Collection: Hopkins family papers | Kenan Research Center Finding Aids

Scope and Content

These papers consist of correspondence dating from Antebellum, newspaper clippings, and drafts of manuscripts by members of the Hopkins family.

Dates

1852-1937, undated

Creator

Hopkins, John L. (Person)

Conditions Governing Access

This collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and Use

Unpublished manuscripts are protected by copyright. All requests to publish, quote, or reproduce must be submitted through the Kenan Research Center.

Administrative/Biographical History

John L. Hopkins was an Atlanta judge. He had a law firm with his sons, Charles T. and Linton C. Hopkins. Judge Hopkins died in 1912. Linton C. Hopkins wrote essays, fiction, and poetry. Charles T. Hopkins died in 1921. Linton C. Hopkins married Nina Ellet Cabell and had five children: Linton, Jr., John, Charles Ellet, Cabell, and Nina. Nina Hopkins married William D. Grant. Nina and William Grant had a daughter, Nina who died in infancy, and a son, William D. Grant, III. William Grant, III married Juliana and had a son, Danny. William was later killed in World War II.