Jasper Festival minutes, 1887-1907.

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Jasper Festival minutes, 1887-1907.

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This collection consists of the minutes of the Jasper Festival. A roll of delegates representing city government, the military, trade organizations, and civic societies as well as a list of donors and the amounts they gave are included. Correspondence, primarily relating to excess funds donated to the Colonial Dames for a monument to James Oglethorpe and an index are also included in the volume.

1 volume (.15 cubic feet)

Georgia Historical Society

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Georgia Historical Society

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Jasper Festival (Savannah, Ga.)

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Jasper, William, approximately 1750-1779

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Jasper Monumental Association (Savannah, Ga.)

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The Jasper Festival was a celebration formed at the invitation of the Jasper Monumental Association in Savannah, Georgia. It was composed of representatives of various civic societies and military organizations. Its charge was the plan the unveiling of the Jasper monument in Madison Square. The monument was dedicated and the festival was held February 22, 23, and 24, 1888. President Grover Cleveland was present on the first day of the festival. The executive committee met occasionally after the ...