Lamartine Griffin Hardman Papers : Series VII: Family, 1900-1953.

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Hardman, Lamartine Griffin, 1856-1937. Lamartine Griffin Hardman Papers : Series VII: Family, 1900-1953.

Lamartine Griffin Hardman Papers : Series VII: Family, 1900-1953.

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Mrs. Hardman (nee Emma Wiley Griffin) maintained the majority of family-related papers in this series. Included are early photographs of Governor Hardman, genealogical information, courtship letters, and marriage congratulations. This series also contains various family letters from 1908 to 1953, letters and cards of sympathy on the death of Hardman in 1937, Mrs. Hardman's household financial papers, material documenting her world tour in 1953, and cards received during her illness in 1953. Her obituaries from several newspapers were added to the file. Additional family correspondence for the years 1927 to 1933 can be found in Series V. Governor, B. Office Correspondence. The early diaries kept by Emma Griffin Hardman (1901 to 1902 and 1904 to 1905) offer a rare glimpse into the life of a young woman in turn-of-the-century Georgia. Mrs. Hardman and the governor's secretary also kept very detailed diaries during Hardman's gubernatorial years, 1927 to 1931. In addition to chronicling Georgia politics, these diaries also record trips, visits by dignitaries, and everyday life at the Governor's Mansion. Emma Griffin's yearbook and diploma from Southern Home School in Baltimore, along with other large documents, have not been microfilmed.

12 boxes (9.0 linear feet)