Collier and Comer families papers, 1860-1975.

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Collier and Comer families papers, 1860-1975.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/656291386

This collection contains the papers of the Collier and Comer families. The papers are predominately personal correspondence, newspaper clippings and photographs dating from 1860 to 1975. The main family members are as follows: Cowles Miles (Myles) Collier (1836-1908), his wife Hannah Celeste Shackleford Collier (1841-1913), their children Barron Gift Collier, Charles Miles Collier, Euphan Marshall Collier and Georgia Shackleford Collier, Georgia's husband Edward Trippe Comer and cousin Harriet Castlen, Edward Comer's brothers Hugh Moss Comer and Braxton Bragg Comer. The collection mainly documents the Civil War career of Cowles Miles Collier, particularly his time at the Arsenal in Augusta and his service on the USS Wabash, as well as his career as an artist in New York City; the marriage and lives of Georgia Shackleford Comer and Edward Trippe Comer, Edward Comer's time as a rancher in Texas, their farm at Millhaven, Georgia and the death of Edward Comer. Included in the collection is Collier's log book from the USS Wabash, Civil War administrative documents and correspondence from the Augusta Arsenal, and post-war Confederate magazines and meeting advertisements. Also included are several envelopes of genealogical documents on the Collier family. There are a large amount of family photographs and negatives (film and glass) dating from approximately 1860 to the 1930s. Subjects include family members, family homes, vacation pictures from Yellowstone National Park, Maine and nautical scenes. There are also sketchbooks belonging to CM Collier containing pencil and charcoal sketches and watercolors. The collection contains several artifacts, including a razor, artis''s palette, a box of paintbrushes, a leather wallet, locks of hair, picture frames, ribbons and pressed flowers.

4 boxes, 1 roll and 1 loose item (2.89 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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SNAC Resource ID: 7946394

Georgia Historical Society

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