Martha Lumpkin Compton papers, 1840-1959, undated.

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Martha Lumpkin Compton papers, 1840-1959, undated.

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This collection contains two scrapbooks, a diary, correspondence, newspaper clippings, Atlanta Board of Aldermen resolutions, and a recipe book. The two scrapbooks contain poems, genealogical notes, letters, greeting cards, and notes from family members and friends including "Cousin Naomi," Augustus Alden, "Sister Anna L. A.," Danny Boykins, Allie Alden, and Wilson Lumpkin. There are newspaper clippings on topics such as the 1888 Southern Baptist Convention, a 50th anniversary article on the naming of Atlanta, and a series exploring the possibility that Martha Compton was poisoned. Along with newspaper clippings, there are obituaries of prominent men such as Alexander Stephens, John C. Calhoun, Wilson Lumpkin, Dr. R. D. Moore, and Joseph Henry Lumpkin. Included in the collection is a copy of Miss Beecher's Domestic Receipt Book, a recipe book, with handwritten notes and recipes. There is also a diary that contains Compton's thoughts on the "Christian Woman" as well as transcribed letters from family and friends. Correspondence consists of three letters: one from Emma S. S. Burger regarding an autograph and information about Martha (Lumpkin) Compton and her family in Athens, Georgia; another is from Martha (Lumpkin) Compton written to Mrs. Eugene Hardeman asking for Colonel Napier to visit her due to her illness; and the last is from an unidentified cousin writing about the death of her mother. There is an Atlanta Board of Aldermen resolution to identify a plot in Oakland Cemetery for Martha upon her death as well as acknowledgment of that resolution 52 years later.

0.42 linear ft. (1 Document Case)

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8179619

Atlanta History Center, Kenan Research Center / Cherokee Garden Library

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