span the length of Jackson's career. Three of the diaries in the collection were kept by Mrs. Laura Jackson for the years 1929-1930, 1937, and 1945. In her entries, she relates her day's events and the comings and goings of her family. Entries range from very brief to a few sentences, and there are some large gaps where no entries were made. Also, a few letters and news clippings can be found pasted into the diaries. The other diary was kept by Laurance F. Jackson for the years 1923-1925. HE writes almost daily about what he did each day and provides a good glimpse into the life of a teenager in Savannah in the 1920s. Also included are several photographs of Jesse F. Jackson, his family, and the family house and car. Folder 2 consists of two photos of the office of the agricultural department of the Central of Georgia Railway Company, a photo of Jackson announcing at the Savannah Stock Yards, and two photos of men on a train. Folder 3 contains 5 photos taken at a Friends of the Land meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, on June 11, 1942. The last folder contains 2 similar photos of 2 unidentified men in an office and a photo of a man basket-weaving under a tree. In addition, there are 7 loose panoramic photographs that appear to have been taken at various conferences that Jackson attended throughout his career. These photos are tightly rolled. The box containing visual materials is noted as "VM" in the collection inventory.

4 boxes, 20 volumes (2.50 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society